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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I've asked a great many people

Poetry. Printed in calligraphy on yellow paper. In borders drawings of pirates hand-colored in red and green. Title from first line. At end of poem: With a Merry Christmas from Bob and Dot Nesmith.

I'm waiting in Loveland for you

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in brown and green, on verso in black. Below title illustration of crying Cupid; at right of title illustration of man tiptoeing up staircase where woman waits at top with baseball bat. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item; Albert Von Tilzer is author of music. "By permission of Copyright MCMVI by the York Music Co. Albert Von Tilzer Mgr. 40 West 28th st. New York"--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

I'm sorry

I'm sorry

Brown University

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in brown and green, on verso in black. At head of text illustration of woman holding switch and saying, "This will hurt me more than you, my son," while dragging boy by ear; boy says, "Wow." Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item; Albert Von Tilzer is author of music. "By permission of Copyright MCMVI by the York Music Co. Albert Von Tilzer Mgr. 40 West 28th St. New York"--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

I'm Samuel Jones of Jonesville

Printed in black, blue and green on very heavy paper within green border of type ornaments on all pages. At center of page [1] cut of frowning man's face; on page [3] cut of owl inscribed: The bird of wisdom. See within; on page [4] cut of steer. On page [2] calendar for 1908 and, pasted on, piece of blue cloth holding 5 needles and lettered illustrated paper needle book containing two smaller needles. Title from first line. Item advertises animal feed sold by D.A. Smith & Son in Tarkiln, R.I.

I'm not a widow: Answer to "The widow in the cottage by the sea."

Within double-line border with ornamental corners. At head of title: No. 1061. At head of text: Words and music by C.A. White. Text of song in three six-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: I'm not a widow down by the sea. At end of text below rule: Horace Partridge, importer, wholesale and retail dealer in fancy goods, toys, watches, jewelry, Yankee notions, etc. No. 27 Hanover Street, Boston. Partridge used this address from 1860 to 1870. Entered under title rather than author.

I'm from Milwaukee

I'm from Milwaukee

Brown University

French-fold; printed on double page. Pages [2]-[3] blank. Printed in red and blue on white paper napkin with scalloped edges. Includes words and music to advertising jingle for Blatz beer. On page [4] advertising material headed: Blatz, Milwaukee's first bottled beer. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

I'm dreaming of you

I'm dreaming of you

Brown University

Printed in red and black on heavy paper in postcard format. Below and at left of title cartoon of mouse on quilt over cat asleep in bed; another mouse looking out of hole. At head of title three bars of music. Only other text in lower right corner: Copyrighted by R.L. Wells, 1906.

I'm ashamed of the time that a letter's been owing

Printed in in red and black within red border on recto and in brown on verso on heavy paper in postcard format; rubricated initials on recto. At center right within border on recto illustration of impression on red sealing wax. Title from first lines. Suggested publication date from date of ms. letter on Brown University copy.

I'm an American

I'm an American

Brown University

Printed in blue on a blotter. At left of title American illustration of the Sheppard Envelope Co. building, bearing legend: From the Home of Sheppard Envelope Company Quality envelopes Worcester, Mass.