October 18, 2013, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Research + TeachingScholar: Will libraries of the future preserve cultural heritage? Michele V. Cloonan, Professor at Simmons College and Editor-in-Chief of Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture, presented the talk “Exeunt Libri: Will Libraries of the Future Preserve Cultural Heritage?” for the 2013 Donald G. Davis, Jr. Lecture on Thursday, October 17. Below, she shares her thoughts about preservation. Preservation is all… read more
October 16, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingNorman Mailer’s biographer J. Michael Lennon discusses research for his book “Norman Mailer: A Double Life” In January 1971, J. Michael Lennon wrote a letter of encouragement to Norman Mailer after watching the author get into a raucous televised debate with Gore Vidal. Mailer responded, sparking a lifelong correspondence between the pair. Lennon went on to become Mailer’s personal archivist and authorized biographer, as well as… read more
October 10, 2013, Filed Under: Research + TeachingFellows Find: Fleur Cowles archive sheds light on woman behind pioneering magazine “Flair” Teal Triggs is a Professor of Graphic Design and Associate Dean at Royal College of Art, London. She spent time at the Ransom Center over the summer exploring materials related to Fleur Cowles with funding from the Fleur Cowles Endowment Fund. She shares some of her findings here. With the… read more
