Commencement ceremonies; Brackenridge Park (San Antonio, Tex.)
After moving to the new campus in 1952, Trinity held its summer commencent exercises in the Sunken Garden Ampitheater in nearby Brackenridge Park. The evening event was held there annually until completion of Laurie Auditorium in 1971. This photo...
Communism and Christianity; Communism and religion; Communism
Thesis presented at Andover Newton Theological School in 1943, digitized copy supplied by Diana Yount, Trask Library, Andover Newton Theological School, on March 16, 2012 to Coates Library, Special Collections and Archives, Trinity University.
Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio;
Editorial by Reverend Black about the city election in Crystal City, Texas and its significance for dealing with racism and unequal treatment of Mexican Americans. [circa 1969]
Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century;
Editorial in SNAP newspaper addressing the repeal of the poll tax and its relationship[ to voter registration of African Americans (Negro) and President John F. Kennedy's remarks that Negro citizens have a life expectancy that is seven years less...
Baptists -- United States -- History.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; National Baptist Convention of America.;
Editorial in the National Baptist Union-Review by Reverend Black, addressing the need for making difficult choices regarding Christian education, urban unrest, and other social issues of the day.
African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century;
Editorial by Reverend Black, addressing the need for desegregation of educational institutions, in light of the violence that resulted when James Meredith enrolled and was accepted as the first African American in then-segregated University of...
African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; San Antonio (Tex.)--Race relations--History.; San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.;
Reverend Black's political campaign and local politics from 1963 through 1965 are covered in newsclippings and letters from local and Texas political figures,including Henry B. Gonzalez.
The Eugenia B. Miller Fountain was named in honor of the wife of Cecil W. Miller, Trinity trustee and former chairman of the Board (1957-1960) who presented the fountain as a gift to the university in 1966. Fountains were a special interest of Mr....
Baptists -- United States -- History.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
Family Day service and sermon delivered by Reverend Black at Mount Zion First Baptist Church; Listening notes: First 20 minutes - music and service; 20 minutes to 26 minutes - music and preliminary words; 26 minutes to 57 minutes - primary sermon...
A group of female students in the mid-1950s put on make up while seated in Guenther Park on the Trinity campus. The photograph was made for public relations purposes. Guenther Park commemorated a gift of land contributed to the Trinity campus by...
A group of female students are listening to a telephone conversation on a McFarlin Hall residence hall telephone. Telephones in the 1950s were not in private rooms. There was only one telephone on each floor of the residence hall.
Fiesta San Antonio (San Antonio, Tex.); Parade floats;
Trinity participated during the 1940s and 1950s in the annual Fiesta celebrations. This River Parade float was created sometime in late 1940s or early 1950s.jfkds;alsdkjfdklasdf
Friedrich Cactus Garden; Parks; Student Union Building;
The cactus gardens in the foreground with the Student Union Building in the background. The cacti were a gift of the Friedrich family of San Antonio. The scope of the gardens were diminished with the construction of residence halls on the lower...