Archives & Special Collections

Manhattan University serves as the final repository for the historical records of Manhattan University and the Brothers of the Christian Schools (also known as the Christian Brothers or the De La Salle Christian Brothers). The University houses the following archival collections:

  • Archives of Manhattan University (formerly Manhattan College)
  • Archives of the De La Salle Christian Brothers of the legacy New York (NY) District
  • Archives of the De La Salle Christian Brothers of the legacy Long Island-New England (LI-NE) District
  • Christian Brothers of the Midwest District Archives
  • Lasallian Research Collection
  • District of Eastern North America (DENA) Archives
  • Archives of the Christian Brothers Conference
A large group of students, boys and girls, and faculty in light coats and jackets, stand outside the main entrance of St. George High School. Three cars are pulling up to the curb and dropping off more students and faculty.

Image of the Month: September

St. George High School, circa 1955

Students from Saint George High School, in Evanston, Illinois, gather at the building entrance.  The school was founded in 1927 by George Cardinal Mundelein, Chicago's first Cardinal and an alum of Manhattan College (Class of 1889).  The Christian Brothers ran St. George until it closed in 1969.


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