John Howard Hickcox Sr. (August10, 1832January31, 1897),Internet Archive: Library Journal vol.22 a nineteenth-century librarian and bookseller, is best known for his efforts to organize and index federal government publications. He published United States Government Publications; a Monthly Catalogue, also known as Hickcox's Monthly Catalogue,National Archives, Library Resources from 1885 Internet Archive: Hickcox's Catalog Vol.1 to 1894Internet Archive: Hickcox's Catalog Vol.10 in order to alert people to the availability of recent government publications—a function which the government was not performing. His catalog was the predecessor of the Monthly Catalog, of which he was the first compiler.
From 1858 to 1864, he was the Assistant Librarian at the New York State Library. He was employed at the congressional library in Washington, D.C. from 1874 to 1882, when he was arrested on charges of stealing letters addressed to the Librarian of Congress. The charges were eventually dismissed, but he never returned to the library.Stimson & Nobunaga
Hickcox was also a famous numismatist, and wrote books such as A History of the Bills of Credit or Paper Money Issued by New York, From 1709 to 1789 with a Description of the Bills, and Catalogue of the Various IssuesGoogle Books: History of the Bills...etc. and Historical Account of American Coinage.
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Nancy F. Stimson and Wendy Y. Nobunaga, Life and times of John H. Hickcox: Government Publications History Revisited (1995). "Journal of Government Information". 22 (5), pp. 403–412. Postprint available for free at eScholarship Nancy F. Stimson and Wendy Y. Nobunaga, The arrest and vindication of John H. Hickcox (2004). "Journal of Government Information". 30 (5-6), pp. 751–758. Postprint available free at eScholarship Nancy F. Stimson and Wendy Y. Nobunaga, John H. Hickcox's Confession: An Addendum (2007). "Government Information Quarterly". 24 (1), pp. 216–217. Postprint available free at eScholarship