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Library and Staff Notes
January 2012 The John Carter Brown Library is highlighting another work by Lawrence C. Wroth with its new exhibition in the Reading Room. Wroth's The Colonial Printer is the source for "The Illustrated Colonial Printer" and the point of departure for the exhibition which showcases a selection of the books mentioned, but not shown, in the text.  October 2011 The John Carter Brown Library is pleased to announce the recent re-publication of Lawrence C. Wroth's, The Way of a Ship, edited by John Hattendorf. Wroth's book is extremely accessible and knowledgeable and well worth reading. For more information about this book and to order a copy, see Publications page. October 2011 During a ceremony at the 20th International Seapower Symposium, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert and the British Royal Navy's First Sea Lord, Adm. Sir Mark Stanhope, joined the Naval War College's President Rear Admiral John N. Christenson and Professor John B. Hattendorf in recognizing Nicholas Rodger as the inaugural Hattendorf Prize Laureate. Click on image below to view the ceremony. October 2011 The Providence Journal ran a story in its Sunday paper on October 2, 2011, celebrating the 375th anniversary of the founding of Providence by Roger Williams. Kim Nusco's mystery book exhibition gets a lot of space in the article. September 2011 Michael T. Hamerly has been elected to the Academia Nacional de Historia del Ecuador (National Academy of History of Ecuador) as a "miembro correspondiente extranjero" (corresponding foreign member). Apparently this category was created specifically for him. Dr. Hamerly is the first North American to be elected to the National Academy of History of Ecuador in its 93 years of existence. The ceremony of induction and reception will be held in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, in the Spring of 2012. Dr. Hamerly will be presenting a paper on the historical demography of Cuenca, Ecuador, and its former province, and on the relaciones geograficas of 1808 of the southern highlands of Ecuador, the topics of a new book he has in preparation. September 2011 The University of Texas at Austin announces a project aimed at building a major research tool for the global study of Latin America with its new academic partner, the John Carter Brown Library. The library brings more than 70 additional exemplars to the primeros libros collection, the largest contribution of any member institution. The 10 other project participants include Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, and Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí in Mexico; the Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de Valdecilla at theUniversity Complutense in Madrid, and the Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. August 2011 Columbus' activities in the years that followed 1492, says writer Charles C. Mann, really created the New World. When Columbus crossed the Atlantic in 1492, his journey prompted the exchange of not only information but also food, animals, insects, plants, and viruses between the continents. Listen to Charles Mann (who will be speaking at the JCB on his book in October 2011) on National Public Radio's Fresh Air. August 2011 We are pleased to announce the publication of an anonymous Renaissance poem by Moreana Editions in France. Former JCB Fellow, Stelio Cro, has edited and translated a poem about Christopher Columbus. The original manuscript is in the keeping of JCB Board of Governor member, David Parsons. June 2011 It is with sadness that we report the death of Catherine Julien who was at the John Carter Brown Library for five months in 2003. For more information on Catherine's life and on the memorial service planned for the fall 2011 semester, please read the full obituary. June 2011 JCB Independent Research Scholar Michael Hamerly has had an extremely productive year. Works completed include: June 2011 Kendall Mulligan, a student at Washington College and an intern at the John Carter Brown Library this summer and last, is featured on the Student Profile section of the Washington College website. See the announcement on the Washington College page. March 2011 Christine DeLucia has recently been given the Louis Pelzer Memorial Award from the Organization of American Historians, for the best essay on an American history topic by a graduate student. It is scheduled to be published in the Journal of American History in spring 2012. January 2011 Yankee Magazine features the John Carter Brown Library in its January edition. See a slideshow of treasures from the JCB here. Library and Staff Notes Archive
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