by JACE WEAVER The Harry Ransom Center is proud to hold the papers of playwright and poet William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. A member of the Assiniboine Tribe, Yellow Robe was a lecturer at the University of Maine and the award-winning author of Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers, Wood Bones,… read more
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Women and the Making of Ulysses: A History in Ten Objects
by CLARE HUTTON This article is devoted to objects that tell the story of women who supported James Joyce and the publication of his landmark novel, Ulysses (1922). They were previously on display in our exhibit, Women and the Making of Ulysses, curated by Dr Clare Hutton, author of Serial… read more
Interpreting “Fringe” in the Mel Gordon Papers
Mel Gordon’s Notes on Expressionism with 1917 clipping, Mel Gordon Collection, Box 12, Harry Ransom Center. by MACAELLA GRAY In 2018, The New York Times lauded historian, curator, and writer Mel Gordon as a “drama scholar of the fringe.” At first glance, the so-called “fringe” certainly seems to find a… read more
Dr. Clare Hutton: Q&A on Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses
In an interview for Ransom Center Magazine, Dr. Clare Hutton explores how the exhibition, Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses, investigates the important and largely unacknowledged role of women in helping Joyce’s novel gain widespread notoriety and success—including Margaret Anderson, Jane Heap, Harriet Shaw Weaver, and Sylvia Beach.
Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses: A History in Ten Objects #10
#10: Page 709 of the final corrected page proofs of Ulysses (1922), James Joyce Collection, Harry Ransom Center by CLARE HUTTON This is the tenth article in a series devoted to objects that tell the story of women who supported author James Joyce and the publication of his landmark novel,… read more
Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses: A History in Ten Objects #9
#9: A single page from Helen Joyce’s “Portrait of the Artist by his Daughter-in-law,” begun in 1955. James Joyce Collection, Harry Ransom Center, 7.3 by CLARE HUTTON This is the ninth article in a series devoted to objects that tell the story of women who supported author James Joyce and… read more