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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Christmas Day, 1874

Christmas Day, 1874

Brown University

Page [4] blank. Page [1]: within single line border with corner ornaments.

Christmas chimes

Christmas chimes

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Within single line border. At end of text: E.H.C.

Christmas carols

Christmas carols

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line. Text of two carols, each with the same chorus printed at the beginning.

Christmas carol. 1866

Christmas carol. 1866

Brown University

Within double line border printed in two columns. At end of text: A.R.T. Music by G.P. Benjamin.

Christmas carol

Christmas carol

Brown University

Within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners. Text of carol in six numbered six-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates because Gilchrist published this carol along with two others with the music in 1875.

Christmas carol

Christmas carol

Brown University

Printed in blue and red. Text on page [1] within red and grey double line border.

Christmas carol

Christmas carol

Brown University

Within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners. Text of carol in six numbered six-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates because Gilchrist published this carol along with two others with the music in 1875.

Christmas carol

Christmas carol

Brown University

Printed in blue and red. Text on page [1] within red and grey double line border.

Christmas carol

Christmas carol

Brown University

Within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners. Text of carol in six numbered six-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates because Gilchrist published this carol along with two others with the music in 1875.

Christmas carol

Christmas carol

Brown University

Within double-line border. Text of carol in four numbered eight-line stanzas, with eight-line chorus printed first. First stanza begins: Carol, but with gladness.

Christmas carol

Christmas carol

Brown University

Printed in one and two columns divided by curvilinear line within double-line border. At head of text in parentheses: For the Schools of the Church of the Holy Communion. In the Chorus (taken from Rev. A.C. Cox's Christian Ballads) for "Brothers" may be substituted Sisters or Christians. Text of carol in four eight-line stanzas with eight-line chorus printed at the beginning and end. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Christmas cards

Christmas cards

Brown University

Dana K. Craig. Pages [2] and [4] blank. On page [1] Christmas images in red, including Christmas tree, Santa Claus and reindeer. Poem in five four-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Christmas card scene: (triolet)

Poetry. Processed copy. Mimeographed on yellow-green paper. Type-signed at end: Lulu E. Finney. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Christmas bells

Christmas bells

Brown University

Printed in red and gray; with relief of bells at head of title.

Christmas bells

Christmas bells

Brown University

Printed in red, green and gold on heavy white paper within red and gold border in postcard format; rubricated initials. Poem in three five-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. "569." Suggested publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.

Christmas bells

Christmas bells

Brown University

Printed in red, green and gold on heavy white paper within red and gold border in postcard format; rubricated initials. Poem in three five-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. "569." Suggested publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.

Christmas bells

Christmas bells

Brown University

Printed in red and gray; with relief of bells at head of title.

Christmas bells

Christmas bells

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Greeting card. On verso, printed in blue: A Christmas chime. At end of text: E.S.F.

Christmas at the Tavern Club, 1920

Caption title on p. [2]; on p. [1] : With the best wishes for Christmas from the Bear at the Tavern Club, 1920. A poem, signed: J.J.C.

Christmas at Odd Volumes

Printed in brown on peach paper. Cut of holly sprays at head of title and at end of poem. Poem in twelve lines. At end of text: December 1974.

Christmas 1972

Christmas 1972

Brown University

Page [4] blank On page [1] engraving of Santa Claus holding clay pipe and toys. "Thomas Nast's cartoon appeared in Harper's Weekly, January 1, 1881." Caption title. "Best wishes for a Merry Christmas for 1972 and a Happy New Year for 1973." Poem in four four-line stanzas

Christmas 1953

Christmas 1953

Brown University

1 broadsheet Printed on blue paper with gold star pasted in upper left corner

Christmas 1951

Christmas 1951

Brown University

Printed in reddish-brown on light green paper. At end of text: With all good wishes from Barbara and Raymond Peckham, Whippoorwill Hill, North Newport, New Hampshire.