Collections A-Z
In addition to general collections and online subscription databases, journals, and ebooks, the Library holds more than 500 named collections which are distinguished by their specialized subject matter, age, uniqueness, or value. Most of the listed collections on this page are located in the John Hay Library. To locate digitized collections, see the list available at the Center for Digital Scholarship site and search the Brown Digital Repository.
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Prints
Prints in special collections include those that are part of the Broadsides Collection and the general rare book collections. There are a wide variety of subject represented, including views, portraits, and historical subjects. Rhode Island views are a specialty. It is estimated that there are approximately 10,000 prints in the collections, exclusive of the large named collections noted below.Other named collections include significant holdings of prints, notably including the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, the Bullard Napoleon Collection, the Hoffman Napoleon Collection, and the Harry L. Koopman Collection. The illustrated covers of many thousands of 19th century pieces of sheet music are also of interest for the print collection.
Format(s): Graphics
Library: John John Hay
Access to the collection:
Online Catalog (BruKnow):
Other Online Access:
Exhibit: Collection web site: Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection: Prints, Drawings, Watercolors
Digital Collection: Image Database: Napoleonic Caricatures
Digital Collection: Brown Digital Image Collection
In-house Access to the Collection:
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Related Collections:
Bullard Napoleon Collection
Napoleon Collection
Koopman (Harry Lyman) Collection
Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection