September 3, 2009, Filed Under: UncategorizedPoe Mania: Can you out-decode Poe? In 1839, while working as an editor for Alexander’s Weekly Messenger, Edgar Allan Poe encouraged his readers to send in cryptographs, or short encrypted texts, that he would then attempt to solve. He explained that the “ciphers” should be simple substitution ciphers, that is, readers should substitute a particular symbol… read more
September 2, 2009, Filed Under: Research + TeachingApply for a fellowship at the Ransom Center and "watch works develop in their different stages" The Ransom Center announces its application process for the more than 50 fellowships that are awarded annually to support scholarly research projects in all areas of the humanities. Applicants must apply by February 1, 2010, and demonstrate the need for substantial on-site use of the Center’s collections. Recent fellow Daniel… read more
November 1, 2007, Filed Under: UncategorizedInsider’s Perspective: The Ransom Center in literature In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, the Ransom Center has published Collecting the Imagination: The First Fifty Years of the Ransom Center, a richly illustrated chronicle of its history. The following is an excerpt from Collecting the Imagination.
October 1, 2007, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyItems from Dress Up: Portrait and Performance in Victorian Photography Julia Margaret Cameron (English, 1815-1879) The Rising of the New Year, 1872 Albumen print Julia Margaret Cameron did not take up photography until she was 48 and the last of her children had left for college. Over the next 14 years she made over 1,200 images. She promoted her photography… read more
October 1, 2007, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsTexas House investigates purchase of rare books In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, the Ransom Center has published Collecting the Imagination: The First Fifty Years of the Ransom Center, a richly illustrated chronicle of its history. The following is an excerpt from Collecting the Imagination. On April 19, 1943, the Texas House of Representatives voted 99 to… read more
October 1, 2007, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsItems From Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller’s Theater In Arthur Miller’s play All My Sons, business partners Joe Keller and Steve Deever manufactured faulty military airplane engines during World War II, causing the death of 21 pilots. Both men were tried, but Keller was acquitted. By the start of the play he has returned to the community and… read more
