[Photograph of Behrens Chapel]

Photograph of Behrens Chapel at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 1978
Creator: Adams, Billy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Caldwell Hall]

Photograph of Caldwell Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The back of the photo includes notes related to using the picture in the newspaper.
Date: April 1978
Creator: Adams, Billy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men in Dorm Room]

Photograph of two students studying at a desk in their shared dorm room at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Picture taken ca 1918, Simmons College Dorm, by James M. Bates; donated to HSU, 10-1980, by Bill Bates, Corpus Christi.”
Date: 1918
Creator: Bates, James M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Check Ceremony that Establishes Scholarship]

Photograph of Mrs. Don Kimball, the former Karen Swartz and 1963 music graduate, presenting a $10,000 check to Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher, Hardin-Simmons University president, to begin an endowed scholarship in honor of the late Edward H. Hamilton, a former acting dean and music professor.
Date: unknown
Creator: Best, Calvin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Blanche Lange Hall]

Photograph of Blanch Lange Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blakley, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Bell at HSU]

Photograph of the bell mounted on a brick structure at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blakley, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University, showing fire trucks parked along the street and firefighters unrolling fire hoses.
Date: 1957
Creator: Blevins, Stan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel on fire, showing a large crowd of onlookers watching as firefighters attempt to put out the fire with fire hoses. A fire truck can be seen parked in to grass, with a firefighter climbing up the ladder to the roof of the building.
Date: Autumn 1957
Creator: Blevins, Stan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Fletcher in His Office]

Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher posed in his campus office at Hardin-Simmons University. He is shown sitting in a chair in front of his desk with his hands clasped together.
Date: June 29, 1984
Creator: Butman, S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Fletcher in His Office]

Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher posed in his campus office at Hardin-Simmons University. He is shown sitting in a chair that is placed in front of his desk.
Date: June 29, 1984
Creator: Butman, S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Fletcher in His Office]

Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher posed in his campus office at Hardin-Simmons University. He is shown sitting in a chair that is position in front of his desk.
Date: June 29, 1984
Creator: Butman, S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher in His Office]

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher posed in his campus office at Hardin-Simmons University. He is shown sitting in a chair that has been position directly in front of his desk.
Date: June 29, 1984
Creator: Butman, S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher in His Office]

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher posed in his campus office at Hardin-Simmons University. He is shown sitting in a chair that has been position directly in front of his desk.
Date: June 29, 1984
Creator: Butman, S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher in His Office]

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher posed in his campus office at Hardin-Simmons University. He is shown sitting in a chair that has been position directly in front of his desk.
Date: June 29, 1984
Creator: Butman, S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University Faculty]

Group photograph of the entire faculty and staff at Hardin-Simmons University in 1991. The faculty stand on the stairs inside a building and spill over to the second floor landing and ground floor.
Date: January 30, 1991
Creator: Butman, Steve
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Photograph of the Simmons Grave Stone]

Photograph of James B. Simmons’s headstone surrounded by a fence in the Founder’s Cemetery at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chambers
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Concept Drawing of Student Center]

Architectural rendering of the student center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The lettering on the building does not include the donor’s name but lists the building as "Donor's Name Student Center."
Date: unknown
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anna Hall President's Office]

Photograph of the president’s office in Anna Hall at Simmons University, showing a room with several chairs and couches. The coffee table in the middle of the room has a typewriter and a bust placed on the surface.
Date: [1904..1905]
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cowden Hall]

Photograph of the men’s dormitory Billie Cowden Hall at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Girls Graduating]

Photograph of twenty-five girls standing on the steps of a brick building in graduation caps. Two younger girls sit at the feet of the graduating girls with a doll propped between them.
Date: 190X
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Simmons College Class]

Photograph of the students and faculty and staff of Simmons College on the steps of a building. A note on the back of the photo mentions a society.
Date: 1903
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tennis]

Photograph of men playing tennis on a court at Simmons University. The person third from the left has been identified as Edward Jackson Woodward. A description about the owner and photographer is included in a note on the back of the photo.
Date: 1905?
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women's Club]

Group photograph of a women’s club at Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Ladies Society - Simmons University, 1903 -- Bottom row: 2nd from left Mary Paxton (Mrs. Herman Pender) -- 3rd from left ([?] Dorschus?) -- 6th from left Dovie Hicks.”
Date: 1903?
Creator: Davis, W. B. (Ben)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History