Archives of the Ladd Observatory COMING SOON. Materials from the archives of Ladd Observatory, including eclipse expedition scrapbooks, slides, and associated materials from Charles H. Smiley. Status: Ongoing Archives of the Ladd Observatory is a project of Ladd Observatory Contributors to this project include Dave Huestis, Michael Umbricht (Primary Investigator)

Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition Brown’s collections of materials on alcohol, alcoholism, temperance and prohibition are among the largest of their type in the country. This digital collection includes broadsides, sheet music, pamphlets, and government publications, providing perspective on the temperance and prohibition movements in the United States. Website Status: Complete Contributors to this project include … Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition

African American Sheet Music This collection of African-American sheet music features many songs from the heyday of antebellum black face minstrelsy in the 1850s, and chronicles the rise of African-American musical theater. Website Status: Complete Contributors to this project include Rosemary Cullen (PrimaryInvestigator) Funding for this project came from Library of Congress/Ameritech

Yiddish Sheet Music A collection of sheet music with focus on the Yiddish-language musical stage from the 1880s through the 1940s, and including many photographs of composers and performers. Website Status: Ongoing

World War I Sheet Music A collection of over 1,700 pieces of sheet music published during World War I, including works written by Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, and performed by Al Jolson and the Ziegfeld Follies. Website Status: Completed

RIAMCO: Rhode Island Archival & Manuscript Collections Online The Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online (RIAMCO) is the gateway to information about archival collections at Brown University and repositories across Rhode Island. Search the finding aids to discover what historical materials are available for research and where those collections are located. Website Status: Ongoing … RIAMCO: Rhode Island Archival & Manuscript Collections Online

Radical America A digital edition of Radical America, a periodical published by Students for Democratic Society from 1966-1999. The original intent was to bring about the beginnings of a learning process inside SDS ranks about the radical traditions of this country and to provide a forum for students of American radicalism to exchange views on … Radical America

Motif Magazine COMING SOON. Digital reproduction of Motif Magazine beginning in 2005. est. 60 issues Status: Ongoing Contributors to this project include Jim Vickers (ExternalConsultant)

Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Miniature Paintings Miniature paintings from the estate of Mrs. Adrienne Minassian. The paintings often include text from Persian and Indian tales. Many of the illustrations within the Minassian Collection are depictions of stories from the classical Persian text, Shahnama of Ferdowsi. Website Status: Ongoing