History Comprising nearly 250,000 volumes of American and Canadian poetry, plays, and vocal music, the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays is one of the largest collections of its kind in a research library. Begun in the mid-19th century by Brown graduate Albert Gorton Greene ’37, the collection assumed the unusual mission of acquiring … Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The John Hay houses a large History of Science Collection which includes extensive holdings of old and rare editions of early scientific texts as well as now outdated and pseudoscientific texts. Geographically and temporally broad, the collection includes the Pingree Collection, which focuses on ancient Indic sciences and includes a number of works in Sanskrit … History of Science Collection
About The University Archives documents the intellectual, social, cultural, and visual history of Brown University from its beginnings in 1764 to the present through the university’s official records, the papers of Brown’s presidents, administrators, faculty and alumni, the records of related student, alumni and faculty organizations, and university publications. From the University Archives’ mission statement: … University Archives
About The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection was donated to the John Hay Library in 1981 by Anne Brown, the creator of the collection. Brown became fascinated with painted lead soldiers in military uniforms during her honeymoon in Europe and bought a small collection of such soldiers. Infatuated, Brown began buying any books and prints … Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
About The John Hay Library owns approximately 30 medieval manuscripts, a relatively small collection compared to peer institutions. In addition to these early works, the Hay owns papyrus and linen fragments from the Book of the Dead as well as a few cuneiform tablets. The Hay also owns around 700 incunabula, or texts printed between … Medieval Manuscripts and Early Printed Books
About Including material in and about the languages of the Romance regions, the Iberian and Latin American/Romance Language collection boasts thousands of items that create a rich picture of life and history in Latin America and Europe. A cornerstone of the collection is the George Church Collection, materials accumulated by Col. George Earl Church, who … Iberia & Latin America / Romance Language
