Past Exhibits

Featured Document Display: Vicecapades: 150th Anniversary of the 1873 Comstock Act
Thu, 03/02/2023 - Wed, 04/26/2023
Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), a self-appointed guardian of public morality, successfully lobbied Congress for stricter obscenity laws and secured an appointment as a special agent to the United States Postal Service with broad powers to police the mails.

Featured Document Display: The Maker of Pilots: Willa B. Brown
Thu, 01/12/2023 - Wed, 03/01/2023
Aviator Willa Beatrice Brown (1906–92) achieved numerous “firsts” in her lifetime, many of them earned through her tireless advocacy to integrate aviation programs.

Featured Document Display: Courting Confrontation: The Arrest of Susan B. Anthony
Thu, 11/03/2022 - Thu, 01/12/2023
On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women were arrested for attempting to vote in Rochester, New York.

Featured Document Display: Remembering the Hollywood 10: Screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr.
Thu, 09/08/2022 - Wed, 11/02/2022
Early in the Cold War, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigated allegations of Communist activity in the film industry.

Featured Document Display: The 50th Anniversary of Title IX
Tue, 06/21/2022 - Wed, 09/07/2022
The Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act

Featured Document Display: Mathew Brady: A Pioneering Photographer
Thu, 04/21/2022 - Fri, 06/17/2022
Credited by many as the father of photojournalism, Mathew Brady is one of the most important photographers in U.S. history.

Featured Document Display: Jackie Robinson—Freedom Fighter
Thu, 01/27/2022 - Wed, 04/20/2022
Jackie Robinson was as fierce and determined about fighting injustice as he was about hitting home runs and stealing bases. 

Featured Document Display: Thanksgiving: Historical Perspectives
Mon, 11/22/2021 - Wed, 01/26/2022
In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the 1621 harvest celebration, explore some lesser-known perspectives of the federal Thanksgiving holiday.

Featured Document Display: 150 Years Ago: The Great Chicago Fire
Thu, 10/07/2021 - Tue, 11/16/2021
The Great Chicago Fire is one of the most famous fires in American history. The conflagration consumed over 17,000 structures, left an estimated 300 people dead, and one-third of the city’s residents homeless.

Featured Document Exhibit: Remembering 9/11
Tue, 09/07/2021 - Wed, 10/06/2021
A collection of children's letters that reveal some of the ways that America's youngest citizens reflected and responded to the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history.