Hardin-Simmons University Library
About the University
Hardin Simmons University was founded in 1891 as Abilene Baptist College and since 1941 has been associated with the General Baptist General Convention of Texas.
About the Libraries
The Richardson and Smith libraries provide the materials necessary to support the research of students and faculty. The two libraries contain approximately 400,000 items. In addition, the resources of the Internet, remote library catalogs, and more than 100 databases are available to the researcher. Highlights of the special collections include Texana, Fine Printing, and nineteenth and twentieth century classics. Hardin-Simmons University is a member of the AMIGOS Bibliographic Council and a founding member of the Abilene Library Consortium.
Contact
Jeremy Maynard
325-670-1807
Address
Hardin-Simmons University Library
2341 Hickory Street
Abilene, TX 79698
URL
http://www.hsutx.edu/libraryAt a Glance
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Collections
Abilene Library Consortium
36,414
Latimer Papers
10,846
Abilene Photograph Collection
10,465
Sayles and Sayles Collection
2,680
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
2,596
The Brand (Abilene, TX)
2,596
T. N. Carswell Collection
2,567
Hardin-Simmons Photograph Collection
2,033
Don Hutcheson Aerial Photograph Collection
1,418
Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection
873
William J. Bryan Collection
550
Hardin-Simmons Glass Lantern Slide Collection
480
Range Rider
398
Student Army Training Corps
314
K. K. Legett Collection
268
Hardin-Simmons University Catalogs
190
Corral
180
Lloyd Jones Aerial Photograph Collection
124
Hardin-Simmons University Yearbooks
100
World War One Collection
84
San Simon Cattle and Canal Papers
82
O.K. Hobbs Plat Book
80
Art Forum Scrapbooks
34
World War Two Collection
4
City Directories
2
Resource Types
Photograph
14,676
Letter
14,564
Newspaper
2,602
Text
1,398
Map
902
Legal Document
686
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
583
Postcard
325
Book
244
Clipping
151
Pamphlet
113
Yearbook
100
Artwork
22
Paper
9
Report
9
Image
7
Legislative Document
6
Poem
6
Article
5
Review
2
Technical Drawing
1
Physical Object
1
Thesis or Dissertation
1
Script
1
Decades
Countries
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United States
35,332
Mexico
144
Israel
91
France
56
Italy
47
Egypt
26
Germany
16
Greece
14
Turkey
14
Costa Rica
13
Ireland
13
Switzerland
12
Philippines
9
Syria
9
Belgium
8
Canada
8
Morocco
8
Malta
7
Ukraine
7
Spain
6
Algeria
5
Lebanon
5
Netherlands
4
India
3
Jordan
3
Antarctica
2
China
2
Monaco
2
Portugal
2
Argentina
1
Cuba
1
Japan
1
Norway
1
Russia
1
South Africa
1
Sweden
1
Tunisia
1
States
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Texas
33,225
New York
208
New Mexico
205
Colorado
185
Oklahoma
164
California
141
Georgia
82
Arizona
74
Louisiana
63
Virginia
63
Wisconsin
57
Illinois
55
Arkansas
49
Tennessee
47
Ohio
44
Kansas
43
Missouri
39
Iowa
24
Florida
23
Massachusetts
23
Pennsylvania
23
Minnesota
20
Michigan
19
North Carolina
19
Oregon
18
Mississippi
17
New Jersey
17
Alabama
15
Kentucky
14
New Hampshire
14
Nebraska
13
Connecticut
11
Indiana
10
South Carolina
10
Washington
9
Rhode Island
7
Wyoming
7
Maryland
6
Delaware
5
Hawaii
5
Montana
5
South Dakota
5
Alaska
4
North Dakota
4
