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New Digital Collection — Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
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The Center for Digital Initiatives of Integrated Technology Services would like to direct your attention to the release of its latest digital collection, Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection (http://dl.lib.brown.edu/askb).
This collection represents some 6,200 prints from the Military Collection, including portraits, caricatures, graphics, and posters, with an emphasis on military uniforms. Arranged alphabetically by country, the scanning and creation of metadata is not yet complete–currently work is being done in “Russia”. Return to the site often to view progress as the scanning and metadata work continues.
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New Exhibit: Historic Sound at Brown
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Historic Sound at Brown is a new exhibit in the John Hay Library featuring fifty 78-rpm recordings from the John Hay’s collection of historic sound recordings. Dating between 1903 and about 1950, the recordings span a wide range of musical styles from Minstrel Show to Broadway, Gospel to Novelty Records and from Early Jazz (Bix Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong) to Swing (Artie Shaw) and post-WWII jazz and Military band music. Illustrated sheet music from the John Hay Library’s Sheet Music Collection supplements the recordings.
The exhibit runs until June 30. Ed Hayslip and Ned Quist curate the exhibit with assistance from Rosemary Cullen.
The John Hay Library is located at 20 Prospect St., Providence, RI. Library hours are Monday-Friday, 9-5. For more information contact Edwin_Quist@brown.edu. -
Commencement at Brown – Historical Display
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Currently, in the John Hay Library, there is a small display of photographs and other items about commencement at Brown University. Some of the items on display include pages from the Student Commencement Oration of 1894, a program from commencement in 1810 and a diploma from 1792.
Yes, that is a rooster in the photograph on the left.
The John Hay Library is open 9 to 5, Monday through Friday.
For further information contact hay@brown.edu