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Aldro T. Hibbard papers, 1914-1971

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Series 1: Correspondence, 1922-1971
0.5 Linear feet
Box 1

Correspondence includes letters to his wife, Winifred, fan letters, and letters to friends and art organizations.
Description Container Select
Winifred Hibbard, undated
1
1-2
Correspondence, 1922-1923
1
3
Correspondence, 1924
1
4-11
Correspondence, 1925
1
12-16
Correspondence, 1926
1
17-18
Correspondence, 1927
1
19
Correspondence, 1928
1
20
Correspondence, 1930-1933
1
21
Correspondence, 1934-1938
1
22
Correspondence, 1943-1971
1
23-24
Fan Letters, 1959-1961
1
25
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Series 2: Writings, circa 1914-1962
0.1 Linear feet
Box 1

Writings include notes, a notebook, a diary of Hibbard's travels through Europe in 1914, and a diary from 1962.
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Diary, 1962
1
26
Diary of Europe, circa 1914
1
27
Notebook, undated
1
28
Miscellaneous, undated
1
29
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Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1927-1971
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1, FC 4

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.
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Awards, 1958-1971
1
30
Hibbard School of Painting, 1927-1948
1
31
"Importance of Discussion to Art Students" Lecture, 1961 August 24
1 Sound tape reel
1
32
"Memory of an Old Friend", undated
1 Motion picture film
8 mm
Footage of a man and woman on a balcony, dark exposure of a man, a man, and a chimpanzee.
FC 4
Miscellaneous Photos, circa 1955
1
33
Miscellaneous, 1940-1963
1
34
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Series 4: Printed Material, 1933-1970
0.5 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

Printed material includes newspaper clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and material related to the Hibbard School of Painting.
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Clippings, 1933-1970
1
35-39
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1948-1967
2
1
Hibbard School of Painting, 1942-1952
2
2
Miscellaneous, 1945-1970
2
3
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Series 5: Sound Recordings, circa 1950
0.4 Linear feet
Boxes 2-3

Sound Recordings consist of 17 wired recordings.
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Personal Recordings, circa 1950
12 Sound wire reels
2
4-6
Personal recordings of Aldro T. Hibbard, undated
Aldro Hibbard telling stories, 1950 July 22
Aldro Hibbard giving criticism, 1950 August 5
Aldro Hibbard giving criticism and discussing students' paintings, 1950 July 15
Conversations about recording machines and art, 1950 July 29
Aldro Hibbard discussing art, undated
Aldro Hibbard giving criticism, undated
Aldro Hibbard's conversation with students, undated
Rita LaPlante concert at Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusetts, 1949 August 25
Aldro Hibbard's lecture about an artist's mindset, 1951?
Aldro Hibbard instructing students, 1950 August 18
Personal Recordings, circa 1950
5 Sound wire reels
3
1-2
Instrumental and vocal music, undated
Aldro Hibbard teaching, Part 1, 1950 August 12
Aldro Hibbard teaching, Part 2, 1950 August 12
Aldro Hibbard's lecture about the creative process, undated
Conversations about traveling in Texas, undated

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