Utah
4
Nevada
3
Vermont
2
West Virginia
2
Idaho
1
Maine
1
Counties
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Taylor County, TX
20,881
Travis County, TX
3,140
Dallas County, TX
464
Eastland County, TX
404
Jones County, TX
311
Callahan County, TX
309
Bexar County, TX
266
Tarrant County, TX
194
Nolan County, TX
149
El Paso County, TX
137
Harris County, TX
132
Coleman County, TX
130
Tom Green County, TX
126
Lubbock County, TX
115
Stephens County, TX
109
Hemphill County, TX
97
McLennan County, TX
97
Runnels County, TX
97
Galveston County, TX
90
Ochiltree County, TX
72
Knox County, TX
66
La Plata County, CO
66
Shackelford County, TX
63
Brown County, TX
61
Mitchell County, TX
61
Sacramento County, CA
59
Howard County, TX
56
Comanche County, TX
52
Fisher County, TX
48
Wichita County, TX
48
Grayson County, TX
47
Denver County, CO
46
Palo Pinto County, TX
45
Reeves County, TX
44
Nueces County, TX
42
Erath County, TX
41
Cook County, IL
39
Midland County, TX
39
Milwaukee County, WI
38
Johnson County, TX
37
Brazos County, TX
36
San Jacinto County, TX
36
Concho County, TX
34
Davidson County, TN
33
Haskell County, TX
33
Jefferson County, TX
33
Clinch County, GA
32
Potter County, TX
32
Fulton County, GA
31
Hansford County, TX
29
Hidalgo County, TX
28
Orleans Parish, LA
27
Washington County, OK
27
Los Angeles County, CA
26
Walker County, TX
26
Alleghany County, VA
25
Cameron County, TX
25
Clay County, TX
25
Ector County, TX
25
Hardin County, TX
25
Hutchinson County, TX
25
Bell County, TX
24
Hidalgo County, NM
24
Cochise County, AZ
23
Franklin County, OH
23
Colfax County, NM
22
Kerr County, TX
22
Montgomery County, TX
22
Washington County, TX
22
Throckmorton County, TX
21
Ward County, TX
21
Young County, TX
21
Dimmit County, TX
19
Oklahoma County, OK
19
Pecos County, TX
19
Uvalde County, TX
19
Pima County, AZ
18
Polk County, IA
18
Webb County, TX
18
Bernalillo County, NM
17
Fannin County, TX
17
Floyd County, TX
17
Houston County, TX
17
Navarro County, TX
17
Scurry County, TX
17
Tompkins County, NY
16
Comanche County, OK
15
Ellis County, TX
15
Matagorda County, TX
15
Coke County, TX
14
Culberson County, TX
14
Ford County, KS
14
Hays County, TX
14
Presidio County, TX
14
Smith County, TX
14
Zavala County, TX
14
Carter County, OK
13
Cuyahoga County, OH
13
Edwards County, TX
13
Hale County, TX
13
Liberty County, TX
13
Limestone County, TX
13
Luna County, NM
13
Marion County, OR
13
Racine County, WI
13
Wharton County, TX
13
Bowie County, TX
12
Brazoria County, TX
12
Calhoun County, TX
12
Denton County, TX
12
Eddy County, NM
12
Gonzales County, TX
12
Guadalupe County, TX
12
La Salle County, TX
12
Menard County, TX
12
Montague County, TX
12
Sherman County, TX
12
Wilbarger County, TX
12
Andrews County, TX
11
Armstrong County, TX
11
Atascosa County, TX
11
Bee County, TX
11
Deaf Smith County, TX
11
Martin County, TX
11
Roberts County, TX
11
Santa Fe County, NM
11
Stonewall County, TX
11
Terry County, TX
11
Tillman County, OK
11
Val Verde County, TX
11
Washington County, MN
11
Williamson County, TX
11
Brewster County, TX
10
Chaves County, NM
10
Cottle County, TX
10
Cotton County, OK
10
Dawson County, TX
10
Duval County, FL
10
Frio County, TX
10
Grimes County, TX
10
Jeff Davis County, TX
10
King County, TX
10
Lamb County, TX
10
Shelby County, TN
10
Suffolk County, MA
10
Upton County, TX
