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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To the master poet Po Chü-i

To the master poet Po Chü-i

Brown University

Leon Spiro. Printed in red and white in calligraphy on translucent paper; text in white on red ground. Poem in six lines. At end of text: Leon Spiro, Réactions editor. Suggested publication date from ms. date on Brown University copy with author's signature.

To the lovers of Liberty everywhere

To the lovers of Liberty everywhere

Brown University

Poem on Robert G. Ingersoll; issued as a Christmas greeting. Title from first line. On p. [4]: A Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year from Mr. & Mrs. Walston Hill Brown, Miss Ingersoll Brown, Robert Ingersoll Brown. 1916- -1917 [sic] At end of poem: Edgar Lee Masters. April 27, 1916. Printed in green on handmade laid paper; initial "T" as first letter. Pages [2]-[3] blank.

To the ladies

To the ladies

Brown University

At head of title cut of three corsets, captioned: Excelsior. Poem in three stanzas of varying length. At end of text: Beware of spurious imitations. The only place in this city where Mrs. Sherman's Genuine Corsets can be obtained, is at her Sales-Rooms. 287 Washington St., Boston. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

To the first robin

To the first robin

Brown University

Printed on card stock in postcard format. At upper left portrait of Alcott, at lower right cut of her home captioned: Orchard House or "Apple Slump." "Written at the "Dove Cote," at eight years of age." Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and mention of Alcott's death date.

To the Delaware Indians

To the Delaware Indians

Brown University

Page [4] blank. Facsimile inscription at end of text: "Yours sincerely, Richard C. Adams, Representing the Delaware Indians."

To the Delaware Indians

To the Delaware Indians

Brown University

Page [4] blank. Facsimile inscription at end of text: "Yours sincerely, Richard C. Adams, Representing the Delaware Indians."

To the Delaware Indians

To the Delaware Indians

Brown University

Page [4] blank. Facsimile inscription at end of text: "Yours sincerely, Richard C. Adams, Representing the Delaware Indians."

To the citizens of Milford

To the citizens of Milford

Brown University

Poem accuses citizens of Milford of breaking promises to enlist and of niggardliness toward Milford recruits. Poem accuses citizens of Milford of breaking promises to enlist and of niggardliness toward Milford recruits. Printed in two columns divided by single line. Poem in 14 eight-line stanzas.

To the children with the birth-day tree

To the children with the birth-day tree

Brown University

Poem tells of the congregation's Sunday-school children celebrating their pastor on his birthday. Poem tells of the congregation's Sunday-school children celebrating their pastor on his birthday. Poetry in twelve four-line stanzas printed in two columns divided by rule. Type-signed at end: Henry Bacon. Providence, R.I., June 12, 1850.

To the Chief Justice

To the Chief Justice

Brown University

Sonnet. At end of text: E.C.C. Date suggested because poem celebrates Fuller's appointment as Chief Justice of United States Supreme Court; he served from 1888 to 1910.

To the boys of war

To the boys of war

Brown University

Poetry. Processed copy. Type-signed at end: By Anne M. Mitchell, 35 Main Street, So. Grafton, Mass. 01560. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and acquisition date of Brown University copy; poem refers to wars after World War I.

To teachers

To teachers

Brown University

Initial block. Poem in two eight-line stanzas. At end of text: November 9, 1932. Author's name from signature (Jas. B. Harwood or Jos. B. Harwood) on Brown University copy.

To sleep is to sing with Barbara

To sleep is to sing with Barbara

Brown University

by Morgan Gibson. Page [4] blank. Printed in gray and brown on white paper sewn into lettered tan wrapper inserted into lettered white outer wrapper patterned in light blue and tan. Abstract illustrations on pages [1] and [2] Cover title. "Fifty copies were printed...." Poem in two four-line stanzas.

To sleep is to sing with Barbara

To sleep is to sing with Barbara

Brown University

by Morgan Gibson. Page [4] blank. Printed in gray and brown on white paper sewn into lettered tan wrapper inserted into lettered white outer wrapper patterned in light blue and tan. Abstract illustrations on pages [1] and [2] Cover title. "Fifty copies were printed...." Poem in two four-line stanzas.