John Hay Library

Brown University’s John Hay Library acquires former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s papers⁠
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Harjo’s writing drafts, correspondence, scripts and teaching materials will significantly enhance the University’s scholarly resources from Native and Indigenous writers and performers.⁠
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"Harjo’s papers join those of the groundbreaking Spiderwoman Theater, adding to a growing wealth of primary source material at Brown for researchers and students to explore Native American and Indigenous scholarship, writing, performance and activism."⁠
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Are you interested in researching at the John Hay Library? Apply for a 2024-2025 New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC) grant now through February 1st, 2024! Find the online application link here: https://masshist.org/fellowships/nerfc

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TODAY!!! All are welcome! Join us to celebrate Black History Month at the John Hay Library on Wednesday, February 15, 2023

All are welcome! Join us to celebrate Black History Month at the John Hay Library on Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Bianca Diaz Book Talk and Signing | Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Time: 6:00pm EST
Sponsor: John Hay Library, Brown Arts Institute, and Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre

Location: John Hay Library 📚️

Join the John Hay Library on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 for a book talk by Maia Weinstock ’99, author of Carbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus (MIT Press, 2022). The talk will take place from 1 – 1:45 p.m. in the Lownes Room* of the John Hay Library, followed by Q&A with a book signing and reception at 2:30 p.m.

Learn more by clicking the link in our bio!

Bust port. of Napoleon, in green jacket, tricorn hat, looking toward right; in oval enframement, gold frame with Imperial insignia. This portrait is said to have been made at the suggestion of United States diplomat and poet Joel Barlow.

Horace Vernet (1789-1863), "Napoleon Bonaparte," While exiled at St. Helena, Napoleon gave the painting to his barber, who in turn gave it to the Irish poet, Thomas Moore.

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College Day at Brown!

College Day at Brown gives Providence high schoolers a glimpse of academic and campus life With an eye toward fueling interest in post-secondary education, faculty, staff and students across Brown gave city students a chance to experience classes, community engagement opportunities, social activities and more.

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The Curator for the Black Diaspora is a subject specialist who brings unique expertise to an innovative, team-based curatorial model at the John Hay Library, home to Brown University’s remarkable collections of rare books, manuscripts, and University Archives. Brown’s research and programmatic strengths related to the Black Diaspora are focused in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. The Curator combines deep knowledge of the histories and cultures of one or more of these geographies with experience in non-colonial, non-extractive collections and research practices. The Curator will carry out a foundational project, in partnership with library staff, faculty, and students, to define the ethical parameters for growing Black Diaspora materials in Special Collections. The Curator will be guided by the John Hay Library Collection Policy and will use methods including acquisitions, post-custodial collecting, oral histories, and community engaged projects.

Curator for the Black Diaspora Job Description: Job Description The Curator for the Black Diaspora is a subject specialist who brings unique expertise to an innovative, team-based curatorial model at the John Hay Library, home to Brown University’s remarkable collections of rare books, manuscripts, and University Archives. Brow...

Global Curatorial Project Archivist

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The Global Curatorial Project Archivist is a project-based position housed at the John Hay Library in partnership with the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ). The Global Curatorial Project (GCP) was founded in 2014 to be a network of scholars, curators, and educators who are committed to creating innovative forms of public history about the historical social system of racial slavery and the ways in which it continues to shape our world...

Arnold B. Perlmutter and Herman Wohl, "Emune is theier" (1910). Yiddish Sheet Music Collection. 🎼
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