December 14, 2010, Filed Under: Digital CollectionsYour old computer equipment could make the Ransom Center’s New Year Since the early 1990s, the Ransom Center has been receiving computers, disks, and similar media as part of its manuscript collections. One of the biggest challenges we face when trying to preserve these materials is accessing files that are on older disks. Some of the items in our collection, such… read more
June 1, 2010, Filed Under: Art, Digital CollectionsEuropean popular imagery collection now accessible online Spanning the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries, the Ransom Center’s European popular imagery collection is now fully accessible online via two sources: the Center’s finding aid and ARTstor’s nonprofit digital library. The Ransom Center’s online finding aid includes descriptive text derived from collector’s notes and a lengthy subject index. Each… read more
May 26, 2010, Filed Under: Digital Collections, Theatre + Performing ArtsWeb exhibition explores costume designs for stage and screen by B. J. Simmons & Co. The web exhibition A Tonic to the Imagination: Costume Designs for Stage and Screen by B. J. Simmons & Co., which highlights the work of the British theatrical costumier company from 1889 to 1959, is now live on the Ransom Center’s website. Founded in 1857, Simmons & Co. dominated costume… read more
