The Harry Ransom Center is now receiving applications for its 2011-2012 research fellowships in the humanities. The application deadline is February 1, 2011. Information about the fellowships and the application process is available online. About 50 fellowships are awarded annually by the Ransom Center to support scholarly research projects in… read more
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Images from "Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection"
The exhibition, Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection, is on display at the Ransom Center through January 2. View a sampling of images from the show in the below slideshow. Please click on thumbnails for larger images.
Read an excerpt from "The Gernsheim Collection"
In conjunction with the exhibition Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection, the Ransom Center and the University of Texas Press have published The Gernsheim Collection. The Gernsheim collection is one of the most important collections of photography in the world. Amassed by the renowned husband-and-wife team of Helmut… read more
"Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection"
The exhibition Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection opens today at the Ransom Center. Drawn from the peerless collection of Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, the exhibition features masterpieces from photography’s first 150 years, alongside other images that, while lesser known, are integral to the medium’s history. Highlights include… read more
Scholar explores vaudeville circuits and regional architecture
Paula Lupkin, a professor in the American Culture Studies Program at Washington University in St. Louis, recently spent time as a fellow working in the Hoblitzelle-Interstate collection at the Ransom Center. Her research yielded some surprises and insights into the regional vaudeville circuits in the Southwest, which she shares here.… read more
Fans donate $30,000 to preserve "Gone With The Wind" dresses
Thanks to the generous donations of more than 600 supporters from around the world, the Ransom Center is delighted to announce that the fundraising goal to preserve the Gone With The Wind costumes has been reached. From Alaska to Florida, from Australia to Ireland, the response to this project has… read more