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Announcement | Digitization of Historic Campus Speeches with CLIR Grant

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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

Announcement | Daniel G. Siegel ’57 Gift and Fellowship

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The Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of books and manuscripts from the personal library of Daniel G. Siegel ’57, a member of the Library Advisory Council, a board member on the Friends of the Library, and a long and dedicated supporter of special collections at Brown. Mr. Siegel has twice received the Library’s highest honor, … Announcement | Daniel G. Siegel ’57 Gift and Fellowship

Event | Scott Rettberg on Electronic Literature: Threads of Practice and Literary Genre in Digital Writing

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On Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. in the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Scott Rettburg, Professor of Digital Culture in the department of linguistic, literary, and aesthetic studies at the University of Bergen, Norway, will give a talk entitled, “Electronic Literature: Threads of Practice and Literary Genre in Digital … Event | Scott Rettberg on Electronic Literature: Threads of Practice and Literary Genre in Digital Writing

Exhibit | Collecting with Distinction: Faculty Insights into Recent Acquisitions

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Peruse the gallery and discover what is new and unique about Special Collections at the Hay Library.  Explore recent acquisitions from the 14th century to the present through the lens of renowned Brown faculty, and gain insight into the place where the past, present and individual connect. Opening reception:  Friday, November 22nd, 4-6 PM Dates: … Exhibit | Collecting with Distinction: Faculty Insights into Recent Acquisitions

Exhibit | Thanksgiving-Day, November 24, 1864, United We Stand

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Created by famous political cartoonist Thomas Nast, these eight vignettes depict a “state of the Union” featuring President Abraham Lincoln during his reelection year. Each rendering touches on a significant factor during the Civil War, which was in its fourth year and with no clear victor at the time. The double-page image, published in Harper’s … Exhibit | Thanksgiving-Day, November 24, 1864, United We Stand

Event | Constructing the Sacred: Visibility and Ritual Landscape at the Egyptian Necropolis of Saqqara

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On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 3 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Elaine Sullivan, Associate Professor of History at UC Santa Cruz, will give a talk entitled, “Constructing the Sacred: Visibility and Ritual Landscape at the Egyptian Necropolis of Saqqara.” This event is free and open to the public. Constructing … Event | Constructing the Sacred: Visibility and Ritual Landscape at the Egyptian Necropolis of Saqqara

Event | Authors in the Archives with Lauren Russell and Megan Milks

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Join the Brown University Library for an unforgettable night of poetry, fiction, and discussion of how library and archival research is essential to creative and literary endeavors. Lauren Russell and Megan Milks will both read from their works, followed by a discussion led by librarians and archivists about how they are using primary sources. A … Event | Authors in the Archives with Lauren Russell and Megan Milks