Harris Broadsides

Broadsides are single-sheet publications, often issued as ephemera or announcements. The Harris Broadsides Collection is a comprehensive collection of American poetry published in broadside format from colonial times to the present. The collection offers materials covering a broad spectrum of American life, and includes poetry of every description: 18th and 19th century ballads, verse describing newsworthy events, poetic effusions of sentimentality and patriotism, comic verse, and much more. When completed, this digital project will include over 20,000 titles.
This collection is part of Brown University Library, hosted by Brown University.

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The joys

The joys

Brown University

White paper printed in red. At end of text: New Year Greetings, 1945. May Sarton, 5 Channing Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts. First line: In Italy we saw it: an old man bent low.

The Joymakers' theme song

1 broadsheet. Printed in white on black card. At head of text: WNEW - daily - 11:30 a.m. At end of text: You and your "Aunt Tenna" ..

The jolly young waterman

Within triple line border with corner ornaments. Between vertically printed titles cut of couple entering boat. At end of text: Sold wholesale and retail at Mather's Song and Toy Book Depot, 42 Division-Street, N.Y.

The jolly young waterman

Within triple line border with corner ornaments. Between vertically printed titles cut of couple entering boat. At end of text: Sold wholesale and retail at Mather's Song and Toy Book Depot, 42 Division-Street, N.Y.

The jolly young waterman

Within triple line border with corner ornaments. Between vertically printed titles cut of couple entering boat. At end of text: Sold wholesale and retail at Mather's Song and Toy Book Depot, 42 Division-Street, N.Y.

The Jay Birds and the Chippy

Poem describes railroad run from Somerset to Oakdale. Poem describes railroad run from Somerset to Oakdale. By "The Midget." Within chain border of type oranment sections. At end of text vignette of railroad car captioned: Our nest. Poem in eleven four-line stanzas. Below poem list of named train personnel, including conductor, engineer, fireman and three crew members. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The Isles of Shoals: a sonnet

by John Rothschild. Pages [2,4] blank. Printed on gray paper with rubricated initial block; title on page [1]

The iron horse

The iron horse

Brown University

By Daniel Flagg, water cure physician. Poetry. Within border of type ornaments. Place suggested because another item by Flagg was published in Concord; date because other items by Flagg were published in the 1840s and 1850s. First line: I love to scan the Iron Horse.

The Iron Division

The Iron Division

Brown University

Ornamental corners. At head of title: Welcome. Dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the Keystone State.

The invitation

The invitation

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments. At end of text: Mariners' Bethel, Cherry-Street, between Clinton and Montgomery Streets, N.Y. Preaching every Sunday ..

The invitation

The invitation

Brown University

Composed by the late Mrs. Ruth Williams, of Groton. Printed in two columns divided by single line. Poem in 16 four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The invisible bridges

The invisible bridges

Brown University

Poetry. Printed in red on tan paper. At head of text: Ainsi du temple où seul l'ami entre, mais innombrable. St. Exupéry. At end of poem: May Sarton. Date and address of poet on verso. First line: Let us forget these principalities.

The innkeeper's cat

The innkeeper's cat

Brown University

by Ulrich Troubetzkoy. Page [4] blank. Printed in red on white paper. On page [1] illustration of Christmas ornament. Caption title. Previously published in the Saturday review. Place and date of publication information from donor.