This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
History of Trinity College Library Growth to 1908
A detailed account by Librarian Breedlove traces Trinity College Library from its early 1860s roots through major consolidations, relocations, and the 1903 building dedicatory events. It notes key gifts, notable collections like the Avera Bible and Shakespeare holdings, the 1904 law library, and the J. A. Long Political Economy fund, highlighting growth to over 37,000 volumes and extensive public documents plus 15,000 pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina Library Association
Trinity
P. Breedlove
Breedlove
Trinity College
Normal College
Columbian Literary Society
Hesperian Literary Society
College
Columbian Inf Hesperian Literary Societies
The
Theological Society
Literary Society
Locars
Crowell
Citque
Randolph County
North Coolma Conference
Durham
Colecon
Moham
Duke
Kilgo
James B. Duke
Duncan
Armistead Burwell
Charlotte
Walter Page
New York
Look of
Anne Roney Shakespeare
South
Avera
E. B. McCullers
Johnston County
W. H. Avera
S. L. Clingman
Jane A. Cling
Anne Roney
Baltimore
Dred Peacock
High Point
Ethel Carr Peacock
North Carolina
Messrs. B. N
J. B. Dube
Jeremiah Smith
Eston