Digital Collections

The Coates Library is currently working on several projects which will make available locally created digital information for users now and in the future.  These projects together comprise what many call an "institutional repository," a way of preserving and showcasing the varieties of contributions made by the Trinity community.  We invite you to browse through the collections described below.  Trinity faculty, staff, and students who would like to suggest new projects for our digital repository should contact Chris Nolan, Assistant University Librarian, or Jane Costanza,  Head of Cataloging.

(Note that various other digital collections created outside the university, such as scholarly e-journals and reference sources, may be found on our list of databases or under our Resources by Subject guides.)

Liberal Arts Scholarly Repository (formerly Digital Commons)

LASR (Liberal Arts Scholarly Repository) is a growing collection of mostly text-based documents including student theses and projects, faculty working papers, electronic journals, and administrative policies. The online student theses, our first project, are intended to highlight the high level of work produced by our undergraduates. 

Trinity Digital Collections

Several online collections of Trinity archival materials are currently under construction:

Historical Images Archive

The Special Collections Department in the Coates Library serves as the Trinity University Archives, and includes approximately 15,000 photographs and 20,000 slides documenting the University’s history from the 1870s to the 1990s.  The historic images in the collection range in date throughout the University’s first 100 years and are divided into 4 subject categories (based on the University’s geographic location):  the Tehuacana Images (1869-1902), the Waxahachie Images (1902-1942), the Woodlawn: San Antonio Images (1910-1952), and the Skyline Campus: San Antonio Images (mid 1950s-present).

These collections include glass plate images, tintypes, and gelatin photos, as well as traditional and digital photography.  The digitization of this and other collections insures the continued preservation and improved access to these resources.

Theatre Arts Images Archive

Trinity’s outstanding Drama Program has continued to preserve and collect images of theatrical productions from the last 50 years of its history.  This online collection will be comprised of selected photographs from plays, musicals, and other performances, and will eventually include publicity related items and theatrical season programs.  Digital images formerly available at the Speech and Drama Department webpage will now be available in a searchable format as a part of library’s digital collections.

Digital Trinitonian

The digitized version of the campus newspaper. Available dates include some issues from 1919-1943 and 1959-2007.