Letter from Christopher Scott to Nathan Nield, December 31, 1792 Brown University Library, Special Collections This piece of paper, sent from Christopher Scott of Petersburg to Nathan Nield of Mercer County, served as both letter and, when folded, as envelope, with a red wax seal. Known today as “slave carried mail,” this letter was carried … Exhibit | Mail carried by Murier, an enslaved person
Chew on This! Early Dental History and Library Collections Whether functional or cosmetic, concern for and care of teeth have long been a part of the human condition. Written accounts of dental practices and practitioners can be found in numerous cultures around the globe as early as 5000 BC, and the first identified book on … Exhibit | Chew on This! Early Dental History & Library Collections
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)
Matsuoka Japan: Unknown, 1890 Brown University Library, Special Collections Selected 19th Century prints with captions from a collection of 28 double-page wood engravings of two-wheeled ceremonial and other vehicles. Dates: July 9 – 31, 2018 Time: John Hay Library Hours Location: Second Floor Landing, John Hay Library, 20 Prospect Street, Providence
“The DPRK is an independent socialist state representing the interests of all the Korean people. The Republic is the Juche-oriented socialist state which embodies the idea and leadership of Comrade Kim Il Sung, the founder of the Republic and the father of socialist Korea. His idea and the achievements made under his leadership are the … Exhibit | Stamps of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Music was a sonic weapon used by Civil Rights organizations against violence and oppression. Songs were used to inspire, unite and comfort participants at meetings, sit-ins, marches and in jail cells. Trace the journey for equality and the music it inspired, and discover iconic pieces that have become staples of protest movements around the world. … Exhibit | From Gospel Hymns to “Mississippi Goddam”: the Evolving Soundtrack of the Civil Rights Era and Beyond
Currently on View: Selections from the Thomas H. Simon Circus Collection The Thomas H. Simon Circus Collection contains more than 200 items, primarily about the American circus arts, including first-edition books, pennants, programs, stamps, drawings and promotional materials dating from the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries. Simon graduated with a degree in philosophy from Brown University in … Exhibit | Selections from the Thomas H. Simon Circus Collection
Award-winning filmmaker Todd Haynes has created image books for each of his films beginning with Safe in 1995. In an interview with the New York Times, Haynes explained the books in terms of his process as “a way of communicating beyond words that gets to the crux of what the mood, temperature and stylistic references … Exhibit | Todd Haynes Image Books (1995 – 2017)
President Christina Paxson and University Librarian Harriette Hemmasi invite community members to a reception presenting the Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot. Join us on Monday, April 23, 2018 from 4:30 – 6 p.m. at the John Hay Library for remarks, cocktails, and Kosher hors d’oeuvres. While this event is free and open to the … Event | Reception Presenting the Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot
View two exhibitions of work by book artist and Brown alumna Angela Lorenz. Often witty and playful, Lorenz’s work is deceptively complex, influenced by her travels and informed by research in libraries and archives. The Hay second-floor landing features a selection of Lorenz’s artists’ books exploring historical figures. A display in the Bopp Room showcases … Exhibit | Discover.ed/Explor.ed/Inspir.ed: The artists’ books of Angela Lorenz ‘87
