Bill Hicks Collection, Circa 1925-1928
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Bill Hicks Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Bill Hicks Collection contains two photographs of Bill Hicks from the 1920s and also one group photograph of the Broward Sheriff's Office department in 1926, including Sheriff Paul Bryan and the deputies.
- Biographical / historical:
William A. Hicks (1885-1940) was born around 1885 in Oneida County, New York. He moved to Palatka and then to Dade County where he worked under Dade County Sheriff Dan Hardie. In 1922 he moved to Fort Lauderdale and was appointed Chief Deputy by Sheriff under Broward County Sheriff Paul C. Bryan.
In 1925 Hicks murdered Robert Reese Barber, an inmate at the Broward County Jail who was often on release building houses in Progresso. In 1927 Hicks was arrested and found guilty of the murder. In 1929 the Hicks' verdict was reversed, after which Hicks moved to Utica, New York where he served as City Marshall until his death in 1940.
- Acquisition information:
- Alberta R. Scott, Bill Hicks' sister-in-law, donated the materials to the Broward County Historical Commission in 1974 via Kenneth King (Accession BCHA-1974.16).
- Processing information:
This collection received collection level processing by Ryan Loeffler in October 2022. The collection was processed at the item level and finding aid updated Erin Purdy in October 2025. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The Bill Hicks Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Bill Hicks Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
