Public Relations Press Release Files

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US TxSaTua UA0050

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Public Relations Press Release Files

Date(s)

  • 1960s-1980s (Creation)

Extent

8 boxes (7 records storage boxes and 1 doc box)

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Scope and content

The Public Relations PR Files were donated to the Trinity University Archives in the 1980s and include press releases on subject files and last names from the 1960s through the early 1980s. The collection focuses largely on the student and faculty experience, with many press releases on academic programs and centers, research, grants, and organizations. There is also a heavy focus on campus events, especially theater and musical performances, and on athletics. The collection touches on Trinity's engagement with the San Antonio community as well, with press releases on Fiesta and outside groups meeting at Trinity. Many of the press releases also highlight the administrative side of Trinity, as well as its growth, with topics such as the history of Trinity, major administrators at Trinity, and the construction of new buildings.

System of arrangement

Series 1: Subject Files
Sub-series 1.1: Academic Departments and Programs
Sub-series 1.1.1: Anthropology
Sub-series 1.1.2: Art
Sub-series 1.1.3: Business Administration
Sub-series 1.1.4: Continuing Education
Sub-series 1.1.5: Drama (SEE ALSO: Buildings - Ruth Taylor Theater)
Sub-series 1.1.6: Economics
Sub-series 1.1.7: Education
Sub-series 1.1.8: English
Sub-series 1.1.9: Environmental Studies
Sub-series 1.1.10: Fine Arts
Sub-series 1.1.11: Foreign Languages
Sub-series 1.1.12: Geography
Sub-series 1.1.13: Graduate School
Sub-series 1.1.13.1: Hospital Administration
Sub-series 1.1.13.2: Urban Studies
Sub-series 1.1.14: Health and Physical Education
Sub-series 1.1.15: History
Sub-series 1.1.16: Home Building
Sub-series 1.1.17: Home Economics
Sub-series 1.1.18: Independent Study
Sub-series 1.1.19: Journalism
Sub-series 1.1.19.1: KRTU-FM
Sub-series 1.1.20: Latin American Studies
Sub-series 1.1.21: Learning About Learning
Sub-series 1.1.22: Library
Sub-series 1.1.23: Mathematics
Sub-series 1.1.24: Military Science (SEE ALSO: Academic Departments and Programs - ROTC)
Sub-series 1.1.25: Mini Term
Sub-series 1.1.26: Music
Sub-series 1.1.26.1: Choir
Sub-series 1.1.27: Overseas Study
Sub-series 1.1.28: Philosophy
Sub-series 1.1.29: Political Science
Sub-series 1.1.30: Psychology
Sub-series 1.1.31: Religion
Sub-series 1.1.32: ROTC (SEE ALSO: Military Science)
Sub-series 1.1.33: Science
Sub-series 1.1.33.1: Aeronautics
Sub-series 1.1.33.2: Biology
Sub-series 1.1.33.3: Chemistry
Sub-series 1.1.33.4: Engineering
Sub-series 1.1.33.5: Geology
Sub-series 1.1.33.6: Physics
Sub-series 1.1.34: Sociology
Sub-series 1.1.35: Speech
Sub-series 1.1.36: Summer Project
Sub-series 1.1.37: Summer School
Sub-series 1.1.38: Summer Workshop
Sub-series 1.2: Administration (SEE ALSO: Board of Trustees)
Sub-series 1.2.1: General
Sub-series 1.2.2: Departments
Sub-series 1.2.2.1: Admissions
Sub-series 1.2.2.2: Public Relations
Sub-series 1.2.3: Administrators
Sub-series 1.2.3.1: Laurie, James W.
Sub-series 1.2.3.2: Wimpress, Duncan
Sub-series 1.3: Alumni
Sub-series 1.3.1: General
Sub-series 1.4: Athletics
Sub-series 1.4.1: General
Sub-series 1.4.1.1: Baseball
Sub-series 1.4.1.2: Basketball
Sub-series 1.4.1.3: Bowling
Sub-series 1.4.1.4: Football
Sub-series 1.4.1.5: Golf
Sub-series 1.4.1.6: Intramurals
Sub-series 1.4.1.7: Soccer
Sub-series 1.4.1.8: Softball
Sub-series 1.4.1.9: Tennis
Sub-series 1.4.1.10: Track
Sub-series 1.4.1.11: Trap and Skeet
Sub-series 1.4.1.12: Volleyball
Sub-series 1.5: Baccalaureate (SEE ALSO: Parker Chapel; Chapel Services)
Sub-series 1.6: Board of Trustees (SEE ALSO: Administration; Synod of Texas)
Sub-series 1.6.1: General
Sub-series 1.7: Buildings
Sub-series 1.7.1: General
Sub-series 1.7.2: Coates University Center
Sub-series 1.7.3: Cowles Life Sciences Building
Sub-series 1.7.4: E.M. Stevens Field
Sub-series 1.7.5: Ewing Halsell Administrative Studies Center
Sub-series 1.7.6: Parking Chapel (SEE ALSO: Chapel Services)
Sub-series 1.7.7: Ruth Taylor Theater (SEE ALSO: Academic Departments and Programs - Drama)
Sub-series 1.7.8: Sams Memorial Center
