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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Fairy Belle

Fairy Belle

Brown University

Includes illustration of young woman. Manuscript letter on verso.

Fairy Belle

Fairy Belle

Brown University

Includes illustration of young woman. Manuscript letter on verso.

Fair Sylvia: lyric

Fair Sylvia: lyric

Brown University

by Michael Sweeney. Pages [2] and [4] blank. Page [1] within ornamental border. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with eight-line chorus beginning: Once more I'm on the train.

Fair Sylvia: lyric

Fair Sylvia: lyric

Brown University

by Michael Sweeney. Pages [2] and [4] blank. Page [1] within ornamental border. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with eight-line chorus beginning: Once more I'm on the train.

Fair Rosamond: a lamentable ditty

Poetry printed in three columns; attributed by Thomas L. Philbrick in "British authorship of ballads in the Isaiah Thomas collection", Studies in bibliography, papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, v. 9, 1957, p. 255-258, to Thomas Deloney. Cut of women in landscape at left of title above first column. At end of third column: Printed by Nathaniel Coverly, Jun. Milk-Street--Boston. Coverly was listed at above address from 1810 to 1824. According to information from the American Antiquarian Society, this printing not later than 1814.

Fair Harvard

Fair Harvard

Brown University

Printed in red. At end of text: At the signal from the Chorister, all will rise and sing "Fair Harvard."

Fair Harvard

Fair Harvard

Brown University

Printed in red. At end of text: At the signal from the Chorister, all will rise and sing "Fair Harvard."

Factotum: A new novel

Factotum: A new novel

Brown University

by Charles Bukowski. Advertising flyer. Printed within ornamental border in red and black on yellow paper.

Facing infinitude

Facing infinitude

Brown University

Page [4]: This photograph of Marion Morse, made by Bartlett F. Kenney, Boston .. Laid in photo reproduction with caption: "Arvia" in the Pines, 1898.

F. F. fourteenth anniversary: Ode

Pages [1] and [4] blank. Caption title. To be sung to the tune: Robin Adair. Text of song in five eight-line stanzas. Poem refers to meeting of the "Franklins." Type-signed at end: C.H. Poland. February 21, 1877.

Ezra Pound 1885-1972: a celebration

Poetry and prose; printed in purple and black on brown paper; Chinese calligraphy on page [1] Includes program for performance at University Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nov. 26, 1972 on page [2]

Eyes to the blind

Eyes to the blind

Brown University

Within border of type ornament sections. Poem, in 6 stanzas of 8 lines each; an appeal for charity. At end of text: Matt xxv. 34-40. Below text: [Finger pointing right] The bearer of this is well known in New Bedford, where he resides, as a worthy though unfortunate young man ... [Printed signature:] Geo. S. Alexander, Pastor M.E. Church, South Truro. [One line space] Having known Anthony K. Simmons for a number of years ... [Printed signature:] Rev. Moses How. Printed area: 22.8 x 8.3 cm. To be sung to the tune: Sweet home. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Eyes of blue

Eyes of blue

Brown University

Printed on red paper. Includes three poems

Extract from a poem on sanitary science

Within red single line border with corner ornaments. At end of text: Hear Dr. Beardsley's lecture. Publication date suggested because whole poem was read at the Fourth National Quarantine and Sanitary Convention in 1860.

Extra: Henry Ward Beecher on bread and water

Printed in three columns on page [1], two columns divided by single lines on pages 2-3, and three columns divided by single lines on page 4. Portrait wood-engraving of Beecher on page [1]; cartoon of man and woman on page 4 captioned: Another explosion likely to occur. At head of text: The $20,000-a-year preacher telling his rich congregation how nice it is (for other people) to live on $1.00 a day. Includes poetry and prose. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Expose: concrete poetry

Expose: concrete poetry

Brown University

Broadsheet folded to create [6] pages. On page [1] concrete poem by Aram Saroyan consisting of expanded lower case letter "m." Mailer describes exhibition and events during February 1970 at the Indiana Memorial Union.

Explosion at the celluloid works

Within mourning border and inner single-line border. Text of song in one nine-line and two eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Down at the celluloid works that day. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Exploring another leg

Exploring another leg

Brown University

Printed on heavy wheat-colored paper in postcard format. Poem in seven stanzas of varying length. Type-signed at end: Joel Dailey. Colophon on verso: "Exploring another leg" is from a book of the same title ....