Books about St. John's
See also Resources on SJU History for some online sources that aren't "books"
Title: Saint John's at 150: a portrait of this place called Collegeville, 1856-2006 / edited by Hilary Thimmesh.
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: Saint John's University Press, c2006.
Description: [x], 149 p.: ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. (some col.); 31 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's Special Collection: BX2525.C6 S3 S36 2006
Author: Hoffmann, Alexius, 1863-1940.
Title: St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota: a sketch of its history
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: Record Press, 1907.
Description: 158 p., [8] leaves of plates: ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library's General Collection: LD4811.S8582 H64
Author: Barry, Colman James, O.S.B., 1921-1994 (3 editions:)
Title: Worship and work: Saint John's Abbey and University 1856-1992
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 1993, c1994.
Description: 603 p., [82] p. of plates: ill., maps, ports.; 25 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library's General Collection: BX2525.C6 S3 1993
Title: Worship and work: Saint John's Abbey and University, 1856-1980
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 1980.
Description: 526 p., [58] p. of plates: ill., maps,; 25 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: BX2525.C6 S3 1980
Title: Worship and work : Saint John's Abbey and University, 1856-1956
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn. : Saint John's Abbey, 1956.
Description: 447 p., [56] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: BX2525.C6 S3
Author: Hoffmann, Alexius, O.S.B., 1863-1940
Title: College life: A Manual for Students
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn. : St. John’s University, 1898.
Description: 161 p. ; 17 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library’s General Collection: LB3609 .H6 1898
Title: Rules of Discipline
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn. : St. John's University, 1921.
Description: 8 p. ; 15 cm.
Available online and in the SJU Archives: 94/4, Box 1
Author: Jarchow, Merrill E.
Title: Private liberal arts colleges in Minnesota: their history and contributions
Publisher: [St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1973]
Description: xvi, 345 p. [24] p. of plates: ill., ports.; 28 cm
Available in the CSB Library's General Collection: LA310.5 .J37 1973
Author: Haeg, Larry
Title: The Nature of Saint John's : a Guide to the Landscape and Spirituality of Saint John's Abbey Arboretum
Publisher: Collegeville, Minnesota: Saint John's University Press, 2015
Description: xiii, 209 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 18 cm
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: QK480.U52 S72 2015
Author: Sipe, Mike.
Title: Collegeville: a photo essay / Mike & Michael Sipe; history, Hilary Thimmesh.
Publisher: [St. Cloud, Minn.?]: M. Sipe, c2005 (China: Palace Press Int'l.)
Description: 138 p.: chiefly ill. (some col.); 30 x 33 cm.
Available in SJU Library's Special Collection: BX2525.C6 S56 2005
Author: Crouser, Michael.
Title: Saint John's in Pictures / Michael Crouser; introduction by Jon Hassler.
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn.: Veronica Press, c1994.
Description: 80 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: LD4811.S8633 C76 1994
Title: A sense of place / edited by Colman J. Barry and Robert L. Spaeth.
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: Saint John's University Press, 1987-1990.
Description: 2 v.: ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Available in SJU Library's Special Collection: BX2525.C6 S46 1987/v.1 and BX2525.C6 S46 1987/v.2
Author: Neuhofer, M. Dorothy, O.S.B.
Title: In the Benedictine tradition: the origins and early development of two college libraries
Publisher: Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, c1999.
Description: xvi, 260 p.: facsims.; 24 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: Z733.S1272 N48 1999
Author: Roloff, Ronald William, O.S.B.
Title: St. John's University Library: An historical evaluation.
Publisher: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts,
University of Minnesota, 1953.
Description: vii, 319 p.: facsims.; 28 cm.
Available online and in the SJU Archives, 1261:14
Title: Stones and hills = Steine und Huegel: reflections, St. John the Baptist Parish, 1875-1975.
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: St. John the Baptist Parish, c1975.
Description: v, 179 p.: ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library's General Collection: BX4603.C64 S85 1975
Title: Adventure in Architecture: Building the New Saint John's / text and pictures by Whitney S. Stoddard ; plans by Marcel Breuer.
Publisher: New York: Longmans, Green, 1958.
Description: 127 p. : ill., plans, ports. ; 29 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: NA5235.C6 S8 1958
Author: Roloff, Ronald, O.S.B.
Title: Abbey and University Church of Saint John the Baptist, 5th ed.
Publisher: North Central Pub. Co., St. Paul, Minn.
