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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Mammoth songster. No. 34

Printed in five columns divided by single lines. At left and right of title cut of three male singers. Words of 18 songs, most copyright 1887.

Mammoth songster. No. 3

Mammoth songster. No. 3

Brown University

Printed in seven columns divided by single lines. At head of title five wood-engravings of men. Words of 25 songs. Date suggested because one song is called the hit of 1884.

Mamie's eyes

Mamie's eyes

Brown University

Printed in red and green on heavy gray paper; rubricated initial At head of text: Suggested by the two prize poems, "When we dead awaken" and "May Jones takes the air", as published by The Nation in its issue of Feb. 8, 1921 Poem in five stanzas of varying length

Mamie's eyes

Mamie's eyes

Brown University

Pages [1] and [4] blank. Printed in red and green on heavy gray paper; rubricated initial. At head of text: Suggested by the two prize poems, "When we dead awaken" and "May Jones takes the air", as published by The Nation in its issue of Feb. 8, 1921. Poem in five stanzas of varying length. Author's name and imprint from dealer.

Make a little nest with me

Printed on heavy glossy white paper in postcard format. On recto reproduction of sepia photograph of man and woman holding parasol, captioned: Make a little nest with me. In lower left corner: Co. J.B. Janes. Suggested publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.

Major's only son

Major's only son

Brown University

Poetry. Printed area measures: 18.4 x 15.8 cm. 140 lines printed in three columns divided by single lines. Centered wood-engraving of man with church in background dividing title. Below title within rules: Sold wholesale and retail, with other articles, by J.G. & H. Hunt, at the N.E. corner of Faneuil Hall Market, Boston. At head of text: The subject of these lines, who fell a victim to the too fond dotage of parental affection, was born in the town of B----, Mass. .. J.G. & H. Hunt were listed at the above address in 1834.

Major's only son

Major's only son

Brown University

Poetry. Printed area measures: 27.0 x 12.8 cm. 17 stanzas of eight lines each, and one of four, printed in two columns divided by single line within triple line border. Double rule between title and text. At head of first column cut of man walking. At head of text in first column: The subject of these lines, who fell a victim to the too fond dotage of parental affection, was born in the town of B----, Mass. .. Internal evidence determined date approximation.

Major's only son

Major's only son

Brown University

Poetry in 139 lines. Printed area measures 22.3 x 13.0 cm. Text printed in two columns divided by narrow column with explanatory notes beginning "The subject of the following lines..." In lower margin: Sold wholesale and retail by L. Deming, corner of Merchants Row and Market Square, Boston. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829 to 1831; also cited as No. 1, Faneuil Hall, South side. First line: Come all young people, far and near.

Major's only son

Major's only son

Brown University

Poetry. Printed area measures: 19.8 x 16.9 cm. 140 lines printed in three columns; double rule between title and text. At end of text below single line: Sold Wholesale and Retail at Burnham's south east corner of Faneull [sic] Hall Market, Boston. Burnham's sold other dateable broadsides during the early 1830s at above address. This edition not in Ford, or Checklist Amer. imprints.

Major Jack Downing's celebrated pills, for removing the deposits

Printed on yellow paper in two columns divided by line of type ornaments within ornamental border. Cut of Andrew Jackson in bedroom being offered spoonful of pills by standing man; dialogue above heads: My pain is great-I can't endure it! Then take these pills, and they will cure it. Prose account of pills at end of text, with address of Providence druggist. First line: After his famous Bank attack.

Maine

Maine

Brown University

Printed on card stock. At head of text: Everybody sing. To be sung to the tune: Auld lange [i.e. lang] syne. Text of song in two eight-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: (Lester Hart) former sec'y to Gov. Milliken. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Madonna

Madonna

Brown University

Printed in blue on blue paper; text on p. [3]. On cover: Madonna. Christmas 1910.

Madonna

Madonna

Brown University

Printed in blue on blue paper; text on p. [3]. On cover: Madonna. Christmas 1910.

Madonna

Madonna

Brown University

Printed in blue on blue paper; text on p. [3]. On cover: Madonna. Christmas 1910.

Madonna

Madonna

Brown University

Printed in blue on blue paper

Mad willow lover

Mad willow lover

Brown University

Poetry in three four-line stanzas. Mimeographed typescript on gold paper. At head of text in upper left: Free poems among friends. "Free poems among friends" had its beginnings in San Francisco in the Spring of 1965. By September publication was continued until 1967 by the Detroit Artist's Workshop, later Detroit Artists' Workshop Press. (See "Free poems among friends, Vol. 1, p. [3]") This issue probably published in San Francisco.

Mad Muller

Mad Muller

Brown University

Broadsheet printed on gray paper within double-line border. At head of text on recto two cuts of farmer with pigs. On recto poem in 16 couplets; on verso advertisement for hog rings and other farm equipment headed: H.W. Hill & Co., agricultural hardware specialties. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.