Campus of the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, later called the College of St. Thomas. Lake Mennith is in the foreground; the Gleason House is on the left with the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary building on the right. Title supplied by cataloger.
The student body and faculty of Sacred Heart Academy in 1893. When the Benedictine Sisters came to Duluth to establish and independent foundation in 1892, they moved into two rented townhouses in the newly-completed Munger Terrace. They immediately established a school for girls, Sacred Heart Academy, which occupied one of the townhouses. The school enrolled students from elementary through secondary grades. The 1893 students are shown here. In the third row from bottom is Mother Scholastica Kerst, in the fourth row Sister Pauline Dunphy and Sister Florentine Cannon, and in the fifth row Sister Leonissa Sauber.
St. Thomas Literary and Debating Society in front of the old Administration Building. Seated in the front are the officers of the society: William O'Malley, Vice President; Reverend Terence Moore, President; Reverend William Lunner; James Doyle, Secretary.
The faculty and students of the College of St. Thomas in front of the old Administration Building. Fr. John Dolphin, president of the College of St. Thomas, is seated in the middle of the front row. Title supplied by cataloger.
A view of the campus grounds of the College of St. Thomas. The buildings appearing in the background are, from left to right, the old Science Building, the old Administration Building, and the first Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. Title supplied by cataloger.
Members of the Philomathic Literary and Debating Society of the College of St. Thomas in front of the old Administration Building. The Reverend Terence Moore stands at the end of the second row.
Members of the Philomathic Literary and Debating Society at the College of St. Thomas. Front Row: John Keenan, Peter Gadient, "Duke" Ryan, William McCarron, John Neary, unknown, unknown. Second Row: James Byrnes, James Neary, James Nolan, Pat Lydon, William McHale, Edward Casey, Martin Cullen, Thomas Welch, Michael Healy. Third Row: Joseph Makowski, Homer Hogan, Frank Matz, James Jiracek, Mathias O'Laughlin, Frank Kelly, Mike McQuaid(?). Fourth Row: Charles Shields, unknown, Paul Abel, Peter Tibesar, Stanley Dobrenski, James O'Phelan, William Grace, Patrick Franklin. Back Row: James O'Reilley, Tom Canty, Ed Sprenger, Mike McRath, Philip Brady, William Coleman, William Luby, William Haas, Joseph Cleary, Maurice Ryan, Reverend Terence Moore.
A view of the old Administration Building and the first Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas on the campus of the College of St. Thomas. The building in the background is the old Classroom Building.
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.
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.
Officers of the Corps of Cadets of the College of St. Thomas and their commanding officer in front of the old Administration Building. Title supplied by cataloger.
College of St. Thomas student playing a violin while surrounded by classmates. The photograph was taken inside the old Administration Building. Title supplied by cataloger.
The first group of officers and non-commissioned officers at the College of St. Thomas. Lieutenant Edward K. Massee, Commandant of Cadets, stands at the center of the front row.
A 1906 photo of Sacred Heart Institute. In 1904, the Duluth Benedictine sisters moved into their first motherhouse, Sacred Heart Institute, constructed on a two-lot site at Third Avenue East and Third Street. This building housed both the sisters and the girls' academy of the same name. In 1909, the Academy and many of the sisters moved to the new Kenwood site, and the building eventually became the residence for St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing.
A view of campus of the College of St. Thomas with Science Building and the Administration Building in the background and Lake Mennith in the foreground.
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.
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.
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.
A banquet for the classes of 1908 and 1909 held in the refectory of the old Administration Building of the College of St. Thomas. Fr. James Doyle and Fr. John Dunphy are seated on either side of the pillar in the far right of image. Negative Number: C82-150-298.
The cast of the theatrical productions of "The Violin Maker and The Balloon" produced at the College of St. Thomasl as the 1907 class plays. Back Row: Joseph Bonska, William O'Reilly, unknown, Martin Kennedy, unknown, John Doherty, Charles Morgan, Philip Gordon, unknown. First person seated on the left is Professor Stapleton. Negative Number: C82-150-209.
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.
Cadets of the College of St. Thomas for 1909. Front Row (left to right): Colonel Sedgewick Rice (Commandant), Cadet Major Raymond Caverly, Cadet Lt. Colonel William Coughlin, George Rowles, John Blankart, Stanley Meger, Cyril Farrell, Charles Jungwirth, John Cogan, John Hartigan, Bernard Kramer, Augustus Rhode, , John Steger, Stephen Winter, Thomas Kennedy, Herbert Lawes, Raymond Scallon, John Markoe, Sylvester Fitzsimmons, Major John Mears, Cadet Colonel Louis Kucera, Cadet Major Earnest Carr. Second Row (left to right):unknown, John Mooney, Alexander Lynott, LeRoy Westfall, Eugene Eldredge, unknown, John Halloran, Harvey Williams, unknown, Asa Eldredge, Maurice Hurley, unknown, unknown, unknown, Charles Welsch, William O'Brien, unknown, Dexter Hamilton, unknown. Back row (left to right); unknown, Albert Westfall, Linus Waskuwich, unknown, Walter Clemens, Harold Martin, George Pepin, Frederick Niemann, Leo P. McMahon, Timothy O'Connell, unknown.
The College of St. Thomas Debating Team for 1908 - 1909. Clockwise from the top of the image are Professor William D. Jamieson (coach), Louise B. Kucera, Frederick McCarthy and Raymond Caverly.
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.
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.
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 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.
Some of the lay faculty members of the College of St. Thomas. From left to right: Clay Pardo, unknown, Christian Heintzman, Fred Taylor, unknown, William Jamieson, John Norton, unknown.
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.
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.
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.
1912 elementary school dormitory, Villa Sancta Scholastica. Elementary school boarding students at Villa Sancta Scholastica slept in 12-bed dormitories. Each cubicle held a bed with privacy curtains, and a dresser-washstand. Closets were communal. The girls were supervised by a sister "prefect" in an adjacent private room.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Corps of Cadets at the annual military inspection. Homes on Selby Avenue can be seen in the background. The old Science Building and old Administration Building can be seen in the upper right hand corner of the image.
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.
The College of St. Thomas Corps of Cadets performing military calesthenics on the parade grounds. The Merriam Park neighborhood near Cretin and Selby Avenues can be seen in the background.
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.
The College of St. Thomas Corps of Cadets on the parade grounds at the annual military inspection. The Gleason House, Infirmary, old Administration Building and old Science Building are seen in the background.
The honored guests at the annual military inspection of the College of St. Thomas. In the front row from left to right: Colonel Julius Penn, Archbishop John Ireland and Captain R. I. Rees. The Shooting Gallery and old Administration Building can be seen in the background.
A view of the upper quad of the campus of the College of St. Thomas. The new Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, old Administration Building and Ireland Hall can be seen.
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.
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.