Performance and Entertainment
This collection has the following subsets:
- Blondie Robinson collection of African-American Minstrel and Vaudeville photographs
- Ciné-Tracts
- Dupee Fireworks Collection
- Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts - Escritos
- H. Adrian Smith Magic Objects Collection
- Harris Broadsides
- Julie Adams Strandberg Collection: 50 Years of Dance at Brown University
- Lincoln Sheet Music
- Representations of Blackness in Music of the United States (1830s-1920s)
- Rites and Reason Theatre
- Songsters and Hymnals from the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
- World War I Sheet Music
- Yiddish Sheet Music
Items in this collection
Letters of Bishop Phillips Brooks to Helen Keller
Within single-line border with crossed corners on each page. Below title on page [1] wood-engravied portrait of Bishop Brooks with facsimile signature. Prose poem by Rev. Arthur Brooks, D.D. as part of caption on page [1] beginning: From God he came. Includes text of two letters by Brooks and excerpts from three by Keller.
Letters of an altruist: VI-To his physician
Letters of an altruist: IV-To his rival
Letters of an altruist: III.-To his lady-love
Letters from Santa Claus
Printed on white paper in calligraphy in blue against light blue ground within colored illustrated border. Borders at bottom and sides of each broadside contain colored illustrations of Santa's elves; at top varying illustrations showing Santa Claus. Collection arranged in alphabetical order. Letters in verse signed: Santa Claus, with varying greetings. Suggested publication date from ms. notation on one Brown University copy (HB18094)
Letter to Virginia in Florence from Larkspur, California
David Kherdian. Pages [2,3] blank. One of 150 copies printed for The Caligia Press by Grabhorn-Hoyem December, 1966.
Letter to those who haven't heard: d.a. levy is dead
Processed copy of typescript. In upper right corner: 11.26.68. Type-signed at end: Jim Sorcic. Gunrunner Press. Includes poetry and quotation from a letter from Levy to Sorcic.
Letter to Miguel Otero Silva, in Caracas (1948)
Pablo Neruda. Translation of: Carta a Miguel Otero Silva, en Caracas (1948) "From Canto general, section 12, translated from the Spanish by Robert Bly. To be printed free forever"--At end of text. At head of title: Pablo Neruda. Imprint from LC and Lepper. First line: Nicolas Guillen brought me your letter, written.
Letter to Angela Davis: Marin County Jail, California
Poetry. Title from page [2]; poem on page [3] On page [1] lithograph portrait head of Davis signed: Samuel Kamen '71. At end of poem: Edith Segal. Imprint on page [4] above union label. First lines: Dear Angela, in the silence of solitary.
Letter to Angela Davis: Marin County Jail, California
Poetry. Title from page [2]; poem on page [3] On page [1] lithograph portrait head of Davis signed: Samuel Kamen '71. At end of poem: Edith Segal. Imprint on page [4] above union label. First lines: Dear Angela, in the silence of solitary.
Letter to an Indian friend: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Printed in red on cream paper. Poem in four stanzas of varying length. Type-signed at end: May Sarton. 139 Oxford St., Cambridge 40, Mass.
Letter ghost
Royal Murdoch. "Title from Paul Klee." At head of text: Christmas Greetings, 1950. White paper printed in green.
Letter from a wife
Printed in blue on blue paper.
Letter from a gentleman at New Orleans: to A.F. James, Proprietor of the Cash Tailoring Establishment, 68 Maiden-Lane
Pages [2], [3], and [4] blank. Contains advertisement with prices for coats, etc. for Cash Tailoring Establishment, New York.
Letter carriers' annual greeting. January, 1871
Within double line decorative border. First line: New Year's comes but once a year.
Letter carriers' address
Printed in blue within ornamental borders. Poem on p. [1-2]; p. [3-4] contains mail collection schedule for Hartford and miscellaneous postal information.
Letter bequeathing Kellar Head and flask to Brown University
Let's rally, boys!: (our allies' delight)
words & music by Geo. S. Barlow. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Respectfully Dedicated to 'Our Allies.'" "An historic Inspiring song of freedom and Democracy based upon President Wilson's Great Message ..."--P. [4] War slogan: p. 2-3. Additional verses: p. [4] Cover illustration: Allegorical figure of a women representing America.
Let's rally
Title within curvilinear border. At end of text: Copyright 1917 by Karczag Publishing Co. ..
Let's keep the glow in Old Glory: and the free in freedom too
lyric by Wilbur D. Nesbit ; music by Robert Speroy. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "There's a little blue star in the window" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers and sailors marching, with image of American flag and woman with a child above, printed in red, purple, and blue ink.
Let's keep the glow in Old Glory: and the free in freedom too
lyric by Wilbur D. Nesbit ; music by Robert Speroy. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "There's a little blue star in the window" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers and sailors marching, with image of American flag and woman with a child above, printed in red, purple, and blue ink.
Let's help each other along: song
lyric by A. Seymour Brown ; music by Albert Gumble. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Chinatown, my Chinatown" and other music: p. [6] Border design on cover / Starmer.
Let's go!
Within border of type ornaments. At head of text: Dedicated to the Negro Liberty boys.
Let's establish freedom in a foreign land
By C.F. Hicks, Swifton, Ark. Printed on pink paper. To be sung to the tune: Casey Jones. Text of song in eight eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Come on boys, let's go to Europe. At end of text below rule: Price 25 cents. Publication date from stamp on Brown University copy.
Let's be ready!: that's "The Spirit of '76"
by Chas. Bayha & Rubey Cowan. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Marjorie Sterrett, founder of "Marjorie's battleship fund" Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of the Spirit of '76 and photograph of Wellington Cross of Cross & Josephine.
Let's be ready!: that's "The Spirit of '76"
by Chas. Bayha & Rubey Cowan. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Marjorie Sterrett, founder of "Marjorie's battleship fund" Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of the Spirit of '76 and photograph of Wellington Cross of Cross & Josephine.
Let's all sing
Let's all do something: (Uncle Sammy wants us now)
words by Andrew Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "There's a heart in Virginia for you": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of nurse and boy scout / Starmer. Design by André C. De Takacs: p. [4] Plate number appears as 579-2: p. 3.
Let's all do something: (Uncle Sammy wants us now)
words by Andrew Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "There's a heart in Virginia for you": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of nurse and boy scout / Starmer. Design by André C. De Takacs: p. [4] Plate number appears as 579-2: p. 3.
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