Mission:
The mission is to explore Texas and Texans during wartime from 1836 to present and how those experiences affect us today.

About the Center:
The Confederate Research Center was founded in 1963, by Col. Harold B. Simpson. Col. Simpson said in a speech at the dedication of the Research Center, "What you see here today, of course, is only the small beginning of the Center, but as the old adage goes, 'Large Oaks from small Acorns grow', and it is our fervent hope that this center, will in the years to come, grow into this mighty Oak of Knowledge, Research, Perpetuation and writing of Texas Confederate History." Today the Harold B. Simpson History Center is comprised of three separate divisions: the Texas Heritage Museum, the Research Center (dealing with researching the War Between the States), and the Hill College Press.
The Hill College History Center is used by students of Hill College for research and writing in conjunction with their courses in English, History, and Political Science. It is used by students of other colleges and universities for writing book reports, term papers, thesis, and dissertations. The History Center is visited by researchers from all states and many countries. The History Center also features original art, art prints and sculptures depicting the War Between the States.
For its efforts in preserving and promoting Civil War history, Hill College was awarded the United States Civil War Centennial Commissions Bronze Medal of Distinction, the only educational institution in the Southwest to win the award.