April 23, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsScholar explores the making of the King James Bible Helen Moore, a fellow and Tutor in English at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, speaks Thursday night at the Ransom Center about the history of the King James Bible translation. Moore’s interdisciplinary research has been founded on bringing neglected texts back to academic attention. She was lead curator of… read more
April 20, 2012, Filed Under: Film"What you are about to see is unrehearsed and uncensored" “Whether you agree or disagree with what you will hear, we feel that none will deny the right of these views to be broadcast.” -Mike Wallace Mike Wallace rose to prominence in 1956 with the New York City television interview program Night Beat, which soon developed into the nationally televised… read more
April 19, 2012, Filed Under: ConservationBugs, Mold, and Conservation Mary Baughman, a Harry Ransom Center book conservator, hunts bugs. When she discovers them in materials at the Center, she destroys them, typically with a 72-hour stint in a freezer at 20 degrees centigrade or below. But don’t ask Baughman which of the cellulose-munching bugs she wishes didn’t exist at… read more
