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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A Christmas hymn

A Christmas hymn

Brown University

Written for the Boston Juvenile Temperance Army ... December 25, 1842. Tune: "Auld Lang Syne." Within border of type ornaments. First line: With snowy wig, and smiling face.

A Christmas greeting

A Christmas greeting

Brown University

Gertrude Stein. French fold; printed in red and black on double leaf. On page [2]: For the friends of the Sans Souci Press...printed as a Christmas greeting, in an edition of 40 copies...from an original unpublished manuscript in the possession of the publisher. Hand-set and printed by William Ferguson. Brown University copy acquired in 1972.

A Christmas greeting

A Christmas greeting

Brown University

Gertrude Stein. French fold; printed in red and black on double leaf. On page [2]: For the friends of the Sans Souci Press...printed as a Christmas greeting, in an edition of 40 copies...from an original unpublished manuscript in the possession of the publisher. Hand-set and printed by William Ferguson. Brown University copy acquired in 1972.

A Christmas doxology

A Christmas doxology

Brown University

Pages [2] and [4] blank. Facsimile of author's signature at foot of text.

A Christmas child

A Christmas child

Brown University

Poetry. Drawing of little girl reading at left and below text; silver star pasted on at top left with drawing of Nativity scene. Date suggested from appearance of item and date of acquisition. At end of text: Paul Engle. First line: Hearing about those winter nights.

A Christmas carol: Impromptu greeting

Printed in two columns divided by curvilinesr line within border of type ornaments. Type-signed at end of poem: A.H.L. Suggested publication date from ms. notation on Brown University copy.

A Christmas carol: For the Unitarian Sunday School, Dover, N.H. Dec. 1862

Without the music; at head of text: Tune--"Glory, Hallelujah!" Printed area: 23 x 15.1 cm. Printed within border of type ornaments; double rule below title information. Verses 4 and 5 evidently refer to the Civil War. The sunday school was probably associated with the Unitarian Church in Dover. First line: We love the olden story, of the coming of our Lord.

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

by James F. Chamberlain. Text in black within red single-line border with crossed corners. Text of carol in three eight-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from ms. date on verso of Brown University copy.

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

Pages 2, 3 blank. Caption title from poem printed on p. 4 Printed in brown on laid paper watermarked "hand made"; with deckled edges. Illustration of cityscape with people in foreground by P.A. Flieder captioned "From Dickens' Christmas Carol" on page 1 .

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

by James F. Chamberlain. Text in black within red single-line border with crossed corners. Text of carol in three eight-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from ms. date on verso of Brown University copy.

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

Pages 2, 3 blank. Caption title from poem printed on p. 4 Printed in brown on laid paper watermarked "hand made"; with deckled edges. Illustration of cityscape with people in foreground by P.A. Flieder captioned "From Dickens' Christmas Carol" on page 1 .

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

Pages 2, 3 blank. Caption title from poem printed on p. 4 Printed in brown on laid paper watermarked "hand made"; with deckled edges. Illustration of cityscape with people in foreground by P.A. Flieder captioned "From Dickens' Christmas Carol" on page 1 .

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

by James F. Chamberlain. Text in black within red single-line border with crossed corners. Text of carol in three eight-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from ms. date on verso of Brown University copy.

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

Words and music by the Rev. R. Whittingham. Contains music. On page [4] advertisements for other carols.

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

written by request for the scholars of the Whitby Congregational Sabbath School, by Harriett Annie. Printed in green and blue within triple outer blue border with ornamental corners and inner green border of type ornament sections; initial blocks. Hymn in three eight-line stanzas with varied two-line chorus beginning: A hymn of praise for Bethlehem!--a cradle song. At end of text: Presented by one of their former teachers. Hamilton, 25th December, 1858. Place of publication may be Hamilton, Ontario or one of a number of Hamiltons in the United States.

A Christmas carmen

A Christmas carmen

Brown University

Pages [2]-[3] blank. At end of text: From the hand press of Douglass Howell on Howell handmade paper.

A Christmas candle

A Christmas candle

Brown University

Poetry. Printed in red and black on heavy tan paper. Illustration signed: J.A. of candles at right and left of text within ornamental border; scroll with red cross above title. Type-signed at end: Julia Dulany Addison.

A Christian prayer

A Christian prayer

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Within single line border with ornamental corners. Colophon on verso: Willard Tract Repository ..

A Christian prayer

A Christian prayer

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Within single line border with ornamental corners. Colophon on verso: Willard Tract Repository ..