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
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Lincoln Agricultural School, Lincolndale, NY, circa 1910
On over 900 acres of farmland near the Amawalk Reservoir, forty-six miles north of New York City, the Lincoln Agricultural School was established in 1907. A child welfare school for “destitute and friendless children”, its practical mission was to prepare future farmers to receive training in theory and practice in farm and dairy management and in the care of domestic animals. Boys left the institution knowledgeable about farm animals and proficient in handling the various implements and machinery of the dairy and farm. Here young boys cultivate potatoes through its plant breeding department. After 32 years Lincoln Agricultural School was rededicated under the name Lincoln Hall in 1939.
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