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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For the best things

For the best things

Brown University

Printed in gold and colors within ornamental border on heavy paper in postcard format; illuminated initial block; gilt edges. Poem in two eight-line stanzas. Facsimile author autograph at end of poem: Mary Cromwell Low. "Printed in Bavaria. No. 1073."--Verso. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

For smoking divines

For smoking divines

Brown University

Poetry and prose. Within double line border. Possible range of dates suggested by internal evidence.

For smoking divines

For smoking divines

Brown University

Poetry and prose. Within double line border. Possible range of dates suggested by internal evidence.

For Sarah Young

For Sarah Young

Brown University

Printed in brown on heavy tan paper in postcard format. At left of text on recto illustration of woman's head. Poem in three stanzas of varying length. On verso information about Ventura's book The Mollyhawk poems. Suggested publication date from publication date of book.