10
Collin County, TX
9
Comal County, TX
9
Crockett County, TX
9
Fort Bend County, TX
9
Hall County, TX
9
Hunt County, TX
9
Jackson County, MO
9
Jim Wells County, TX
9
Kaufman County, TX
9
Kent County, TX
9
Kimble County, TX
9
Lee County, TX
9
Maricopa County, AZ
9
Maverick County, TX
9
Medina County, TX
9
Starr County, TX
9
Sterling County, TX
9
Swisher County, TX
9
Bandera County, TX
8
Caddo Parish, LA
8
Caldwell County, TX
8
Donley County, TX
8
Hardeman County, TX
8
Harrison County, TX
8
Hockley County, TX
8
Lamar County, TX
8
Lavaca County, TX
8
McCulloch County, TX
8
McMullen County, TX
8
Middlesex County, MA
8
Pottawatomie County, OK
8
Pulaski County, AR
8
Robertson County, TX
8
Rockingham County, NH
8
Rusk County, TX
8
Torrance County, NM
8
Winkler County, TX
8
Baylor County, TX
7
Boulder County, CO
7
Burleson County, TX
7
Cherokee County, TX
7
Collingsworth County, TX
7
Fayette County, TX
7
Jefferson County, CO
7
Kinney County, TX
7
Lampasas County, TX
7
Lea County, NM
7
Mills County, TX
7
Parker County, TX
7
San Bernardino County, CA
7
San Patricio County, TX
7
Wilson County, TX
7
Yoakum County, TX
7
Zapata County, TX
7
Anderson County, TX
6
Bailey County, TX
6
Borden County, TX
6
Burnet County, TX
6
Childress County, TX
6
Coryell County, TX
6
Crane County, TX
6
Dallam County, TX
6
Dauphin County, PA
6
El Paso County, CO
6
Gaines County, TX
6
Garfield County, OK
6
Glasscock County, TX
6
Gray County, TX
6
Gregg County, TX
6
Hamilton County, TX
6
Hudspeth County, TX
6
Karnes County, TX
6
Live Oak County, TX
6
Lynn County, TX
6
Madison County, TX
6
Nacogdoches County, TX
6
Quay County, NM
6
Randall County, TX
6
San Diego County, CA
6
San Miguel County, NM
6
Texas County, OK
6
Tulsa County, OK
6
Wake County, NC
6
Angelina County, TX
5
Aransas County, TX
5
Austin County, TX
5
Bastrop County, TX
5
Bergen County, NJ
5
Berks County, PA
5
Blanco County, TX
5
Bosque County, TX
5
Briscoe County, TX
5
Cochran County, TX
5
Colorado County, TX
5
Duval County, TX
5
Foard County, TX
5
Garza County, TX
5
Goliad County, TX
5
Kendall County, TX
5
Kleberg County, TX
5
Leon County, TX
5
Lincoln County, NM
5
Moore County, TX
5
Otero County, NM
5
Philadelphia County, PA
5
Ramsey County, MN
5
Reagan County, TX
5
Real County, TX
5
Refugio County, TX
5
San Saba County, TX
5
Shelby County, TX
5
Ware County, GA
5
Washington County, AR
5
Wheeler County, TX
5
Willacy County, TX
5
Winnebago County, IL
5
Wise County, TX
5
Wood County, TX
5
Calhoun County, MI
4
Crosby County, TX
4
DeWitt County, TX
4
Freestone County, TX
4
Gillespie County, TX
4
Grafton County, NH
4
Hartley County, TX
4
Hopkins County, TX
4
Jack County, TX
4
Jasper County, TX
4
Kalamazoo County, MI
4
Kay County, OK
4
Kenedy County, TX
4
Lancaster County, NE
4
Llano County, TX
4
Loving County, TX
4
Marion County, IN
4
Mason County, TX
4
Milam County, TX
4
Motley County, TX
4
Oldham County, TX
4
Parmer County, TX
4
Pittsburg County, OK
4
Richland County, SC
4
San Augustine County, TX
4
Schleicher County, TX
4
Shawnee County, KS
4
Socorro County, NM
4
Union County, NJ
4
Upshur County, TX
4
Ventura County, CA
4
Victoria County, TX
4
Allen County, IN
3
Archer County, TX
3
Arlington County, VA
3
Caddo County, OK
3
Carson County, TX
3
Castro County, TX
3
Chambers County, TX
3
Christian County, KY
3
De Baca County, NM
3
