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Revolutionary Communication: Printing Independence and the Birth of the American Stamp

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Before the first musket was fired, the American Revolution was sparked by messages. This spring, the John Hay Library at Brown University invites you to explore our latest exhibition, Revolutionary Communication: Printing Independence and the Birth of the American Stamp, bringing together original maps, newspapers, and artifacts that show how communication became our nation’s first act of … Revolutionary Communication: Printing Independence and the Birth of the American Stamp

A Pictorial Dragon, the Work of Fernando Birri: A Bilingual Online Exhibit

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View the online exhibit: library.brown.edu/exhibits/birri/ This digital exhibition, fully accessible in both English and Spanish, celebrates the centennial of Fernando Birri (1925–2017), the pioneering Argentine filmmaker, artist and theorist of the New Latin American Cinema. Featuring drawings, paintings, collages and writings from his personal archive he gifted to Brown University Library in 2008, this selection … A Pictorial Dragon, the Work of Fernando Birri: A Bilingual Online Exhibit

John Hay Library – Broadside Collections Closed 

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Most of the broadside collections in the John Hay Library (including the Harris Broadsides, Rider Broadsides, Carriers’ Addresses, and general collection broadsides) will be closed to researchers December 1, 2025, to September 8, 2026.  The closure does not impact access to the Lincoln Broadsides. Many of the broadsides have been digitized and are available in … John Hay Library – Broadside Collections Closed 

Fashioning Insurrection Exhibit and Opening

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Fashioning Insurrection: From Imperial Resistance to American Orientalisms Exhibit Part of the Islamic-American Exchanges Initiative between the Brown University Library and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the exhibit, “Fashioning Insurrection: From Imperial Resistance to American Orientalisms,” will be on view in the Harriette Hemmasi Exhibition Gallery at the John Hay Library during the 2025-26 … Fashioning Insurrection Exhibit and Opening

Bringing UTRAs into the Library

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Four UTRA awardees present their Library-based research projects Four UTRA (Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards) awardees found and conducted research on materials in the Library’s special collections. They worked on their UTRA projects in addition to a full course load during the Fall 2023 semester. On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12 p.m. in the … Bringing UTRAs into the Library

“Mankiller” – Film, Special Collections, Discussion

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Members of the Brown community and the general public are invited to attend a series of events related to Wilma Mankiller and Native American and Indigenous Studies: Wednesday, November 8 Native American and Indigenous Special Collections 4 p.m. in the Special Collections Reading Room at the John Hay Library, 20 Prospect St. View recently acquired … “Mankiller” – Film, Special Collections, Discussion

Voices of Mass Incarceration: A Symposium

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VOICES OF MASS INCARCERATION: A SYMPOSIUM Wednesday, September 27 – Friday, September 29, 2023 Please note that registration has closed for in-person attendance at the symposium. You can register to join the waitlist, and register to attend virtually. No registration is required to attend the exhibit opening. Registration required @ voicesofmassincarceration.eventbrite.com NOTE: In-person attendance on … Voices of Mass Incarceration: A Symposium