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

Our liberty boy

Our liberty boy

Brown University

At end of text: Dedicated to "Our Liberty Boys." 1917-18.

Our liberty bell

Our liberty bell

Brown University

words and music by Olive M. Skelton. For voice and piano. Caption title. "Respectfully Dedicated to our President of U.S.A." Cover illustration: drawing of man ringing bell / Olive M. Skelton. Also arranged for orchestra.

Our left

Our left

Brown University

Printed on pink paper. Within double line border. At end of text: "Ole Secesh."

Our laurels and our life

At head of text: Commemoration Sunday, Universalist Church, Weymouth, May 23, 1880, Rev. Anson Titus, Jr., Pastor ... Before Post No. 58, G.A.R., Weymouth.

Our lanky Yankee boys in brown

words by Edward Madden & Robt. F. Roden ; music by Theodore Morse. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Words by Edward Madden [i.e. Madden] and Robert F. Roden"--Caption. Advertisement for "When it's cherry time in Tolio" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldiers marching by U.S. Capitol building.

Our Lafayette

Our Lafayette

Brown University

To be sung to the tune: Maryland. At end of text: Written and published by B.T. Burlingham, Auburn, N.Y. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas.

Our Lafayette

Our Lafayette

Brown University

To be sung to the tune: Maryland. At end of text: Written and published by B.T. Burlingham, Auburn, N.Y. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas.

Our house

Our house

Brown University

At end of text: The Morgan House ... Earl F. and Margaret S. Pero

Our hope

Our hope

Brown University

French fold; printed on double leaves.

Our hope

Our hope

Brown University

French fold; printed on double leaves.

Our Hooverized Xmas greeting

Poem boasts of "Hooverizing" to save food and fuel. Poem boasts of "Hooverizing" to save food and fuel. Page [2] blank. Printed in red on rough tan paper tied with cord. Drawings of holly, mistletoe and bird on page [1]

Our home maker

Our home maker

Brown University

Within single line border. At head of title: This poem was read at the funeral of Mrs. Olive M. Davis, by A. Eugene Bartlett, pastor of the Universalist Church, Dec. 30, 1902.

Our home maker

Our home maker

Brown University

Within single line border. At head of title: This poem was read at the funeral of Mrs. Olive M. Davis, by A. Eugene Bartlett, pastor of the Universalist Church, Dec. 30, 1902.

Our home maker

Our home maker

Brown University

Within single line border. At head of title: This poem was read at the funeral of Mrs. Olive M. Davis, by A. Eugene Bartlett, pastor of the Universalist Church, Dec. 30, 1902.

Our home maker

Our home maker

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Printed in green with floral border framing upper part of text.

Our heroes: song and chorus

words and music by Frank S. Bowen. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to our boys who served 'Over there'"

Our hero's reign: Respectfully dedicated to Gen. McClellan

Song praises and prays for McClellan. Song praises and prays for McClellan. By Anna W. Spencer, of Rhode Island. Within border of type ornament sections. At head of title within border cut of phoenix in flames. To be sung to the tune: The dearest place on earth to me is home. Text of song in four four-line stanzas. Entered under title rather than author.

Our hero

Our hero

Brown University

Printed on colored paper.