February 16, 2010, Filed Under: Film, Research + TeachingHidden Talent: The Emergence of Hollywood Agents Tom Kemper, author of Hidden Talent: The Emergence of Hollywood Agents (University of California Press, 2009), did research for his book in the Ransom Center’s film collection with funding from the Warren Skaaren Film Research Endowment. He shares some of the surprising information he discovered while working with the Myron… read more
January 14, 2010, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + Teaching"Publishing isn’t just about contacts; it’s equally a matter of human relationships" This month marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the French novelist and philosopher Albert Camus in a tragic car accident. Yet, as the online review The Daily Beast observes, he remains “the most widely read of all the postwar French writers and [is] hip enough to inspire a… read more
January 13, 2010, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingCollection of Italian opera libretti now accessible through database A major collection of Italian opera libretti is now accessible through an online database. The collection of 3,421 items was donated in 1969 by New York rare book dealer Hans P. Kraus. The collection consists primarily of texts of Italian operas but also includes Italian cantatas, serenatas, oratorios, dialogues and… read more
