Armstrong Browning Library & Museum

The Armstrong Browning Library & Museum is dedicated to the study of the lives and works of Victorian poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and houses the world’s largest collection of Browning material and other fine collections of rare 19th-century books, manuscripts, and works of art.

This virtual exhibit explores the lives and works of Robert Browning (1812-1889) and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) through three dominate themes: Injustice, Nature, and Faith. A physical adaptation of this exhibit is on display in the Armstrong Browning Library’s Hankamer Treasure Room through June 18, 2021.

Apply for a One Month Research Fellowship

The Armstrong Browning Library offers one-month research fellowships for scholars pursuing doctoral, post-doctoral, or equivalent research. Click below to learn and application requirements and deadlines.

Apply for a Three Month Research Fellowship

The Armstrong Browning Library is currently offering a three-month research fellowship to an established scholar in nineteenth-century studies. Select the button below to learn more and submit your application.

Armstrong Browning Library Teaching Fellows

The Armstrong Browning Library annually offers teaching fellowships to Baylor faculty and graduate teaching assistants. Click below for fellowship requirements and application deadlines.

May 17, 2021

Mayor of Fano, Italy Surprises Armstrong Browning Library Fano Club

Massimo Seri, mayor of Fano, Italy, was a surprise guest at this year's annual meeting of the Armstrong Browning Library's Fano Club on Saturday, May 15.

Mar. 30, 2021

Lords of the Earth? Browning Day Lecture Explores Eco-Theological Vision of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Baylor's Armstrong Browning Library and Museum presents its annual Browning Day lecture virtually on Zoom on Friday, April 16, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Joshua King, associate professor and Margarett Root Brown Chair in Robert Browning and Victorian Studies at Baylor University, will present "Lords of the Earth? Elizabeth Barrett Browning on Christ's Body in the Age of Human Domination," which will ask how EBB struggled in her poetry to come to terms with the world-altering impact of the Industrial Revolution.

Sep. 7, 2020

Baylor Libraries Receives $300,000 NEH Grant to Support Browning Research

Baylor University Libraries has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support the research of two Browning scholars.

Sep. 3, 2020

Trinity College Joins The Browning Letters Project

The Watkinson Library at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, recently digitized several unique items in its manuscript holdings with the main purpose of making them widely available for the first time through The Browning Letters project.