Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers, Ms1998-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Six issues of "Hickman Family History Newsletter," published by H. William Gabriel, focusing on descendants of the Roger Hickman family of Back Creek (Bath County), Virginia, together with photos and brief biographical information on various Hickman family members, and a typescript draft of Gabriel's article, "William P. Hickman in the New River Valley, 1852-1864."
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers, Ms1998-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Biographical / historical:

Roger Hickman, son of William Arthur and Mary Douglas Hickman, was born in Rockville (Montgomery County), Maryland, in 1740. He married Margaret Davis. The Hickmans relocated to Back Creek (Bath County), Virginia, and had three children: James, Mary, and William. Roger Hickman died in 1827.

Acquisition information:
The Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in two accruals in 1998.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers commenced and was completed in November, 2023.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard