Performance and Entertainment

Digital collections that fall within the John Hay Library’s Performance and Entertainment STRATEGIC COLLECTING DIRECTION. Here you will find digitized materials that document the history and creative process of performing arts and provides a window into public life and popular entertainment in the Americas through plays, dance, film, music, photography, and pornography.
This collection is part of Brown University Library, hosted by Brown University.

Items in this collection

Prelude from Christmas carols

Frenchfold, printed on double pages, on green paper. Cover illustration, bearing legend: Noel, by P. Cox. At end of poem: M. E. W. Page 4 colophon: One hundred copies printed for the friends of Lee and Gabriel Engel, Christmas 1950.

Predominant rental per family quarter

Mayor's Committee on City Planning, the City of New York. Inset: South Richmond. "This map, an integral part of the 1934 Real property inventory report, is a graphic representation of data presented therein. New York City Housing Authority, Langdon W. Post, chairman". "Project no. 261-G in cooperation with Project no. 33". "Reproduced from Board of Estimate and Apportionment, base map copyright 1933".

Precious things

Precious things

Brown University

Printed in green, red and black. Rubricated initial.

Preacher's farewell

Preacher's farewell

Brown University

Poetry in 15 numbered four-line stanzas. The hymn, according to Dr. Richard Hulan, is attributed to Lorenzo Dow. Printed within border of type ornaments in two columns divided by double rule.

Preacher's farewell

Preacher's farewell

Brown University

Poetry in 15 numbered four-line stanzas. Within border of variety of type ornaments printed in two columns divided by double rule. Possible range of dates suggested by internal evidence. The hymn is attributed to Lorenzo Dow.

Prayer, sweet prayer

Prayer, sweet prayer

Brown University

To be sung to the tune: Home, sweet home. Text of song in four four-line stanzas with two-line chorus beginning: Prayer, prayer, Oh sweet prayer. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Prayer to the mothers

Prayer to the mothers

Brown University

Diane Di Prima. Within red line border. At end of text: Diane di Prima / New Years Day, 1971. Signed by the author. Place and publisher from Lepper, p. 152.

Prayer to the mothers

Prayer to the mothers

Brown University

Diane Di Prima. Within red line border. At end of text: Diane di Prima / New Years Day, 1971. Signed by the author. Place and publisher from Lepper, p. 152.

Prayer of the universe

Prayer of the universe

Brown University

Printed in blue. At end of text: Written automatically thru Cora Romaine, January 17th, 1918.

Prayer from the kingdom

Prayer from the kingdom

Brown University

Poetry. Within border of type ornaments (barber pole) Hymn based on Lord's prayer in five numbered four-line stanzas with six-line chorus. Possible range of dates suggested by internal evidence.

Prayer for the slaves: with original music

1 broadsheet. Broadsheet; with score for prayer on recto captioned: Prayer for the slaves, with original music. At head of text on verso cut of kneeling chained African-American captioned: Engraved by P. Reason, a colored young man of the City of New York, 1835. At end of text on verso: For sale at the Anti-Slavery Office, 143 Nassau Street, New-York.

Prayer for the heathen

Prayer for the heathen

Brown University

Printed in red and black on card stock within red ornamental border containing the motto: Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path. At head of title cut of black men in roofed, open-sided shelter. Author's name not on item. Text of hymn in three six-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Prayer for Maryland

Prayer for Maryland

Brown University

At head of text: The National prayer, slightly altered from the original of Bishop Whittingham, to suit the present highly favored condition of the people of Maryland. Same text as The national prayer (Moss, 139a,b) Printed on salmon paper with black ink. Poem in six six-line stanzas.