Annmary Brown Memorial is an art museum, library and mausoleum at Brown University.[1] It is located at 21 Brown Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is one of six libraries comprising the University Library system.
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Before merging with the university in 1948, the museum was founded as an independent collection by General Rush Hawkins, a collector of incunabula, and his wife, Annmary Brown (1837-1903).
Margaret Bingham Stillwell, curator of the collection from 1917-1953, was a renowned bibliographer who also wrote histories of the library.[2][3][4]
The Hawkinses are interred in a crypt at the building. The building was constructed in 1903 by architect Norman Isham. Today, the museum features a wide array of art from around the world.[5]
The building housed a well known collection of 450 incunabula for many years. In 1990, the collection was moved to the John Hay Library.[6]
Visiting
editThe museum is normally open on Monday through Friday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. during the academic year, Labor Day through Memorial Day.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mitchell, Martha (1993). "Annmary Brown Memorial". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Providence, RI: Brown University Library. ASIN B0006P9F3C. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- ^ Stillwell, Margaret B. The Annmary Brown Memorial: A Descriptive Essay (Providence: The Annmary Brown Memorial, 1925).
- ^ Stillwell, Margaret B. General Hawkins as He Revealed Himself to His Librarian, Margaret Bingham Stillwell (Providence: 1923).
- ^ Stillwell, Margaret B. The Annmary Brown Memorial: A Booklover’s Shrine (Providence: Privately Printed, 1940).
- ^ a b "Brown University Library | Annmary Brown Memorial".
- ^ "Home | Medieval Studies".
- Hillinger, Charles (September 22, 1986). "Life of a university library – it's an open book". Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- Soules, Rebecca (January 2, 2017). "'Nothing must be changed', Rush Hawkins' lost memorial museum". Museum History Journal. 10 (1). Informa UK Limited: 15–28. doi:10.1080/19369816.2017.1257847. ISSN 1936-9816. S2CID 165112769.
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