Annmary Brown Memorial
Illustration — The Annmary Brown Memorial at 21 Brown Street. • Illustration — Annmary Brown Hawkins, painted by Seymour Guy Annmary Brown Memorial is an art museum, library and mausoleum at Brown University. 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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Illustration — The Annmary Brown Memorial at 21 Brown Street. • Illustration — Annmary Brown Hawkins, painted by Seymour Guy Annmary Brown Memorial is an art museum, library and mausoleum at Brown University. 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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The building, designed by architect Norman Isham, was completed in 1907 in the shape of a granite temple with bronze doors at the request of General Rush Hawkins. Hawkins intended it to house his collection, including incunabula, and to serve as a memorial to his wife, Annmary Brown (1837–1903). The Hawkinses are interred in a crypt at the building. Margaret Bingham Stillwell, curator of the collection from 1917 to 1953, was a renowned bibliographer who also wrote histories of the library.
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Modern history
The museum merged with Brown University in 1948. In 1990, the collection was moved to the John Hay Library of Brown University. Today, the museum features a wide array of art from around the world. The museum is normally open on Monday through Friday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. during the academic year, from Labor Day through Memorial Day.
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Annmary Brown Memorial established.
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Annmary Brown Memorial is recorded from 1903.
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Annmary Brown Memorial was established or created on 1 January 1903.
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The circumstances in which Annmary Brown Memorial stands. Established or created on 1 January 1903. Recorded at coordinates 41.8243, -71.4022. Recorded as academic library. Situated in United States. Memorial lies within Rhode Island.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1086386612, Annmary Brown Memorial.
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- 1.Mitchell, Martha. Annmary Brown Memorial. Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Brown University Library. 1993.
- 2.Brown University Library | Annmary Brown Memorial.
- 3.Marshall, Traute M. Art Museums Plus: Cultural Excursions in New England. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 2009: 80.
- 4.Stillwell, Margaret B. The Annmary Brown Memorial: A Descriptive Essay (Providence: The Annmary Brown Memorial, 1925).
- 5.Stillwell, Margaret B. General Hawkins as He Revealed Himself to His Librarian, Margaret Bingham Stillwell (Providence: 1923).
- 6.Stillwell, Margaret B. The Annmary Brown Memorial: A Booklover’s Shrine (Providence: Privately Printed, 1940).
- 7.Home | Medieval Studies.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Hillinger, Charles. Life of a university library – it's an open book. September 22, 1986.
- Soules, Rebecca. 'Nothing must be changed', Rush Hawkins' lost memorial museum. Museum History Journal. Informa UK Limited. 10. 1. 15–28. January 2, 2017. 1936-9816.
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