Trinity Digital Collections

- Murchison Tower
- Murchison Tower
- Dedicated on December 16, 1964, the T. Frank Murchison Memorial Tower rises to a height of 166 feet and is the focal center of the Trinity campus. The tower was a gift of Mr. Arch Underwood, a longtime friend of Murchison who served with him as a...
- Historical Images Archive
- Murchison Tower
- Murchison Tower
- Dedicated on December 16, 1964, the T. Frank Murchison Memorial Tower rises to a height of 166 feet and is the focal center of the Trinity campus. The tower was a gift of Mr. Arch Underwood, a longtime friend of Murchison who served with him as a...
- Historical Images Archive
- Varsity tennis courts
- Tennis courts; Seeligson, Arthur A.;
- Dedication of varsity tennis courts on 5 November 1959. Courts given by trustee Arthur A. Seeligson, Sr., longtime supporter of Tennis in San Antonio. In photo foreground John Newman makes first official serve on new courts. Other players...
- Historical Images Archive
- Why Are You Complaining?, by Reverend Black
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century;
- Editorial (Maxwell's Notes) addressing segregation in the city of San Antonio, and the issues around the Washuington D.C. airmen who did not wish to transfer to Randolph Air Force Base because of discriminatory practices in the city. [Probably...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- We Have Come This Far by Demonstrations, by Reverend Black, 1963
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio.;
- Editorial about an appeal to the Board of the San Antonio Junior College District for voluntary integration, and the necessity of continued protest and demonstration.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Property Rights, by Reverend Black, 1963
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Editorial about the importance of property ownership to release of the Negro from slave status, referring to the stance of Senator Barry Goldwater and the mayor of the City of San Antonio.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Who's Killing the Poverty Program?, by Reverend Black
- Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Editorial adressing racism in the Economic Opportunities Development Corporation (EODC) of San Antonio and Bexar County, an agency responsible for fighting poverty across San Antonio neighborhoods.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Crystal City and Politics, by Reverend Black, circa 1969
- 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]
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- 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
- Civil War in Poverty Program, by Reverend Black, circa 1968
- Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Editorial by Reverend Black, addressing the controversy between the E.O.D.C. (Economic Opportunities Development Corporation) and SANYO (San Antonio Neighborhood Youth Organization). (circa 1968)
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Decision Takers, by Reverend Black, undated
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century;
- Editorial by Reverend Black, addressing the liabilities of "voluntary integration."
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Knight in Shining Armor, by Reverend Black, undated
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; National Association for The Advancement of Colored People.;
- Editorial by Reverend Black, addressing the limitations of the candidates available from the Republican and Democratic political parties for the Negro community.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Education?, by Reverend Black, circa 1962
- 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...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Democracy in Local Government, by Reverend Black, 1963
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Editorial discussing race relations in San Antonio and lack of representation by Negro citizens on City Council.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- 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
- From the Sanctuary to the Street, by Reverend Black, 1963
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century;
- Editorial in SNAP newspaper addressing the church's role in civil rights legislation, and the issue of full citizenship and "voluntary integration."
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Who is Killing the G.G.L.?, by Reverend Black
- Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio.; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Editorial in SNAP newspaper addressing the demise of the Good Government League political group in San Antonio municipal government. Reverend Black refers to the post-HemisFair 1968 waste, the 1968 CBS documentary "Hunger in America," and the...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Death Knows My Color, Seven Lost Years, by Reverend Black, 1963
- 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...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- What's Wrong With Our Leadership, by Reverend Black
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Editorial in SNAP newspaper adressing the need for education, fair employment prcatices, and preparation for employment for Negro citizens, probably from the 1960s.
- 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