September 10, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Film, Research + TeachingDatabase of fan mail documents emotional response from “Gone With The Wind” fans, detractors As part of the recently launched web exhibition Producing Gone With The Wind, the Ransom Center has launched a new database of fan mail from the David O. Selznick collection. Researchers now have the opportunity to explore a selection of letters sent to Selznick International Pictures in the 1930s through… read more
August 27, 2014, Filed Under: Research + TeachingInternational database of copyright holders celebrates 20th anniversary The Harry Ransom Center and the University of Reading have worked together for the past 20 years to establish and maintain the WATCH File, now one of the largest worldwide resources on copyright information. To commemorate the 20th anniversary, Rick Watson, current U.S. compiler for WATCH, and Andrew Gansky, a… read more
August 21, 2014, Filed Under: Film, Research + TeachingFellows Find: Ties to director Brian De Palma found throughout film collection at the Ransom Center Ethan de Seife is an independent scholar and the author of the book Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin. He is currently an arts writer for the Burlington, Vermont, alternative weekly newspaper Seven Days. His research was supported by a Ransom Center travel grant. The Ransom Center is celebrating… read more