Description: [36] p.: ill.; 27 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library's General Collection, BX4603.C65 A33 1980
Author: Thimmesh, Hilary, O.S.B.; illustrations by Renée Cheng
Title: Marcel Breuer and a Committee of Twelve Plan a Church: A Monastic Memoir
NOTE: CSB/SJU login required.
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: Saint John's University Press, 2011.
Description: x, 126 p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library's General Collection: NA5235.C6 T49 2011
Title: Sacred Art: Beuronese Art at Saint John's / edited by Peregrin Berres, OSB
Publisher: Collegeville, Minnesota: Saint John's University Press, 1998
Description: 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: N7911.C64 S25 1998
Author: Welch, Matthew
Title: Body of Clay Soul of Fire: Richard Bresnahan and the Saint John's Pottery
Publisher: Afton, Minnesota: Afton Historical Society Press, 2001
Description: 228 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: NK4210.B694 W45 2001
Author: Barry, Colman James, O.S.B., 1921-1994
Title: Upon These Rocks: Catholics in the Bahamas
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: St. John's Abbey Press, 1973.
Description: ix, 582 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library's General Collection: BX1449.2.B37 1973.
Author: Jones, Kenneth M. , Diane Veale Jones
Title: The Loaf That Became a Legend: A History of Saint John's Bread
Publisher: St. Cloud, Minn.: North Star Press of St. Cloud, c1997.
Description: 131 p.: ill., ports.; 26 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: TX769 .J654 1997
Author: Stoltz, Elizabeth A.
Title: Half a Loaf: Johnny Bread Recipes to Nourish the Body and Soul
Publisher: St. Cloud, Minnesota: North Star Press, 2003
Description: xvii, 67 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: TX769 .S76 2003
Author: Tucker, Dunstan, 1898-1995
Title: Scoreboard: a history of athletics at Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota / written and compiled by Dunstan Tucker and Martin Schirber.
Publisher: Collegeville, Minn.: Saint John's University Press, c1979.
Description: xii, 444 p., [8] leaves of plates: ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library's General Collection: GV691.S34 T82
Author: Schnese, Brian
Title: Up the Long Ladder: History of the St. John's University Rugby Football Club
Publisher: Saint Paul, Minnesota: Brian Schnese, 2007
Description: 149 p.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: GV945.6.S85 S36 2007
Author: Klinkner, Ryan.
Title: Ordinary doing the extraordinary: An examination of John Gagliardi and the winning football tradition at Saint John's University
Publication: Thesis (M.S.), St. Cloud State University, 2009.
Description: ix, 340 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
Available online, in the SJU Archives, and in the SJU Library’s General Collection: GV958.S697 K55 2009
Author: Bostrom, Boz and Lou Holtz.
Title: A Legacy Unrivaled: The Story of John Gagliardi
Publisher: St. Paul: Minnesota: Historical Society Press, 2016.
Available online as an e-book with a campus login; in the SJU Archives; and in the CSB and SJU Libraries' General Collection: GV939.G28 b67 2016.
Author: Gullickson, Denis J.
Title: Vagabond Halfback: The Life and Times of Johnny Blood McNally
Publisher: Madion, Wisconsin: Trails Books
Description: xiv, 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: GV939.M38 G85 2006
Author: Murphy, Austin,
Title: The Sweet Season: A Sportswriter Rediscovers Football, Family, and a Bit of Faith at Minnesota's St. John's University
Publisher: New York: Perennial: an imprint of HarpersCollins Publishers, 1996.
Description: xxiii, 312 p. ; 25 cm.
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: GV958.S697 M87 2001
Author: Shiely, James
Title: A History of St. John's University's Legendary 1965 National Championship Football Team
Publisher: Self-published, 2015, with 2017, 2019, 2021 & 2022 addenda.
Description: iii, 96 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Available online and in the SJU Archives.
Author: Collison, Jim
Title: No-How Coaching: Strategies for Winning in Sports & Business from the Coach Who Says "No!"
Publisher: Herndon, Virginia: Capital Books, Inc., 2001
Description: xvi, 160 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Available in the SJU Library's General Collection: GV711 .C66 2001
Author: McNamara, William
Title: The Player's Tale: Life Lessons from St. John's University
Publisher: InstantPublisher.com, 2006
Description: 139 p.
Available in the SJU Archive's General Collection: LD4811.S8619 M36 2006