Special Collections and Archives
The
Department houses library materials which are especially valuable or fragile. These
materials include manuscripts, rare books, noteworthy editions, and works distinguished
for their illustrations, bindings, or fine printing, as well as named collections of
particular distinction. The Department also serves as repository for the Trinity
University Archives, including the publications of Trinity University Press.
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The Collections
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The Beretta Texana Collection |
The Beretta Texana Collection was
initiated by Trinity Associates, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beretta of San Antonio, in 1983. It
includes, among other books, the following two collections.
- Beretta-Nicholson
- Beretta-Encino
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The Mr. and
Mrs. Walter F. Brown Collection |
The Mr. and Mrs. Walter F.
Brown Collection was acquired by the Library in 1986 as a result of a gift by Mr.
and Mrs. Walter F. Brown of San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Brown is a Trinity University Trustee.
Among other interesting and rare items, the collection includes the first trade edition of
Henry Adams' History of the United States, from the First Administration of Thomas
Jefferson to the Second Administration of James Madison (New York, 1889); the Magna
Carta...(London, 1618); and Jonathan Swift's The History of the Four Last Years of the
Queen (London, 1758).
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The Gilbert M.
Denman, Jr., Collection |
The Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.,
Collection, initiated in 1985, holds the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum and other
important books on ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art.
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The George P.
Isbell Collection of Works |
The George P. Isbell Collection
of Works by and about Logan Pearsall Smith was presented to Trinity in 1968. Logan
Pearsall Smith was a renowned epigrammatist, critic, essayist, biographer and authority on
the English language. The collection includes 46 volumes, and one cubic foot of notes and
correspondence with other writers of his day.
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The Jim Maloney
Aerospace Collection |
The Jim Maloney Aerospace Collection,
presented to Trinity University in 1983 by his widow Catherine and their children,
includes over 200 monographs and more than 35 linear feet of vertical file material
documenting the space effort of the United States. Mr. Maloney was a reporter for the
Houston Post. The vertical files, spanning the years 1963 to 1982 with the heaviest
concentration in the period 1965 to 1975, cover a wide range of space-related subjects,
with greatest emphasis on the missions--Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo/Soyuz Test
Project. Bibliographic access to the vertical file material is provided by a finding aid
in the Department.
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The
Something Else Press / Avant-Garde Poetry Collection |
The Something Else
Press / Avant-Garde Poetry Collection includes editions of one of the past decade's
most prominent avant-garde publishers, Dick Higgins, himself a poet, composer, printer,
film-maker, and scholar. The press emerged from the non-gallery oriented, mixed-media,
"happening" activities of the Fluxus Group of artists which flourished in New
York City in the early 1960s. The collection, acquired in 1982, has over 80 unusual books
and pamphlets of art and literature issued between 1963 and 1974, including works by
Emmett Williams, Dick Higgins, Alison Knowles and Dieter Rot, among others.
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The Trinity University
Archives |
The Trinity University Archives
are the repository for campus records documenting the history of the University. The
Archives consist of administrative and academic papers, copies of theses and research
projects by Trinity University students, press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs,
slides, student publications, and other material of significance to the University.
Non-circulating copies of The Bulletin of Trinity University, The Mirage, The
Trinitonian,
The Trinity Review, and Trinity: The Magazine of Trinity University are also in the
Archives.
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The Encino Press Collection |
The Encino Press Collection was
acquired by the Library in 1983. Each publication of this Austin-based firm was personally
designed by Mr. William D. Wittliff. Texana is the subject matter of most titles published
by the Encino Press. Many stand as examples of outstanding regional publishing.
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The J.F.
Buenz Collection |
The J.F. Buenz Collection, presented to
the University in 1985 by a local architect for whom the collection is named, contains 19
volumes on such subjects as the Italian Renaissance, Spanish sculpture, and English and
French architecture.
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The Sir Henry
Hardman Pamphlet Collection |
The Sir Henry Hardman Pamphlet
Collection, purchased by Trinity in 1983, spans the years 1920 to 1973, with the
bulk of the material falling into the period 1928 to 1945. The pamphlets cover a broad
range of subjects in twentieth-century British history. The greatest emphasis is on
labor-oriented literature, ranging from political theories, primarily Socialism, to
practical worker education movements. Bibliographic access is via subject headings in
Quest, the online catalog, and through printed guides available in the Department.
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The
Helen Miller Jones Collection of American Literature |
The Helen Miller
Jones Collection of American Literature, presented in 1977 by Helen Miller Jones
of San Antonio, consists of several hundred titles of first and other important editions
of works by such authors as William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Willa Cather, and Eugene
O'Neill. Two original typescripts, corrected by the authors, are unique: Willa Cather's My
Mortal Enemy, and Ernest Hemingway's short story, The Undefeated, which was first
published as Number 2 of This Quarter (Milano, 1925-1926), and afterwards appeared, with
minor alterations, in Men Without Women (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927).
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The C.W. Miller Collection |
The C.W. Miller Collection was
presented by Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Miller in 1954. Dr. Miller, a Trinity Trustee from 1942 to
1960 and Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1957 until 1960, was honored by the
University with a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1950. A residence hall on the south
campus bears his name. This unusual collection of 20 very scarce volumes contains examples
of incunabula (books printed before 1501), early printed books, and manuscripts.
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The Albert
Steves, III, Collection of Works |
The Albert Steves, III,
Collection of Works by and about Sir Winston Churchill, presented to Trinity
University in 1968 by Mr. Albert Steves, III, of San Antonio, contains 117 volumes, many
of them fine editions, pertaining to the life and writings of this remarkable British
author-statesman.
