Trinity Digital Collections

- President's Home
- College presidents -- Dwellings;
- Located at 3131 W. Ashby, a short distance from the main building, it was remodeled and redecorated through the generosity of Mr. Arch Underwood.
- Historical Images Archive
- Luther A. Johnson
- Johnson, Luther A.; College presidents
- 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...
- Historical Images Archive
- Who Owns the Negro Community?, by Reverend Black, 1962
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Talk (Maxwell's Notes) addressing the need for the Negro to be able to participate in society without enslavement to an antagonistic power structure, noting access to home mortgages as a way to participate and the develpment of organized labor as...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Benjamin G. McLeskey
- McLesky, Benjamin G.; College presidents
- McLeskey was Trinity's third president, serving from 1883-1885.
- Historical Images Archive
- ZerNona Stewart Black, Thirty-sixth Anniversary Scrapbook, 1985
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.); Baptists -- United States -- History.;
- Scrapbook made to honor ZerNona Stewart Black, on the thirty-sixth anniversary of Reverend Black and ZerNona Black's service to the Mount Zion First Baptist Church , 1985
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Wallace Campaign, by Reverend Black, 1968
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century;
- Editorial in the National Baptist Union-Review by Reverend Black, discussing the issues raised by the George Wallace presidential campaign and their importance for Black churchmen.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Clippings scrapbook, 1951-1963
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Baptists -- United States -- History.; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.);
- Scrapbook includes newspaper clippings about activities at Mount Zion First Baptist Church, Baptist news, African American community news, and Texas and San Antonio politics, from the San Antonio Register, the Fort Worth Defender and Baptist...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- James W. Laurie retirement party
- Laurie, James W.
- On May 13, 1970, the Trinity community held a retirement celebration for James W. and Dorothy Laurie at the completion of nineteen years of service as president of Trinity University. The couple are pictured as they cut a cake at a reception...
- Historical Images Archive
- James W. Laurie retirement
- Laurie, James W.;
- On May 13, 1970, the Trinity community held a retirement celebration for James W. and Dorothy Laurie at the completion of nineteen years of service as president of Trinity University. The couple are pictured as they leave Parker Chapel at the...
- Historical Images Archive
- Thomas Residence Hall
- Thomas Residence Hall; Dormitories;
- Opened in the fall of 1965, the eight-storey High Rise residence hall for undergraduate women was designed by architects O'Neil Ford and Bartlett Cocke. In 1974 Trinity trustees voted to name High Rise in honor of Marion Bruce Thomas who served...
- Historical Images Archive
- Thomas Residence Hall
- Thomas Residence Hall; Dormitories;
- Opened in the fall of 1965, the eight-storey High Rise residence hall for undergraduate women was designed by architects O'Neil Ford and Bartlett Cocke. In 1974 Trinity trustees voted to name High Rise in honor of Marion Bruce Thomas who served...
- Historical Images Archive
- Thomas Residence Hall
- Thomas Residence Hall; Dormitories;
- Opened in the fall of 1965, the eight-storey High Rise residence hall for undergraduate women was designed by architects O'Neil Ford and Bartlett Cocke. In 1974 Trinity trustees voted to name High Rise in honor of Marion Bruce Thomas who served...
- Historical Images Archive
- Trinity University Faculty
- College teachers; Johnson, Luther A.; College presidents
- Photo of Trinity University Faculty in 1889. On the back of the original, all the members are identified. President Luther A. Johnson is seated center of first row.
- Historical Images Archive
- James W. Laurie and James Robinson
- Laurie, James W.; Robinson, James;
- Pictured left to right are James W. Laurie, Trinity president, and Presbyterian clergyman James Robinson, pastor of the Church of the Master in New York City and founder of Cross Roads Africa program. Robinson visited the Trinity campus in 1961 to...
- Historical Images Archive
- Davis M. Prendergast
- Prendergast, Davis M.; College trustees
- Prendergast was one of the founding trustees of the university and Board President for many years. A resident of Mexia, he also taught in Trinity's Law Department. He served as a trustee from 1869-1900.
- Historical Images Archive
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Rally, 1958 July 25
- African American -- Civil rights; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Scrapbook documenting the Billy Graham Evangelistic Rally at Alamo Stadium, 1958 July 25, in San Antonio, Texas
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Robert Pitman
- Pitman, Robert; College presidents
- Robert Pitman served as interim president during 1877-1878.
- Historical Images Archive