For the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Bicentennial on July 4, Fresno State received an American Revolution Bicentennial (1776-1976) flag from alumnus Dr. Elvin C. Bell, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and Army National Guard brigadier general and a former adjunct professor at Fresno State and Princeton University.

The flag is on display in the Madden Library at the first-floor entrance to the south wing. The flag is now displayed on a wall of the first floor of the Madden Library just before the south wing, on the right hand side. It was hung next to a proclamation that cites the buildings and the dates where the flag was historically flown.