Photograph of the Science Hall at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. The building is a three story brick structure.

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.

Photograph of the original Abilene Hall at Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The roads that run alongside the building are unpaved.

Portrait of the family of Charles R. Hairfield, who was president of Hardin-Simmons University from 1901 to 1902. Charles and Maggie Hairfield stand behind their children in the back row while Jack, Baxter, and Virginia Hairfield, who holds a small dog in her arms, stand in the front row.

Photograph of a group on the front steps of Smith Hall, showing two women holding a basketball in the front row. Note on the back of the photo reads, "Smith Hall, Simmons College Abilene, Texas -- Dr. & Mrs. George Smith about 1915."

Group photograph of a men's group at Simmons College. There are 13 men posed in a pyramid pattern, beginning with four people on the bottom row and ending with one man on the top row.

Postcard of three men and a car in front of the Cowden Hall building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. One of the men is leaning over the edge of the steps of the building while another man holds a board of wood out as if to hit him. Two of the men have been identified as Ward Allen and Segrist. This postcard was sent from J. Wayne Middleton to the Hardin-Simmons University Alumni Office.

Photograph of the three brick men’s cottages at Simmons College. Each cottage had two rooms, and generally each room was assigned to one man – although sometimes two men were required to share. Typed note in the bottom margin reads, “Mens Collages - 1910.”

Photograph taken from a distance of the original Abilene Hall at Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Large bushes and trees obstruct the view of the building somewhat, and the roads that run alongside the building are unpaved.

Photograph of the Girls Industrial Home building (later changed to Smith Hall) at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, erected in 1910. Photograph shows the three story brick building's gravel front walkway, front entrance, and a little bit of one side.

Portrait photograph of Miss Sadie LeGrande, a voice faculty member at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, during the 1910s. She wears a light colored blouse with pearl details and a feather headband.

Photograph of Mary-Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The photo shows the building from the side.

Photograph of Mary Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The photo has been taken from beneath some trees of the front porch.

Photograph for the Simmons College band from the 1910-11 school year, showing the members of the band on the front steps of a campus building. There are 26 people standing in two rows with their instruments. A small child wearing a matching uniform stands in front of the bottom row.

Photograph of Marston Gymnasium at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Shows the front and side of the three story brick building with a few trees and shrubs visible. Marston Gym was erected in 1917.

Photograph of a group on the front steps of Cowden Hall at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. Note on the back of the note reads, “Simmons College -- Cowden Hall -- June 1914. Simmons, Simmons rah-rah-rah for Simmons. Abilene, Texas.”

Photograph of Dr. Jefferson D. Sandefer (right) and William Jennings Bryan (left) standing shoulder to shoulder in front of one of the columns of a campus building.

Photograph of Mary Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, showing the building from a distance. The building has been labeled in the bottom margin.

Photograph of the original Abilene Hall on the campus of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. It appears that the building has just been or is about to be completed, as a portion of the front stairway remains unfinished.

Portrait of J. C. McDonald, professor of Hardin-Simmons University, wearing a grey three-piece suit and tie.

Photograph of Anna Hall at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of Marston Gymnasium at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Shows the front of the three story brick building with a few trees and shrubs visible. Marston Gym was erected in 1917.

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."

Full-body portrait of Roy Bradley, the Simmons College athletic coach from 1916 to 1917. He wears a striped baseball uniform and cap, and he rests his hands on his hips. He was brother to Virgil Bradley and was married to the sister of Mrs. A. C. Miller.