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Tour the McLellan Lincoln Collection!
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On Saturday, December 10th, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the John Hay Library will be offering tours of its McLellan Lincoln Collection in connection with the Providence Public Library’s new exhibition “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.” Our companion exhibition, “Broken Chains: Abraham Lincoln and the Legacy of Emancipation in the African American Experience” will also be open for viewing. All are welcome! For further information on “Forever Free,”
please see the exhibition information provided on the Providence Public Library website: http://www.provlib.org/community/events/lincoln/pages/index.html
The exhibition was organized by the Huntington Library (San Marino, California) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History (New York), in cooperation with the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities. -
Extended Library Hours – Reading/Exam Period
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The complete list of expanded Library hours for Reading Period and Exams is on the web at:
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/hours/. To download a printed copy go to http://dl.lib.brown.edu/hours/fall_exams.pdf
The Rockefeller and Sciences Libraries will extend hours to midnight on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 and on Dec. 16 and Dec.17. The John Hay Library will have extended hours on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. All other libraries will maintain their normal schedules.
In addition, take a break and enjoy some pizza on Tuesday night, Dec. 13 @ 9 p.m. at the SciLi and on Wednesday Dec. 14 @ 9 p.m. at the Rock. Sponsored by Campus Life/Student Services and the University Library. -
Library Database of the Week – American Civil War: Letters and Diaries
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American Civil War: Letters and Diaries database combines more than 1,000 sources of diaries, letters, and memoirs to provide fast access to thousands of views on almost every aspect of the war, including what was happening at home. The writings of politicians, generals, slaves, landowners, farmers, seaman, wives, and even spies are included. The letters and diaries are by the famous and the unknown, giving both the Northern and Southern perspectives, and those of foreign observers too.
Off-campus users must log in via the VPN client or EZproxy.
For further information contact: Anne_Nolan@brown.edu