In July of 1935, Robert Bloch wrote to his epistolary mentor H. P. Lovecraft, care of Robert Barlow, whom Lovecraft was visiting in Florida. Bloch, then eighteen, wrote with excitement of an expanding network of writers and publishers he had met, either directly through Lovecraft or indirectly by his association with the influential author. The … Lovecraft and the Republic of Horror

Join the Brown University Library and the Department of Music for an exciting lecture in Music’s Fall Colloquium Series. On November 19 at 6 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) at the Rockefeller Library, Will Cheng will give a talk entitled, “Groovy Choreographies: Gimmicks, Glitches, and Aesthetic Alibis,” in which he will deliver a … Lecture | Groovy Choreographies: Gimmicks, Glitches, and Aesthetic Alibis with William Cheng

“Knowledge is open if anyone is free to access, use, modify, and share it — subject, at most, to measures that preserve provenance and openness.” –The Open Knowledge Foundation In recognition of International Open Access Week, the Brown University Library invites you to a discussion on Wednesday, October 22 at 4 p.m. in the Digital … Educating the Open Generation | Panel on Open Data and Data Sharing at the DSL

  On Wednesday, March 23, 1938 at 8 p.m., the Friends of the Brown University Library held their first meeting at the home of Mr. Henry D. Sharpe on Prospect Street in Providence. Twenty-eight members were present as Chairman Carlton Morse gave an outline of the Friends of the Library movement at other institutions, beginning … National Friends of the Library Week | October 19 – 25

As part of its investigation into the issue of open access during Open Access Week, the Brown University Library is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library on Thursday, October 23 from 3:30 – 8 p.m. All are welcome. All you need is a laptop and a power adapter. … Open Access Week Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at the Brown Library

The John Hay Library at Brown University, home to the largest collection of H. P. Lovecraft materials in the world, is pleased to offer an annual fellowship for research relating to H. P. Lovecraft, his associates, and literary heirs, beginning in 2015. The S. T. Joshi Endowed Research Fellowship, established by The Aeroflex Foundation and Hippocampus Press, … S. T. Joshi Endowed Research Fellowship for Research Relating to H. P. Lovecraft

John Cullen Murphy was born in Chicago in 1919 and later moved to New Rochelle, New York with his family. In New Rochelle, his next-door-neighbor was Norman Rockwell, and the young Murphy sometimes sat as a model for the artist. Murphy was, in fact, the model for David Copperfield in Rockwell’s Land of Enchantment mural. Inspired by this auspicious initiation into … Exhibit | John Cullen Murphy: An Artist in the Pacific War, 1943-1945

Tune in to C-SPAN 3 this Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 6 p.m. to view a 30 minute program about the Images of the Great War exhibit at the President Woodrow Wilson House. Click here for more information about American History TV on C-SPAN 3, including this program. Images of the Great War: The European … On C-SPAN 3: Images of the Great War: The European Offensives 1914-1916 Exhibit at the President Woodrow Wilson House

Join the Brown University Library and the Department of Music on Wednesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab for a lecture by Harmony Bench entitled, “Gestural Indebtedness: Social Obligation and Circulations of Dance Online.” In her talk, Bench will consider the impact of “spreadable media” and what has been called the … Lecture | Gestural Indebtedness: Social Obligation and Circulations of Dance Online with Harmony Bench