Research Guides: Archives: More CBU & Lasallian History

Contact the Archives

Brother I. Leo O'Donnell Archives
Kay Cunningham, Director
Phone: 901-321-3432
Email: archives@cbu.edu

Requests

Please email Archives information and appointment requests to archives@cbu.edu.

The Br. I. Leo O'Donnell Archives are located outside of, and at a distance from, Plough Library.

To view Archives material, visitors must schedule an appointment.
Archives material can only be used under the supervision of a librarian and may not be checked out.

More CBU & Lasallian History

Outside of the Br. I. Leo O'Donnell Archives, there are more resources that tell the story of Christian Brothers University and our Lasallian tradition.

Lasallian Research
This guide covers the Battersby Lasallian Collection of books in Plough Library, along with links to free online books, resources on St. Baptist de la Salle, and much more.
About CBU: Mission & History
From the CBU website.
Kenrick Memory Project
Kenrick Memory Project was a collaborative public history endeavor to collect the experiences, moments, and memories of the Christian Brothers University community over the last 75 years of its existence at the East Parkway campus.
NOTE: This is a Wayback Machine archive of the site from 2019, and pages may be slow to load.

Publications about CBU

Publications about CBU
Articles from newspapers and magazines about Christian Brothers University and its faculty, staff, and students, 2000 to present. Older articles are available in the Brother I. Leo O'Donnell Archives.

Further Resources

On This Day in History: Chicago Fire
In 1871, following the October fire in Chicago, Brother Anthony was one of the three Brothers sent to Memphis to establish the first community of Brothers in Memphis at Christian Brothers College. This webpage from St. Patrick's Academy contains some of his diary entries from the time of the fire, as compiled by Brother Terence McLaughlin.
Christian Brothers School, Ruins of the Chicago Fire, 1871
Lost Memphis 24: Kenrick Hall - Crème de Memph
Tennessee Encyclopedia: Christian Brothers University
Article by Dr. Marius Carriere from CBU.

Brothers' Archives

Other Lasallian institutions have historic and archival collections related to the De La Salle Christian Brothers.