Dickens County, TX
3
Dunklin County, MO
3
Fairfax County, VA
3
Falls County, TX
3
Guadalupe County, NM
3
Hartford County, CT
3
Henderson County, TX
3
Hillsborough County, FL
3
Hinds County, MS
3
Huerfano County, CO
3
Irion County, TX
3
Jefferson County, KY
3
Macon County, AL
3
Marin County, CA
3
Montgomery County, AL
3
New Haven County, CT
3
Orange County, TX
3
Pierce County, WA
3
Polk County, TX
3
Rapides Parish, LA
3
Schenectady County, NY
3
Sedgwick County, KS
3
Sutton County, TX
3
Washington County, RI
3
Alameda County, CA
2
Anne Arundel County, MD
2
Barber County, KS
2
Benton County, AR
2
Boone County, MO
2
Brooks County, TX
2
Bryan County, OK
2
Burleigh County, ND
2
Canadian County, OK
2
Catron County, NM
2
Champaign County, IL
2
Cooke County, TX
2
Creek County, OK
2
Culpeper County, VA
2
Dane County, WI
2
Daviess County, KY
2
Douglas County, NE
2
Escambia County, FL
2
Essex County, NJ
2
Forrest County, MS
2
Franklin County, NC
2
Grady County, OK
2
Grant County, NM
2
Greer County, OK
2
Halifax County, NC
2
Harding County, NM
2
Harmon County, OK
2
Hennepin County, MN
2
Hood County, TX
2
Jackson County, OK
2
Jackson County, TX
2
Jefferson County, OK
2
Jim Hogg County, TX
2
Kiowa County, OK
2
Leavenworth County, KS
2
Lipscomb County, TX
2
Lucas County, OH
2
Mecklenburg County, NC
2
Mercer County, NJ
2
Miami-Dade County, FL
2
Newton County, TX
2
Orange County, FL
2
Otero County, CO
2
Polk County, FL
2
Providence County, RI
2
Rankin County, MS
2
Red River County, TX
2
Richmond County, GA
2
Roosevelt County, NM
2
Sabine County, TX
2
Santa Clara County, CA
2
Sierra County, NM
2
Solano County, CA
2
Somervell County, TX
2
Suffolk County, NY
2
Taos County, NM
2
Terrell County, TX
2
Titus County, TX
2
Trinity County, TX
2
Valencia County, NM
2
Van Zandt County, TX
2
Allegheny County, PA
1
Apache County, AZ
1
Atlantic County, NJ
1
Beckham County, OK
1
Bibb County, GA
1
Blaine County, OK
1
Bolivar County, MS
1
Burke County, GA
1
Butler County, OH
1
Camp County, TX
1
Canyon County, ID
1
Carbon County, WY
1
Cass County, TX
1
Cerro Gordo County, IA
1
Chattooga County, GA
1
Christian County, MO
1
Cleveland County, OK
1
Clinton County, NY
1
Cooper County, MO
1
Cowlitz County, WA
1
Craig County, OK
1
Craven County, NC
1
Curry County, NM
1
Custer County, OK
1
Del Norte County, CA
1
Delta County, TX
1
Deschutes County, OR
1
Dewey County, OK
1
Douglas County, KS
1
Drew County, AR
1
Ellis County, OK
1
Erie County, NY
1
Essex County, MA
1
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
1
Franklin County, TX
1
Fremont County, CO
1
Garland County, AR
1
Geary County, KS
1
Gilpin County, CO
1
Greenbrier County, WV
1
Greenville County, SC
1
Harford County, MD
1
Harrison County, MS
1
Hart County, KY
1
Henry County, IL
1
Herkimer County, NY
1
Hill County, TX
1
Howard County, AR
1
Hughes County, SD
1
Ingham County, MI
1
Jasper County, MO
1
Jefferson County, AL
1
Jefferson County, AR
1
Kane County, IL
1
King County, WA
1
Kingfisher County, OK
1
Kings County, NY
1
Kitsap County, WA
1
Knox County, OH
1
Lackawanna County, PA
1
Lake County, IL
1
Laramie County, WY
1
Larimer County, CO
1
Lee County, NC
1
Leon County, FL
1
Lewis and Clark County, MT
1
Linn County, IA
1
Love County, OK
1
Lowndes County, GA
1
Luzerne County, PA
1
Lyon County, KS
1
Madison County, AL
1
Marion County, FL
1
