A Fine First Novel

This clipping was in a collection of clippings held by Jimmie and Kathleen Gibbons. Birmingham News, October 10, 1943. Book Review, Birmingham News, Oct 10, 1943

Abner Jerome Sundell: 1913-2001

Abner Sundell was the father of Eric Sundell. He was a multitalented man from New York. Among other things he was a artist, writer, editor, and publisher of comics and magazines in the 1930’s and 1940’s. He used a pen name of Cliff Campbell. That pseudonym was used as a “house name” by others in […]

Bibliography: Robert F. Gibbons

I have been looking for works by Robert F. Gibbons (Uncle Bob to some of us), I did not find one reliable source. Here are two sources with selected works cited. Full text of some stories is available via link below. Robert Faucett Gibbons. Encyclopedia of Alabama. Accessed August 23, 2021 from http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3117 “A Loaf […]

Family Wordsmiths

Authors, Writers, and Wordsmiths in the Family Tree— please advise of others —External links open in new tab/window. Bill Fitts, Novelisthttps://billfittsauthor.us/ Anne Robert Gibbonshttps://amzn.to/30n1iKBSeduction, A Prose Poem Anne Walshe GibbonsBaby Jack J. Whitfield Gibbons, Herpetologist, Author, Educatorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Whitfield_Gibbons James Howard Gibbons, Editor & Freelance JournalistHouston Chronicle (83 articles) Mike Gibbons, Columnist & Bloggerhttps://mikeslife.us/ Parker Gibbons, Naturalisthttps://www.facebook.com/ParkerTeachesScience […]

Florence the Flea by Claire Gibbons

This work is dated “June the 14th” (no year) and signed by Claire “Gertrude” Gibbons.

From Cheaha to Camp McDowell

An Essay by Mary Susanne HebdenJuly 20, 2012      The Cheaha of 1983 was a welcome retreat for me. My husband died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 40 that spring. My children and I came to the first big family reunion, on my mother’s side, and we were renewed in body and spirit […]

Quotations from Family

These are sayings I heard often growing up. Do you have memories of a parent or grandparent saying something funny, catchy, or otherwise notable. Drop me a line or leave it in the comments below. Sky blue scarlet turned up with yellow.- Claire Gibbons St.ClairWhen asked what to wear, Claire would often reply with this. […]

Robert F Gibbons Autobiographical Sketch

This information was published in The Alabama Librarian, January, 1952. Downloaded February 2, 2023 from The Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/sim_alabama-librarian_1952-01_3_1/page/n5/mode/2up?q=%22Robert+Faucett+Gibbons%22. This is the only reference I have seen noting the short story, Season of Loss, presumably published in Diameter Magazine. Also notable is the list of towns lived in while attending school.

The Code Book by Claire Gibbons St.Clair

The Code Book, An explanatory history of another great American family. Unpublished, no date.

The Riverman by Elliott Gibbons

This story appeared in the Birmingham News, Sunday, December 7, 1947.

Tuscaloosa Scrapbook by Matt Clinton (2 of 2)

Tuscaloosa Scrapbook by Matt Clinton 1 of 2

Matthew William Clinton was (among many other things) an historian of Tuscaloosa. These articles are from the column Tuscaloosa Scrapbook published in the Tuscaloosa News in the late 1960’s. Jimmie or Kathleen Gibbons kept a number of these clippings and they are presented here. Special thanks to David Gibbons for bringing these to my attention. […]

Zoology Paper by Jim Gibbons

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