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Announcement | Network of Women Writers and Readers Crux of John Hay Library’s Janis Ian Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy

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The John Hay Library is now home to renowned recording artist, writer, and activist Janis Ian’s collection of personally inscribed works of science fiction and fantasy, many by women and LGBTQ authors.  Providence, R.I. [Brown University Library] The John Hay Library at Brown University is delighted to announce the acquisition of Janis Ian’s personal library, including … Announcement | Network of Women Writers and Readers Crux of John Hay Library’s Janis Ian Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Exhibit | The Malana Krongelb Zine Collection, 1974-2018

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Explore a sampling of this collection consisting of administrative files and zines that focus on social justice and marginalized identities dating from 1974 to 2018. Areas of strength include zines by and about people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer peoples, the disabled, interpersonal violence, sex and relationships, sex work, the prison … Exhibit | The Malana Krongelb Zine Collection, 1974-2018

Exhibit | The Peterloo Massacre: A Bicentennial Remembrance

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Examine two prints published in 1819 following The Peterloo Massacre and gain insight into an early 19th-century protest for political reform. On August 16, 1819, a peaceful crowd of between 60,000 and 80,000 workers gathered in St. Peter’s Fields, Manchester, England, to voice their demands for political reform. Poor economic conditions and the lack of … Exhibit | The Peterloo Massacre: A Bicentennial Remembrance

Exhibit | American Revolutionary War Prints

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American Revolutionary War PrintsLondon: Hogg, 1790Brown University Library, Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection Explore Independence Day from a British point of view. “Engraved for Barnard’s New Complete & Authentic History of England,”this collection of 4 copper-engraved plates after William Hamilton, 1751-1801 (artist) feature significant milestones from the American Revolutionary War (Apr 19, 1775 – Sep … Exhibit | American Revolutionary War Prints

Announcement | WBUR Features Library’s Gay Pulp Fiction Archive

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WBUR.org has posted an article about the Gay Pulp Fiction collection at the John Hay Library. “Brown University Is Archiving Gay Pulp Fiction To Preserve A Moment Of LGBTQ History” by Miranda Suarez also features Heather Cole, Curator for Literary & Popular Culture Collections, and Finch Collins, a John Hay Library Undergraduate Fellow. 90.9 WBUR-FM … Announcement | WBUR Features Library’s Gay Pulp Fiction Archive

Exhibit | Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum God (“Eliot Indian Bible”)

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The Holy Bible: containing The Old Testament and the New. Translated into the Indian Language, and Ordered to be Printed by the Commissioners of the United Colonies in New-England, At the Charge, and with the Consent of the Corporation in England for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England John Eliot (1604–1690) … Exhibit | Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum God (“Eliot Indian Bible”)

A Student’s Journey through Special Collections and the Creation of “Fields of Hay”

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A student-driven project led by undergraduate Shira Buchsbaum ’19, the recently launched website Fields of Hay offers students a guide for making use of the John Hay Library and Brown’s special collections resources. Written by Shira Buchsbaum ’19 Mary Elizabeth Sharpe and My First Foray into Special Collections My journey to the John Hay Library … A Student’s Journey through Special Collections and the Creation of “Fields of Hay”

Announcement | New Database: Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century

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The Brown University Library has acquired access to the database, Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century, a compilation of rare and unique archival collections covering a wide range of fringe political movements from the 1900s – 2010s. This archive is one of the first digital archives covering such a broad assortment of both far-right and … Announcement | New Database: Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century

Exhibit | Spectacular Listening: U.S. Air Guitar

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This exhibit by ethnomusicology Ph.D. candidate Byrd McDaniel displays some of the memorabilia central to air guitar playing in the United States and the U.S. Air Guitar Championships in particular.  Advertised as the “greatest thing you’ve never seen,” the contemporary U.S. Air Guitar Championships stem from a long line of related practices throughout the twentieth … Exhibit | Spectacular Listening: U.S. Air Guitar