Sub-series 1.7.9: Sid W. Richardson Communications Center
Sub-series 1.7.10: Stevens Stadium
Sub-series 1.7.11: Trinity University Auditorium
Sub-series 1.7.12: Laurie Auditorium
Sub-series 1.7.13: The Whisker Coffeehouse
Sub-series 1.8: Campus Publications
Sub-series 1.8.1: Mirage
Sub-series 1.8.2: Trinitonian
Sub-series 1.9: Centers and Services
Sub-series 1.9.1: Computer Center
Sub-series 1.9.2: Counseling Center
Sub-series 1.9.3: Information Center
Sub-series 1.9.4: Placement Office
Sub-series 1.9.5: Solar Power
Sub-series 1.9.6: Sunshine Cottage
Sub-series 1.9.7: Thorman Cancer Lab
Sub-series 1.10: Courses (SEE ALSO: Academic Departments and Programs)
Sub-series 1.11: Events (SEE ALSO: Lectures; Visitors)
Sub-series 1.11.1: General
Sub-series 1.11.2: Bicentennial
Sub-series 1.11.3: Calendar of Events
Sub-series 1.11.4: Centennial
Sub-series 1.11.5: Chapel Services (SEE ALSO: Parker Chapel)
Sub-series 1.11.6: Commencement
Sub-series 1.11.7: Fiesta
Sub-series 1.11.8: Film Screenings
Sub-series 1.11.9: Homecoming
Sub-series 1.11.10: Musical Programs
Sub-series 1.11.11: Orientation
Sub-series 1.11.12: Seminars
Sub-series 1.11.13: Summer Camps
Sub-series 1.11.14: Workshops
Sub-series 1.12: Faculty (SEE ALSO: Faculty Grants; Regular Faculty Lectures)
Sub-series 1.12.1: General
Sub-series 1.12.2: Publications
Sub-series 1.12.3: Research
Sub-series 1.12.4: Senate
Sub-series 1.13: Grants Awarded (SEE ALSO: Scholarships)
Sub-series 1.13.1: Faculty
Sub-series 1.13.2: Institutional
Sub-series 1.13.3: Student
Sub-series 1.14: Lectures (SEE ALSO: Visitors; Events)
Sub-series 1.14.1: General
Sub-series 1.14.2: Regular Faculty
Sub-series 1.15: Parents
Sub-series 1.15.1: General
Sub-series 1.15.2: Parents Weekend
Sub-series 1.16: Registrar
Sub-series 1.16.1: Registration
Sub-series 1.17: Scholarships (SEE ALSO: Grants Awarded)
Sub-series 1.18: Staff
Sub-series 1.19: General
Sub-series 1.20: Administrative
Sub-series 1.19: Students (SEE ALSO: Scholarships; Student Grants)
Sub-series 1.19.1: General
Sub-series 1.19.2: Dean's List
Sub-series 1.19.3: Organizations (SEE ALSO: Social Clubs)
Sub-series 1.19.4: Recruitment
Sub-series 1.19.5: Research
Sub-series 1.19.6: Residential Assistant
Sub-series 1.19.7: Social Clubs (SEE ALSO: Organizations)
Sub-series 1.19.8: Student Council
Sub-series 1.20: Synod of Texas (SEE ALSO: Board of Trustees)
Sub-series 1.21: Trinity University
Sub-series 1.21.1: General
Sub-series 1.21.2: History (Sketches, write-ups)
Sub-series 1.21.3: The Trinity Plan
Sub-series 1.22: Trinity University Press
Sub-series 1.23: Visitors (SEE ALSO: Lectures; Events)
Sub-series 1.23.1: General
Sub-series 1.23.2: Outside Groups Meeting at Trinity
Series 2: Last Names
Sub-series 2.1: Last Name; A
Sub-series 2.2: Last Name; B
Sub-series 2.3: Last Name; C
Sub-series 2.4: Last Name; D
Sub-series 2.5: Last Name; E
Sub-series 2.6: Last Name; F
Sub-series 2.7: Last Name; G
Sub-series 2.8: Last Name; H
Sub-series 2.9: Last Name; I
Sub-series 2.10: Last Name; J
Sub-series 2.11: Last Name; K
Sub-series 2.12: Last Name; L
Sub-series 2.13: Last Name; M
Sub-series 2.14: Last Name; N
Sub-series 2.15: Last Name; O
Sub-series 2.16: Last Name; P
Sub-series 2.17: Last Name; R
Sub-series 2.18: Last Name; S
Sub-series 2.19: Last Name; T
Sub-series 2.20: Last Name; U
Sub-series 2.21: Last Name; V
Sub-series 2.22: Last Name; W
Sub-series 2.23: Last Name; Y
Sub-series 2.24: Last Name; Z

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This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Special Collections & Archives reading room. The materials are non-circulating.

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The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.

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  • English

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    This collection was donated by the Public Relations office in the 1980s

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    • Citation: Public Relations Press Release Files. UA0050. Coates Library Special Collections & Archives, Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas).

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    Finding aid created by Zoe Grout, 2021-2022

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