Hesperian College, showing south view of the building remodeled 1881-1882

Hesperian College with students and faculty, showing south view of the building remodeled 1881-1882. [Chapman University was founded by members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as Hesperian College in Woodland, Calif., on March 4, 1861. In 1920, the assets of Hesperian College were absorbed by California Christian College, which held classes in downtown Los Angeles. In 1934, the school was renamed after the chairman of its board of trustees (and primary benefactor), C.C. Chapman.]

George Arthur Chapman, graduation from USC portrait photograph, Los Angeles, California, 1916

George Arthur Chapman, Sr. in his graduation from University of Southern California portrait photograph, Los Angeles, California, 1916.

George Arthur Chapman in World War I uniform, 1918

Portrait of George Arthur Chapman in his World War I uniform, 1918.

George Arthur Chapman, Jr.

Portrait of George Arthur Chapman, Jr. taken in the studio of Edwin Williams [Pasadena, Califorina?], 1932.

George Arthur Chapman and Samuel James Chapman on horseback, 1918

George Arthur Chapman [in uniform] and Samuel James Chapman on horseback, 1918.

Group portrait with Charles Clarke Chapman, Samuel James, and George Arthur Chapman Sr., circa 1900.

Copy of a damaged group portrait with Charles Clarke Chapman on the left, Samuel James on the right, and young man in front with hat and tie is George Arthur Chapman Sr., circa 1900.

Davis L. Chamberlin, Betty Hutton, and George Argyros with cake for the Hutton Sports Center groundbreaking, March 22, 1977

Davis L. Chamberlin, Betty Hutton, and George Argyros with cake for the Hutton Sports Center groundbreaking, March 22, 1977. The Hutton Sports Center, 219 E. Sycamore St., Chapman College, Orange, California was completed in 1978, named in honor of this former trustee, and made possible by a gift from his widow, Betty Hutton Williams.

George Argyros, Betty Hutton, and G. T. "Buck" Smith at the dedication of Hutton Sports Center

George Argyros, Betty Hutton Williams, and G. T. "Buck" Smith at the dedication of Hutton Sports Center, 219 E. Sycamore St., Chapman College, Orange, California, on Founders' Day, November 10, 1979. The Harold Hutton Sports Center, completed in 1978, is named in honor of this former trustee, and made possible by a gift from his widow, Betty Hutton Williams.