This collection consists of printed ephemera relating to the Civil War and slavery including newspaper clippings, advertisements, posters, prints and lithographs, political tracts, maps, illustrations and Confederate currency. Topics include African-American history, slavery, abolitionism, politics, and the Civil War. Particular subjects of note include state productions of Uncle Tom's Cabin, items related to African-Americans in the military, political...

The collection includes late 19th century Irish and English broadside ballads. Of the total 972 broadsides, the vast bulk were printed in either Cork or Dublin, Ireland. Many of the Dublin broadsides were published by Peter Brerenton. Broadside ballads were printed and sold by ballad singers as well as in street fairs and markets and included the lyrics for popular songs. They were printed on one side of inexpensive paper and often included woodcut...

This scrapbook contains memorabilia from various performances in the Rhode Island area from 1898-1902 collected by Florence Nelson. It includes playbills, newspaper reviews, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and autographs. Many of the performances documented took place at the Providence Opera House or the Bristol Opera House. Performers of note in the scrapbook include Julia Marlowe, Mary Mannering, William Gillette*, Virginia Harned,...