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James D. Hinchliff collection, 1942-1978, Date acquired: 12/08/2010, bulk 1943-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Hinchliff, James D.
Extent:
6.00 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], James D. Hinchliff collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_10_0086.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to U.S. Army Major James D. Hinchliff who served with the 76th Division Artillery and Field Artillery Training Center (F.A.T.C.) in Kunming, China. He attained the rank of Major in the U.S. Army during his service in China from 1943-1945.  This collection contains two scrapbooks of Hinchliff, which include rich materials of his experiences during WWII in the China Burma India Theater. Those materials include photographs, maps, order books, newspaper cuts, letters, postcards, and artifacts. The materials in the scrapbooks were carefully arranged, and annotated by Hinchliff. Most of the materials of this collection relate to China and training the Chinese Nationalists. Hinchliff also includes many photographs he took during his trips to India.

Biographical / historical:

James D. Hinchliff was born on July 4, 1915, in New Haven, CT.  He earned a BA from Yale University (1938) and an MBA from Harvard University (1940). During WWII, Hinchliff served with the 76th Division Artillery and Field Artillery Training Center (F.A.T.C.) in Kunming, China. In 1942, he was ordered to work in the C.B.I. theater and leave the 76th Division Artillery as a 1st Lt. He took the "Ile de France" ship to Bombay, India, then drove by car to Ramgarh, Assam, and took a flight to Kunming, China. In China, Hinchliff was appointed as a captain teaching officer of artillery for Chinese military officers as well as a 2nd Class quartermaster. He attained the rank of Major in the U.S. Army during his service in China, 1943-1945.

Acquisition information:

Elizabeth Hinchliff

Donated

Custodial history:

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

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

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], James D. Hinchliff collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_10_0086.

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