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The Trinity
University Press Archives |
The Trinity University Press
Archives contains copies of all publications produced by the Press. Requests for
permissions regarding materials published prior to 1980 should be directed to
Janice
Sabec. Requests for permissions for materials published since
2002 should be directed to
books.trinity.edu. Current Trinity University Press information
can be found at their
website.
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The Nicholson Collection |
The Nicholson Collection was presented to
the University in 1985 by Mr. Joe Nicholson, former director of the Trinity University
Press. Given in honor and appreciation of Dr. Donald E. Everett, professor emeritus of
history at Trinity, it includes biographies, fine literature, books on ranching, and
general Texas History.
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The
Paul A. Campbell International Library of Man and Space |
The Paul A.
Campbell International Library of Man and Space was donated in 1972 by Dr. Paul A.
Campbell, a pioneer in space and aviation medicine and former Commander of the School of
Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio. This collection of books,
pamphlets, photographs, maps, transcripts of conversations between the astronauts and
NASA, and other material documents the history of man and space from the earliest theories
of the ancients to the incredible ventures of the space program.
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The Hilton Latin
American Collection |
The Hilton Latin American Collection
was acquired in 1982 from Professor Ronald Hilton, former Director of Hispanic-American
and Luso-Brazilian Studies at Stanford University. The majority of the Hilton books were
sent to the general collection, but the rare items are housed in the Department. They
include materials on Latin America, the Caribbean, Florida, the American Southwest,
California, and the Philippines during the Spanish period. In addition, there are 33
autographed letters from famous Latin Americans and others concerning that region--one
especially noteworthy from the Argentinean leader, Juan Peron; 56 photographs of Cuba
during the Spanish American War; and 651 KGEI letters, dated 1953-1957, which listeners to
that short-wave radio station sent to Professor Hilton, describing life in their home
localities. Some audio tapes of interviews Professor Hilton conducted with prominent Latin
Americans are also available.
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The Malcolm Lowry Collection |
The Malcolm Lowry Collection,
acquired by the University in 1983, contains all books by Lowry in hardcover and paperback
editions, and nearly all the contributions he made to books and periodicals. Numerous
translations of his works into other languages are also part of the collection, as are
books about the author, books in which he is mentioned, and other books relating to him,
notably those of Conrad Aiken. Some unusual items are two recordings of works inspired by
Lowry, two radio scripts, and the shooting script for Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life of
Malcolm Lowry.
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The Pat Ireland Nixon
Collection |
The Pat Ireland Nixon Collection
was presented to Trinity University in 1964 by Dr. Pat Ireland Nixon, a prominent San
Antonio physician. This library contains many of the landmarks of Texas historiography. It
includes general histories of Texas, material on the pre-Revolutionary period, the
Revolutionary and Republican periods, the Mexican War, statehood, cowboys, cattleman,
Indians and gunmen.
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The
Decherd Turner Collection of William Morris' Kelmscott Press Editions |
The
Decherd Turner Collection of William Morris' Kelmscott Press Editions was
presented to Trinity University on the occasion of the dedication of the Elizabeth Huth
Coates Library on October 6, 1983. It contains many fine examples of printing from this
press, the most notable being the famous edition of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Now
Newly Printed, 1896, commonly referred to as the Kelmscott Chaucer.
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The Fay Sinkin Collection |
The Fay Sinkin Collection contains
records relating to the activities of the Aquifer Protection Association (APA) during the
1970s. Formed in 1974 by Fay Sinkin at the request of the San Antonio League of Women
Voters, the APA drew public attention to the aquifer and developed support for the
purchase of sensitive areas in the aquifer recharge zone. The APA was instrumental in
promoting both short and long range policies and planning, particularly in regard to
zoning, that focused on aquifer protection as the City of San Antonio rapidly grew
northward. Finding aids are available in Special Collections.
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Rules and regulations.
1. Each applicant is required to show acceptable identification and complete a
registration form.
2. Trinity University reserves the right to inspect briefcases, parcels, packages,
books and all personal belongings taken from the Library. If archival materials are
requested, users may be asked to check in coats, briefcases, backpacks, etc. while
materials are in use.
3. Materials must be used under such conditions as prescribed by these rules.
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The Guest Register must be signed each day.
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Only lead pencils may be used in the room.
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Tracing is not allowed.
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Readers must not write upon, mark, lean upon, or mishandle material provided for their
use.
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Material may not be used in another room unless permission is given by appropriate
library staff.
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It is extremely important to preserve the existing order and arrangement of unbound
material. Report any disarrangement to the library staff. Do not rearrange items yourself.
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When using manuscripts and/or archival material, remove only one folder at a time from
the container. Return folders in the same order and facing the same way as you received
them.
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Manuscripts and archival material left temporarily on the table should be replaced in
their containers, and containers should be closed. Notify library staff if you need to
leave the area but plan to return.
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All material should be returned to the archives library staff when you have finished.
Researchers are responsible for all material delivered to them until it has been checked
in.
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The use of tobacco and consumption of food and/or beverages are not permitted in the
area.
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Photocopying of items in Special Collections and Archives area is normally not
permitted. Under special circumstances, however, library staff may make arrangements for
photocopying to be done.
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Access does not imply permission to publish; the user is responsible for securing
copyright releases or permission to publish when necessary.
Use of Special Collections
for meetings
Contacts and Hours
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Special Collections and Archives
Elizabeth Huth Coates Library
Trinity University
1 Trinity Place
San Antonio TX 78212-7200
(210) 999-7355
jsabec@trinity.edu
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Monday - Friday
1:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Saturday - Sunday CLOSED
Call for up-to-date
information, especially if you are making a trip just to visit Special
Collections.
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