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[1930 Basketball Portraits]

Eight portraits on cardboard backing of the 1930 Abilene Christian College men's basketball team: Harrell Cheves, Frank Northam, Lennon Hill, O.B. Hendrick, Rudolph Black, Britt Pippen, Goober Keyes, James Lawrence. Beneath each players photo is a typed description, including name, weights, height, and position on the team. Handwritten note written in the lower margin reads, "Presented by 'C' Association."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Christian College Calendar: Cover Page] (open access)

[Abilene Christian College Calendar: Cover Page]

Abilene Christian College bi-monthly calendar cover page for 1927, including a photograph of the exterior of the Administration Building.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Christian College Calendar: Edition Notice] (open access)

[Abilene Christian College Calendar: Edition Notice]

Abilene Christian College edition notice for the 1927 campus calendar, including information about volume and issue numbers, publisher, and copyright.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Christian College Calendar: January/February 1927] (open access)

[Abilene Christian College Calendar: January/February 1927]

Abilene Christian College calendar page for January/February 1927, including a photograph of the Administration Building and Zellner Hall, with two students walking on a sidewalk running in front of the two buildings.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Christian College Calendar: March/April 1927] (open access)

[Abilene Christian College Calendar: March/April 1927]

Abilene Christian College calendar page for March/April 1927, including a photograph of the exterior of the women's dormitory Daisy Hall.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Christian College Calendar: May/June 1927] (open access)

[Abilene Christian College Calendar: May/June 1927]

Abilene Christian College calendar page for May/June 1927, including a photograph of the men's dormitory (McDonald Hall), gymnasium, and Zellner Hall.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Christian College Calendar: July/August 1927] (open access)

[Abilene Christian College Calendar: July/August 1927]

Abilene Christian College calendar page for July/August 1927, including a photograph of the exterior of the men's dormitory McDonald Hall.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Christian College Calendar: September/October 1927] (open access)

[Abilene Christian College Calendar: September/October 1927]

Abilene Christian College calendar page for September/October 1927, including a photograph of the interior of the dining hall.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Christian College Calendar: November/December 1927] (open access)

[Abilene Christian College Calendar: November/December 1927]

Abilene Christian College calendar page for November/December 1927, including a photograph of the President's Home (Shady Dell) covered in snow.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Celebrating An Uncommon Commitment: ACU's Seventy-Fifth Anniversary (open access)

Celebrating An Uncommon Commitment: ACU's Seventy-Fifth Anniversary

Two pages of a pamphlet set in a scrapbook for the Abilene Christian University seventy-fifth anniversary academic convocation "Confronting the Critical Issues of Our Time" on August 30, 1980. The schedule of events lists times and locations of presentations, speakers, and luncheon information.
Date: August 30, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Churches of Christ Missionary Portraiture]

Black and white poster of Church of Christ missionary workers, showing the portraits of 60 men, women and children, arranged in a 12x5 patter. Each person is identified with notes on where and when his or her missionary work was done. A series of testimonials from the missionaries are located at the bottom on the poster.
Date: December 30, 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping of Two Student Debaters] (open access)

[Clipping of Two Student Debaters]

Photocopy of a clipping taken from the Thorp Spring Christian College Bulletin of Harry Rhodes "Champion debater, 1915-1916" and Andrew Graham "one of the debaters."
Date: [1915..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cover of Abilene Telephone Directory, 1960]

Photograph of the cover of the Abilene Telephone Directory for April 1960. The image on the cover shows the entrance of the Abilene Christian College Administration Building, including the front steps and a series of Ionic columns around the front doors.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denver Church of Christ]

Photograph of a snow covered Church of Christ in Denver, Colorado, with a handwritten message on the back, "Denver, Colorado, Held service there one night during our Training school - 20 below zero."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawings of Abilene Christian College Buildings]

Painted renderings of the Abilene Christian College campus on the new site. Chambers Hall, Sewell Auditorium, Girl's Home, Administration Building, President's Home, Bennett Gymnasium, Zona Luce Hall-preparatory, and Boy's Home are each represented.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Elmdale School Remembrance Handout] (open access)

[Elmdale School Remembrance Handout]

Portraits of Inez Norton and Gertrude Adams on the front of a Remembrance handout for the Elmdale School, District No. 29, Elmdale, Taylor County, Texas, April 26, 1916. Mrs. Adams was the Principle and Ms. Norton was her assistant. The handout includes the names of all the students who attended the Elmdale school at this time.
Date: April 26, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Christmas Card]

Photographic Christmas card of a family, showing two women and one man. There is an illustration of a Christmas tree branch with ornaments, with the greeting: "Holiday Greetings - Patty, Charlie, and Virginia."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inez Norton Graduation Announcement] (open access)

[Inez Norton Graduation Announcement]

Graduation invitation for Inez "Rambo" Norton for the 1919 Abilene Christian College commencement ceremony. The cursive text reads, "Abilene Christian College / Class of Nineteen Nineteen / Graduating Exercises / Tuesday morning, June third at ten o'clock / School Auditorium."
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inez Norton Graduation Announcement] (open access)

[Inez Norton Graduation Announcement]

Graduation invitation for Inez "Rambo" Norton for the 1920 Abilene Christian College commencement ceremony. The cursive text reads, "The Senior Class / Abilene Christian College / Commencement Exercise / June fourth to eighth, 1920 / Administration Building."
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Belles of 1918] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Belles of 1918]

Newspaper clipping about the Abilene Christian College students who will be featured in the song "A City Set on a Hill" to be presented at the university's Anniversary Celebration. Includes a photograph of six young ladies all wearing the same polka dot graduation garments, holding their purses up at chest height with both hands.
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Death Claims Well-Known Lawyer of This City] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Death Claims Well-Known Lawyer of This City]

Newspaper clipping announcing the death of Abilene lawyer Robert Lee Gano, including a portrait of Gano wearing a suit with a bow tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Honored at ACC] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Honored at ACC]

Newspaper clipping listing the names and titles of four former Abilene Christian College faculty and staff members, who served the school for more than 25 years. Includes a of photograph of those members at a dinner party held in their honor by the Alumni Association of Abilene Christian College.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: New Library Quarters] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: New Library Quarters]

Xerox copy of a newspaper clipping from the Optimist, showing a photograph of Abilene Christian College students sitting together at tables in the new library. The caption reads, "New Library Quarters."
Date: February 25, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Remember When?] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Remember When?]

Newspaper clipping from the Abilene Reporter-News. The clipped article describes a historic photograph and asks readers to submit old pictures to the newspaper as part of a “Keepsake Edition” to be printed. Includes a photograph of the road crew in 1928 beginning construction of North 13th Street from Pine to the new Abilene Christian College campus "on the hill."
Date: May 30, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History