Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations. Name index starts on page 284.

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher during his presidential commencement speech at Hardin-Simmons University. He is shown wearing graduation regalia and the President’s Medallion. Dr. Tanner can be seen standing beside the podium.

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher, president of Hardin-Simmons University, speaking from behind a podium. News microphones record his voice.

Photograph of two Hardin-Simmons University students holding an award plaque for All School Sing 1978. The award is for the open mixed winner.

Photograph of Dr. Abner V. McCall, president of Baylor University, speaking at a podium with several microphones. He was the main speaker at the Inaugural Luncheon in 1978.

Photograph of the Abilene Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The photograph shows the three-story brick and stone building from across a parking lot filled with parked cars.

Aerial photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University campus in Abilene, Texas, showing buildings, tennis courts, and fields. On the back of the photo is a portrait of Jesse C. Fletcher, president of the university, and the 1978 statistics report. Enrollment totals, SAT admission scores, and output statistics, among others, are mentioned.

Photograph of Dr. B. W. Aston and Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher (1977-1991) at the Inaugural Luncheon in 1978. Dr. Fletcher stands at a wooden podium with attached microphone and has his head turned toward Dr. Aston in discussion.

Photograph of Behrens Chapel at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.

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.

Photograph of Dr. Fletcher and Bill Tippen speaking onstage at a podium during the Chairman of Board of Trustees Inauguration.

Photograph of Dr. Elwin L. Skiles, who was president of Hardin-Simmons University from 1966 to 1977, standing beside his wife, Ruth Skiles, in Abilene, Texas. A large, boxy building can be seen in the background.

Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Fletcher after inauguration, shown standing in a parking lot. Dr. Fletcher wears his graduation regalia and presidential medallion.

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.

Photographic slide of the chuck wagon cookout at the pilot Western Heritage Day in 1978. Groups gather around Hardin-Simmons University faculty and staff who present various Western traditions or practices.

Photograph of Dr. Abner V. McCall, president of Baylor University, speaking at a podium with several microphones. He was the main speaker at the Inaugural Luncheon in 1978.

Photograph of an aerial view of the Hardin-Simmons University campus, and the surrounding area, showing campus buildings, residential houses, and fields in the distance. A green permanent marker has been used to encircle the land and buildings of the HSU campus.

Photograph of the demolition of Mary-Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. The roof and and one wall of the building has been torn down. Construction equipment is parked amid the rubble.

Photograph of an unidentified man speaking at a podium with microphones at a Hardin-Simmons University event. The man who can be seen sitting in the lower-left corner has been tentatively identified as Bill Tippen.

Photograph of an aerial view of the Hardin-Simmons University campus, and the surrounding area, showing campus buildings, residential houses, and fields in the distance. A green permanent marker has been used to encircle the land and buildings of the HSU campus.

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher, the Aggie Cowboy, riding in the back of a horse-drawn buggy. He wears a cowboy hat and boots and waves to the photographer.

Photograph of Dr. B. W. Aston and Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher (1977-1991) at the Inaugural Luncheon in 1978. Dr. Fletcher stands at a wooden podium with an attached microphone, and his hand rests on the shoulder of Dr. Aston while he laughs.

Photograph of the demolition of Mary Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. The roof and and one wall of the building has been torn down. Construction equipment is parked on the street and amid the rubble.

Photograph of Dorothy Fletcher speaking to two men in a crowded room. Several red "Crop Here" stickers are affixed to the photo around the face of Mrs. Fletcher. Accompanying information describes Mrs. Fletcher as “always smiling.”