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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City child: a volume of poems

Announcement of the publication of "City child", a volume of poems by Selma Robinson with thirty-eight drawings by Rockwell Kent.

City child: a volume of poems

Announcement of the publication of "City child", a volume of poems by Selma Robinson with thirty-eight drawings by Rockwell Kent.

City child: a volume of poems

Announcement of the publication of "City child", a volume of poems by Selma Robinson with thirty-eight drawings by Rockwell Kent.

Cities

Cities

Brown University

Poetry; type-signed at end: Claudio L. Pitschen. Mimeographed typescript on light blue paper. At right of poem in upper part: Free poems among friends. "Free poems among friends" had its beginnings in San Francisco in the Spring of 1965. By September of that year publication was continued until 1967 by the Detroit Artist's Workshop, later Detroit Artists' Workshop Press (see "Free poems among friends, Vol. 1, p.[3]").

Circulation [22]

Circulation [22]

Brown University

Printed on tan paper. Poem in 18 lines. Type-signed at end: Guy R. Beining. In lower right corner: JM. ER. Tightrope VI. Issued as part of Set no. 162 with other poetry broadsides handset and printed by Jo Mish and Ed Rayher in periodical Tightrope, vol. 6.

Cider-drinking boys

Cider-drinking boys

Brown University

At head of title cut of ghostly boy drinking from cider-barrel. Caption title. In upper right corner on page [1]: No. 98. Includes eight-line poem. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Cidade. City. Cité

Cidade. City. Cité

Brown University

Augusto de Campos. Printed on yellow paper. One line of syllables run together across three pages.

Cidade. City. Cité

Cidade. City. Cité

Brown University

Augusto de Campos. Printed on yellow paper. One line of syllables run together across three pages.

Cidade. City. Cité

Cidade. City. Cité

Brown University

Augusto de Campos. Printed on yellow paper. One line of syllables run together across three pages.

Church of the Holy Communion

Poem. At end of text: A.A. At end of first column: Third Sunday in Advent, 1846. Consecration Day of the church by Bishop Ives. Pages [2]-[4] blank. Printed in two columns divided by a single line.

Church festivals, fairs, etc: verses

composed by Nancy J. Smith, the poor blind woman. A critique of such events; contains detailed information about church fairs of the period. Attribution questionable; one of several broadsides on a wide variety of subjects purporting to have been written by "Nancy J. Smith". Also published under title, Church festivals and fairs, in: An admonition to Christian churches. Machiasport, Me. : I.K. Lombard, [1870?]. Cf. Brown University. Catalog of broadsides of Amer. verse, I, p. 567. Printed area: 17.8 x 13 cm. Printed in two columns. First line: Church festivals, levees and fairs.

Chums

Chums

Brown University

Within decorative line border.

Chums

Chums

Brown University

Printed in black on pink blotting paper. Poem in four eight-line stanzas. Type-signed at end of poem: Harry Parrott. Colophon at end: Standard Carbon & Ribbon Co., (Inc.) 114 Liberty Street, New York. Harry Parrott, N.E. Representative. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Chums

Chums

Brown University

Within decorative line border.

Christy Allyn

Christy Allyn

Brown University

By Kruna. At head of title cut of woman and little girl. Caption title. In upper right corner of page [1]: No. 21. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Christy Allyn

Christy Allyn

Brown University

By Kruna. At head of title cut of woman and little girl. Caption title. In upper right corner of page [1]: No. 21. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Christy Allyn

Christy Allyn

Brown University

By Kruna. At head of title cut of woman and little girl. Caption title. In upper right corner of page [1]: No. 21. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Christus consolator

Christus consolator

Brown University

by Rositer W. Raymond. Poetry in seven four-line stanzas. Imprint information from manuscript note.

Christmastyde at Abbey Dawn

Broadsheet printed in red and green on heavy white paper within green border of type ornaments on recto and red border on verso. Poem on verso. "Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Havelock Robb will think of you and wish you a Happy Yule while ringing Gitchi Nagamo."

Christmastide! The bells are ringing

Printed in gold and colors within decorative green and gold border on heavy paper in postcard format; illuminated initial block; gilt edges. Illustrations of holly sprays in border and surrounding initial "C." Title from first line. Facsimile signature at end of poem: Mary C. Low. "No. 805. Printed in Bavaria."--Verso. Suggested publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.