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Announcement | Holly Snyder Presents at RISD Museum Event on Gorham Company

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On Friday, May 3, 2019, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum hosted a one-day symposium in conjunction with its exhibit Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970, at which Holly Snyder, Curator Curator of American Historical Collections and the History of Science at the Brown Library, presented. Holly spoke about the history of the Gorham … Announcement | Holly Snyder Presents at RISD Museum Event on Gorham Company

Event | American Sinologist Charles S. Gardner and the Chinese Collection at Brown with Dr. Li Wang

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On Friday, May 10, 2019 at 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Dr. Li Wang, Curator of East Asian Collection, will give a presentation, “American Sinologist Charles S. Gardner and Chinese Collection at Brown.” This talk is free and open to the public. Coffee and cookies will be available. The … Event | American Sinologist Charles S. Gardner and the Chinese Collection at Brown with Dr. Li Wang

Announcement | Allison Levy & House of Secrets International Book Tour

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Allison Levy, the Library’s Digital Scholarship Editor and Visiting Scholar in Italian Studies at Brown, is the author of a new book, House of Secrets: The Many Lives of a Florentine Palazzo (Bloomsbury, 2019), currently being promoted through the U.S. and abroad. The book has been well received by critics and readers. Historian Ingrid Rowland … Announcement | Allison Levy & House of Secrets International Book Tour

Event | Dr. Lindsey Jones: A database project on the education and incarceration of black girls in Jim Crow Virginia

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On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 4 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Dr. Lindsey Jones will give a talk about the database she is creating about the education and incarceration of black girls in Virginia during Jim Crow. This event is free and open to the public. A Q&A and … Event | Dr. Lindsey Jones: A database project on the education and incarceration of black girls in Jim Crow Virginia

Announcement | Charles S. Gardner and Brown University Library Chinese Collection by Li Wang

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During the conferences of the Association for Asian Studies in Denver, CO, Dr. Li Wang, Curator of the East Asian Collection, delivered a presentation, “American Sinologist Charles S. Gardner and Chinese Rare Books in Brown University Library,” at the SCSL forum on March 22, 2019. Soon after, on April 3, one of his articles, “A … Announcement | Charles S. Gardner and Brown University Library Chinese Collection by Li Wang

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 | Book Published by Author and Performing Arts Librarian Laura Stokes

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As part of the Music Bibliographers Series, Routledge has published Fanny Hansel: A Research and Information Guide, written by Laura Stokes, PhD, Brown University Performing Arts Librarian and Head of the Orwig Music Library. The book is an important addition to the growing study of women composers and performers. Publisher Description: Fanny Hensel: A Research … Announcement | Book Published by Author and Performing Arts Librarian Laura Stokes

Announcement | 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Student Walkout: A Collaboration between Brown University Archives and WGBH

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Produced by WGBH and reporter Gabrielle Emanuel, the video, “Fifty Years Ago, Black Students At Brown Walked Out For Change” is available on WGBH online. Click here to read the WGBH story and see the video. In addition to the video, the story will be told today during the “All Things Considered” afternoon broadcast, available … Announcement | 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Student Walkout: A Collaboration between Brown University Archives and WGBH

Announcement | Curator Li Wang Interviewed by China Library Weekly

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During the recent 2017 Beijing International Book Fair–the second largest book fair in the world–Dr. Li Wang, Curator of Brown’s East Asian Collection, was interviewed by China Library Weekly, the only library newspaper published in China. Dr. Wang spoke about Brown University Library as well as his professional activities and perspectives. In the special issue, … Announcement | Curator Li Wang Interviewed by China Library Weekly