Simmons College, Abilene, Tex., Will Begin Its First Collegiate Year, Tuesday, September 13, 1892. (open access)

Simmons College, Abilene, Tex., Will Begin Its First Collegiate Year, Tuesday, September 13, 1892.

Flyer announcing the opening of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas provides details about the faculty, course of study, facilities, living arrangements, and expenses.
Date: 1892~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1893-1894 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1893-1894

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1894~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1892-1893 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1892-1893

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1893
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1894-1895 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1894-1895

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1895~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1895-1896 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1895-1896

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1896~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1897-1898 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1897-1898

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1898~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1896-1897 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1896-1897

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1897~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1898-1899 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1898-1899

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1899~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Woman

Copy negative of a portrait of a woman standing behind a chair. She was one of S. S. Cook's neighbors in Stephens County, Texas.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior of School

Copy negative of a school building in Eolian, Texas. The wooden building is two story with windows.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Woman

Copy negative of a portrait of Emma Harvey Miller wearing a light colored blouse, taken by M. L. Sanders.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a portrait of Walter Miller sitting in a chair, wearing a suit, taken by M. L. Sanders.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Couple

Copy negative of a wedding portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Hefner Wear in the 1890's in Young County, Texas. The photograph was taken by Goben-Caldwell of Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Couple

Copy negative of an artist's portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Susan Wear made near Graham, Texas in the 1890's.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Forbis Family Portrait

Copy photograph of a portrait of the Forbus family. Luther and Nannie Forbus stand behind their two youngest children Mary Frances Forbis and Orval John Forbis, who stand and sit on stools. The children, a toddler and a baby, wear white dresses. Nannie Forbus also wears a white dress with a flower pinned to the front. Luther Forbus wears a three-piece suit. Behind them is a painted backdrop of curtains. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Luther & Nannie Forbus and daughters."
Date: 1895/1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Group photograph of female graduates from Simmons College. They wear matching graduation dresses and caps. Note on the back of the photo reads, "March '98 -- Seated: Mary Parramore -- Nell Payne."
Date: March 1898
Creator: Vickers
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Main Building Construction]

Photograph of the old Main Building during construction at Simmons College. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Hardin Simmons College under construction -- Abilene, Tex -- Old Main.”
Date: 1891?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Simmons College Baseball Team - 1899]

Group photograph of the 1899 Simmons College baseball team. Note on the back of the photograph lists the names of each player and his home city and state: “1. Terry Elkins, 2. Bert Brown, 3. Cullis Forbus, 4. Baxter Scoggins, 5. Freeman Hanna, 6. Fowler Paycock, 7. Prof. Ernest Lotspeich, 8. Bob Young, 9. Charley Brown, 10. Will Marshal, 11. Barris Anderson, 12. Stewart Logan -- December 16, 1899 -- Abilene -- Simmons College.”
Date: December 16, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Architectural Rendering of Old Main Building]

Architectural rendering of the Old Main at Abilene Baptist College in Abilene, Texas. The first, second, and third floor plans have been included along the top. The architect has been named in the lower-right corner of the frame.
Date: May 4, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of College Hack]

Photograph of several female Simmons University students sitting in the college hack. Note on the back of the photo reads, “This picture of the college Hack was made during 1905-06 term -- Left to right - in Hack Picture - On back step Mabel Wylie 1904-10 -- Kitty Cowden 1904-07 -- Chloe McBride 1905-1912 -- Grace Rains 1905-1906 -- Virginia Guitar 1903-1909 -- Myrtle Trantham 1905-1908 -- Para Melinda Robinson 1902-1905 -- Carrie Miller 1903-1910 standing -- This Kodak picture made by Mary Paxton evidently in the year 1905-06 - ___ information, as to college attendance of each occupant - furnished by Randy Armstrong Publications Director of HSU - about 1891."
Date: 1891~
Creator: Paxton, Mary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mother Holding Rupert Richardson]

Photograph of Rupert N. Richardson Jr. (1943-1953) as an infant in the arms of his mother. She sits on a wooden bench set on rocker legs that is in the front lawn of a house.
Date: [1891..1921]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Pauline Richardson]

Portrait of Pauline Richardson, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a light-colored dress with transparent cut-outs. She is turned to the side, and her hair is gathered into a bun at the base of her neck.
Date: [1891..1921]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of W. C Friley and Wife]

Portrait of W. C. Friley, the first president of Hardin-Simmons University (1892-1894), and his wife. Friley sits in a chair and wears a dark-colored suit with a bow tie. His wife stands by his side, wearing a dark-colored dress with black lace details.
Date: 1892
Creator: Ward, G. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Edith Simmons]

Portrait of Mrs. Edith H. Simmons holding her pet cat, Aristotle, up against her face. Edith wears a dark-colored dress with white embroidered details and a small cap with fringe at the top and both sides.
Date: 1899?
Creator: Rockwood, George G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History