Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to Mrs. Pender, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. McAden, and Mr. Carter concerning a photo he found while at his mother’s house in Abilene. He includes a limerick that he describes as “unfair to use.”
Map of the Hardin-Simmons University campus in Abilene, Texas, with various buildings and streets labeled. Hand-drawn arrows mark a one way path in front of the Hunter Memorial Hall and Mary-Frances Hall buildings.
Photograph of the 1955 Hardin-Simmons University cheerleading team holding hands. From left to right: Loren Roberts, Pal Swartz, Kenneth Wright, Pat Speck, and Britton Wood. A young girl with pigtails can be seen standing slightly in front of and in between Loren Roberts and Pal Swartz.
Photograph of Aileen Culpepper standing with her hand resting on an outdoor bench on the Hardin-Simmons University campus in Abilene, Texas. She wears a calf-length floral dress with a string of pearls and ankle strap pumps. The porch of a brick school building with columns can be seen in the background.
Photograph of the construction of Behrens Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The building, near completion, has scaffolding only along a small portion of the front of the building. Several women can be seen walking near the entrance steps. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "Abilene C of C, 1/10/53."
Photograph of the 1957 Freshman Class Officers on the front steps of a Hardin-Simmons University building. Standing, left to right: Wayne Wicker, Cammie Hulse, Richard Irwin. Seated on steps, left to right: Buddy Banack, Lannie Skaggs, Don Timberlake.
Photograph of the float that won first place at the 1956 Hardin-Simmons University Homecoming parade. The float has the message “Coming Fate,” with a football player and the devil as actors. Spectators can be seen congregating on the sidewalk and in the street in the background.
Photograph of one long table in the private dining room of the Hardin-Simmons University cafeteria. The back wall is wallpapered with a repeating scene of a mansion surrounded by willows. Note in pencil on the back of the photo reads, "Private dining room of HSU cafeteria -- 1958-59."
Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University golf teams posed in a semi-circle holding gold clubs. A white building can be seen in the background. This photograph was published in the Brand, the weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University, on May 26, 1951. From left to right: Billy Phillips, Jack Tidwell, George Smith, Frank Freer, and Carl Chambers.
Group photograph of Hardin-Simmons University trustees on the steps of a building in 1959. Below the photograph is a list of names of the trustees pictured by row and those not present.
Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, before it burned down in 1957. Shows three-quarter view of the brick building from across the street, with trees and shrubs planted near the walls visible. Handwritten note on the back of the map in black ink reads, “Chapel building prior to Behrens Chapel that burned.”
Photograph of the fire at the original Behrens Chapel at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Shows two men standing at the base of the burning building holding a water hose, attempting to control the fire. Other steams of water can be seen in the background.
Photograph of students sitting in auditorium seats to listen to W. F. Leonard during his speech. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Picture made Feb 27 - Hardin-Simmons -- W. F. Leonard speaking at Chapel program. -- 1957."
Photograph of a group of piano instructors looking at sheet music on the top of a grand piano. A note is taped to the back of the frame that identifies each individual.
Photograph of a Hardin-Simmons University student sleeping in class. The young man sits in a school desk with his right hand propped beneath his chin, supporting his head, and his eyes closed. A note in pencil above the photograph reads, “Welch, 1960 about.”
Photograph of three male Hardin-Simmons University students standing next to a cow that has a hand lettered sign attached to its belly. The sign reads, “[sic] The Cowboys will win tonight! And this is no bull!”
Photograph of the 1957 original Behrens Chapel fire at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The photograph shows the steeple pouring out fire and smoke.
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