March 2, 2018, Filed Under: Conservation, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1Explore UT and the Harry Ransom Center This Saturday, visitors to The University of Texas at Austin campus will notice a lot of activity as students, parents, and alumni flood the forty acres for Explore UT day.
January 23, 2018, Filed Under: Conservation, PhotographyPreserving Arnold Newman’s photography slides The Ransom Center’s Arnold Newman papers and photography collection, acquired in 2006, includes more than 25,000 prints, original sitting books, early sketchbooks, photographic albums, and video recordings of interviews and lectures. Newman, who lived from 1918 to 2006, was a prolific artist known for his “environmental portraiture,” a style which… read more
April 27, 2017, Filed Under: Conservation, Digital CollectionsDeadline: 2028—Countdown to preserve audio materials We left off in part one wondering how to evaluate the Ransom Center’s unique non-commercial sound recordings, particularly when we aren’t able to access their audio content prior to preservation. Verifying written descriptions helps, but there are other considerations to keep in mind, such as a recording’s physical format—different types… read more
