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.

By the latter part of the 19th century, even many theologians accepted ... "Evolution Revolution" is a timeline charting both the rise of evolutionary science and the social controversies ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment started more than a century ago when leading suffragist Alice Paul first proposed it shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which ...