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A Statement by The Board of Trustees Concerning the Condition and Needs of The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary at the close of the Seminary Year 1915-16
Description: In the years leading up tot he U.S. entry into the war, Austin Seminary was experiencing severe financial hardship. This statement from the Board lays out the Seminary's financial position and makes the case for increased support in order to continue…
Date: 1916-11-09
Type: Text
Austin Seminary Board of Trustees minutes, May 19, 1948
Description: Minutes containing the Austin Seminary Board of Trustees' approval to admit African American students.
Creator: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Date: 1948-05-19
Type: Text
Austin Seminary Declaration of Intent book, 1902-1989, page 75
Description: This page from the opening of the 1950-1951 academic year shows the signature of Daniel Clark Jr., Austin Seminary’s first African-American student.
Creator: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Date: 1950/1951
Type: Text
Austin Seminary Faculty minutes, December 17, 1947
Description: On December 17, 1947, Austin Seminary faculty made the following decision on the application of a black student: “The application of Lonnie R. Proctor, a Negro, for admission to the Seminary as a theological student was presented. No action by the…
Creator: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Date: 1947-12-17
Type: Text
Austin Seminary faculty minutes, May 23, 1960
Description: Austin Seminary faculty minutes with a statement on racial integration at Austin Seminary.
Creator: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Date: 1960-05-23
Type: Text
Austin Seminary faculty minutes, May 9, 1950
Description: On May 9, 1950, Austin Seminary faculty approved the admission of Austin Seminary’s first African-American student, Daniel Clark Jr.
Creator: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Date: 1950-05-09
Type: Text
Austin Seminary faculty minutes, September 7, 1960
Description: Austin Seminary faculty minutes containing approval of a statement on racial integration made at the May 23, 1960 faculty meeting.
Creator: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Date: 1960-09-07
Type: Text
Cover of Neither Black or White: The Whole Church for a Broken World by David O. Shipley
Description: Photograph of Neither Black or White: The Whole Church for a Broken World by David O. Shipley, an account by Shipley on his experience as a black student at Austin Seminary during the 1950s.
Creator: Shipley, David O.
Date: 1971
Type: Text
Daniel Clark, Jr.
Description: A page from the ______, containing a photograph of Daniel Clark, Jr.
Creator: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Type: Text
Elsworth "Pete" Wright and Joe T. Sheeler at the Austin Seminary Association banquet, 1976
Description: Photograph from the Austin Seminary Bulletin, March, 1976 depicting Elsworth "Pete" Wright and Joe T. Sheeler at the Austin Seminary Association banquet. Wright was the first African-American to receive the Austin Seminary Association (ASA) Award for…
Creator: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Date: 1976-03
Type: Still Image