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Winners of the 2016 Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research

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The Brown University Library is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research. The Committee decided this year to award two prizes, both for projects that coincidentally were done for the same course, Michael Vorenberg’s first-year seminar, “Abraham Lincoln: Historical and Cultural Perspectives” (HIST 0551A). Rachel Gold ‘19 … Winners of the 2016 Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research

Exhibit | Tripping the Light Fantastic: Experimental Optics in the Victorian Era

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In 1704, Isaac Newton published the first scientific work on light. Working carefully but not very cautiously, Newton began compiling the results of hundreds of experiments he performed in the quiet space of his own rooms at Cambridge over the course of four decades, from the 1660s forward. Many of these experiments involved Newton using … Exhibit | Tripping the Light Fantastic: Experimental Optics in the Victorian Era

Special Collections | Hubert Jennings Papers on Fernando Pessoa

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In October 2015, Christopher Jennings and Bridget Winstanley, son and daughter of British and South African scholar Hubert Dudley Jennings, donated their father’s personal papers to Brown University Library. In January of this year, Folha de S.Paulo, one of Brazil’s leading daily newspapers, featured an article about the discovery of the Hubert Jennings archive in … Special Collections | Hubert Jennings Papers on Fernando Pessoa

Brown in the Great War

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A new digital resource that highlights materials from the University Archives and Special Collections is now available: “Brown in the Great War.” The website focuses on Brown community members who participated in, fought, and died in World War I, as well as the social landscape of Brown from 1914 to 1921. This eloquent resource was … Brown in the Great War

Event | “The Art of Handwriting” at the John Hay Library

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Celebrate Family Weekend with a visit to the renovated John Hay Library and take the graphology challenge, “The Art of Handwriting”. Staff will provide copies of items from the collections for you to transcribe. Can you still read cursive?  Try deciphering manuscripts written by Lincoln, Orwell, Lovecraft, and others.  The originals will be on display. … Event | “The Art of Handwriting” at the John Hay Library

October 1 is #AskAnArchivist Day

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What does an archivist do?  Tweet your questions to @brownarchives on #AskAnArchivist day. On October 1 archivists across the United States will take to Twitter to answer your questions about all things archives. This day-long event, sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, gives you the opportunity to ask questions, get information, or simply to … October 1 is #AskAnArchivist Day

Commencement Forum | A History of Brown as Told by Flowers

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What can 130 year old preserved plant specimens tell us about our past and our future? The Brown University Herbarium and the Brown University Library have teamed up to create a visually stunning walk through the historical collections of Brown plant specimens using the 7-by-16 foot digital display wall in the Rockefeller Library’s Patrick Ma Digital … Commencement Forum | A History of Brown as Told by Flowers

Preservation Week Lecture by Elisabetta Polidori: Miracles of Mary

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In honor of Preservation Week, Elisabetta Polidori, the Samuel H. Kress Fellow in Paper Conservation at the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), will give a talk about the technical examination and conservation treatment of an Ethiopic illuminated manuscript located at the Brown University Library, Ta’amera Maryam (Miracles of Mary), one of the most popular of … Preservation Week Lecture by Elisabetta Polidori: Miracles of Mary

South Africa Catalyst Project

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April 27, 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the end of apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa enforced through legislation from 1948 through 1994. Apartheid became an international issue and a prominent topic for human rights activists around the world and in South Africa. Apartheid famously came … South Africa Catalyst Project