PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —Roger E. Stoddard, Brown class of 1957, and former curator of the Harris Collection, will speak at Brown University this fall. For the last fifty years, Stoddard has served as a curator of Houghton Library, taught classes at Harvard, and published extensively.At 12:30pm, on Wednesday, October 24, Stoddard will discuss his time working in … Roger E. Stoddard to Speak at Brown University Library
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The Brown University Library is pleased to announce the launching of curio a new weekly blog, focusing on imaging rare, unusual, and intriguing objects. The blog is written by Digital Production Services staff about curios, objects that are valued for their unique qualities, both physical and scholarly. Rather than locking … Library Launches curio, a new blog on digitization!
The Brown University Library is pleased to share a new brochure listing fall 2012 events and exhibits which are free and open to the public. A digital version is available here. Hard copies are available at Library locations. More information about these and other programs will continue to be made available in the announcements section … New Brochure Listing Brown University Library Events and Exhibits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] –The Brown University Library is launching a new website which hosts abstracts and videos from the 2011-2012 Digital Arts and Humanities Lecture Series. The series was jointly sponsored by Brown University Library and the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage. Over the course of the fall and spring … Website for Digital Art & Humanities Lecture Series, Now Live!
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Stop by the Orwig Music Library from now until December 21 to see an exhibit about the building’s history curated by Senior Library Specialist, Nancy Jakubowski. The large brick mansion began as a residence for a member of the Sprague family and later, a Brown alumnus, Isaac Gifford Ladd. It also served … Ladd, Bryant, Orwig: the Making of the Music Building
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Geoffrey Hill and His Books, an exhibit curated by Kenneth Haynes, Professor of Comparative Literature and Classics at Brown University, in honor of poet and former colleague Geoffrey Hill on the occasion of Hill’s 80th birthday, is on view in the North Gallery, John Hay Library, now through October 1, … New Exhibit on View: Geoffrey Hill and His Books
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Brown University has received a collection of works by John Jay Chapman (1862-1933), noted man of letters, dramatist, and political reformer, as a gift from longtime Library supporter, Daniel Siegel ’57. Born in New York City, the son of Henry Grafton Chapman, one-time president of the New York Stock Exchange, and … Brown Receives Works of John Jay Chapman from Daniel Siegel ’57
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Brown University Library will host actor Jude Ciccolella ’69 at 7pm on Monday, October 15, 2012, for the 9th Annual Don Wilmeth Endowed Lectureship in American Theatre in Leeds Theater. The program will be followed by a reception in Lyman Hall foyer. The event and reception are free and open … Jude Ciccolella ’69 at Brown for 9th Annual Don Wilmeth Endowed Lectureship in American Theatre
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —The Brown University Library is pleased to announce the availability of a Mandarin Chinese version of the Chinese Collections brochure, produced this past spring as part of the Year of China initiative. The University Library’s first foreign language collections brochure, this publication is the result of collaborative efforts by Library and … Chinese Collections Brochure Now Available in Mandarin Chinese
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The Women Writers Project and CDS are very pleased to announce our participation in an award from the National Endowment for the Humanities 2012 Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities competition. This grant, led by the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, will fund a series of … Brown University to Host NEH Funded Institute
