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

Lines written on the fiftieth anniversary of the A.B. Dick Company

Printed in black and gold on heavy cream paper within gold triple-line border. Text surrounded by illustration of angel and falling sheets of paper and city, signed: R.K. + J.K. Poem in four stanzas of varying length. In lower left corner: Sheldon Dick, March 1934. Artist's name from dealer.

Lines written on the fiftieth anniversary of the A.B. Dick Company

Printed in black and gold on heavy cream paper within gold triple-line border. Text surrounded by illustration of angel and falling sheets of paper and city, signed: R.K. + J.K. Poem in four stanzas of varying length. In lower left corner: Sheldon Dick, March 1934. Artist's name from dealer.

Lines written on the death of Sarah M. Cornell

Printed in two columns divided by double lines. At head of title cut of coffin. Poem in two parts, one of 16 four-line stanzas and one of 12 four-line stanzas. Hay Broadsds Harris copy: Fold damage; pencil ownership signature on recto, "Melissa Briggs."

Lines written on the death of Sarah M. Cornell

Poem in two parts with different rhyme schemes, 16 and 12 four-line stanzas, on murder of Sarah Cornell and arrest of Mr. Avery. Poem in two parts with different rhyme schemes, 16 and 12 four-line stanzas, on murder of Sarah Cornell and arrest of Mr. Avery. Poetry. Cut of coffin at head of text. Printed in two columns. Ms. notation in lower margin: Printed in 1884 from the old copy by Z. Graves, Rehoboth.

Lines written on the death of Mr. Thomas L. Brown: who departed this life March 21, 1839, aged 24 years, of consumption

Poem reports family's mourning and trusts that Brown is in Heaven. Poem reports family's mourning and trusts that Brown is in Heaven. Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within border of type ornaments. Printed area measures: 25.0 x 14.4 cm. Poem in 21 numbered four-line stanzas. At end of text within border: S.B.O. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints 1830-1839.