Student is shown holding a bouquet of flowers and a diploma. She is standing next to the cornerstone of Derham Hall and behind her is the north lawn of the campus facing Randolph Avenue.
External view of College Hall, the second building erected on the campus of the College of St. Catherine by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Its construction began in 1912 and was completed in 1914. Although it was originally called College Hall the name was later changed to Whitby Hall in 1929. The building housed the Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium and contained facilities for teaching music, art, drama, science, and home economics and was also a residence hall for students.
External view of the North side of College Hall, which was later named Whitby Hall. Two students are shown on the steps leading to the entrance of the Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium. The wrought iron fence was erected around the campus in 1923 and Randolph Avenue is pictured in the foreground.
External view of the South and East sides of College Hall, which was later renamed Whitby Hall. The photograph was taken from the West porch of Derham Hall.
Internal view of one of three original parlors in Derham Hall; this room was located on the first floor to the left of the front entrance of the building. The door leads to what was once a small office containing the only telephone in the building.
Internal view of the Derham Hall refectory, located on the first floor in the Southeast wing of the building. The tables are set for a meal; the door to the left leads to the serving room.
Internal view of the first library at the College of St. Catherine; it was located in the Northeast wing of the first floor of Derham Hall. A six drawer card catalog sits on a stand to the left of the center window.
Photograph of eight students studying in the library in Derham Hall. A medalion of Jeanne d'Arc rests on the floor on the right; this was a gift to Archbishop John Ireland from the people of Orleans, France. The Archbishop in turn gave the medallion to the College of St. Catherine for the opening of its Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium in 1914.
Photograph of seventeen students in a classroom in Derham Hall. Pictures on the wall and writing on the blackboard indicate that classical literature was taught in this room.
Internal view of the chemistry laboratory in College Hall, which was later renamed Whitby Hall. The room was located in the in the west wing of the building Science Hall.
Internal view of the alumnae parlor in College Hall, which was later renamed Whitby Hall. The room was on the second floor of the building facing South with East and West exposures.
Four students are shown sitting on the front steps of Derham Hall with an unidentified Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Another student and Sister are visible on a sidewalk on the north lawn of campus.
Three students are shown standing in the snow on a residential street. The middle student is putting an envelope into a mailbox that is attached to a streetlight.
Eleven graduates of the class of 1911 are shown posing on the front steps of Derham Hall. One student in the lower right holds a small dog. The porch pillars, railings, and the front door of Derham Hall are visible in the rear.
Three graduates of the class of 1914 are shown posing on the stage of Jeanne d' Arc Auditorium in College Hall. The students are surrounded by ferns and flowers; a piano is hidden amid the foliage and an organ is flanked by steps in the center.
Seventy-six graduates of the class of 1917 are shown posing on the stage of Jeanne d' Arc Auditorium in College Hall. One student sits at a piano on the left.
Students in costume are shown standing on the lawn in front of College Hall. This photograph shows the cast of the play Every Woman's Road, which was performed in the spring of 1917. The West and North sides of Derham Hall can be seen in the upper left of the picture.
Five students are shown siting on a log bench on the southwest lawn of campus. Derham Hall can be seen in the background. A camera is sitting on the lap of one of the students.
External view of the West and South sides of Derham Hall with the Dew Drop Pond visible in the foreground. The smokestack of the Power House can be seen behind the main building.
Seven students are shown standing on a path just inside the wooded area on the south campus. The south side of Derham Hall is visible in the background.
Earliest photograph of Derham Hall first building erected on the campus of the College of St. Catherine by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Cornerstone laid 1903; building completed 1904. Named in honor of Hugh Derham of Rosemount Minnesota a generous benefactor. View of the west (front) and north wing of the building from the northwest. The small building in the in the rear was called the Power House at that time.
External view of the South and West sides of Derham Hall. The path leads from the south side of the building to the spring below. The south porch, which was later demolished, faces the woods.
Photograph of the 1922 senior class standing on the front lawn of Derham Hall. The Southeast corner of College Hall is visible on the left in the background.
Nine members of the College of St. Catherine basketball team are shown posing on the steps of a building. The student in the middle of the front row is holding a ball lettered CSC 1920. On the back of the original photograph there is a note saying that in 1919-1920 this team won eight out of nine games.
Fifteen student staff members are shown working on the first College of St. Catherine yearbook. It was named La Concha and was published from 1919 to 1976; it was later renamed Renaissance.
Forty students are pictured on the stage of the Jeanne d' Arc Auditorium in College Hall. The students are standing or sitting in groups as if in preparation for a theater production.
Expansion of Monastery (1880-1909). This aerial view of St. Benedict's Convent/Academy campus (1909) shows the extent of the 40-year growth of the Benedictine community and its academy from the 1863 church/convent/school complex to this impressive campus. About five years after this photograph was taken, the addition of the spacious, copper-domed chapel and the Teresa Hall addition to the academy/college, gave St. Benedict's Convent the appearance of a full-fledged monastery with the college under its wing (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
First 50 years of the College of Saint Benedict (CSB). The College Bulletin of 1930 describes the library as follows: "A library of 16,700 volumes provides adequate supplementary reading for the departments of science, literature and the arts. . . Besides the main library, a magazine annex has been recently equipped in which there are bound volumes of the best magazines. At least fifty current magazines may be found on the desks in the reading room. The first purpose of the library is to meet the needs of the students of the various departments, but the utilitarian has not been allowed to exclude the aesthetic. The reading room is surrounded by low oak book cases and settees. A fire-place, decorated with hand-painted tiles, numerous sofa cushions, and statuary, contributes to the culture and comfort of the students who frequent the library."
Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery. This photo seems to point to a previous taking down of the south cloister walk which connected the chapel to Teresa Hall (See photo SBM.11b21). The pile of bricks to the right seem to have come from the dismantled cloister walk, while there is a pile of new bricks to the left. There are marks on both Teresa Hall and the chapel from which the cloister walk bricks may have been removed. Note that the pillars on which the cloister walk rested are still in place. Presumably, the cloister walks were added immediately upon the completion of construction of the chapel.
Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery. The brick used for the chapel and cloister walks is white sandlime with terra-cotta trimmings and the foundation is Buff Kansas Brick. Other than the Cathedral in St. Paul and the Pro-Cathedral (Basilica) in Minneapolis, there are probably no other churches in Minnesota with large domes, although many have large and costly steeples. There is no wood in the entire structure, except the floors under the pews and choir stalls (which are lying on concrete). There are 10 exits on the chapel main floor and one in the choir loft (Chronicles, pages 142-143).
Students of the Class of 1908 at the College of St. Thomas on the shore of Lake Mennith with the old Administration Building and the original St . Thomas Chapel in the background. First row (left to right): William O'Reilly, Anthony Logar, Dan Foley, Joe Freyselven. Middle Row: John Doherty, Bill Carroll, Tom Canty, Joe O'Neill, Will Dohahoe. Back Row: Ambrose Sullivan, John Donahoe, Ed Fitzgerald, Joe Bouska, Martin Kennedy, Joe Hannon, Walter Lally, Louis Pepin, Philip Gordon. Title supplied by cataloger. Negative Number: C82-150-199.