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
About 2 dozen young boys dressed in coats and hats all hold shovels and are standing in front of a Ford service station on the south side of Chicago during a blizzard, with snow up to their waistlines.

Image of the Month: February

The Great Midwest Blizzard, 1918

Young students from De La Salle High School in Chicago grabbed shovels and took to the streets after the great Midwest Blizzard of 1918.  The storm blanketed Chicago with almost nineteen inches of snow with drifts and mounds piled over twenty feet high.  Chicago was essentially shut down for weeks while citizens came together to dig out.


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