November 18, 2010, Filed Under: UncategorizedAdditional Bernard Malamud letters, typescripts acquired by Ransom Center The Ransom Center recently acquired additional collection material for its Bernard Malamud collection, including 285 letters and 10 typescript stories from Malamud to his literary agent. This new collection complements the Center’s existing collection of Malamud papers. Malamud (1914–1986) was a novelist and short story writer, probably best known for… read more
November 2, 2010, Filed Under: Photography, Research + TeachingFighting Heat, Dust, and Glare: Roger Fenton and the first photographic documentation during the Crimean War In 1950 photography collector Helmut Gernsheim managed to track down a descendant of photographer Roger Fenton and scored one of the greatest coups of his career: Fenton’s own complete set of Crimean War photographs for a grand total of £50. After closing the deal in the owner’s Farnborough garage, Gernsheim… read more
October 19, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Photography, Research + Teaching"The Lives and Work of Helmut and Alison Gernsheim" Tonight, J. B. Colson, Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Fellow of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, and Roy Flukinger, Ransom Center Senior Research Curator of Photography, discuss the lives and work of Helmut and Alison Gernsheim at the Ransom Center. This event will be held in conjunction with… read more
