Trinity Digital Collections

- Trinity Football Team 1900
- Sports; Students
- This was Trinity's first intercollegiate football team. It's first game was in Waco against Baylor in which Trinity was defeated by a score of 17-0.
- Historical Images Archive
- James W. Laurie Henry R. Luce
- Presidents;
- 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....
- Historical Images Archive
- National Baptist Convention of America editorial, by Reverend Black, 1968
- National Baptist Convention of America.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Baptists -- United States -- History.;
- Editorial written by Reverend Black for the National Baptist Union - Review of the National Baptist Convention of America, in which he addresses actions of rebellion in the black urban community.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- James W. Laurie and James Robinson
- Events
- 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
- Communism as a Religion
- Communism and Christianity; Communism and religion; Communism
- Thesis presented at Andover Newton Theological School in 1943, digitized copy supplied by Diana Yount, Trask Library, Andover Newton Theological School, on March 16, 2012 to Coates Library, Special Collections and Archives, Trinity University.
- Special Collections and Archives
- King William's Purple House, by Reverend Black
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; Cisneros, Sandra.
- Talk about the house of Chicana writer Sandra Cisneros, which is located in the King William neighborhood in San Antonio and which she painted purple in the 1990s. Reverend Black talks about the historical meaning of color and the need to re-write...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Completed Administration Classroom Building
- Buildings
- Referred to as ""the Pride of Limestone County,"" Trinity's administrative classroom building was completed in 1892 with the addition of the south wing. In addition to the chapel which seated 600, the building contained 26 large rooms designed for...
- Historical Images Archive
- Mayfield Cottage and McFarlin Residence Halls
- Buildings;
- Photo of Mayfield Cottage (left foreground), Home Economics Cottage which was dedicated in May 1957. It was named in honor of Charlotte Mayfield who served for many years on the Texas State Board of High School Examiners and Supervisors with a...
- Historical Images Archive
- Boyd House
- Buildings
- Restored photo of Boyd house which was used as the first classroom for Trinity; faculty and students were posed in front of house. Later used for female department followed by the Law School.
- Historical Images Archive
- Local Politics, News and Community Activity Scrapbook, 1973-1974
- 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...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- ZerNona Stewart Black Travel Diary, 1955
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Baptists -- United States -- History.;
- ZerNona Stewart Black's travel diary from a 1955 trip to the Middle East and Europe. Included are travel impressions of sightseeing through Great Britain, Holland , France, Israel; participation in a Baptist youth conference. [NOTE: Interior pages...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Middle East travel diary and documents, Reverend Black, 1962
- Baptists -- United States -- History.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- This folder contains Reverend Black's Middle East travel diary and documents from a trip taken in 1962 with a Baptist organization. [Images numbered 33 through 37 have been omitted from delivery in the digital collections as they contain private...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- ZerNona Stewart Black tribute scrapbook, Health, Inc., 1993
- Baptists -- United States -- History.; Public health -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Scrapbook created by Leslie Foster Community Echoes for tribute event for Mrs. ZerNona Stewart Black, founder of Health, Inc., at the Annual Benefit Musical for Health, Inc, April 30, 1993, at the Mount Sinai Baptist Church.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Local politics scrapbook, 1971-1976
- 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...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Local politics, church and community news scrapbook, 1976-1977
- 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...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Health, Inc., 1979-1980
- Public health -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.);
- Folder: Health, Inc., 1979-1980; from the organizational records of Health, Inc., the senior citizen daycare center affiliated with Mount Zion First Baptist Church, co-founded by ZerNona Stewart Black.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Local Government: Alamodome, 1988-1992
- Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Part 1 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, and includes groups such as the Citizens for the...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Local Government: Alamodome, 1993-1995
- 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...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- African Freedom News
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Newsletter from the San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Countries. Issue devoted to Soweto and the death of Steven Biko; Secret Arms Deal for Racism in South Africa; Women for Racial and Economic...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Souvenir program, Dedication of Phillis Wheatley Senior School, 1933
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Segregation--Texas--San Antonio--History.; Wheatley, Phillis, -- 1753-1784.;
- Souvenir program from the dedication of Phillis Wheatley Senior School in San Antonio, Texas [the program is a photocopy of the original program] [also, Phyllis Wheatley]
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers