January 19, 2017, Filed Under: Conservation, Exhibitions + Events“The Library of the Future” Helen Shenton, Librarian and College Archivist of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, presents “The Library of the Future; the Future of the Library” on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. CST. This event will be livestreamed via the Harry Ransom Center’s Facebook page.
January 17, 2017, Filed Under: Meet the Staff, Research + TeachingMeet the Staff: Andi Gustavson facilitates teaching with the collections Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. An alumnus of The University of Texas’s American Studies doctoral program, Andi Gustavson first came to the Harry Ransom Center as a graduate intern.
January 12, 2017, Filed Under: FilmInterview with Matthew Weiner, creator, executive producer, writer, and director of the series Mad Men The archive for the acclaimed drama Mad Men, one of television’s most honored series in history, has been donated to the Harry Ransom Center. The donation was made by Matthew Weiner, the series creator, executive producer, writer and director; and Lionsgate, which produced the critically acclaimed series. To mark this… read more
January 12, 2017, Filed Under: FilmEmmy and Golden Globe award-winning Mad Men archive donated to UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center The archive for the acclaimed drama Mad Men, one of television’s most honored series in history, has been donated to the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin.
January 12, 2017, Filed Under: Film, Research + TeachingHow Mad Men‘s head of research mined the past for the show’s famous historical accuracy Kathryn Allison Mann was the head of research for the television series Mad Men. She mined period books, magazines, and newspapers—as well as her extensive network of New Yorkers—to ensure the historical accuracy the show is famous for. Much of Mann’s notes and original material is included in the show’s… read more
January 12, 2017, Filed Under: FilmFrom Bond girls to Brooks Brothers, how Janie Bryant designed costumes for Mad Men Janie Bryant was the costume designer for the television series Mad Men.
