Hope Hibbard earned the B.A. degree (1916) and the M.A. degree (1918) at the University of Missouri, the Ph. D. degree (1921) from Bryn Mawr College, and the D. es Sc. degree in zoology (1928) from the Sorbonne. She joined the Oberlin faculty in 1928 and retired at the rank of Professor in 1961. In 1952, she was appointed the Adelia A. Field Johnston Professor of Zoology. She was chairperson of her department from 1954 to 1958 and served as a trustee of the Marine Biology Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Hibbard's research interests included marine biology, invertebrate animals, and the structure of cells. She was active in the American Association of University Women and became an honorary life member in 1987.
From the description of Papers, 1913-1988, 1928-1943. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 27115999
