Special Collections

The Joe O’Connell Collection
Joe O’Connell was a sculptor, print maker, photographer, artist-in-residence and teacher at CSB and SJU from 1962-1995.

The Johanna Becker OSB Collection
Sister Johanna Becker (1921-2012) was a CSB and SJU professor of Art and Asian Studies, a consultant for the Saint John’s Bible, and the namesake for the Johanna Kiln at the Saint John’s Pottery.

The Margret Dietz Collection
Margret Dietz was a dancer, choreographer and dance instructor. She taught summer courses in dance at the College of Saint Benedict in the 1970s.

* In 1961 the College was separately incorporated from the Convent/Monastery. Some pre-1961 information can be found in the CSB College Archives, such as alumnae reports and minutes of meetings dating back to the 1930’s, ’40’s and ’50’s, and yearbooks (Facula) dating back to the 1940’s.