Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981

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9 Face Court in St. John's Sit-in



"9 Face Court in St. John's Sit-in," by Bruce Nelson, The St. Cloud Daily Times, vol, 110, no, 133, Tuesday, November 17, 1970, p. 1.



Front-page story, with photos by Myron Hall, about the black students' occupation of Colman Barry's office.



Originally housed in 1853:11.

Scope and Contents Adventure in architecture Whitney, Stoddard S. Adventure in architecture: building the new Saint John's. New York: Longmans, Green, 1958. Adventure in architecture, by Whitney S. Stoddard, with photos by the author and plans by Marcel Breuer, describes Breuer's plans for the St. John's Abbey Church and the Breuer wing of the monastery. Archives copy withdrawn from the St. Paul Public Library Lexington branch. From the Joe and Jodie O'Connell home. Collected by archivist in July 2020, after...

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Atlas of Universal History

Handwritten timeline, starts in 4004 B.C. 11 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches. In back, handwritten outline or chart about pedagogy.

Scope and Contents Library Building Library Building, St. John's Abbey, Collegeville Minn. Architect, Marcel Breuer, FAIA. Hamilton Smith AIA, Associate. October, 1960. Plan book. 15 1/4 x 22 5 /8 inches, comb-bound. Heavy plastic sheet to protect cover. Printed one-sided. All pages except table of contents and architect's report are mounted on heavy cardstock. Cover includes reflected ceiling plan. Contents:Perspective of Main Entrance (architectural sketch)...

Scope and Contents Library Building Library Building, St. John's Abbey, Collegeville Minn. Architect, Marcel Breuer, FAIA. Hamilton Smith AIA, Associate. October, 1960. (Copy 2) Plan book. 15 1/4 x 22 5 /8 inches, comb-bound. Heavy plastic sheet to protect cover--plastic sheet on front cover is damaged. Printed one-sided. All pages except table of contents and architect's report are mounted on heavy cardstock. Cover includes reflected ceiling plan. Contents:...

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Highlights selected projects of furniture designer and postwar architect Marcel Breuer. Includes a chapter on St. John's Abbey and University, with photos of the Abbey Church and Alcuin Library.

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Description of daily life at Marcel Breuer's architecture firm, and the story behind many of Breuer's projects. By an architect who worked with Breuer for more than two decades. St. John's Abbey is mentioned several times. Alcuin Library is also included.

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Comprehensive study of Marcel Breuer's architectural work.

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Marcel Breuer, The Chronicle Review



The Chronicle Review, March 7, 2008: "Marcel Breuer at Saint John's"



A photocopy of this article, and a printout of a web page version, are in ARC00.0017.

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Model for Proposed Addition, 1970 & 1976

Correspondence, bibliography.

Photographs of model of Marcel Breuer's concept for two-story addition to Alcuin Library.