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[Football Portrait of Steve Marshall]
Photograph of a Hardin-Simmons University football player identified as Steve Marshall, fullback. He has his hair brushed back and parted down the middle, and he wears a number 26 jersey.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Football Portrait of Vernon Stafford]
Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University football tight end identified as Vernon Stafford. He has his hair parted down the middle and brushed back, and he wears a number 10 jersey.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group Portrait of Hairfield Family]
Family portrait of Maggie, Virginia, Baxter, and Charles Hairfield. The two children, Virginia and Baxter, standing in between their parents. Mrs. Hairfield wears a light-colored dress with a lace collar and bib, and Mr. Hairfield wears a dark-colored suit and thin tie.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A. H. Pritchard at HSU Alumni Meeting]
Photograph of Dr. A. H. Pritchard and most probably his wife seated at a restaurant table for the 1984 Hardin-Simmons University alumni meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Other attendees can also be seen in the background.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[Jesse C. Fletcher, Mrs. Tommy Clack, and Rupert N. Richardson at Western Heritage Day]
Photographic slide of Jesse C. Fletcher (1977-1991), Mrs. Tommy Clack, and Rupert N. Richardson (1943-1953) at the first Western Heritage Day in 1981.
Date:
1981
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawrence Clayton Dutch Oven Cooking
Photograph of a man using Dutch ovens to cook a traditional meal for the first Western Heritage Day in 1981. He holds a wrench in his hands to move around charcoal placed on the lids of the ovens. A pile of wood logs used to fuel to fire can be seen in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eddie Good to Hardin-Simmons University Archives Department – March 13, 1993]
Letter from Eddie Good to the Hardin-Simmons University Archives Department describing the Abilene Hall fire and the photos he took while on the university as a student. He further inquiries about the status of the cowboy statue that used to stand in front of Abilene Hall.
Date:
March 13, 1947
Creator:
Good, Eddie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Thatcher to Dr. Lanny Hall – January 18, 2001]
Letter from George Thatcher to Dr. Lanny Hall to thank him for the material he sent him regarding his grandfather, Dr. George Oscar Thatcher. George Thatcher encloses several photos in return and describes them in this correspondence.
Date:
January 18, 2001
Creator:
Thatcher, George
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to H. A. Pender, E. F. Pittard, Dan Moody, Claude McAden, and Barney Carter - February 9, 1950]
Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to Mrs. Pender, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. McAden, and Mr. Carter concerning a photo he found while at his mother’s house in Abilene. He includes a limerick that he describes as “unfair to use.”
Date:
February 9, 1950
Creator:
Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jimmy Carter to Jesse Fletcher - April 19, 1978]
Copy negative of letter of congratulations on inauguration as twelfth President of Hardin-Simmons University to Dr. Jesse Fletcher from President Jimmy Carter on April 19, 1978.
Date:
April 19, 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robin Ribble-Harder to Hardin-Simmons University - August 19, 1996]
Letter from Robin Ribble-Harder to the Alumni Relations office of Hardin-Simmons University describing a collection of pictures pertaining to the Abilene Hall and bookstore fires to be sent to the University. The photographs had belonged to Carnes "Proff" Ribble.
Date:
August 19, 1996
Creator:
Ribble-Harder, Robin
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Hardin-Simmons University Campus]
Map of the Hardin-Simmons University campus in Abilene, Texas, with various buildings and streets labeled. Hand-drawn arrows mark a one way path in front of the Hunter Memorial Hall and Mary-Frances Hall buildings.
Date:
[1952..1965]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Hardin-Simmons University Campus]
Map of the Hardin-Simmons University campus in Abilene, Texas, with various buildings and streets labeled. Each building in the map has a different number that is referenced in the key located in the bottom margin.
Date:
1932
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Frances Hall]
Copy negative of a line drawing of the Mary Frances Hall at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. The drawing shows the three-story brick building from a three-quarter view, with students walking along the front walkway. Note at the bottom of the photograph reads, "New $40,000.00 Dormitory Building for Simmons College."
Date:
1916
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: E. T. Ambler, Investments]
Clipping of an article concerning the business investments of Mr. Emory T. Ambler, a well-know Ft. Worth businessman. The article details many of his acquired and sold holdings throughout his career and a bit about his personal life. Includes a portrait of Mr. Ambler, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a dark-colored suit and satin tie with tack.
Date:
[1918..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Panoramic View Simmons College, Abilene, Texas
Photograph of the Simmons College campus, showing Cowden Hall, Parramore Field, Brick Cottages, Abilene Hall, Simmons College Main Building, Tabernacle, Anna Hall, and Girls Industrial Home, Valhalla (Conservatory - Fine Arts Building - Toly Hall). Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Reproduction. Hand-written date is probably incorrect; should be 1913 or 1914."
Date:
[1913..1914]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph Andy Patterson at Chalkboard]
Photograph of Dr. Andy J. Patterson writing musical notes on a chalkboard at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Two Hardin-Simmons students stand on either side of him, watching as a writes. One of the students holds sheet music in her hands.
Date:
June 17, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 1909-10 Simmons Band]
Group photograph of the 1909-1910 Simmons College band, show each member with his instrument. The members have been identified below the photo: “Prof. C. H. Lewis--Cornet, Carl Scot--Bass, Julian Rushing--Bass, Jessie Rodgers--Alto, Henry White--Violin, James Moore--Cornet, Malcolm Mayfield--Cornet, Grover Dick--Clarinet, Love James--Tenor, Otto Watts--Flute, Edgar McCall--Cornet, Eugene Compere--Clarinet, Earnest Reynolds--Flute, Elijah Hicks--Snare drum, Robert. Patton--Bass drum, Robert. Collins--Slide trombone.”
Date:
[1909..1910]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 1914 Class Picture]
Group photograph of the 1914 Simmons College graduating class and faculty on the front steps of a brick building. Handwritten notes in the margins of the photo read, "Simmons College -- Class of '14 -- Prexy Tally Dr. Olsen."
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 1921 Graduation]
Photograph of Simmons College faculty and staff posed standing side by side at the 1921 commencement ceremony. The men stand in front of a brick and concrete building in robes and gradation caps. From left to right: Dr. Olsen -- John W. Inzer -- Sandefer -- Cooper.
Date:
1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 1955 HSU Cheerleaders]
Photograph of the 1955 Hardin-Simmons University cheerleading team holding hands. From left to right: Loren Roberts, Pal Swartz, Kenneth Wright, Pat Speck, and Britton Wood. A young girl with pigtails can be seen standing slightly in front of and in between Loren Roberts and Pal Swartz.
Date:
1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 1987 Rodeo Sweetheart]
Photograph of the 1987 Hardin-Simmons University Rodeo Sweetheart, Tonya Mims. She wears a white woven dress with her "Rodeo Sweetheart" sash and holds a bouquet of yellow roses.
Date:
1987
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 1994 Alumni Meeting Venue]
Photograph of the venue for the 1994 Hardin-Simmons University Alumni Meeting in Nashville, showing a two-story home with peach-colored brick. A large tree planted in the front yard obscures the view of the house.
Date:
1994
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History