Campus Construction - The Trinity University Collection

Duration: 9:31

Year Published: 1950s

Sound: silent

Description: This 1950s film documents the construction of Trinity University’s fourth campus location in San Antonio, including the construction of the Public Relations Office and new dormitories. The footage also captures scenes from student life, like football and choir practice. During construction, the classes continued on the Woodlawn campus—the former location of the University of San Antonio, which merged with Trinity in 1942. The film ends with a ribbon-cutting ceremony during which University President James W. Laurie speaks to the crowd. Founded in 1869, Trinity University is a private university in San Antonio.