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Formal title:
Hubert Jennings papers
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1870-2014 (1940-1990)
Abstract:
The Hubert Jennings papers is an extensive collection of materials created or collected by Jennings in the course of his research on the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa focused particularly on the time Pessoa lived in Durban, South Africa. Jennings published a book called Os Dois Exílios: Fernando Pessoa na Africa do Sul (1984) and an English version called Fernando Pessoa in Durban (1986). The collection includes drafts of manuscripts, translations and transcriptions of Pessoa's poetry, and correspondence with members of the Pessoa family and with other scholars. The collection also includes Jennings's own poetry, stories and essays in draft and published form, and a five-volume handwritten memoir about his life that he called the "Cracked Record."
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2016.002
Formal title:
John Birch Society pamphlets
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Date range:
1928-1990 (bulk 1960-1970)
Abstract:
The John Birch Society pamphlets consist primarily of pamphlets and reprints of magazine articles that reflect right-wing political views on such issues as the Civil Rights movement, the protests against the war in Vietnam during the 1960's, communism, drug use, popular music and culture, pornography, race relations, and sex education in American schools. Most were published or reprinted by the John Birch Society. The pamphlets are dated from 1928 to 1990, but most are dated between 1960 and 1970.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2014.001
Formal title:
John Birch Society records
Extent:
46 Linear Feet
Date range:
1928-1990 (1965-1989)
Abstract:
The John Birch Society records include audio-visual material such as audiocassettes, films, filmstrips, phonograph records, reel-to-reel tapes, slides and videocassettes; business records, correspondence, manuscripts, membership lists, office files, publications and subject files. The records also include a great deal of material regarding the Society's campaign against the ratification of the Panama Canal Treaties during the 1970s. The records are dated from 1928 to 1990. Most of the material is dated from 1965 to 1990.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2013.003
Formal title:
John Martin Letters to William Young
Extent:
0.9 linear feet
Date range:
1968-1980
Abstract:
These letters between John Martin, owner of Black Sparrow Press, and William Young, owner of San Souci Press in Winchester, Massachusetts, date from 4 May 1968 to 18 March 1980 and detail two decades of business and personal relations between the book collectors and publishers.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 89.19
Formal title:
Barbara Johnson papers
Extent:
20.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1971-2009
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Barbara Johnson, American literary critic and scholar of deconstruction, psychoanalysis, feminist theory, and queer theory. The collection documents Johnson's personal life, academic career, research, and writing, and is composed of biographical materials, correspondence, syllabi, handwritten notes, research articles, and writing drafts, dating from 1971-2009.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2017.025
Formal title:
Samuel Jones papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1760-1794
Abstract:
These papers consist primarily of correspondence from James Manning, first president of Brown University, discussing issues relating to the founding of the college, such as fundraising, the charter, and the use of University Hall as barracks by the United States government during the American Revolutionary War.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1E.2
Formal title:
David S. Josephson papers on Percy Grainger
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1901-2002
Abstract:
The collection contains research materials on the composer, arranger, and pianist Percy Grainger that were compiled by Brown University Professor of Music, David S. Josephson. Contents include Josephson’s research notes, concert programs, correspondence, articles, and reviews of Grainger’s work.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2017.019
Formal title:
Just Say No Campaign collection
Extent:
1 linear foot (1 record center box)
Date range:
1985-1996 (bulk 1985-1992)
Abstract:
This collection contains material, chiefly photographs, related to the "Just Say No" campaign against drug use from 1985 to 1996. It also includes some correspondence to and from the Just Say No Foundation and Just Say No International, slides, negatives, videocassettes and a workbook.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2008.010
Formal title:
Claire Kahane papers
Extent:
5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1960-2021 (1976-2006)
Abstract:
The Claire Kahane papers contain writings, research materials, correspondence, and teaching materials related to her work in feminist literary theory, psychoanalytic theory, and Holocaust literature. The materials date from 1960-2021, with the bulk from 1976-2006.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2012.027
Formal title:
Coppélia Kahn papers
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1971-2019
Abstract:
Papers of Coppélia Kahn, Professor Emerita of English at Brown University and scholar of Shakespeare, Early Modern English literature, and feminist literary theory. Papers consist of administrative files, conference materials, teaching materials, and draft writings dating from 1971 to 2019.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2015.013

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