On August 26, 1943, Radcliffe College received from alumna Maud Wood Park her collection of books, papers, and memorabilia on the suffrage movement, in which she had been a leader. Park's "Woman's Rights Collection" became the nucleus of a research library called the Women's Archives. The College gradually augmented the collection during the 1940s and 1950s, and then in 1965 renamed it to honor Harvard University historian Arthur M. Schlesinger and his wife, Elizabeth Bancroft Schlesinger, who were strong supporters. In the subsequent surge of a new women's movement, the collections grew very rapidly, as feminist activists highlighted the importance of women's history and created their own documents and publications. Now part of Harvard University's Radcliffe institute for Advanced Study (where forty-five resident fellows each year create a vital intellectual community), the library benefited from a complete architectural renovation in 2004-2005.