Matthew McFrederick visited the Harry Ransom Center’s Reading Room as an international fellow from the University of Reading. He conducted research for his thesis, “Staging Beckett in London: Constructing Performance Histories of Samuel Beckett’s Drama.” McFrederick’s research is part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council–funded “Staging Beckett” project, which… read more
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Lost in the Archives: Video highlights fellow’s research methods
Kamran Javadizadeh, an assistant professor in the English Department at Villanova University, visited the Ransom Center this fall to conduct research for his current book project, “Bedlam & Parnassus: The Institutionalization of Midcentury American Poetry.” The idea for Javadizadeh’s book began when he discovered that Ezra Pound and Elizabeth Bishop… read more
Remarkable set of miniature Masonic theater scenery receives conservation treatment
The performing arts collection at the Harry Ransom Center includes a remarkable set of theater backdrops, all in miniature. This collection of 112 backdrops, along with other free-standing scene elements, depicts grand symbolic imagery: Egyptian landscapes, biblical imagery, grand architecture, and even catacombs. These scenes were created to support the… read more
Gerald W. Cloud named as Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts
The Harry Ransom Center announces the appointment of Gerald W. Cloud as its Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts. Cloud will be responsible for overseeing the Ransom Center’s extensive holdings of early books and manuscripts, including promoting access to, and use of, the collections and interpreting… read more
Meet the Staff: Webmaster Daniel Zmud
Meet the Staff is a Q&A series that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. Daniel Zmud, who joined the Ransom Center in 2001, manages everything web-related and supervises the digitization of the Center’s archival sound recordings, videotapes, and motion picture films. He received… read more
Behind the scenes: Conserving the “Gone With The Wind” dresses
Tomorrow, the Harry Ransom Center presents a panel discussion to answer the question “How do you care for some of the most iconic costumes in film history?” at 7 p.m. in the Center’s Prothro Theater. Ransom Center Curator of Film Steve Wilson leads a discussion on the preservation of Gone… read more