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Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States — New John Hay Library Collecting Direction

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Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal and and Johanna Fernández ‘93 will anchor Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States, the new collecting direction at the John Hay Library. More Information / Media For information in addition to what is below, please see the New York Times article, “Brown University Acquires the Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal,” by Jenny … Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States — New John Hay Library Collecting Direction

Stolen Relations Awarded NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant

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Brown University researchers have been awarded a $350,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Advancement Grant to support Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas. Stolen Relations is a tribal collaborative database project that seeks to understand settler colonialism and its impact through the lens of Indigenous enslavement and unfreedom. The … Stolen Relations Awarded NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant

Roger Shaw Williams Inaugural Head of Libraries Conservation

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The Brown University Library and the John Carter Brown Library are pleased to announce Roger Shaw Williams as the inaugural Head of Libraries Conservation. Roger’s first day will be September 30, 2022. Reporting jointly to Michelle Venditelli, the Director of Collections Care for Brown University Library, and Karin Wulf, the Director and Librarian of the … Roger Shaw Williams Inaugural Head of Libraries Conservation

The MIT Press and Brown University Library release A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir

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Enter A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir Discover more about the publication including an interview with Shahzad Bashir Announcement of the publication from the MIT Press news site: An interactive, open-access born-digital publication, this groundbreaking book’s interface encourages engagement with rich visual material and multimedia evidence The MIT Press and Brown … The MIT Press and Brown University Library release A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir

John Hay Library Acquires José Rivera Papers

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Lauded contemporary Latinx playwright’s papers will enrich the Hay’s holdings by artists of color in its distinctive Performance & Entertainment collecting area The John Hay Library has acquired the papers of award-winning Puerto Rican-American playwright and screenwriter José Rivera. Serving as a foundational collection within the Hay’s Performance & Entertainment collecting direction, this trove of … John Hay Library Acquires José Rivera Papers

Kimberly Toney Inaugural Coordinating Curator for Native American and Indigenous Collections

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The John Carter Brown Library and the Brown University Library are pleased to announce Kimberly Toney as the inaugural Coordinating Curator for Native American and Indigenous Collections. Kim’s first day will be July 18, 2022. The Coordinating Curator for Native American and Indigenous Collections will support the libraries in their focus on Native American and … Kimberly Toney Inaugural Coordinating Curator for Native American and Indigenous Collections

WWII Art Collection Talk by Peter Harrington

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The Brown University Library is pleased to share an open invitation to view a presentation by Peter Harrington, Curator, Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, to the Continental Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States on Thursday March 24 at 7 p.m. EST.  The talk will be broadcast live on the Continental Commandery’s YouTube channel. Discover more information about this … WWII Art Collection Talk by Peter Harrington

John Hay Library Acquires Archive of Spiderwoman Theater

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Archive of legendary Indigenous theater furthers distinction and depth of Brown’s holdings in multiple interdisciplinary areas of study Providence, R.I. [Brown University] In 1976, when Muriel Miguel, her two sisters, and a diverse group of women founded Spiderwoman Theater in Brooklyn, NY, their aim was to interrogate and challenge anti-feminist narratives of the 1970s through … John Hay Library Acquires Archive of Spiderwoman Theater

Library Establishes Department of Collections Care

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The Department of Collections Care brings under one functional group the intertwined areas of conservation, preservation, shelving, offsite storage, and environmental control for Library collections. The new department governs these measures for collections housed in Library facilities on campus as well as the Library Annex located nearby in Cranston, RI. This Library-wide approach to the … Library Establishes Department of Collections Care