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.
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Pow wow of the class of '61, Wesleyan University

Within borders of type ornament sections on all pages. At center of title on page [1] wood-engraving of flying eagle holding scroll inscribed: Class of "61" and on page 4 wood-engraving of covered body on bier. Cover title. In English and Latin. Latin quotation on page [1] beginning: Lusus animo debent aliquando dari. Programme includes songs, orations and the burial of Sturm's theorem.

Potomac: a pre-Adamic legend

Prose and poetry. At head of text prose account of inspiration for poem, type-signed: C.P. Crawford. Aug. 1899.

Postcard 2

Postcard 2

Brown University

by Wally Depew. Printed on heavy white paper in postcard format. On recto arrangement of letters in boxes. "Postcard2 by Wally Depew"--Verso. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Post card: carte postale

Printed on heavy glossy white paper. Chiefly postal terms in various languages. At end of text: Cameramen Opposed to Wholesale Slaughter. Imprint and suggested range of publication dates from dealer.

Portuguese hymn

Portuguese hymn

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. Contains three hymns.

Portrait

Portrait

Brown University

Pages 2-3 blank Author's name printed as frame of poem, vertically along left and right margins and horizontally along others. Poem commonly known by 1st line: Buffalo Bill's Colophon on page 4: The Hart Press, December 1940 Poem (p. 1) and colophon (p. 4) printed parallel to inner margin.

Port Clinton Methodist Episcopal Sunday School

Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners. Text of four children's hymns. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Popular song sheet

Popular song sheet

Brown University

Printed on pink paper in two columns. Text of 45 numbered songs beginning with The star-spangled banner. Suggested range of publication dates because some World War I songs are included but no World War II songs.

Popular campaign songs

Popular campaign songs

Brown University

Printed in three columns; double rules between songs. Words of songs attacking Cleveland and praising Benjamin Harrison.

Popular ballads

Popular ballads

Brown University

Printed in three columns divided by single lines within double-line border. At head of second column wood-engraving of Jefferson Davis with no caption. Includes words of four popular songs and one Confederate song.

Pop on war

Pop on war

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by ornamental line border; green on green.

Poor Tom

Poor Tom

Brown University

by Thomas Ward, temperance advocate. Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornaments. First line: Poor Tom was a slave, on the brink of the grave.

Poor sailor boy: and, The mermaid

Within border of type ornaments; printed in two columns divided by line of advertising: Sold wholesale and retail by L. Deming corner of Merchant's Row & Market Square, Boston. At head of title cut of sailing ship. At head of text in first column: Sung by John Thomas. L. Deming was listed at above address from 1829 to 1831.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three eight-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: The poor old slave has gone to rest. Text printed in black on pink paper within border of type ornament sections. Colophon at end of text within border below curvilinear line: H.J. Wehman, song publisher, New York. Possible range of dates suggested by other broadsides of the same title. The poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin. This edition not in Wolf.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three eight-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: The poor old slave has gone to rest. Text printed on pink paper within double line border. Colophon below rule within border at end of text: Printed and sold by H. Watkin, wholesale and retail, No. 227 Fifth Street, Cincinnati, O. Range of dates suggested by other song sheets of same title. The text of the poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin. This edition not in Wolf.