Aldro T. Hibbard papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hibbard, A. T.  (Aldro Thompson) (1886-1972)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Rockport
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Aldro Hibbard papers were donated 1977 and 1979 by Winifred Hibbard, the widow of Aldro T. Hibbard.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hibbard, A. T.  (Aldro Thompson) (1886-1972)
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content: Aldro T. Hibbard papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of landscape painter Aldro T. Hibbard measure 1.7 linear feet and date from 1914 to 1971. The papers document his career as a painter through correspondence; diaries, notes and other writings; awards, discussions, and other professional activity; clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and personal sound recordings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972) was an American landscape painter who worked primarily in oil. He studied at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and later at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Hibbard assisted in founding the Rockport Art Association and served as its president for 20 years. Hibbard also created and taught at the Hibbard School of Painting in Rockport, Massachusetts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1914-1971
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hibbaldr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Diaries
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1922-1971 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, circa 1914-1962 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1927-1971 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1, FC 4)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1933-1970 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 5: Sound  Recordings, circa 1950 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2020. Additional finding aid description of the sound recordings was completed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2024.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 373-374 and 2163 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of landscape painter Aldro T. Hibbard measure 1.7 linear feet and date from 1914 to 1971. The papers document his career as a painter through correspondence; diaries, notes and other writings; awards, discussions, and other professional activity files; clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and personal sound recordings.

Correspondence includes letters to his wife, Winifred, fan letters, and letters to friends and art organizations. Writings include notes, a notebook, a diary of his travels through Europe in 1914, and a diary from 1962. Professional material includes awards, an audio reel lecture delivered to the Rockport Art Association, one motion picture film, photographs of Hibbard and his students, and a biographical statement. Printed material includes newspaper clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and material related to the Hibbard School of Painting. Sound Recordings consist of 17 wire recordings. The recordings are mostly unlabeled and primarily personal in nature, but some contain lectures and sales records.