Beeson was Trinity's first president (1869-1883). A veteran of the Confederate Army, Beeson had previously served as President of Chapel Hill College in Texas.
Ruth C. Cowles served as a Trinity trustee from 1949-1964. As a trustee, Mrs. Cowles supervised much of Trinity's landscaping and furnishings, particularly for the Student Union, the Cowles House at 130 Oakmont Court, other university houses, and...
On 6 November 1959, the university swimming pool was dedicated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. D. Harold Byrd, Sr. Their son, D. Harold Byrd, Jr. was the principal donor of the $145,000 facility. Pictured in the photograph are swimmers from Trinity's...
Trinity's olympic size swimming pool was a gift to the university by D. Harold Byrd, Jr. in honor of his parents, Col. And Mrs. D. Harold Byrd Sr. Dedication ceremonies took place on November 6, 1959.
Luther Apelles Johnson served as Trinity's third president from 1885-1889 and later as president of the faculty. He was responsible for developing Trinity's curriculum and for initiating faculty study leaves. His untimely death in 1900 was a great...
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...
James W. Laurie, Trinity's 14th president, served from 1951-1970. Photo was taken in the mid- 1950s when John MacKay, president of Princeton Theological Seminary was a guest speaker on the Trinity campus. In the background of photo is the...
James W. Laurie, Trinity's 14th president, served from 1951-1970 (right) with George Clark, President of Trinity's Alumni Association. Photograph taken in 1955 with San Antonio skyline in the background
James W. Laurie, Trinity's 14th president, served from 1951-1970 (left) and Henry R. Luce, editor-in-chief of Time, Life, and Fortune Magazines Photo was taken on 7 October 1952 at a civic dinner in honor of Laurie at which Luce was the speaker....
James W. Laurie, Trinity's 14th president, served from 1951-1970 (right) with O'Neil Ford, Trinity architect who designed the campus. Photo appears to have been taken in the early 1960s from the top of Northrup Hall looking west with Storch library...
James W. Laurie, Trinity's 14th president, served from 1951-1970 (left) and Clint C. Small, president of Trinity's Board of Trustees (1949-1957) at Laurie's inaugural ceremonies on 8 October 1952.