Jean Gibbs Hoffman Family collection
Scope and Contents
This family collection relates to three relatives who served during World War II: Rollin Lewis Gibbs, Jr. who served with the U.S. Navy as a Storekeeper 2nd Class; Helen Jean Brickley who served with the United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) as a Lieutenant Commander; and Frank Brickley who served with the United States Marine Corps as a Technical Sergeant. The collection includes photographs, certificates, documents, and artifacts.
Dates
- Created: 1945-2001
- Other: Majority of material found within 1945-1946
- Other: Date acquired: 12/22/2017
Creator
- Gibbs, Rollin Lewis, Jr., 1924-1971 (Family)
- Brickley, Frank, 1920-1977 (Family)
- Brickley, Helen Jean, 1920-1983 (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Extent
1 folders (OS Folder)
1 boxes (1 artifact box)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Source of Acquisition
Jean Gibbs Hoffman (Daughter of Rollin Lewis Gibbs, Jr.)
- Brickely Family
- Gibbs Family
- Kwajalein Atoll, Battle of, Marshall Islands, 1944 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marshall Islands Subject Source: Lcnaf
- United States. Marine Corps--History--20th century Subject Source: Local sources
- United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve
- United States. Navy--History--20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Jean Gibbs Hoffman Family collection
- Author
- Jill Szaroleta
- Date
- 12/20/2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu