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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Songs for the dinner

Songs for the dinner

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by single line. Text of one song in Latin, two in English.

Songs for the Connecticut Volunteers

1 broadsheet. Date suggested from internal evidence and because second song was published in 1861 in Songs for the Bowdoin School, Boston, under title: Viva l'America.

Songs for socialists: Sing with spirit!

Broadsheet printed in two columns divided by single line. Contains text of eight songs, beginning with Rallying song. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

Songs for socialists: Sing with spirit!

Broadsheet printed in two columns divided by single line. Contains text of eight songs, beginning with Rallying song. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

Songs for Presentation Day: June 16th, 1858

Page [4] blank. Page [1] within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners; pages [2]-[3] printed in two columns divided by single lines. Cover title. Includes text of two Latin and five English songs.

Songs for Presentation Day, June 14, 1854

Title page text within ornamental border. Remaining text printed in two columns divided by single lines. At head of text on page [2]: Presentation Day songs. Contains text of nine songs, beginning with Gaudeamus igitur in Latin.

Songs for Presentation Day, June 13, 1855

Title page text within ornamental border. Remaining text printed in two columns divided by single lines. At head of text on page [2]: Presentation Day songs. Contains text of ten songs, beginning with Gaudeamus in Latin.

Songs for Piedmont Sunday School picnic: July 8, 1892

Printed in two columns divided by single lines. Includes text of twelve numbered songs, beginning with My country 'tis of thee; includes two Union Civil War songs and five temperance songs. Place of publication suggested because of the location of Piedmont Congregational Church in Worcester during the 1920s.

Songs for freemen

Songs for freemen

Brown University

Broadsheet printed in three columns divided by curvilinear lines. At head of text: George Latimer, Publisher. Includes text of 14 numbered anti-slavery songs with names of tunes and some authors' names, beginning with Prayer for the oppressed (First line: With thy pure dews and rains) Suggested place and date of publication from dealer.

Songs as sung by the Luca Family, at their concerts

Printed in two columns divided by single lines within varied ornamental borders on all pages. At head of text on page [1] vignette of lyre. Includes text of four songs. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Songs

Songs

Brown University

Page [1] within double line border, pages [2, 4] within single line borders with corner ornaments. Contains 5 songs.

Song. Oh, Jamie brewed a bowl o' punch

Pages [2] and [3] blank. Embossed in upper right, same paper as his "Cruiskeen Lan", published ca. 1860, in the Hay Broadsides Collection (HB24229)

Song. Oh, Jamie brewed a bowl o' punch

Pages [2] and [3] blank. Embossed in upper right, same paper as his "Cruiskeen Lan", published ca. 1860, in the Hay Broadsides Collection (HB24229)