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The Student News Site of Trinity University

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The Student News Site of Trinity University

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The Special Collections room, located on the second floor of the library, is home to unique University records that require special care.

Hitting the stacks: TUASA hosts archives event

Trinity University Archives Student Advocates offers guests a peak into the past
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter • September 28, 2023

Trinity University Archives Student Advocates (TUASA) hosted a presentation and viewing of artifacts for students interested in the special collections and archives. During the event, students listened...

Main room of special collections

Special Collections and Archives: A fantasyland of diverse histories

Hoelscher and Schnur work to make students feel welcome in a room of precious history
Lauren Roddis, Pulse Reporter • March 3, 2022

Nestled west of the stairs on the second floor of Coates Library is a cozy room that looks as if it’s straight out of “Downton Abbey.” This room houses Trinity’s Special Collections and Archives....

Photo credit: Matthew Claybrook

Coates Library presents exhibit on Artemisia Bowden

Noelle Barrera • February 28, 2019
Bowden was an engaged educator and activist
Photo credit: Genevieve Humphreys

Then and now: Accessible housing

Gabriella Garriga • February 28, 2019
Current qualms and historical problems persist on campus regarding accessibility
Colleen Hoelscher looks through files in the Rare Books room. photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

A day in the life of the Special Collections staff

Maggie Lupo • April 4, 2018

An atmosphere of quiet reverence perfuses the Rare Books room in Coates Library. The carpeted floor and weathered furniture lend a close, cozy ambiance, and each of the hundreds of books lining the walls...