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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Where Lincoln sleeps

Where Lincoln sleeps

Brown University

Poem in two ten-line stanzas. At end of text: Dedicated to Peter Stavropoulos, William Roukas, Harry Erinakis and Truman H. Kimpton by William Kimberley Palmer. Chicopee, Massachusetts U.S.A. March 1929.

Where Keats first dreamed

At foot of title: Awarded the Browning silver medal and read before the Philadelphia Browning Society, January 23, 1913.

Where it's at

Where it's at

Brown University

Printed on heavy cream paper. Prose poem. At end of text: From The famous boating party by Sam Hamod. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Where is Major Phipps?

Where is Major Phipps?

Brown University

Song about runaway embezzler. Song about runaway embezzler. By Edward Atkins. To be sung to the tune: Dunderback's machine. Text of song in four eight-line stanzas with eight-line chorus beginning: Then, oh, Major darling dear. At end of text below rule: Auner, Printer, Tenth & Race Streets, Phila. Pa. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Where is heaven

Where is heaven

Brown University

Reproduction of painting by Anne Bremer on p. [2]; and poem p. [3] within green ruled and black decorative border. Tied in cover bearing legend: Oh, call it by some better name, for friendship sounds too cold. / A merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Lilienthal.

Where is Christmas?

Where is Christmas?

Brown University

by Ulrich Troubetzkoy. Page [4] blank. Printed in red and black on white paper. On page [1] illustration of snow-covered church. Caption title. "Reprint from New York Herald tribune." Place and date of publication information from donor.

Where is Beefsteak Land

Where is Beefsteak Land

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Broadsheet folded into thirds. Internal evidence suggests date approximation.

Where I am

Where I am

Brown University

Printed in green with floral border framing upper part of text.

Whene'er I take my walks abroad

Printed on card stock. Title from first line. At head of text photograph of woman and girl visiting poor family pasted on. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

When your Uncle Sammy to our country makes appeal

Poetry. Text of song in four stanzas of varying length with chorus beginning: When your Uncle Sammy to our country makes appeal. Type-signed at end: Copyright May, 1918 by H. Hansen. Place of publication from notarized statement attached to Brown University copy.

When your back goes back

Poetry. Printed on glossy card stock within single-line border and outer double-line border; chiropractic advertising between borders. At end of poem, within single-line border: Edmund Vance Cooke in the American Magazine. In lower left corner, within outer double-line border: Copyright 1915, by Sol. L. Long. First lines: Up from the earth you have risen, mollusk to mammal to man.

When you would have your house look nice

Printed on card stock within ornamental border. Title from first line. Poem in six stanzas advertising a department store, H.A. Gray in New Haven. Date from internal evidence.

When you know you're not forgotten by the girl you can't forget

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in green, on verso in black. At head of text illustration of man watching woman mail a letter. First line same as title. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item; J. Fred Helf wrote the music. "By permission of Copyright 1906 by Helf & Hager Co. Inc. 48 W. 28th St., N.Y."--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

When you and I were young

Words and music by J. Ford. Within framelike linear border. At head of text: Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1864, by J. Ford, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for Eastern District of Pa. At end of text below rule within lower border: W.R. Smith, Agt. Music & Musical Instruments, No. 135 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia. Text of song in four eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Then weep no more, no more to-night. Entered under title rather than author.