Stuart C. Sherman papers Sherman (Stuart C.) papers (bulk 1957-1980) circa 1720-1980
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
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Herman Melville (b. Aug. 1, 1819, NY, NY–d. Sept. 28, 1891, NY, NY) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His best known works include Typee (1846) and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. He developed a complex, baroque style; the vocabulary is rich and or...
Brown University.
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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...
Sherman, Stuart C.
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Class of 1939. Librarian of the John Hay Library, 1968-1976, when he became University library bibliographer. In 1978-79, he was the acting University librarian. He twice served as a member of the Board of Editors of the Brown Alumni Monthly, and was the editor of books at Brown, executive secretary of the Friends of the Library, and a director of the Associated Alumni. From the guide to the Stuart C. Sherman papers, Sherman (Stuart C.) papers, (bulk 1957-1980), circa 1720-1980, (Joh...
Lownes, Albert Edgar, 1899-1978
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Brown class of 1920. Book collector, textile executive, naturalist. From the description of Manuscript Collection, 1549-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429908 Brown University class of 1920; honorary M.A., 1940; honorary doctorate, 1970. At different times President and then Chairman of the Board of American Silk Spinning Company of Providence; collector of books and manuscripts; Lecturer in History of Science at Brown for thirty years; interests included astronomy, ...
