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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Anthem of liberty

Anthem of liberty

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Within single line border. Contains advertising.

Anthem for dedication

Anthem for dedication

Brown University

Poetry. Printed area measures: 26.4 x 7.6 cm. Lines of type ornaments at top, between poems, and at end. Type and type ornaments suggest imprint date approximation.

Anthem for dedication

Anthem for dedication

Brown University

Poetry. Printed area measures: 26.4 x 7.6 cm. Lines of type ornaments at top, between poems, and at end. Type and type ornaments suggest imprint date approximation.

Anthem for dedication

Anthem for dedication

Brown University

Poetry. Printed area measures: 26.4 x 7.6 cm. Lines of type ornaments at top, between poems, and at end. Type and type ornaments suggest imprint date approximation.

Anthem

Anthem

Brown University

Printed on white paper within red single-line border with overlap at corners. Words of hymn in six four-line stanzas. At end of text: St. John's Church, Hartford, Conn. Suggested publication date from date of acquisition of Brown University copy.

Answer, world!

Answer, world!

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Within single line border with corner ornaments. At head of text: Poem read at the vesper service Sept. 23d, and printed by request.

Answer to the new Looking Glass: or, a Description of some characters to be avoided by youth of both sexes

Verse in 16 stanzas printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. At end of text below short double line: Sold Wholesale and Retail by Leonard Deming, corner of Merchant's Row and Market Square (up stairs,) - Boston. Leonard Deming was at this address, also given as 1 south side of Faneuil Hall, from 1829 to 1831. Printed area measures 18.7 x 14.2 cm. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints or Ford.

Another glorious victory

1 broadsheet. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. At head of text: This afternoon arrived in this harbor the British Packet Mor[giana]

Another advertizmental song

by R. P. Leonard, the celebrated clock repairer. Poetry. At head of text: Office at his own house in rear of Bridgman's store. Keene, N.H. Date sugested by appearance of item. First line: Leonard has come once more tis true.

Another academy

Another academy

Brown University

Poetry Mounted on lettered illustrated mustard-colored wrapper (14 cm.); cut of Academy Award Oscar statuette pasted on wrapper Printed in reddish-brown and black on cream-colored laid paper Cover title Colophon on inside of wrapper: Designed by Barbara Martin & printed by Noel Young. Published for the friends of the Black Sparrow Press i an edition of 250 copies numbered & signed by the author

Annual Christmas address of the messengers of the Western Union Telegraph Company

Printed on pink paper within border of type ornaments. At end of text below border: Beresford, Pr., 523 7th St. Robert H. Beresford printed in Philadelphia in the early 19th century. The Western Union Telegraph Company operates under its present name since 1856. Internal evidence would suggest a publication date not later than 1880.

Annual autumn

Annual autumn

Brown University

Charles Philbrick. Broadsheet. One poem on recto, another on verso. "Reprinted from the Western humanities review, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Autumn, 1960."