American Auto Painting School Collection
name: label: Creator
content: American Auto Painting School (Chicago, IL)
label: Creator
content: Hibbs, George W.
label: Donor
content: Thomas, Audrey H.
topic: label: Topic
content: Automobile industry and trade
label: Topic
content: Correspondence schools and courses
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated to the Division of Transportation (now Division of Work & Industry) by the Estate of Audrey H. Thomas, through attorney Steven Schneebaum of Patton, Boggs and Blow in December 1993.
creator: label: Creator
content: American Auto Painting School (Chicago, IL)
label: Creator
content: Hibbs, George W.
setName: label: See more items in
content: American Auto Painting School Collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .25 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1930
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in October 2024.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1620
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Examinations (documents)
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged in two series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1927-1929

Series 2: Lessons and Exams for George A. Hibbs, circa 1920s
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2024.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Examinations (documents)
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Lessons, exam worksheets, and correspondence from George W. Hibbs's participation in a correspondence course offered by the American Auto Painting School of Chicago, Illinois.