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SJU History

See also the St. John's at 150 site.

Search for Articles on the History of Saint John's University and Abbey 
(in the Abbey Quarterly, the alumni magazine, The Record, The Scriptorium, and various newspaper articles)

Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota:
A Sketch of Its History, 1857-1907

by Alexius Hoffmann, OSB (Collegeville: Record Press, 1907)
The entire book is online.

Stones and Hills / Steine und Huegel
Reflections: St. John the Baptist Parish, 1875-1975

A history of the Collegeville Parish, published for its centennial in 1975.
Copyright St. John the Baptist Parish, Collegeville, 1975.
The entire book is online, in a series of pdfs. Includes black and white illustrations.

Treasures of Saint John's
The Benedictine tradition of reverence for the past.