January 20, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, CatalogingA note from James Purdy cheers up “Wicked Witch of the West” actress Margaret Hamilton The papers of American author James Purdy (1914–2009) at the Ransom Center include a missive written to Purdy in the spring of 1971 by the actress Margaret Hamilton (1902–1985). Hamilton is, of course, best known for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film version… read more
June 26, 2014, Filed Under: Cataloging, Theatre + Performing ArtsTexas collection of comedias sueltas and Spanish theater available for research and in online database The Texas Collection of Comedias Sueltas and Spanish Theater is available for research. Individual records for each suelta are also available in an online database, providing extensive information about the collection. The collection includes more than 15,000 “comedias sueltas,” a generic term for plays published in small pamphlet format in… read more
June 17, 2014, Filed Under: Cataloging, Theatre + Performing ArtsCataloging project reveals previously unknown copy of a comedia suelta The cataloging of the Texas collection of comedias sueltas at the Harry Ransom Center—funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources, Cataloguing Hidden Special Collections and Archives program—has proven to be a great success in revealing unknown jewels of early printed theater in Spain. One such jewel is Juan… read more
