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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Hail Chautauqua!

Hail Chautauqua!

Brown University

Written and composed by Charles C. Miles. In verse. At end of text: Copyright 1919 Charles C. Miles. Printed area: 17.5 x 10.5 cm.

Hail and farewell!

Hail and farewell!

Brown University

Thomas Williams Bicknell Poem, signed: Thomas Williams Bicknell, January 1, 1901. Caption title.

Hail and farewell!

Hail and farewell!

Brown University

Thomas Williams Bicknell Poem, signed: Thomas Williams Bicknell, January 1, 1901. Caption title.

Hail and farewell!

Hail and farewell!

Brown University

Thomas Williams Bicknell Poem, signed: Thomas Williams Bicknell, January 1, 1901. Caption title.

Haiku for my father

Haiku for my father

Brown University

by Gerry Shikatani. Colophon on p. [4]: poem #2 the Missing Link Press ... November 1973.

Haibun: (March 3, 2005)

Haibun: (March 3, 2005)

Brown University

Keith Kumasen Abbott. Printed on heavy white watermarked paper. Prose and poetry. Includes three-line poem beginning: The first mosquito of spring.

Hague

Hague

Brown University

Poetry. At end of text: Stroller, 1898.

Had I prepared our social laws

Title from first line. Pages [3] + [4] blank. Christmas card. Within architectural frame, with rubricated initial and gilt decorations.

Ha, ha! don't you think you're brave?

Title from first line. At head of title hand-colored wood-engraving of Union officer riding donkey. Four-line poem. A similar item at Brown University entitled Soldier (HB37951) was published by the N.Y. Union Valentine Co.

H'96

H'96

Brown University

At head of title: Harvard College Class of 1896.

H'96

H'96

Brown University

At head of title: Harvard College Class of 1896.

H'96

H'96

Brown University

At head of title: Harvard College Class of 1896.

H.A. Maxson, Turning the wood

Prospectus for a book. Text of selected poems on p. [2]-[3]; biography of author and imprint on p. [4] Printed in brown on ivory paper; decoration on p. [1] The first poem is preceded by a quotation from Sherwood Anderson.

Gumbo chaff

Gumbo chaff

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by single line. At head of text wood-engraving of dancing, fiddle-playing black man. Text, without the music, of song in 13 six-line stanzas. Imprint taken from ms. note on Brown University copy.

Gumbo chaff

Gumbo chaff

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by single line. At head of text wood-engraving of dancing, fiddle-playing black man. Text, without the music, of song in 13 six-line stanzas. Imprint taken from ms. note on Brown University copy.

Gumbo chaff

Gumbo chaff

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by single line. At head of text wood-engraving of dancing, fiddle-playing black man. Text, without the music, of song in 13 six-line stanzas. Imprint taken from ms. note on Brown University copy.

Gulls

Gulls

Brown University

Pages [2, 4] blank. Christmas card with author inscription.

Guerrilla

Guerrilla

Brown University

James Scully. Bookmark printed in blue on ivory paper. Poem in eleven two-line stanzas. Logotype of press below poem. "'Guerrilla' is from Santiago poems, available ... from Curbstone Press"--Colophon. Suggested publication date from publication date of book.

Guard the domestic corn

Guard the domestic corn

Brown University

Meridel LeSueur. Printed in yellow, green, black and white on heavy white paper in postcard format; text in white on black ground. Colored illustrations of partially-husked corn ears at top and bottom. Title from first line. Suggested publication date from date of film My people are my home mentioned on verso.

Growth of man like growth of nature

French fold; printed on double leaves. Title from first line. On cover: The Emily Dickinson House. Greetings for the New Year. Amherst College. 1962. Drawing of house at head of cover.

Growth

Growth

Brown University

Pages [2,4] blank. Reprint from the University of California Chronicle, January, 1930. First line: Am I not taller? Since you saw me last.

Growing old

Growing old

Brown University

At head of text: Lines by Mrs. E.P. Offutt for her eighty-second birthday, Feb. 18th, 1895. Poem in four eight-line stanzas.

Growing old

Growing old

Brown University

Printed on heavy paper in postcard format. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Printed vertically in left margin on verso: Copyright July 1, 1916, by Westcott Wickham.