Photograph of McMurry President Dr. Gordon Bennett being given a Million Dollar Gift by Basil E. Ryan.

A photograph of former registrar Jerome Vannoy (1913-2006) in the registrar's office. He came to McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, in 1947 in the athletic department. He served as registrar for more than 30 years.

Photograph of Dr. Edwin Lewis, who wears a suit and tie for his photograph.

Photograph of the processional to Dr. Gordon Bennett's inauguration as McMurry President in November 1958.

Photograph of construction of a building at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The image shows a brick corridor with a cement floor, and large reinforcement beams in the unfinished ceiling.

Photograph of construction of the Recreation Complex at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The image shows a crane next to the metal frame of the building.

A photograph of the architect David S. Castle's rendering for the proposed Gold Star Memorial Dormitory at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas." This version of the dorm is U-shaped, has a wide set of entrance steps, and has no identifying lettering on the facade. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Draft for McMurry's Gold Star Mem'l Dorm."

Photograph of McMurry President Dr. John Russell shaking hands with Staff Sergeant Muniz outside of a building.

Photograph of Dr. Frank W. Lanning, who served as Associate Professor of Education at McMurry College beginning in 1955.

Photograph of three men in caps and gowns at McMurry College's commencement on May 11, 1980. A handwritten note on the back of the photo names the man on the left as Dr. Paul Lack, a history professor, and the man on the left as Dr. Thomas K. Kim, McMurry President.

A photograph of Brandon Trussell, visible from the chest up. Trussell served as a Business Administration faculty member at McMurry College in Abilene, Texas, in the 1950s.

Photograph of McMurry President Dr. Gordon Bennett, looking to the left and wearing thick glasses and a suit and tie.

Postcard showing a color drawing of McMurry College's Radford Student Center.

A photograph of five male faculty members, including President Shimp on the far right, cutting the ribbon to open the new Student Apartment Complex at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of Dr. Gordon Bennett and Dr. Law Sone, President of Texas Wesleyan College, at Bennet's inauguration as McMurry's President in November of 1958.

A photograph of a group of five male faculty members after they have cut the ribbons to officially open the Student Apartment Complex, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with Dr. Shimp on the far right.

A photograph of the door to the Open Door Coffeehouse across the street from the McMurry University campus in Abilene, Texas. The Open Door Coffeehouse was at the southeast corner of Sayles and South 14th Street. It was run by Aldersgate Methodist Church in the early 2000s and open to both McMurry students and the public.

Photograph of John English, McMurry President Dr. Gordon Bennett, and Frank Charlton wearing caps and gowns.

Postcard showing color drawings of early buildings on the McMurry College campus, including Main Building, Boys' Dormitory, Gymnasium, and Girls' Dormitory.

Photograph of McMurry President Dr. Roy Shilling Jr., Class of 1951, wearing a suit and tie and speaking in a room with tables set for a meal.

Photograph of F. Lee Willshire, Methodist minister who served as the Methodist District Superintendent in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Photograph of Jess L. Warren, who served on the McMurry College Advisory Board.

A photograph of Elizabeth Myatt, visible from the chest up, who taught French and Spanish at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1931 to 1969.

A photograph of Dr. John R. Hilliard, Jr., Chairman of the Biology Department from 1951 to 1954 and 1957 to 1969. He is pointing to a chart of the circulatory system. A typed addition to the front of the photograph in the lower left corner reads, "Dr. John R. Hilliard, Jr., Head of the Biology Department, first came to McMurry in 1951, has the MA from the University of Colorado and the Ph.D. from the University of Texas. Dr. Hilliard has taken special training in nuclear biology and recently received a $10,000 federal grant for equipment to be used in this area from the Atomic Energy Commission."