[War Scene in Like Stars Shining Brightly]

Production photograph from Abilene Christian University's 1980 original Homecoming musical, "Like Stars Shining Brightly," act 1, scene 16. Behind the Administration Building steps is the silhouette of Arnis Pape (soldier in uniform) playing a bugle among a battle scene. Steve Vertz (boy on stairs) sits at the bottom of the steps. In front of them, Buddy Evans (Professor) looks at Jan Patterson (girl), who turns away, crying into her hands.
Date: [1980-10-23..1980-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - Africa: The Urgency of Africa transcript

ACU Missions Department - Africa: The Urgency of Africa

Lecture given Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 25, 1998
Creator: Rheenen, Gailyn Van
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - The Next Step in Reaching Europe transcript

ACU Missions Department - The Next Step in Reaching Europe

Lecture given Monday, February 23, 1998, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Curtis, Gwynneth & Albright, Russ
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - Open Doors in Latin America transcript

ACU Missions Department - Open Doors in Latin America

Lecture given Monday, February 23, 1998, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University.
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Walker, Jack
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - Women in Missions: Case Studies in Faithfulness transcript

ACU Missions Department - Women in Missions: Case Studies in Faithfulness

Lecture given Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 25, 1998
Creator: Earles, Lori & Blay, Bettye
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - The Effective Church-Planting Team: A Profile transcript

ACU Missions Department - The Effective Church-Planting Team: A Profile

Lecture given Monday, February 23, 1998, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Smith, Kent
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - Inner City: Racial Reconciliation in the City transcript

ACU Missions Department - Inner City: Racial Reconciliation in the City

Lecture given Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 25, 1998
Creator: Middlebrook, Charlie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - Through Asian Eyes: Christianity and Chinese Culture transcript

ACU Missions Department - Through Asian Eyes: Christianity and Chinese Culture

Lecture given Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University.
Date: February 24, 1998
Creator: Bin, Ong Kok
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - Local Church USA: How to Interview a Prospective Missionary transcript

ACU Missions Department - Local Church USA: How to Interview a Prospective Missionary

Lecture given Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 24, 1998
Creator: Mathews, Ed
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Missions Department - North America: Five Hundred Indian Nations for Christ transcript

ACU Missions Department - North America: Five Hundred Indian Nations for Christ

Lecture given Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 24, 1998
Creator: Terry, Bruce
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Cooper to Don Morris] (open access)

[Letter from William H. Cooper to Don Morris]

Letter dated November 9, 1967 from William H. Cooper, Colonel and Commander in the United States Air Force, to Don Morris, President of Abilene Christian University. In the letter, Cooper thanks Morris for tickets to "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," the 1967 ACC Homecoming production, and congratulates him on a fine performance.
Date: November 9, 1967
Creator: Cooper, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Colonel Albert W. Jones to Don Morris] (open access)

[Letter from Colonel Albert W. Jones to Don Morris]

Letter dated November 9, 1967 from Albert W. Jones, Colonel and Commander in the United States Air Force, to Don Morris, President of Abilene Christian College. In the letter, Jones thanks Morris for the tickets to "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and congratulates him on a good production.
Date: November 9, 1967
Creator: Jones, Albert W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
How To Win the War Against Drug Abuse - In the Church transcript

How To Win the War Against Drug Abuse - In the Church

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The U.S. Justice Department, Congress, and the CIA are convinced the war against drugs cannot be won by this nation. But some have been winning the war for the past 19 years. Learn how the Metropolitan Church of Christ and her ministry, the Metropolitan Fresh Start House, experience the miracle of broken lives made whole through the living Word of God."
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: DeVore, Kinwood H.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
How to Win the War Against Drug Abuse - In Your Home transcript

How to Win the War Against Drug Abuse - In Your Home

Lecture given Monday, September 22, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The U.S. Justice Department, Congress, and the CIA are convinced the war against drugs cannot be won by this nation. But some have been winning the ware for the past 19 years. Learn how the Metropolitan Church of Christ and her ministry, the Metropolitan Fresh Start House, experience the miracle of broken lives made whole through the living Word of God."
Date: September 22, 2008
Creator: DeVore, Kinwood H.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
How to Win the War Against Drug Abuse - In Your Community transcript

How to Win the War Against Drug Abuse - In Your Community

Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The U.S. Justice Department, Congress, and the CIA are convinced the war against drugs cannot be won by this nation. But some have been winning the ware for the past 19 years. Learn how the Metropolitan Church of Christ and her ministry, the Metropolitan Fresh Start House, experience the miracle of broken lives made whole through the living Word of God."
Date: September 24, 2008
Creator: DeVore, Kinwood H.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Union and Confederate Soldiers in Shenandoah]

Group photograph from the prologue of "Shenandoah," the 1982 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical production. In the photograph the Confederate and Union soldiers sing about the war.
Date: [1982-10-21..1982-10-24]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Sits Down for Dinner in Shenandoah]

Photograph from "Shenandoah," the 1982 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical production, act 1, scene 1. In the scene the family sits down at the dinner table to eat and discuss the Civil War. Actors from left to right in the back are: Clay Hale (Charlie), Trent Pines (John), Elliott Bales (Nathan), Greg Perry (Jacobs), Kevin Weems (James), and Ferryn Martin (Anne). Actors from left to right in the front: Leslie Hunter (Robert), Nelson Coates (Henry), and Deborah Gardner (Jenny).
Date: [1982-10-21..1982-10-24]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Scene in Like Stars Shining Brightly]

Production photograph from Abilene Christian University's 1980 original Homecoming musical, "Like Stars Shining Brightly," act 1, scene 8. In front of the steps of the school, Thomas Bruner (Jesse Sewell) shakes hands with a student while a group of students sit at a table to their right. In the top left of the photograph a man in a World War I Army uniform aims a gun downstage.
Date: [1980-10-23..1980-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missions Luncheon transcript

Missions Luncheon

Lecture given Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 12:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 24, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evangelism in a War Zone transcript

Evangelism in a War Zone

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 1991, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 18, 1991
Creator: Shulam, Joseph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annie Set Design Supplement (open access)

Annie Set Design Supplement

Annie, 1986 Set Design Supplement created by Wyatt Hester. The document includes diagrams of the trundle scene shifts, batton arrangement, chandelier instructions, and a prop furniture list.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Hester, Wyatt
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACU Student Preacher transcript

ACU Student Preacher

Lecture given Monday, February 23, 1998, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Shultz, Carter
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Theatre Scene in The King and I #5]

Production photograph from Abilene Christian University's 1976 Homecoming musical, "The King and I," act 2, scene 3. Two groups of women sit on either side of the stage, and two women with large headdresses dance symmetrically on stage.
Date: [1976-10-14..1976-10-17]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report to the President, John C. Stevens (open access)

A Report to the President, John C. Stevens

A draft of "A Report to the President, John C. Stevens, Abilene Christian University" written by Lewis Fulks, the director of ACU Theatre. The report covers "an expansion of Sewell Theatre, the creation of a comprehensive theatre program, and the establishment of a repertory theatre on the Abilene Christian University campus."
Date: July 12, 1979
Creator: Fulks, Lewis
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History