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
An older Christian Brother, in his collar and robe, sits at an elevated desk looking out at his classroom of young boys, all dressed neatly in jackets and seated at their desks reading the same page in the same books. We see the back of the boy’s heads.

Image of the Month: November

St. Mel’s High School, Chicago, Illinois, 1930s

Brother Julius of Jesus teaching his young, orderly charges at St. Mel’s High School in the city of Chicago.  The Brothers began their teaching apostolate in Chicago in 1861 and started at St. Mel’s High School, a parish school, in 1917.  The school, which was located in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the west side of the city, closed in 1968.


See More