Archives & Special Collections

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

  • Archives of 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
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia stands in front of a chalk board looking out at a class of students. Next to him, introducing him, is a Christian Brother.

Image of the Month: March

Haile Selassie I Visit, circa 1963

In the early 1960s, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visited St. Joseph High School in Addis Ababa.  The school was built on land donated by the emperor to the Christian Brothers and was dedicated in 1961.  At the time, the Emperor lived next door to the Christian Brothers in a new palace and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren attended St. Joseph’s.


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