June 9, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsSocial media: Nothing new? Commonplace books as predecessor to Pinterest Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. The Ransom Center’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland exhibition includes a commonplace book kept by Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) with information about ciphers, anagrams, stenography, and labyrinths. As Kelsey McKinney, a former public affairs intern, writes, these “personal… read more
December 10, 2012, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsSangorski and Sutcliffe: The Rolls Royce of Bookbinding Jeweled bindings, which use metalwork, jewels, ivory, and rich fabrics to decorate a book, date back at least to the Middle Ages, but the form was revived around the turn of the twentieth century by the English binders Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Francis Sangorski and George Sutcliffe met in evening bookbinding… read more
August 8, 2012, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsFreedom of the City certificates: Passports for 1776 In America, children are raised to believe that all men are created equal. This accepted equality spurs unalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Even before the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, Americans have wanted and have been willing to fight for their freedom.… read more
