The collections highlighted below are a small part of our 19th and 20th century collections. Most of the materials in these collections and many others can be located through Library Search.

For 41 years, the historic Byrd Park Pump House along the Kanawha Canal — recognizable for its Victorian Gothic design — ...

While abstract art became the dominant art form of the 20th century, it started to evolve in the 19th Century. This timeline will lead you through some of the key works, with images from the BBC ...

Revival among the Anglicans ensured that by the opening of the 20th century their Church was ... In the first half of the 19th century a new chapel was opened in Wales every eight days; however ...

Many mid-19th century French immigrants were political ... was later known as Bridgeport and was the power base of five 20th century Chicago mayors. By 1900, Chicago had the fourth largest ...