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Fields of Hay: A Concentration Field Guide

Month: October 2019

Material of the Week: Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive

The Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive collects and makes visible the history of women at Pembroke College in Brown University, the post-graduate lives of Brown Alumnae, and women in Rhode Island, spanning from the 19th century to the present. This collection belongs to the Pembroke Center Archives which also features the Feminist Theory Project and the Oral Material of the Week: Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive

Material of the Week: ACT UP Rhode Island Papers

The ACT UP Rhode Island (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) records contain minutes of meetings, correspondence, financial records, reports, booklets, handbooks, pamphlets,clippings, mailings, newsletters, conference material, publications, lists of members and contacts, ACT UP/RI circulars and posters, photographs and clippings of ACT UP demonstrations, documentation of Rhode Island legislation, regulations, and policies concerning AIDS. Also Material of the Week: ACT UP Rhode Island Papers

Evan Kindler ’20: The Papers of the John Birch Society

Member of the inaugural cohort of the John Hay’s Summer Undergraduate Fellowship, Evan Kindler worked to examine how the values, ideas, and tactics expressed and used by the John Birch Society were essential parts of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. The similarities had been expressed by pundits on both sides, prompting his investigation into their legitimacy. Evan Kindler ’20: The Papers of the John Birch Society

Material of the Week: George Orwell’s Papers

Take advantage of the unique opportunity to hold the drafts of 1984, arguably the most famous dystopian novel to-day, and presumably George Orwell‘s most widely heard-of book. This is a unique opportunity to experience first-hand the stages of production and revision of a masterpiece. You can request it here!