The John Hay Library takes great pleasure in announcing the opening of the Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts. It is an extraordinary collection documenting the long and continuing career of Fernando Birri, a celebrated and influential film maker, poet, writer, educator, artist, and theoretician. Fernando Birri was born in Santa Fe, Argentina in 1925 and is … Fernando Birri: Mi Patria Son Mis Zapatos
The library is pleased to announce the availability of the Kanopy Video Streaming Service to faculty, staff, and students. Kanopy offers over 8500 films, documentaries, and training videos at: http://brown.kanopystreaming.com. Kanopy’s award winning collection includes titles from PBS, the BBC, Criterion Collection, California Newsreel, Kino Lorber, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) and hundreds of … Kanopy Streaming Available to Brown
Laundry. At its most basic, washing clothes involves water and a scrubbing action, with soap as an added bonus. Yet, our ancestors would not recognize the process of doing laundry in 21st century America. We have incredibly sophisticated computerized machines and a dizzying array of laundry detergents and other products to get our clothes clean. … Laundry – way more fascinating than you thought
The papers of José Rodrigues Miguéis, the influential Portuguese writer, educator, illustrator, and jurist, are now available for research at the John Hay Library. Miguéis was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1901. He left Portugal in 1935 when his political opinions brought him into conflict with the rising fascist party, Estado Novo. He moved to … José Rodrigues Miguéis Papers at the John Hay Library
A collection of records created by the John Birch Society are now available for research at the John Hay Library. The records, the bulk of which date from 1965-1989, provide an excellent view into the work of the JBS and its mission “To bring about less government, more responsibility, and — with God’s help — … John Birch Society Records at the John Hay Library
NYT Now is a new app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. It is the New York Times’s first standalone news product. The new app will offer a curated selection of New York Times content allowing for a fast and engaging news experience. Edited by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Cliff Levy, the NYT Now App is designed for readers to quickly catch up on the most … Brown Users Have Free Access to NYT Now App
Current Brown students, faculty, and staff will now have on-site library borrowing privileges at: Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Princeton Yale University of Pennsylvania University of Chicago M.I.T. Johns Hopkins University Duke University. To borrow from one of the participating libraries, you will have to present your Brown ID. For more information: http://library.brown.edu/borrowing/borrowdirect.php#brownID
It may be difficult for anyone now under the age of 30 to imagine, but for most of the twentieth century the birthday of Abraham Lincoln was keenly celebrated in the United States, particularly in those states which had participated in the effort to preserve the Union during the Civil War. In fact, the earliest known commemoration of … Lincoln’s Birthday
On February 11, all first-year students are invited to attend a reception in the Library. First-years, if you haven’t already met your personal librarian this is a great opportunity to do so. The reception will be in the Finn Room of the Rockefeller Library from 4-5 p.m. The Finn Room is on the first floor of the Rockefeller Library. … First-Year Students | Meet Your Personal Librarian
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the U.S. Government Printing Office has made the official, digital version of the Warren Commission Report available on the agency’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) web site. The commission was created by President Lyndon Johnson and chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren … Warren Commission Report available online
