[Photograph of Mabee Hall Dedication Protesters]

Photograph of the Mabee Hall dedication protesters at Hardin-Simmons University. One man can be seen holding a sign that reads, “Westmoreland’s Honor Guard -- 13,615 Dead Americans -- Vietnam Vets Against the War.” A skull wearing a pageboy cap rests on the top of the pole.
Date: 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Army General]

Portrait of an unidentified general, visible from the waist up, wearing a U.S. Army uniform. He holds a book with the United States seal on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sandefer Memorial Building]

Photograph of the Sandefer Memorial Administration Building at Hardin-Simmons University. A brief write-up has been included below the photo, detailing the building's origins and changes throughout the years.
Date: [1949..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of HSU Cannon Arizona Bill]

Photograph of Sergeant First Class James Robert playing a bugle horn beside the Hardin-Simmons University “Arizona Bill” cannon. A typed note on the back of the photograph reads, "10-27-99 HSU Cannon -- S.F.C.U.S. Army James Robert ROHR Veteran's Honor Guard -- V.F.W. [Veterans of Foreign Wars] Abilene Texas."
Date: October 27, 1999
Creator: Meinhardt, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of ROTC Students Marching]

Photograph of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps marching down a dirt road at Hardin-Simmons University. The student at the front holds a "ROTC" pennant.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hardin-Simmons University Building and Endowment Campaign (open access)

Hardin-Simmons University Building and Endowment Campaign

Brochure about how the appropriated funds from the Baptist General Convention of Texas, amounting to $500,000, will be used to create and make improvements to buildings on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. The brochure asks that readers mail monetary donations in order that the university be ready to construct new buildings and meet the needs of an increased enrollment total after the end of World War II.
Date: 1943?
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Greys]

Photograph of military personnel in grey uniforms kneeled down in the grass with rifles in their right hands. Typed note on the cardboard frame reads, “Military, In Greys, Simmons College, Abilene, Texas.”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men with Guns]

Photograph of two men pointing guns at one another. The man on the right, who wears a gun holster and sheriff’s badge, has been identified as “Sheriff” Will Watson.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Color Guard]

Photograph of the Army ROTC Color Guard at the Hardin-Simmons University commencement ceremony. The graduates can be seen standing on risers in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Col. Sherlburne and Dr. Fletcher]

Photograph of Colonel L. Bryan Sherlburne, wearing his ROTC uniform, speaking to Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher with his hands.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Armed Services Group]

Group photograph of the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Hardin-Simmons University. The uniformed men form four rows and amount to over 100 people in total. The photo has been severely damaged at even increments, most likely caused by folding it into a small rectangle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Married Veterans Housing]

Photograph of the dorm trailers for married G.I. students at Hardin-Simmons University. Note on the back of the photo reads, “’Dorms’ for married veterans - Trailer houses at H-SU will provide housing for G.I. students. Delivery of 24 of the trailers to H-SU has been delayed by a change in government regulations providing transfer of the units.”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Fletcher with Arizona Bill]

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher standing behind the campus cannon, called Arizona Bill, at Hardin-Simmons University. He has his elbows propped up on the chase of the cannon.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anna Hall as Library and Cannon

Photographs of Anna Hall, the campus library, and the memorial cannon at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of ROTC Extended Orders]

Photograph of military personnel performing drills in a field at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. A campus building can be seen in the background. Typed note below the photo reads, “Military, Extended Orders.”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of ROTC Extended Orders]

Photograph of military personnel performing drills in a field at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Anna Hall can be seen in the background.
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of ROTC Extended Orders]

Photograph of military personnel performing drills in a field at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. A campus building can be seen in the background. Typed note below the photo reads, “Military, Extended Orders.”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group with WWII Bomber]

Photograph of men and women posed around a World War II bomber plane on an airfield. Several men sit on the wings and nose of the aircraft.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women with Rifles]

Photograph of three women holding rifles up at a man who crouches at the top of a brick structure. The man stands on the landmark bell tower at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of R. N. Richardson and Navy Officers]

Photograph of Rupert N. Richardson presenting two Navy officers with ten gallon hats.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of HSU Cannon]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University cannon named "Arizona Bill" in honor of Kenneth "Arizona Bill" Burns. The cannon rests on a concrete slab, and several trees and a building can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of ROTC Extended Orders]

Photograph of military personnel performing drills in a field at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Anna Hall can be seen in the background. Typed note below the photo reads, “Military, Extended Orders, Academy Military Drill - 1905.”
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of ROTC Extended Orders]

Photograph of military personnel performing drills in a field at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Anna Hall can be seen in the background. Typed note below the photo reads, “Military, Extended Orders, Simmons College, Abilene.”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jesse and Dorothy Fletcher at Cannon]

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher and Mrs. Dorothy Fletcher standing next to the cannon on campus, "Arizona Bill." They are visible from the waists up, and Dorothy stands slightly in front of her husband.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History