Are you in the midst of researching a paper and don’t know how to begin using sources in the University Archives? Register for University Archives Orientation on Wednesday, March 7 at 4 pm in the John Hay Library. This course will explain how to navigate the University Archives’ resources through the use of paper and … University Archives Orientation
The University Archives’ public space is closed for a renovation project. Please contact the Archives staff for access to archival materials or for research assistance: archives@brown.edu. Researchers will need to request in advance the Brown Daily Herald, Brown Alumni Monthly, and yearbooks. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this time. Please contact us with … University Archives Renovation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) announced that Brown University Library is a recipient of the Mellon Foundation's 2011 Hidden Collections award for “The Gordon Hall and Grace Hoag Collection of Dissenting and Extremist Printed Propaganda, Part II.” This three year project, headed by Jennifer Betts, University Archivist … Brown University Library Receives Mellon Foundation’s 2011 Hidden Collections Award
The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection digital archive has just reached an important milestone – the 20,000th image! The project to scan all the prints, drawings, paintings and water-colors in the collection began in September 2004 and through the efforts of many staff members and students, is now the largest repository of special collections’ materials … Military Collection Digital Archive surpasses 20,000 images!
A battered box. An invitation to a bull fight to celebrate Chilean Independence Day. A slightly worn uniform of heavy blue wool, found with a turkish cigarette in the pocket of its jacket. A game called Swiss Sticks. These are a few of the items displayed in our new exhibition on Christopher Robinson, who served … Señor Americanus: Lincoln’s Man in Peru
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 "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
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
A volume of John James Audubon’s master work, The Birds of America, is on display on the main floor of the John Hay Library. Each plate will be on display for only one month. This month’s bird is the “Lesser Redpoll”. This elephant folio edition of The Birds of America, bound in six volumes, was … Audubon’s Lesser Red-Poll on display
Didier Civil’s papier-mache masks are on display at the John Hay Library November 10 – 12, 2010. This exhibit is held in conjunction with the Haitian Studies Association Conference which will take place at Brown Nov. 10-13. Born in Jacmel, Haiti, where Carnival masks are part of a long tradition, Didier Civil represents Haitian cultural … Haitian Masks on display at the John Hay
