A new digital resource that highlights materials from the University Archives and Special Collections is now available: “Brown in the Great War.” The website focuses on Brown community members who participated in, fought, and died in World War I, as well as the social landscape of Brown from 1914 to 1921. This eloquent resource was … Brown in the Great War
Celebrate Family Weekend with a visit to the renovated John Hay Library and take the graphology challenge, “The Art of Handwriting”. Staff will provide copies of items from the collections for you to transcribe. Can you still read cursive? Try deciphering manuscripts written by Lincoln, Orwell, Lovecraft, and others. The originals will be on display. … Event | “The Art of Handwriting” at the John Hay Library
What does an archivist do? Tweet your questions to @brownarchives on #AskAnArchivist day. On October 1 archivists across the United States will take to Twitter to answer your questions about all things archives. This day-long event, sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, gives you the opportunity to ask questions, get information, or simply to … October 1 is #AskAnArchivist Day
Please join the John Hay Library as we celebrate the University’s 250-year history with a lecture series by Brown faculty and staff that highlights themes from the University Archives’ “Elements of Tradition and Change” exhibit. The first lecture will be given by historian Ted Widmer entitled “Brown’s DNA”. The lecture will incorporate aspects of Brown’s … Lecture | Ted Widmer, “Brown’s DNA”
The John Hay Library celebrates the University’s 250-year history with a lecture series by Brown faculty and staff that highlights themes from the University Archives’ “Elements of Tradition and Change” exhibit. All of the lectures will be in the Lownes Room, John Hay Library at 5:30 pm: Ted Widmer, Assistant to the President: “Brown’s DNA” … Lecture Series | Elements of Tradition and Change: Brown University’s First 250 Years
Brown University’s Charter manuscript exists as two pieces of water-damaged parchment, with few visible letters. To coincide with Brown’s 250th anniversary, Rachel Lapkin, Library Materials Conservator, began working with Digital Production Services photographer Lindsay Elgin to see if modern imaging techniques could reveal more of the original manuscript. Learn about the characteristics of parchment, and … Lecture | The Brown Charter: Digital Discoveries
As part of Brown University’s Imagine Brown 250+ Fall Celebration the John Hay Library will be open Saturday, September 27th (10 am – 6 pm). The Hay Library will be open during its regular hours Sunday, September 28th (noon – 10 pm). In addition to the ongoing exhibits, Elements of Tradition and Change: Brown University’s … John Hay Library Open Saturday 9/27 for Fall Celebration
As part of Brown’s 250th Anniversary, the Library has created a new exhibit titled: Picturing Brown: Prints and Photographs from the Brown University Archives. For 250 years, Brown University has been presented through a succession of printed views of the campus. The images display the history of Brown’s evolution from a small, Baptist-run college in Rhode … Brown’s 250th Anniversary Opening Celebration
In a continuing effort to showcase student life at Brown University, the University Archives has created an exhibit of photographs and museum objects in the lobby of the Maddock Alumni Center. Since Brown University was founded in 1764, student life has undergone dramatic social, academic, cultural, and political changes. The exhibit provides a glimpse of … Student Life exhibit at Maddock Alumni Center
In a continuing effort to showcase student life at Brown University, the University Archives has created an exhibit of photographs and museum objects in the lobby of the Maddock Alumni Center. Since Brown University was founded in 1764, student life has undergone dramatic social, academic, cultural, and political changes. The exhibit provides a glimpse of … Student Life exhibit at Maddock Alumni Center
