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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The year ahead

The year ahead

Brown University

Title from first line. Printed in brown on yellow paper. Advertising brochure.

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

Brown University

At head of text: A new song to an old tune. Dedicated to Punch in London. At end of text: New-Orleans, January 8th, 1815? New-York, January 8th, 1862. Jonathan Tyrtaeus Do-little, Deacon. First line: All hail! Most gracious Queen!

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

Brown University

At head of text: A new song to an old tune. Dedicated to Punch in London. At end of text: New-Orleans, January 8th, 1815? New-York, January 8th, 1862. Jonathan Tyrtaeus Do-little, Deacon. First line: All hail! Most gracious Queen!

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

Brown University

At head of text: A new song to an old tune. Dedicated to Punch in London. At end of text: New-Orleans, January 8th, 1815? New-York, January 8th, 1862. Jonathan Tyrtaeus Do-little, Deacon. First line: All hail! Most gracious Queen!

The Yankee's return from camp

The Yankee's return from camp

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Wood-engravings of dogs as soldier and violin player at right and left of title. At end of text: N. Coverly, Jr., Printer, Milk-Street, Boston. Authorship of this version of Yankee Doodle attributed to Edward Bangs. See S.F. Damon "Yankee Doodle," p. 6. This edition not in Ford or Shaw/Shoemaker.

The Yankee's return from camp

The Yankee's return from camp

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Wood-engravings of dogs as soldier and violin player at right and left of title. At end of text: N. Coverly, Jr., Printer, Milk-Street, Boston. Authorship of this version of Yankee Doodle attributed to Edward Bangs. See S.F. Damon "Yankee Doodle," p. 6. This edition not in Ford or Shaw/Shoemaker.

The Yankee's return from camp

The Yankee's return from camp

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Wood-engravings of dogs as soldier and violin player at right and left of title. At end of text: N. Coverly, Jr., Printer, Milk-Street, Boston. Authorship of this version of Yankee Doodle attributed to Edward Bangs. See S.F. Damon "Yankee Doodle," p. 6. This edition not in Ford or Shaw/Shoemaker.

The Yankee's return from camp

The Yankee's return from camp

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by ruled line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold, wholesale and retail, by L. Deming, No. 62, Hanover Street, 2d door from Friend St. Boston; within border of type ornaments. Leonard Deming is listed at above address from 1832 to 1837. This version of Yankee Doodle attributed to Edward Bangs. See S.F. Damon "Yankee Doodle," p. 6. This edition not in Ford or Checklist Amer. Imprints, 1830-1839.

The Yankee preferred

The Yankee preferred

Brown University

Printed in gold within border of type ornaments. At head of text: "By hand and take." Text of song in five eight-line stanzas. At end of text below lower border: H.K. Ring & Co.'s Print, St. Louis. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The Yankee preferred

The Yankee preferred

Brown University

Printed in gold within border of type ornaments. At head of text: "By hand and take." Text of song in five eight-line stanzas. At end of text below lower border: H.K. Ring & Co.'s Print, St. Louis. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The Yankee preferred

The Yankee preferred

Brown University

Printed in gold within border of type ornaments. At head of text: "By hand and take." Text of song in five eight-line stanzas. At end of text below lower border: H.K. Ring & Co.'s Print, St. Louis. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The Y, the Y, the Y.M.C.A

The Y, the Y, the Y.M.C.A

Brown University

Pages [1], [3], and [4] blank. At end of text: Copyrighted January 6, 1916 by Geo. R. Fremont ... Printed by the Brass City Printers, Waterbury, Conn.

The Writer's Forum: William Everson

The Writer's Forum: William Everson

Brown University

Poetry and prose printed on green card stock. Sub-title from title on page [2] Announcement of "A reading by William Everson" on October 29, 1973 at the State University College at Brockport; includes bibliographical information and poem.

The wren-boys' rhyme

The wren-boys' rhyme

Brown University

Poetry. Printed on brown paper; meant to be read unfolded. At head of text cut of bird by J. Low. Title from colophon. Colophon at end of text: The wren-boys' rhyme is still sung in Ireland on St. Stephen's Day, December 26th, by boys who carry a live wren from door to door .... It is sent to you ... by Joseph Low and the Eden Hill Press in Newtown, Connecticut. Imprint date from R. Cave, The Private press, 2nd ed., 1983, p. 251. First line: The rann, the rann, the king of all birds.

The wounded vulture

The wounded vulture

Brown University

by Anne C. Lynch. Poems. In the book ed. the 2nd-4th poems are accompanied by illustrations (as leaves of plates), including R.W. Dodson's Washington crossing the Alleghany.