Marion County, MO
1
Marion County, OH
1
Marion County, TX
1
Marshall County, IN
1
McDonough County, IL
1
McKinley County, NM
1
McPherson County, KS
1
Merrimack County, NH
1
Miller County, AR
1
Mineral County, CO
1
Mobile County, AL
1
Monroe County, NY
1
Montezuma County, CO
1
Montgomery County, MD
1
Montgomery County, OH
1
Mora County, NM
1
Morris County, TX
1
Multnomah County, OR
1
Nassau County, NY
1
New Castle County, DE
1
New London County, CT
1
New York County, NY
1
Newton County, MO
1
Niagara County, NY
1
Northampton County, PA
1
Nowata County, OK
1
Onondaga County, NY
1
Orange County, CA
1
Orange County, NC
1
Orange County, NY
1
Panola County, TX
1
Pearl River County, MS
1
Pennington County, SD
1
Plumas County, CA
1
Rains County, TX
1
Riley County, KS
1
Riverside County, CA
1
Rockbridge County, VA
1
Rockwall County, TX
1
Roger Mills County, OK
1
Sabine Parish, LA
1
Saline County, KS
1
Sampson County, NC
1
Sandoval County, NM
1
Scott County, KY
1
Scotts Bluff County, NE
1
Sebastian County, AR
1
Shelby County, AL
1
Shelby County, KY
1
Spokane County, WA
1
Stephens County, OK
1
Summit County, OH
1
Tippecanoe County, IN
1
Tulare County, CA
1
Tyler County, TX
1
Union County, NC
1
Union County, NM
1
Waller County, TX
1
Wapello County, IA
1
Warren County, MS
1
Washington County, OH
1
Washington County, VT
1
Washita County, OK
1
Washoe County, NV
1
Washtenaw County, MI
1
Wayne County, MI
1
Wayne County, NY
1
Weld County, CO
1
Westchester County, NY
1
Wilcox County, AL
1
Woodward County, OK
1
Yalobusha County, MS
1
Yamhill County, OR
1
Yankton County, SD
1
Yuma County, AZ
1
Titles
The H-SU Brand
1,465
53rd Legislature of Texas
1,158
57th Legislature of Texas
780
The Simmons Brand
614
56th Legislature of Texas
446
The Brand of Hardin-Simmons University
385
54th Legislature of Texas
381
Range Rider
312
Corral
180
Hardin-Simmons All School Sing
180
The Brand
100
The Bronco
100
Bulletin: Hardin-Simmons University, Ex-Student Edition
47
Roy Crane Papers
46
55th Legislature of Texas
45
Dwayne Hargesheimer Collection
45
UT Students' Army Training Corps Memos
38
Bulletin: Hardin-Simmons University Ex-Student Roundup
36
Sam Houston Letters
32
The Reata
32
Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memos
30
A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al.
26
Bulletin (United States. War Department)
25
W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
24
Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company
23
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater
18
Jake L. Hamon, Jr. et al. vs. United States Torpedo Company
9
Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company
7
Charles Goodnight Collection
5
Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al.
5
The State of Texas vs. Mrs. Hattie M. Sayles
5
Committee on Education and Special Training Training Memos
4
Buffalo Gap Messenger
2
Elizabeth Custer/C. C. Rister Correspondence Collection
2
Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. D. C. Doan
2
Mrs. J. E. Drummond vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al.
2
The Abilene Daily Reporter
2
The State of Texas vs. Annie Ellis et al.
2
Bulletin: Hardin-Simmons Ex-Student Roundup
1
House Simple Resolutions
1
Newspaper Enterprise Association
1
Pen and Ink
1
The Log of the United States Naval Academy
1