Henry L. Hillyer papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hillyer, Henry L. (Henry Livingston), 1840-1886
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Hillyer's grandson, Joseph Brewer, lent the papers for microfilming and they were returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hillyer, Henry L. (Henry Livingston), 1840-1886
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content: Henry L. Hillyer papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Henry Hillyer date from 1858 to 1926. Found are biographical materials, two lists of Hillyer's paintings, family correspondence, a scrapbook, and a printed "In memoriam" program.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Henry L. Hillyer (1840-1886) was a landscape painter in Washington, D.C.. Born in Ohio, he moved to New Jersey as a child and later to Georgia after the Civil War. Hillyer and his wife, Dr. Frances Hillyer, settled in Washington, D.C. where he founded the Washington Art Club.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1858-1886
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hillhenl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels N70-40 and N70-61 and was returned to Joseph Brewer after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels N70-40 and N70-61. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Joseph Brewer after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Henry Hillyer date from 1858 to 1926. Found are biographical materials, two lists of Hillyer's paintings, family correspondence, a scrapbook, and a printed "In memoriam" program.