August 13, 2020, Filed Under: Conservation, Featured1Preserving fragile phonographs of T. S. Eliot, Paul Bowles, Norman Bel Geddes, and others Recordings of T. S. Eliot, Paul Bowles, Pablo Picasso, and other notable 20th-century figures have been preserved after the Harry Ransom Center recently digitized 2,800 unique sound recordings in a variety of formats (read more here). Unlocking Sound Stories, a project funded in part by a generous grant from the National… read more
July 10, 2020, Filed Under: Featured1, Photography, Research + TeachingWhat makes a good picture? Trends in photography are most noticeable when they’ve recently passed out of favor. Overhead shots of lattes or potted succulents may seem like good pictures, until suddenly they’re the only things you see on Instagram. Although trend turnover is accelerated by social media, popular photographic styles have followed the same… read more
July 8, 2020, Filed Under: Cataloging, Conservation, Digital Collections, Featured1Unlocking sound stories In part one of a two-part blog post series, NEH Audio Digitization Project Coordinator Katie Quanz chronicles the progress of Unlocking Sound Stories, a NEH grant funded project digitizing and preserving more than 2000 rare recordings.
