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...
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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...
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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.
Aerial view of campus taken c. 1960 from Northrup Hall looking west with Storch Library, Mayfield Cottage, Varsity Tennis courts, McFarlin Residence Halls, and University Presbyterian Church in the background.