The University Archives of the University of St. Thomas documents the history of the university as well as the St. Paul Seminary, Nazareth Hall Seminary, St. John Vianney Seminary, St. Thomas Military Academy (to 1965) and the Catholic Digest (1939 - 2001).
Find out more at: www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/archives/
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Loras Hall was designed by Cass Gilbert in 1894 as a five story brick structure with rooms for Saint Paul Seminary students in their first two ... (read more)
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St. Mary’s Chapel was built between 1901 – 1905 for the Saint Paul Seminary. This structure of Kettle River sandstone constructed by architect Clarence H. Johnson, ... (read more)
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Designed by Cass Gilbert, the Saint Paul Seminary Administration Building was erected in 1894. It was razed in 1987. It was a building containing the business ... (read more)
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In 1917, students of the Saint Paul Seminary began construction of the grotto in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a ravine near the Seminary ... (read more)
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The Saint Paul Seminary Classroom Building, designed by Cass Gilbert in 1894, contained, in addition to classrooms and hobby rooms, a large auditorium called the Aula ... (read more)
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The Saint Paul Seminary's Refectory, like many of its original structures, was designed by Cass Gilbert in 1894. It was razed in 1978. This brick structure ... (read more)
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In 1894 Cretin Hall was designed by Cass Gilbert as the south student residence for the Saint Paul Seminary. In its seminary days, Cretin’s five stories ... (read more)
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In 1894 this building, designed by Cass Gilbert, was constructed for the Saint Paul Seminary as a gymnasium and heating plant. In 1968, after McCarthy gym ... (read more)
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In 1957 the William Mitchell College of Law was built next to the Christ Child School for Exceptional Children on Summit Avenue. The land for the ... (read more)
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In 1931, Aquinas Hall was constructed as the Liberal Arts Building. In 1959 it was renamed Aquinas Hall. The Liberal Arts Building contained classrooms, instructors’ offices, ... (read more)
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From 1946-1948 Albertus Magnus Science Hall was erected by Ellerbe Brothers, architects and McGough Construction, Co. The building name commemorated the most famous scientist of the ... (read more)
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In 1963, the greenhouse addition to Albertus Magnus hall was completed. The greenhouse, extant, is attached to John Roach Center through a ground-level passageway. The former ... (read more)
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Now the Center for Catholic Studies building, or Sitzmann Hall, 2055 Summit Avenue was originally purchased in 1943 to house Saint Thomas Military Academy boarding students ... (read more)
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This 1941 photograph was taken from the intersection of Cleveland and Summit Avenues. From 1903 – 1965 St. Thomas Military Academy was a part of the ... (read more)
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The College of St. Thomas library had many homes before it arrived at its current location. Once located in the early administration building and later in ... (read more)
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In 1960 Murray Hall was constructed by architects of Ellerbe and Company. The $1.8 million student center was the largest building on campus at the time ... (read more)
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Located north of Albertus Magnus Science Hall (currently John Roach Center), the temporary buildings at the College of St. Thomas were purchased from the government after ... (read more)
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A 1941 Aquin caption for this photo reads “Is this a picture of Lake Como? Nope! Is this a picture of Lake Phalen? Nope! Is this ... (read more)
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From 1948 - 1957 the “Tom Town” huts dotted the St. Thomas landscape on what is now the lower quad and the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library. Veterans housing ... (read more)
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Our Lady, Queen of Peace, was erected outside of the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas in order to commemorate St. Thomas Alumni, living and dead, who ... (read more)
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In its earliest years, the College of St. Thomas was in dire need of a new chapel. During the first few years, a portion of the ... (read more)
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In 1912 at a price of $127,500 dollars, Ireland Hall was built to accommodate the ever-increasing student body at the College of St. Thomas. One oldest ... (read more)
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A unique feature of the College in its early days was an infirmary built in 1905. According to early course catalogs, the building constituted a handsome ... (read more)
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The original chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas was constructed in 1891 – only 26 short years later, the simple, wooden building was razed and erected in ... (read more)
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The first academic building erected on what is now the University of St. Thomas, began, in 1876, as the Catholic Industrial School. Its mission was to ... (read more)
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