Prayer, World Day of Prayer for Peace, February 16, 1934 Princess Red Wing of Seven Crescents Brown University Library, Special Collections Exhibit The item on display is a written prayer delivered at an observance of the World Day of Prayer at the Westminster Church, Yonkers, New York, by Princess Red Wing of Seven Crescents, a Narragansett and Pokanoket Wampanoag … Exhibit | Prayer (1934) by Princess Red Wing of Seven Crescents
The John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, the Brown University Library Center for Digital Scholarship, and the John Carter Brown Library present a series of events that ask us to think about the uses of maps, data, and visualizations in the stories we tell about place, identity, and migration. Entitled, Reading, … Workshops | Reading, Resisting, and Reimagining The Map
On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 3 – 4 p.m., Ashley Champagne, Digital Humanities Librarian, will offer a workshop entitled, “Misconceptions of Data: Thinking Critically About Data.” Part of the Reading, Resisting, and Reimagining The Map series, the workshop will take place in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library. The workshops are free … Workshop | Thinking Critically About Data
On Friday, November 2, 2018 at 4 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Michael Cepek will give a talk entitled, “Whiteness, Indigeneity, and Power in Amazonia.” Sponsored by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the Brown University Library, this event … Event | Whiteness, Indigeneity, and Power in Amazonia with Michael Cepek
On Friday, October 19, 2018, as part of Family Weekend activities at the Rockefeller Library, the East Asian Collection (curated by Dr. Li Wang) hosted its Open House event. Many of the collection’s rare books, albums, and replications of famous calligraphic scrolls and traditional-style paintings were on display. The event was a major success, attracting … Visitors Enjoyed Brown’s East Asian Collection Open House
In celebration of Family Weekend, the East Asian Collection will host an Open House on Friday, October 19, 2018 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the Gardner Room. Come see various publications, rich book art, and printing culture from three East Asian countries: China, Japan, and Korea. Located on the third floor of the Rockefeller Library, the … Event | East Asian Collection Open House
Letter from Christopher Scott to Nathan Nield, December 31, 1792 Brown University Library, Special Collections This piece of paper, sent from Christopher Scott of Petersburg to Nathan Nield of Mercer County, served as both letter and, when folded, as envelope, with a red wax seal. Known today as “slave carried mail,” this letter was carried … Exhibit | Mail carried by Murier, an enslaved person
On Friday, October 19, 2018, the Brown University Library will host the Ungerleider Haggadot Symposium, drawing on material from the Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot. Free and open to the public, the symposium will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library. A kosher reception will follow … Event | Ungerleider Haggadot Symposium
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 7 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Dr. Patricio Simonetto will give a talk entitled, “Revolution and Queer Politics in Argentine (1967 – 71).” This event is free and open to the public. Patricio Simonetto is a Doctor in Social Science and Humanities (Quilmes University, … Event | Patricio Simonetto: Revolution and Queer Politics in Argentina (1967 – 71)
Chew on This! Early Dental History and Library Collections Whether functional or cosmetic, concern for and care of teeth have long been a part of the human condition. Written accounts of dental practices and practitioners can be found in numerous cultures around the globe as early as 5000 BC, and the first identified book on … Exhibit | Chew on This! Early Dental History & Library Collections
