Brown University Library will loan historical items for display at
the upcoming Rhode Island Treasures Exhibition at the Rhode Island
Convention Center. This exhibit runs from May 10 th to June 15 th
, and spans the history of Americaís smallest state. For the first
time ever, more than 125 historic artifacts will be displayed in one
place at one time.
See the land deed that Roger Williams established with the Native
Americans. Learn about the Dorr Rebellion and our stateís role in
slavery. View an original Declaration of Independence and Bill of
Rights. Items from the Brown University Library that are scheduled
to be exhibited by Rhode Island Treasures include:
- Brownís copy of Roger Williamsí book, Key Into the Language
of America (i.e. the Narragansett language);
- Roger Williamís personal copy of John Eliotís Indian Bible,
with Williamsí coded shorthand notes, still not decoded after
300 years, despite much effort to do so;
- Thomas Wilson Dorrís prison "kit;"
- One of pioneer feminist Elizabeth Buffum Chaseís scrapbooks;
- Manuscript material by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft;
- Architectural drawings by Thomas Tefft, a Brown alumnus;
- An early printed broadside poem having to do with piracy off
the coast of Rhode Island;
- The original poster from the first Rose Bowl, featuring Brown
Universityís football team;
- A digital image of our daguerreotype of Edgar Allen Poe, the
last photo made of Poe, and taken in a studio near what is now
Kennedy Plaza;
- A portrait of Sarah Helen Whitman ‚ Poeís last girlfriend; and
- Sheet music by George M. Cohan, who was born in Providence.
The Rhode Island Treasures Exhibition runs from May 10 th through
June 15 th . Exhibit hours are: Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. ‚
5 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m. ‚ 8 p.m.; and, Sundays, 11 a.m. ‚ 5 p.m.
Ticket information may be obtained by calling (800) 562- 9895 or visiting
www.ritreasures.com.
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library
