John Hay Personal Library

In July of 1905, John Milton Hay (Class of 1858, perhaps the most famous Brown graduate of his day) died in office as U.S. Secretary of State. The following year his widow, Clara Stone Hay, presented 400 books and manuscripts from Hay's personal library to Brown. These books include many volumes which are inscribed to John Hay.

Format(s): Books, Manuscripts
Library: John Hay

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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
Individual records for most printed materials available on BruKnow

Other Online Access:
Non-brown Web Page: William E. Barton collection of John Hay's books (University of Chicago)

Related Collections:
John Hay (1838-1905) Collection