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
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
Six dynamic and interconnected areas of focus build on current collection strengths and forge a path for building distinctive collections that support expansive and imaginative inquiry with a commitment to community engagement, environmental sustainability, and social justice. Providence, R.I. [Brown University] After a year-long process of critical self-study and reflection led by Amanda Strauss, Associate … Announcement | John Hay Library unveils transformative vision for special collections at Brown
Prestigious Chinese publisher, China Book Company, has published An Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Chinese Books in the Brown University Library by Dr. Li Wang, the Library’s Curator of the East Asian Collection. The volume contains detailed bibliographic and research information on all Chinese rare books found in the Library published before the end of the … Announcement | New Publication on Chinese Rare Books in the Brown University Library
Dis/Assemble Dis/Assemble is a collaborative effort by graduate students from across ten different humanities disciplines to construct narratives around a continuously moving archive: the Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Paintings and Calligraphies at Brown University. This collection evokes questions of assemblage and disassemblage, from sifting the extraordinary from the ordinary to practices of … Exhibit | Dis/Assemble: Making Meaning from the Minassian Collection
On Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 4 p.m. in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library, Rob Emlen will discuss his newly-published book Imagining the Shakers, based in part on research in the Hay’s Special Collections. The Evolving Image of Shaker Life In the half century between 1830 and 1880, the American public encountered … Event | The Evolving Image of Shaker Life with Rob Emlen
Bookplates are also known as “ex libris” and include a name, motto, and motif. Decorated pieces of paper found on the inside of books, ex libris have practical, historical and social associations that trace back to 15th century Germany, around the time of the invention of the printing press. They not only promote the return … Exhibit | Early American & English Bookplates 18th-20th C.
Works by Katie Bullock, Faculty, Glass, Rhode Island School of DesignJocelyne Prince, Faculty, Glass, Rhode Island School of Design Sean Salstrom, Graduate Study, Glass, Rhode Island School of Design Artists approach research differently than scientists. The freedom through which artists pursue research allows their inquiries to breed multivalent results, often seemingly unconnected results which can … Exhibit | Intercalary Event 2020
The Pembroke Center’s Feminist Theory Archive and the John Hay Library are proud to announce that the Hortense J. Spillers papers are open for research. Spillers is an American literary critic, Black feminist scholar, and the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in English at Vanderbilt University. Her research addresses literary criticism, race and gender; linguistics; the African diaspora; Black culture; and sexuality. She is … Announcement | Hortense J. Spillers Papers Open for Research
Speeches by Civil Rights leaders and other renowned public intellectuals will be preserved and made available for scholarship. Providence, R.I. [Brown University] The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has awarded the Brown University Library $23,215 from its Recordings at Risk program. One of 13 projects selected out of 34 to receive grants from … Announcement | Digitization of Historic Campus Speeches with CLIR Grant
