February 28, 2012, Filed Under: Cataloging, Research + TeachingNewly cataloged collection of science materials now open for research A collection of science materials from the family of Sir John F. W. Herschel (1792–1871) is now open for research after a grant enabled staffers to rehouse the collection and to create an online inventory. The Herschel family papers, acquired in 1960 with subsequent smaller accessions of additional materials, largely… read more
February 23, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellows Find: How Diane Johnson’s writing process evolved with her work in Victorian literature and screenwriting Carolyn A. Durham, Inez K. Gaylord Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the College of Wooster, spent the month of June (2011) at the Harry Ransom Center on a fellowship. Her research in the Diane Johnson collection informs her book, Understanding Diane Johnson, which will be published by the… read more
February 16, 2012, Filed Under: Research + TeachingAfrica and the Archive: Researching the Transcription Centre Georgetown University Assistant Professor of English and Women and Gender Studies Samantha Pinto is a fellow in the African and American Diaspora Studies Department at The University of Texas at Austin for the 2011–2012 year. She writes about her research in the Transcription Centre, an organization founded for African Literature… read more
