LIBRARY
Saint Leo Community Memory Oral History Collection & Archive: Documents & Letters
This guide contains a collection of oral histories and archival materials related to the history of Saint Leo University and its surrounding communities since its inception in the late 19th century.
Ticket to a St. Leo College Baseball Game. 1911
1886-1887 Letters from Gerard Pilz, OSB
- Letters of Gerard Pilz, OSB., 1886-1887These letters represent the beginning of the establishment of the Benedictines in Pasco County, FL. Father Pilz came to this location to determine the possibilities for establishing the community that was to become Saint Leo. The letters chronicle his thoughts and determination.
1885 Saint Anthony School "Book of Rules for a Young Lady"
- 1885 "Book of Rules for Young Ladies" excerptThe highlighted portion of this page lists how young ladies in the late 19th century were expected to comport themselves at Saint Anthony School in San Antonio, FL
1919-1920 Holy Name Academy Memory Book Hand-Written by Verna Watkins Little.
- 1919-1920 Holy Name Academy StudentsThis is a handwritten list of Holy Name Academy Student Names for the 1919-1920. The list appears in a memory book kept by Verna Watkins-Little
- Passages from the Memory BookThis file contains some insightful recollections from the memory book. These are type-written for easier reading.
Letter Sent to Cuba from an International Student Attending Saint Leo Military College, 1898
San Antonio Booster Ad. DADE CITY BANNER, 1925
Rosaria Villegas, Cuban Student, 1952
Saint Leo Military College Catalog, 1897-1898 school year
Holy Name Academy Prospectus, Cost of Attendance, 1890
Saint Leo College Invoice to Mrs. Jessie Quigley of Miami, FL for $200.00 board & tuition, $3.05 stationery, & $6.00 for 2 months of milk
1918-1922 Saint Anthony School Centennial Document
- Saint Anthony School Centennial, Catholic Persecution, 1918The highlighted passage on this page documents the 1918 attack against Catholicism in Florida by incoming Governor Sidney J. Catts. There were direct repercussions for the Benedictine Sisters who had been accustomed to teaching in public schools, but were now forbidden.
Holy Name Academy Information about the Food the Girls will be Served, 1912
Saint Leo Military College Tuition and Information, 1912. The document lists tuition as $225.00 for a 10-month term.
1917, 'Those Murderous Monks of Pasco County.' Written by a disgruntled resident angry because the monks did not pay taxes on their large land holdings
Saint Leo College. Newspaper Ad from Florida Catholic Newspaper, 1962. This is just after Saint Leo became a co-ed institution
Holy Name Academy, New Building, 1960
