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[Abilene Hall Construction]

Photograph of the construction of Abilene Hall after the fire that burned down the original building. Workmen can be seen constructing the scaffolding for the walls of the second story.

Date: Autumn 1948

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.477683 -99.735331

[Abilene Hall Demolition]

Photograph of the demolition of the old Abilene Hall after the fire that damaged the building. A man can be seen standing on rubble next to a truck with piles of bricks in the foreground.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.477681 -99.735349

Photograph of firefighters attempting to control the fire at Old Abilene Hall, showing groups of firemen pointing hoses at the second-story windows. A group of helpful students carrying rubble in a wheelbarrow can be seen going down the front entrance steps.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.477681 -99.735349

[Abilene Hall Fire]

Photograph of the Old Abilene Hall on fire, showing a large plume of smoke emanating from the roof of the building. A large crowd of people has gathered on the side of the building to watch the fire.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.477681 -99.735349

[Aerial Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University]

Aerial photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University campus looking northwest with the Sandefer Memorial, Abilene Hall, and Marston Gym in the center of the frame. The existence of Rose Field House and the absence of the Benhrens Chapel indicate this photo was taken between 1947 and 1961.

Date: [1947..1961]

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University]

Aerial photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University campus looking north with the Sandefer Memorial, Anderson Hall, and Compere Hall in the center of the frame. Portions of the campus, such as Hunter Hall, are not shown within the frame of the photo.

Date: [1947..1976]

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Campus]

Aerial photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University campus looking northwest with Marston Gym and football field in the center of the frame.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Photograph

[Aileen Culpepper at Cannon]

Photograph of Aileen Culpepper sitting on the stone retaining wall of the "Arizona Bill" Cannon at Hardin-Simmons University. She wears a dark-colored wrap dress with a flower design and a sun hat.

Date: 1945?

Item Type: Photograph

[Aileen Culpepper in Front of Mary Frances Hall]

Photograph of Aileen Culpepper standing in front of Mary Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. She wears a dark-colored skirt and matching vest with a pearl necklace and two dog-shaped pins on the left side of her vest.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.475825 -99.733944

[Aileen Culpepper Standing in Patch of Flowers]

Photograph of Aileen Culpepper standing in a patch of flowers on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. She wears a dark-colored wrap dress with a flower design and a sun hat.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

[Anna Hall]

Photograph of Anna Hall, the campus student center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. An awning that extends from the front entrance door to the sidewalk bears a sign that reads, "Student Center."

Date: [1949..1961]

Item Type: Photograph

[Anna Hall Interior]

Photograph of the interior of Anna Hall, the campus student center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. A television set can be seen set up in the back corner with couches and chairs surrounding it.

Date: [1949..1961]

Item Type: Photograph

Brochure about how the appropriated funds from the Baptist General Convention of Texas, amounting to $500,000, will be used to create and make improvements to buildings on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. The brochure asks that readers mail monetary donations in order that the university be ready to construct new buildings and meet the needs of an increased enrollment total after the end of World War II.

Date: 1943?

Creator: Hardin-Simmons University

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Letter from Eddie Good to Hardin-Simmons University Archives Department – March 13, 1993]

Letter from Eddie Good to the Hardin-Simmons University Archives Department describing the Abilene Hall fire and the photos he took while on the university as a student. He further inquiries about the status of the cowboy statue that used to stand in front of Abilene Hall.

Date: March 13, 1947

Creator: Good, Eddie

Item Type: Letter

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

Photograph of Abilene Hall and the gravel parking lot in front of the building. A "[sic] Cowboys general admission & reserve seats" booth can be seen set up near the left side of the building.

Date: 1948

Item Type: Photograph

Photograph taken from across the street of Abilene Hall, showing 6 cars parked along the curb of the street and people congregating beneath trees at the right side of the building.

Date: 1948

Item Type: Photograph

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[Aileen Culpepper at Cannon]

[Aileen Culpepper in Front of Mary Frances Hall]

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[Anna Hall]

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Anna Hall Student Center, Dining Hall (Bean)

[Anna Hall Student Center Interior]

Hardin-Simmons University Building and Endowment Campaign

[Letter from Eddie Good to Hardin-Simmons University Archives Department – March 13, 1993]

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

[Photograph of Abilene Hall]

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