The Brown Bear: A History An Exhibit by Peter Mackie ’59, Sports Archivist Now showing in the Willis Reading Room Cases, John Hay Library May 22 – August 31, 2017 At the dawn of the 20th century, Brown was thriving. A new president, William H. P. Faunce, was in place; enrollment was approaching 1,000; new … Exhibit | The Brown Bear: A History
To celebrate Library Preservation Week, the Brown University Library is hosting a talk about and viewing of textiles from the archives of Rush Hawkins and Annmary Brown. Please join us in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. The Preservation Department staff will discuss the process for housing and preserving … Preservation Week Talk | Preserving a Textile Archive
Please join the Library for an Alumni Reunion Forum on Saturday, May 28 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the Willis Reading Room at the John Hay Library. Professor Beth Taylor, Co-Director of the Nonfiction Writing Program, will moderate a panel of alumni veterans and family who will discuss their memories from the Vietnam War. This … Alumni Reunion Forum | The Vietnam War: Our Veterans’ Stories
A History of the Brown University Orchestra is now on display in the Orwig Music Library. The exhibit chronicles the development of orchestral involvement on Brown’s campus from 1919 onward. Highlights include programs from performances with Leonard Bernstein, Itzhak Perlman, and Steve Reich, as well as the merger of the Brown Orchestra and Pembroke Orchestra, … Exhibit | A History of the Brown University Orchestra
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
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
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
The Special Collections Reading Room of the John Hay Library will be closed from December 24, 2014, thru January 9, 2015. From January 12 to January 20, 2015, the Special Collections Reading Room will be available by appointment only from 10am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. To request an appointment, please e-mail Hay@brown.edu prior to … Special Collections Hours during intersession 2015
Please join the John Hay Library as we celebrate the University’s 250-year history with a lecture series by Brown faculty and staff that highlights themes from the University Archives’ “Elements of Tradition and Change” exhibit. The first lecture will be given by historian Ted Widmer entitled “Brown’s DNA”. The lecture will incorporate aspects of Brown’s … Lecture | Ted Widmer, “Brown’s DNA”
In a continuing effort to showcase student life at Brown University, the University Archives has created an exhibit of photographs and museum objects in the lobby of the Maddock Alumni Center. Since Brown University was founded in 1764, student life has undergone dramatic social, academic, cultural, and political changes. The exhibit provides a glimpse of … Student Life exhibit at Maddock Alumni Center
