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
Three men stand outside a small bus marked “Price Memorial College”, with about a dozen boys, mostly all in hats, leaning out the open windows. The bus is parked in an open field.

Image of the Month: June

Amarillo, Texas, 1940

Seniors from Price Memorial College, an all-boys high school in Amarillo, Texas, embark on a picnic outing in a local park.  The school’s Chaplain, Father Vaughan, along with Brothers Ignatius Basil and Laurentian Peter chaperone the boys for the day.  The Christian Brothers ran Price College from 1936 until 1966.


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