Trinity University: A Tale of Three Cities

ISBN-13: 9781595347893 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 566 str.

R. Douglas Brackenridge

Opis

Since its founding in 1869 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Trinity University has been engaged in realizing the dreams of its founders to become a University of the highest order. In "Trinity University: A Tale of Three Cities," R. Douglas Brackenridge, professor emeritus of religion at Trinity, brings a wealth of scholarship and knowledge to this institutional history.
Brackenridge traces Trinity s unique heritage from its founding in Tehuacana and growth in Waxahachie to its emergence in San Antonio as a top private university for the study of liberal arts and sciences. He draws on historical records and reports, oral histories, newspaper accounts, books, correspondence, and archives to document the university s challenges and successes. He describes Trinity s development within the broader context of private, church-related universities in America, while profiling the administrators, faculty, staff, and students who have contributed to Trinity s rich heritage.
The result is a well-researched story of the founding and the progression of one of the nation s exceptional institutions for higher learning. Illustrations picture Trinity s campuses in three cities and include black-and-white photographs."