February 21, 2013, Filed Under: Conservation, PhotographySenior Research Curator of Photography Discusses Photography in the Digital Age In “Technology: No Place For Wimps,” Ransom Center Senior Research Curator of Photography Roy Flukinger joins Carol Henry, fine-art photographer, and James M. Reilly, founder and director of the Image Performance Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology, in a discussion about photography in the digital age. The discussion, which… read more
January 4, 2013, Filed Under: ConservationRansom Center seeks input on draft report about acquisition of born-digital materials In 2011, Ransom Center Digital Archivist Gabriela Redwine, with Assistant Director Megan Barnard, invited an international team of colleagues to engage in a series of conversations about how born-digital materials are acquired and transferred to archival repositories. Ten archivists and curators from the Beinecke Library at Yale University; the Bodleian… read more
October 25, 2012, Filed Under: Conservation, FilmConservation work completed on "Gone With The Wind" dresses In 2010, the Ransom Center raised funds to conserve original costumes from Gone With The Wind, which are part of the Center’s David O. Selznick archive. Donors from around the world graciously contributed more than $30,000 to support the conservation work, which will enable the Ransom Center to display the… read more
