Brown University Library News

The Brown University Library, as part of its ongoing programming for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial, is pleased to announce that it is co-sponsoring a Lincoln Essay competition open to all eighth-graders in Providence County. The Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition brings to Providence the successful Vermont state essay program sponsored by Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home annually since 2006. The contest, open to all eighth grade students living in or attending public, private, or home schools in Providence County, asks students to read two letters, an open letter from Horace Greeley to President Abraham Lincoln printed in August 1862 and Lincoln’s response to it. Then students are asked to write a 500-word essay assessing why Lincoln responded to Greeley’s letter. The contest exposes students to Lincoln’s writing and encourages the development of writing and research skills. Prizes include a first place award of $1,000, second and third place awards of $750 and $500, respectively, as well as up to ten honorable mentions of $200 each. The top three winners will attend a luncheon in Providence on Sunday, January 31, 2010. Application packets are available from the John Hay Library at 20 Prospect Street on the campus of Brown University, and the submission deadline is 5 p.m. on November 28, 2009. For more information contact Holly Snyder at Holly_Snyder@brown.edu or (401) 863-1515. … Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition for Providence Eighth Graders

The Art Slide Library announces a new exhibition in honor of this year’s First Year Reading Assignment: “Evolving Images.” Art Slide Library student assistant Rebecca Staley has put together an exhibition of images from the Brown Instruction Image Collection depicting some of the ways in which artists and scientists have dealt with the issues of evolution, natural history, and human and animal physiology.
Located on the 4th floor of the List Art Center, outside the Art Slide Library.