Trinity Digital Collections

- Lightner Residence Hall
- Lightner Residence Hall; Dormitories;
- With funds raised during Trinity's $50 million Centennial Fund, two new residence halls for women opened in the fall of 1965: the six-story Camille Lightner Honor Residence Hall and High Rise Residence hall. Both were designed by architects O'Neil...
- Historical Images Archive
- Frank L. Wear
- Wear, Frank L.; College presidents;
- Wear was Trinity's12th president, 1937-1942.
- Historical Images Archive
- 88th Session of National Baptist Convention - Renewal, editorial, Reverend Black, 1968
- Baptists -- United States -- History.; National Baptist Convention of America.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Editorial by Reverend Black in the National Baptist Union-Review, about the 88th Session of National Baptist Convention
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Law and Justice, by Reverend Black, 1968
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio
- Editorial in the National Baptist Union-Review by Reverend Black, addressing how the call for law and justice is often a racist appeal to stop the actions of Negroes.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Archelaus E. Turner
- Turner, Archelaus E.; College presidents;
- Turner was Trinity's 8th president 1904-1906
- Historical Images Archive
- Local politics and church news scrapbook, 1940s-1976
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Baptists -- United States -- History.; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Local politics and church news scrapbook, 1940s-1976, includes information on Reverend Black's early ministry, local politics, Mount Zion First Baptist Church
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Laurie 10th anniversary
- Laurie, James W.;
- Trustee C. W. Miller (left) presents gifts to Dorothy and James W. Laurie (Trinity president) at a dinner celebrating the 10th anniversary of Laurie's presidency in 1961.
- Historical Images Archive
- William Beeson tombstone
- Sepulchral monuments; Beeson, William S.
- This is the tombstone of William Beeson, Trinity University's first president (1869-1882). It is located in the Tehuacana cemetary not far from the original university building.
- Historical Images Archive
- Timothean Society
- Students' societies; McLesky, Benjamin G.;
- The Timothean Society originally functioned as a theology class for preministerial students and reorganized in 1891 as a pre-ministerial literary society. Pictured with students in photograph is President Benjamin McLeskey.
- Historical Images Archive
- Monroe G. Everett
- Everett, Monroe G.; College presidents;
- The thirteenth president of Trinity University, Everett was a graduate of Bethel College in Tennessee and McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Everett served as Director of the Westminster Foundation for...
- Historical Images Archive
- Monroe G. Everett
- Everett, Monroe G.; College presidents;
- The thirteenth president of Trinity University, Everett was a graduate of Bethel College in Tennessee and McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Everett served as Director of the Westminster Foundation for...
- Historical Images Archive
- Monroe G. Everett
- Everett, Monroe G.; College presidents;
- The thirteenth president of Trinity University, Everett was a graduate of Bethel College in Tennessee and McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Everett served as Director of the Westminster Foundation for...
- Historical Images Archive
- Monroe G. Everett
- Everett, Monroe G.; College presidents;
- The thirteenth president of Trinity University, Everett was a graduate of Bethel College in Tennessee and McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Everett served as Director of the Westminster Foundation for...
- Historical Images Archive
- Once Upon A Time…, by Reverend Black, 1962
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Editorial for SNAP News, about a meeting held on November 23-25, 1962 at Columbia Iniversity. The meeting addressed African and American Negro leaders and future directions for policy for apartheid, embargo, and moral responsibility.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Samuel L. Hornbeak
- Hornbeak, Samuel L.; College presidents;
- Samuel Hornbeak first attended Trinity as a student in 1873 when he was eight years old. (Trinity then had a primary department.) He received a B.A. degree in 1885 and joined the TU faculty in 1891 as professor of science. He later served as dean...
- Historical Images Archive
- Elect C. W. Black for City Council Scrapbook, 1963-1965
- 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.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Robert Pitman
- Pitman, Robert; College presidents
- Robert Pitman served as interim president during 1877-1878.
- Historical Images Archive
- Baptist Ministers Union of San Antonio and Vicinity, 1951-1960
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Baptists -- United States -- History.;
- Reverend Black was involved with the beginnings of the Baptist Ministers Union of San Antonio and Vicinity, as Secretary, as part of committees, and as President. This folder contains meeting notes, correspondence, organizational documents such as...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- National Baptist Convention of America (with reports from the Commission on Social Justice), 1944-1961
- National Baptist Convention of America.; Baptists -- United States -- History.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Selections from Folder 48: Reverend Black was involved with the National Baptist Convention of America in various capacities, as editor of the National Baptist Union-Review, and as chairman of the Commission on Social Justice. The selections from...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Austin Civil Rights March, Speeches, and Interviews, 1963
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Segregation--Texas--San Antonio--History.;
- Recording produced by KTSA Radio, San Antonio, Texas, of the Austin Civil Rights March on August 28, 1963. Listening notes: The tape begins with an interview by an unidentified KTSA reporter with Bob Joiner of the Indignant White Citizens...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers