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Lloyd McDuffie Hicks, Jr. collection, 1939-1981, Date acquired:2013-03-04, Date accessioned: 2013-06-07, bulk 1942-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Hicks,Lloyd McDuffie, Jr.
Extent:
2.25 Linear Feet 2 flat boxes
1 items Trench shovel
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Lloyd McDuffie Hicks, Jr. collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_13_0021.

Background

Scope and content:

The Lloyd M. Hicks Jr. Collection includes personal artifacts such as medals, ribbons, and various pins. The collection also contains scrapbooks containing news clippings and photographs detailing the actions of the 2nd Armored Division and 41st Armored Infantry Regiment in their overseas campaigns, as well as Lloyd Hicks Jr.'s own personal photographs from his time overseas and those taken during periods of leave spent in Florida.

Biographical / historical:

Lloyd McDuffie Hicks Jr. (April 15, 1918-April 20, 1992) was an officer from Bradenton, Florida who served in the European and African theaters of World War II as a member of the United States' 41st Infantry Regiment, an element of the famed 2nd Armored Division.



Acquisition information:

Jo Ellen Hicks Falany

Donation

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Processing information:

Entered 09/16/16

Arrangement:

Creator Arranged

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Lloyd McDuffie Hicks, Jr. collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_13_0021.

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA