Mt. St. Paul College opened in 1962 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Operated by the Society of the Divine Savior, the college provided collegiate seminary training for men preparing for the Roman Catholic priesthood. Originally, the college offered only two years of college training, but a junior philosophy section was added in 1964. Although the senior philosophy section normally would have been added in 1965, the college participated in an experiment of sending seniors to Marquette University in Milwaukee instead. After observing the experiment, the Board of Directors decided to terminate the program and add a senior year in 1966. The college conferred its first baccalaureate degrees to 35 graduates in May, 1966.

The college began admitting lay students in 1966 and expanded its curriculum to a liberal arts program, while maintaining vigorous seminary training. Enrollment reached 225 students by 1968, 80 of whom were lay students. In June, 1970, Dominican College and Mt. St. Paul College announced a joint educational agreement whereby Mt. St. Paul College transferred its operations to the Dominican College campus. In September, 1970, Mt. St. Paul College closed in Waukesha and became the “New Division” of Dominican College.

The Records of Mt. St. Paul College are arranged hierarchically, by office of origin. Records for each office are arranged alphabetically by topic. Records pertaining to the operation of Mt. St. Paul College after its merger with Dominican College are interfiled with the College of Racine records.

Records of the Administration include records of the president, administrative secretary, and various administrative committees and councils. In the president's records, the various reports, data, correspondence, and back-ground information pertaining to accreditation provide information about the college's academic status, course of instruction, faculty, resources, and student life. The administrative secretary's “information on academic year 1965-66” is a compilation of mimeographed reports, memos, and rosters showing course offerings, committee and club membership, students enrolled, changes in policies, and weekly calendars of events. Additional records of some administrative committees and some governing boards are found in the academic dean's yearbooks.

Records of Officers and the Faculty include a variety of documentation from the academic dean, the faculty, the dean of students, the registrar, the chaplain, the librarian, the business administrator, and the director of development and public relations. The academic dean's records include a report on academic planning and development, circa 1967, which shows the number and types of courses to be offered by each department from 1968 to 1979; extensive annual reports containing information on the curriculum, the faculty, and various academic policies for the academic years 1965-66, 1967-68, and 1968-69; minutes from most campus committees and councils, 1967-1969; and a small amount of material on college philosophy, policies, teacher training, students, and various ad hoc committees. The academic dean's “yearbooks,” 1966-1969, are compilations of memos, reports, minutes, calendars of events, course schedules, programs, and a few press releases which document nearly all aspects of the college's academic program. Records from the registrar's office include materials on admissions and academic policies, 1968-1969, and a variety of numerical data on the student body, course enrollments, and test results. The registrar's records also include copies of the college bulletin, 1962-1970. The business administrator's records are the college's financial records. They provide information on the college's financial status, fundraising, government grants, the purchase and sale of property, student financial aid, and tuition and fees. Publicity materials, including press releases and newspaper clippings, 1968-1970, are found in the director of development and public relations records. The newspaper clippings have been microfilmed and the originals were not retained.

Student Records consist of copies of the student newspaper Flare, 1966-1970; and a yearbook from 1970. The newspapers have been microfilmed and the originals were not retained.

The remaining Miscellaneous Records consist of a few documents from religious orders and institutions related to Mt. St. Paul College and the College of Racine. They include minutes and memos concerning the Salvatorian Community at Mt. St. Paul College, 1969-1970; a history of the Society of the Divine Savior, 1968; a circular from St. Catharina's Female Academy, undated; a literary magazine from St. Catherine's High School, 1969; a program from the centennial pageant of the Sisters of St. Dominic, 1962, and their directory, 1966-1967.