Skip to page navigation menu Skip entire header
Brown University
Skip 34 subheader links

Brown University Library News

Posts by Jennifer Betts

Seeing Ourselves, Showing Ourselves: Brown's Culture on Display, Haffenreffer Museum (Manning Hall)

Seeing Ourselves, Showing Ourselves: Brown’s Culture on Display May 3 –  June/July, 2011 Haffenreffer Museum (Manning Hall) Students from Brown’s Public Humanities program have curated an intriguing exhibit of museum objects from the University Archives. The exhibit explores how objects, artifacts, and documents represent students’ experiences on campus. The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: http://brown.edu/Facilities/Haffenreffer/index.html The Seeing Ourselves, Showing Ourselves: Brown's Culture on Display, Haffenreffer Museum (Manning Hall)

Seeing Ourselves, Showing Ourselves: Brown’s Culture on Display, Haffenreffer Museum (Manning Hall)

Seeing Ourselves, Showing Ourselves: Brown’s Culture on Display May 3 –  June/July, 2011 Haffenreffer Museum (Manning Hall) Students from Brown’s Public Humanities program have curated an intriguing exhibit of museum objects from the University Archives. The exhibit explores how objects, artifacts, and documents represent students’ experiences on campus. The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: http://brown.edu/Facilities/Haffenreffer/index.html The Seeing Ourselves, Showing Ourselves: Brown’s Culture on Display, Haffenreffer Museum (Manning Hall)

A Life in Motion: A reading by Florence Howe, 4/29 at 3 pm, Pembroke 305

Friday, April 29, 2011 3 pm Pembroke Hall 305, 172 Meeting Street Guest speaker: Florence Howe Florence Howe has led an audacious life: she created a freedom school during the civil rights movement, refused to bow to academic heavyweights who were opposed to sharing power with women, and founded a feminist publishing house at a A Life in Motion: A reading by Florence Howe, 4/29 at 3 pm, Pembroke 305

A Life in Motion: A reading by Florence Howe, 4/29 at 3 pm, Pembroke 305

Friday, April 29, 2011 3 pm Pembroke Hall 305, 172 Meeting Street Guest speaker: Florence Howe Florence Howe has led an audacious life: she created a freedom school during the civil rights movement, refused to bow to academic heavyweights who were opposed to sharing power with women, and founded a feminist publishing house at a A Life in Motion: A reading by Florence Howe, 4/29 at 3 pm, Pembroke 305

Focus on Special Collections: Archives & Artifacts

Learn about the University Archives’ diverse collection of museum objects and how it supplements the printed record. Join University Archives staff to enjoy a tangible glimpse of the lives of students, alumni, and faculty. March 22, 2011, at noon Lownes Room, John Hay Library

Focus on Special Collections: Archives & Artifacts

Learn about the University Archives’ diverse collection of museum objects and how it supplements the printed record. Join University Archives staff to enjoy a tangible glimpse of the lives of students, alumni, and faculty. March 22, 2011, at noonLownes Room, John Hay Library

Dr. Vartan Gregorian on “Information and Knowledge in an Age of Technology”, 3/17 at 4 pm, Sayles Hall

Dr. Vartan Gregorian "Information and Knowledge in an Age of Technology" Introduction by President Ruth J. Simmons Reception to follow at the John Hay Library Thursday, March 17, 2011 4 PM Sayles Hall, Brown University In honor of the centennial celebration of the John Hay Library, Dr. Vartan Gregorian will address “Information and Knowledge in Dr. Vartan Gregorian on “Information and Knowledge in an Age of Technology”, 3/17 at 4 pm, Sayles Hall

Welcome Christopher Geissler

The John Hay Library is delighted to welcome  Christopher Geissler as a Project Archivist.  Christopher will be working on a two-year project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The John Hay Library was awarded grant funds to raise awareness of a number of significant collections, papers, and records held in Manuscripts Welcome Christopher Geissler