This section looks at the history of processes and systems - the origins and evolutions of such things as calendar systems, writing, etc. For articles on the origins and history of specific objects and things, see the Objects, Curiosities & Antiquities section.

Calendars, Almanacks, Wakes and Fairs (Illustrated London Almanack, 1849)

Interesting history of various types of calendar and time-recording devices.

Old Modes of Advertising (Leisure Hour, 1860)

The Astronomical Year (Harper's Monthly, 1873A)

A brief history of calendars.

Our Debt to Cadmus, by Rev. William Hayes Ward (Harper's Monthly, 1873A)

A history of alphabets.

The Poetry of Motion (Demorest, 1882)

A brief history of dancing.

As Easy as ABC, or, The Letters of the Alphabet (Girl's Own Paper, 1885)

A brief history of writing.

The Evolution of Our Map, by Beckles Willson (The Strand, 1900B)

The Mystic Art of Writing, or, the Dawn of Letters, by Emma Brewer (Girl's Own Paper, 1900)

The history of writing and the alphabet.