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Seymour Library

Henry Seymour Library, Knox College

Henry Seymour Library

Students examine historical maps from the library's collection in the Muelder Reading Room

Students examine historical maps from the library's collection in the Muelder Reading Room

Students work in the Alumni Reading Room in Seymour Library.

Students work in the Alumni Reading Room in Seymour Library.

Henry Seymour Library, Knox College

Henry Seymour Library, Knox College

View of some treasures in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room

View of some treasures in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room

Visit the Special Collections and Archives pages for more about these unique and interesting collections in Seymour Library:

College Archives

Knox College Archives

The Archives holds the record of the life of Knox College, including the history of the college's founding in 1837.

Rare Books

Rare Books Collections

The Rare Books collections feature works about early America, the Civil War, Hemingway, children's literature and much more.

Manuscripts

Manuscripts Collections

The Manuscripts collection is comprised of over 300 separate collections. 

Local History

Local History Collections

The Local History collections tell the story of Galesburg's development and the founding of Knox College.

Art Collections

Art Collections

The Art Collection is composed of works on canvas, prints, ceramics and sculpture. 

Digital Exhibits

The Allen Ayrault Green Photograph Collection

The Allen Ayrault Green Photograph Collection

The Art of the Book: Personal and Institutional Bookplates

The Art of the Book: Personal and Institutional Bookplates

The Grace Ward 19th Century Photograph Collection

The Grace Ward 19th Century Photograph Collection

Green Oaks Biological Field Station

Green Oaks Biological Field Station

The Harold Way Photograph Collection

The Harold Way Photograph Collection

Knox College Experiences the First World War

Knox College Experiences the First World War

Muralism in Revolutionary Nicaragua: The Henry Houser Collection

Muralism in Revolutionary Nicaragua: The Henry Houser Collection

Netsuke Ivory Carvings

Netsuke Ivory Carvings

Outside the Shadow of Rembrandt

Outside the Shadow of Rembrandt

Railroads in the Midwest digital collection

Railroads in the Midwest 

Seeing America: Vision and Visual Culture in America

Seeing America: Vision and Visual Culture in America

Struggle and Progress: African Americans in Knox County

Struggle and Progress: African Americans in Knox County

The Way to Knox digital collection

The Way to Knox