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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 | Music Publishers Association (MPA) Paul Revere Award exhibit

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The Orwig Music Library is hosting a traveling exhibit: Winners of the Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence, awarded by the Music Publishers Association of the United States. The MPA gives prizes in several categories of music publishing, including different types of notesetting, design in folios, and cover design. For more information about the Music … Exhibit | Music Publishers Association (MPA) Paul Revere Award exhibit

Exhibit | Entwined: Botany, Art and the Lost Cat Swamp Habitat

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The exhibit showcases the rich history of art and science in Providence and provokes you to consider the consequences of environmental change on local biodiversity.  Premiering original watercolors of plants by Edward Peckham together with matching specimens from the Brown University Herbarium, collected by William Bailey and others, explore the lost Cat Swamp habitat of the Wayland … Exhibit | Entwined: Botany, Art and the Lost Cat Swamp Habitat

Exhibit | Victory Won Pro-Life Bumper Stickers (1991–5)

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Explore bumper stickers from the Hall-Hoag Collection produced by Victory Won from 1991-5, in support of the anti-abortion/pro-life/right-to-life movement. The movement in general terms seeks to prevent legal abortion and recriminalize the procedure, which was legalized, based on a woman’s right to privacy, in the 1973 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Roe v. … Exhibit | Victory Won Pro-Life Bumper Stickers (1991–5)

Exhibit | Black Panther Comics

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“T’Challa is the Black Panther – a righteous king, noble Avenger, and fearsome warrior. Under his leadership, the African nation of Wakanda has flourished as one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. And though he’s a card-carrying member of the Avengers, his first loyalty lies with his people, and he will defend … Exhibit | Black Panther Comics

Exhibit | Greek Life – A Brief History of Phi Beta Kappa at Brown

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Greek Life – A Brief History of Phi Beta Kappa at Brown Selected Items On View From the Brown University Archives For over 200 years Phi Beta Kappa has celebrated academic achievement and advocated for freedom of thought.  It is the oldest and most prestigious academic honors society in the United States. The Rhode Island Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was founded at Brown University in 1830. Brown students elected … Exhibit | Greek Life – A Brief History of Phi Beta Kappa at Brown

Exhibit | Works from Modern Architecture

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Works from Modern Architecture: A Course with Dietrich Neumann  On view, architectural models created by students in Professor Dietrich Neumann’s lecture course, “Modern Architecture,” which surveys the “classic” period of European and American modern architecture from the turn of the century to the 1950s.  Works are based on a building or industrial design object from the … Exhibit | Works from Modern Architecture

Exhibit | Scenes from Cuba’s War of Independence, 1895–1898

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Chocolates E. Juncosa Advertising Cards Scenes from Cuba’s War of Independence,1895–1898. These advertising cards for the firm Chocolate E. Juncosa, in Barcelona, depict scenes from Cuba’s War of Independence, 1895–1898. Founded in 1835, the company offered cocoa and sugar of the finest quality. This set contains 36 numbered chromolithography cards with color illustrations and caption titles. The reverse of each … Exhibit | Scenes from Cuba’s War of Independence, 1895–1898