April 3, 2018, Filed Under: Conservation, Theatre + Performing ArtsTheatre critic Mel Gussow’s legendary interviews available online by Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa and Eric Colleary British and American theatre history preserved in candid recordings Mel Gussow was the lead cultural critic for the New York Times for more than 40 years. Throughout his career, he recorded interviews with stars and unknowns of the American and British theatre.
March 30, 2018, Filed Under: FilmOn survival and freedom in 1958 America: Mike Wallace and Reinhold Niebuhr In April 1958, the American Broadcast Company (ABC) began a special 13-part series of The Mike Wallace Interview devoted to “discussing the problems of survival and freedom in America.” Wallace’s first guest in the series was Reinhold Niebuhr, who Wallace introduced as “a Protestant minister, one of the most important… read more
March 28, 2018, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events“Brilliant insights into our common human nature” Prolific writer, theologian, and counsel to world leaders as relevant as ever 50 years after his death Martin Doblmeier is an award-winning director and founder of Journey Films, a production company that specializes in TV and films focusing on religion, faith and spirituality. Doblmeier has worked on films that profile… read more
March 2, 2018, Filed Under: Conservation, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1Explore UT and the Harry Ransom Center This Saturday, visitors to The University of Texas at Austin campus will notice a lot of activity as students, parents, and alumni flood the forty acres for Explore UT day.
February 27, 2018, Filed Under: PhotographyArchive of photographer Fritz Henle comes to Texas Image: Fritz Henle (American, b. Germany, 1909–1993), [Nieves Orozco], 1943. Gelatin silver print (contact sheet). Fritz Henle Papers and Photography Collection © The Fritz Henle Estate The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the Fritz Henle archive, containing about 180,000 black-and-white negatives, 10,000 color transparencies, 150 contact sheet books, 11 books… read more
February 23, 2018, Filed Under: Research + TeachingRecent visiting researchers Throughout the year, the Ransom Center hosts fellows who conduct in-depth research in the Ransom Center collections.
