October 11, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Norman Bel Geddes’s diagram for ‘Highways and Horizons’ Forecasting the automobile’s ability to transform society, industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes planned his Futurama exhibition at the 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair around vehicular transportation systems. The Fair’s theme, “Building the World of Tomorrow,” provided an international stage for Bel Geddes to showcase his optimistic and auto-centric vision of… read more
October 9, 2012, Filed Under: Research + TeachingFellows Find: Scholar explores varied creative processes in David Foster Wallace and Don DeLillo archives Mary Holland is an Assistant Professor of English at SUNY New Paltz. She recently spent time working in the David Foster Wallace and Don DeLillo archives at the Ransom Center. Her work, which was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowship Endowment, will be used in her… read more
October 4, 2012, Filed Under: Conservation, Theatre + Performing ArtsBefore and After: A set of Sicilian marionettes The Stanley Marcus collection of Sicilian marionettes, constructed between 1850 and 1960, consists of 60 marionettes and a backdrop curtain. The marionettes, which were originally purchased by entrepreneur Stanley Marcus in 1960, form a troupe of characters from the religious allegorical poem “Orlando Furioso.” The figures, which are made of… read more
October 2, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsXeriscaped plaza helps conserve water This past summer, the Harry Ransom Center underwent a sustainable landscape makeover, replacing two plots of Asian jasmine, holly, and nandina bushes in front of the building with handsome rock gardens filled with plants especially suited for the Austin climate. The project is part of campus-wide efforts to promote xeriscaping,… read more
September 27, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Cataloging, Research + TeachingDavid Foster Wallace materials related to "The Pale King now open for research" Materials related to David Foster Wallace’s posthumous novel The Pale King (April 2011) are now open for research at the Ransom Center. The materials related to The Pale King were acquired as part of the Wallace (1962–2008) archive in 2010 but were retained by publisher Little, Brown and Co. until… read more
September 25, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Cataloging, Research + TeachingDaniel Stern archive opens for research Alison Clemens is a graduate student in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin. She processed the Daniel Stern papers as part of her capstone project for her program, and she shares her experiences working in the collection, which is now open for research. The Harry… read more
