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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Haven family meeting, at Framingham, August 30th, 1849

Printed in two columns divided by double lines within border of type ornament sections. Order of exercises includes text of hymns and song. In lower margin within border: Wier & White, Printers, 11 Cornhill.

Haven celebration, at Framingham, August 29, 1844

Within ornamental border, printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line. At head of text: Order of exercises, by descendants only. At center of lower border: Damrell, Pr., 1[ ] Cornhill, Boston. Words of second hymn adapted from hymn by John Newton.

Haven celebration, at Framingham, August 29, 1844

Within ornamental border, printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line. At head of text: Order of exercises, by descendants only. At center of lower border: Damrell, Pr., 1[ ] Cornhill, Boston. Words of second hymn adapted from hymn by John Newton.

Have you seen my Henry Brown?

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 man, woman and cat. First line same as title. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item; Albert Von Tilzer 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.

Haul de wood pile down

Haul de wood pile down

Brown University

Song describes life in Florida where wood pile will become fuel for steamboat. Song describes life in Florida where wood pile will become fuel for steamboat. Cover title. Title on page [1] within single-line border superimposed on illustration of Afro-American man standing in front of wood pile; signed Spedon[?] On pages [2]-[3] printed vertically to be read unfolded words of minstrel-type song in three 8-line stanzas with 4-line chorus beginning: Den travelling, den travelling. Advertisement for "Lorillard's Mechanics' Delight tobacco" on page [4] within double-line border; it begins: Lorillard's Mechanics' Delight tobacco is the best chew and smoke. In lower left corner on page [1]: P. Lorillard & Co's song album. Suggested range of dates from internal evidence.

Hats off!

Hats off!

Brown University

Pages [2,4] blank. Page [1]: Dedicated to the Boy Scouts of America, Uncle Sam, the Eagle and Old Glory. For young and old Americans.

Hats off!

Hats off!

Brown University

Pages [2,4] blank. Page [1]: Dedicated to the Boy Scouts of America, Uncle Sam, the Eagle and Old Glory. For young and old Americans.

Hasidic exclamation on Stevie Smith's poem "Not waving but drowning."

Page [2] blank. At end of text on p. [4], colophon: First printing of a poem from the sequence, Letters to the great dead, by Jonathan Williams, on the occasion of his reading at the University of Connecticut ... Typography & design by To the Lighthouse Press, Provincetown .. Imprint information by Curbstone Press. 1 of 300 copies.

Harvey W. Scott editor: a memorial

Tribute lauds E.S. Scott's development as human being, and achievments as newspaperman and editor of the Portland Oregonian. Tribute lauds E.S. Scott's development as human being, and achievments as newspaperman and editor of the Portland Oregonian. by Edmond S. Meany. Cover title. Page [4] blank. Text on page [1] within rule border. Poetry in four numbered stanzas of varying lengths on pages [2] and [3] "From the Portland Oregonian, of which paper Mr. Scott was the editor from 1865 until his death in 1910. Reprinted by the University of Washington daily."

Harvest time

Harvest time

Brown University

Within ornamental border and decorated initial. At head of title: Matt. 13:24-30 .. At end of text: Copyright 1918 ..

Harvest hymn

Harvest hymn

Brown University

To be sung to the tune: Martyn. Text of hymn in three eight-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Harvard songs

Harvard songs

Brown University

Broadsheet containing text of eight songs, beginning with On to victory. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Harvard songs

Harvard songs

Brown University

Broadsheet containing text of eight songs, beginning with On to victory. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.