March 6, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingQ&A: New collection of Dashiell Hammett stories required detective work in Ransom Center’s collection Julie M. Rivett is the granddaughter of Dashiell Hammett, celebrated twentieth-century novelist and author of The Maltese Falcon. Together with Richard Layman, Rivett published The Hunter and Other Stories, a collection of Hamett’s little-known and previously unpublished works. The book—which includes screenplays, short stories, and unfinished narratives—largely draws from… read more
March 6, 2014, Filed Under: Art, PhotographyFrom the Outside In: David Douglas Duncan’s photograph “Picasso’s Eyes,” 1957 The atria on the first floor of the Ransom Center are surrounded by windows featuring etched reproductions of images from the collections. The windows offer visitors a hint of the cultural treasures to be discovered inside. From the Outside In is a series that highlights some of these images and… read more
March 6, 2014, Filed Under: Conservation, Exhibitions + EventsBefore and After: World War I–era panoramic photo undergoes conservation before exhibition The Ransom Center’s exhibition The World at War, 1914–1918 features a panoramic group portrait of the 103rd Aero Squadron (Lafayette Escadrille), the first U.S. aviation pursuit squadron in combat in France during World War I. The photograph was sent to the Ransom Center’s conservation lab because it was tightly rolled,… read more
March 4, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsWorld War I-era Russian propaganda posters portray food as evil Food was in high demand during the First World War, especially in Russia. The food shortages were so constant that they were ultimately one of the factors that helped to incite the revolutions of 1917. Although seemingly minor compared to the famine Eastern Europe would later experience under Stalin, food… read more
February 27, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, PhotographyRansom Center staff to contribute to new Texas-themed UT Press book series The University of Texas Press recently announced the undertaking of the publishing project The Texas Bookshelf, a series of 16 books, with an accompanying website, focusing on all things Texan. All books are to be written by faculty and staff at The University of Texas at Austin. The inaugural book,… read more
February 25, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Film, Research + TeachingStanley et Anthony: A correspondence between Stanley Kubrick and Anthony Burgess On the surface, it is a correspondence between friends: Did you read the book I sent? Did you like it? Generic questions for most, perhaps, but the inquiry was from Stanley Kubrick, and the questions concerning Arthur Schnitzler’s book Traumnovelle were addressed to Anthony Burgess. A series of letters… read more
