June 27, 2013, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsAnthology documents 22 plays performed at 2 London theaters Sarah Alger is a graduate student in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin, where she is working to complete her degree with an emphasis in Museum Studies. As part of her class “Rare Books and Special Collections”, taught by Michael Laird, Ms. Alger studied… read more
June 25, 2013, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyRegistration opens for photography symposium “Magnum Photos into the Digital Age” The Harry Ransom Center presents the symposium “Magnum Photos into the Digital Age.” Scheduled for October 25–27, the symposium will be held in conjunction with the Ransom Center’s upcoming fall exhibition Radical Transformation: Magnum Photos into the Digital Age. The symposium brings together photographers, curators, and historians to discuss the… read more
June 20, 2013, Filed Under: UncategorizedMemory as source in Jayne Anne Phillips’s “Machine Dreams” Known for the family dynamics she enmeshes in her work, Jayne Anne Phillips uses her own family history as a source for character and plot development in her debut novel Machine Dreams (1984). Phillips chronicles one family, the Hampsons, to explore narratives that span from the years leading up to… read more
June 13, 2013, Filed Under: ConservationConservation team brings large map to larger audiences The Ransom Center’s archives are full of treasures waiting to be pulled off the shelves. But once paged from the stacks, some of those treasures prove difficult to handle. Such was the case with Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s enormous 1786 print “Pianta delle Fabriche Esistenti Nella villa Adriana.” The 10-foot wide map… read more
June 12, 2013, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingBeat Generation poet Peter Orlovsky’s archive acquired The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the archive of American poet Peter Orlovsky (1933–2010), an important figure in the Beat Generation. Orlovsky was the companion of fellow poet Allen Ginsberg for more than 40 years, and his papers reflect significant aspects of their relationship. Orlovsky’s collection comprises manuscripts, journals and… read more
June 11, 2013, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyNow open: “Literature and Sport” and “Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive” Two new exhibitions, Literature and Sport and Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive open today at the Ransom Center. Sport holds a sacred place in Western culture and literature. Writers as diverse as Ernest Hemingway, Willa Cather, Norman Mailer, Marianne Moore, Don DeLillo, Joyce Carol Oates, and David Foster Wallace… read more
