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
(Left to right) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Witt, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil W. Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Calvert. Affectionaly known as ""the three wise men,"" Witt, Miller, and Calvert were instrumental in bringing Trinity to San Antonio in 1942 and...
African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.);
Talk delivered at conference of The Ministers and Missionary Benefit Board of the American Baptist Churches, February 21-23, 2000. The talk focuses on African American Baptist ministry, and provides an historical overview of Reverend Black's...
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...
Baptists -- United States -- History.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.);
ZerNona Stewart Black scrapbook from 1944 through 1964, includes personal and community news and content, as well as clippings and news items that relate to her time as Direcctor of the San Antonio USO YWCA, 112 Sycamore Street, and the Swankers...
Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio.; San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
Part 2 of 2 of folder, Local Government: Alamodome, 1988-1995. Contains documents that reflect government and citizen action regarding the Alamodome sports facility on the East side of San Antonio, including communications from the Dome Advisory...
Eugenia B. Miller Fountain; Fountains; Cecil B. Miller; Eugenia B. Miller
Cecil B. Miller, Trinity trustee and former chairman of the Board, presented the fountain as a gift to the University in 1966 in honor of his wife, Eugenia B. Miller. Located initially in a green circle of live oaks and grass near the main entrance...
Elizabeth Huth Coates Library; Building construction; Libraries;
Construction on the library, initially known as the Elizabeth Coates Maddox Library, began in 1977 and the library opened in 1979. Photo depicts construction in early stage, likely what is today the second floor. View is looking north and east....
Elizabeth Huth Coates Library; Building construction; Libraries;
Construction on the library, initially known as the Elizabeth Coates Maddox Library, began in 1977 and the library opened in 1979. Photo depicts construction in early stage. Ford, Powell & Carson and Chumney, Jones & Kell, San Antonio, Texas were...
Elizabeth Huth Coates Library; Building construction; Libraries;
Construction on the library, initially known as the Elizabeth Coates Maddox Library, began in 1977 and the library opened in 1979. Photo depicts construction in early stage. Ford, Powell & Carson and Chumney, Jones & Kell, San Antonio, Texas were...
Elizabeth Huth Coates Library; Building construction; libraries
Construction on the library, initially known as the Elizabeth Coates Maddox Library, began in 1977 and the library opened in 1979. Photo depicts construction in early stage. View is looking north from front of library with stairwell in foreground....
Elizabeth Huth Coates Library; Building construction; Libraries;
Construction on the library, initially known as the Elizabeth Coates Maddox Library, began in 1977 and the library opened in 1979. Photo depicts workers laying tile at main entry to library. Ford, Powell & Carson and Chumney, Jones & Kell, San...
Elizabeth Huth Coates Library; Building construction; Libraries;
Construction on the library, initially known as the Elizabeth Coates Maddox Library, began in 1977 and the library opened in 1979. Photo depictsfront stairwell at ground level looking east..Ford, Powell & Carson and Chumney, Jones & Kell, San...
African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; San Antonio (Tex.)--Race relations--History.; San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.;
Scrapbook of newsclippings assembled by Reverend Black, predominantly about San Antonio local politics, city council candidates, political issues involving the East side and West side of the city, Reverend Black's own political campaigns, and...
African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.;
Scrapbook includes newsclippings; telegrams , cards, and letters of congratulations from community members and state and local politicians; ephemera from community events, such as Reverend Black's narration of a San Antonio Symphony event honoring...
James Henry Calvert served Trinity as a trustee from 1942 until his death in 1981. He was chairman of the board from 1963-1966. As president of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce in 1941, Calvert was instrumental in bringing Trinity to San Antonio...
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...
Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Baptists -- United States -- History.;
Photograph of Reverend Black at the Texas Black History Chronicles, Legends in the Clergy event, seated next to a poster that contains his portrait and those of three additional honorees, 1996
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.