ical s ▁collected ▁by ▁Dutch ▁phys ician ▁and ▁femin ist ▁Ale tta ▁Jacob s ▁and ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁valuable ▁reference ▁for ▁women ' s ▁studies ▁containing ▁works ▁in ▁fifteen ▁languages , ▁sp anning ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁Though ▁it ▁includes ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁material ▁related ▁to ▁women ' s ▁suff rage , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁anti - su ff rage , ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁focus ▁are ▁women ' s ▁education , ▁employ ment , ▁legal ▁status , ▁prost itution , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁bi ographical ▁and ▁literary ▁works ▁by ▁and ▁about ▁women . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁ ▁The ▁library ' s ▁exhib it ▁spaces ▁include ▁the ▁North ▁Gallery , ▁which , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁show cases ▁two ▁stories ▁of ▁glass - en closed ▁book ▁stack s ▁and ▁a ▁permanent ▁exhib it ▁featuring ▁a ▁snapshot ▁of ▁Sp encer ' s ▁distinct ive ▁collections . ▁Sp encer ▁also ▁hosts ▁rot ating ▁exhib its ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Kenneth ▁Sp encer ▁Research ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Kansas ▁Category : L ibr aries ▁in ▁Kansas ▁Category : Univers ity ▁and ▁college ▁academic ▁libraries ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Kansas ▁campus <0x0A> </s> ▁O mar ▁F éli x ▁Col om é ▁( Dec ember ▁