October 15, 2015, Filed Under: ConservationBefore and After: Georgio Bonelli’s Hortus Romanus, published in 1774 The conservation department of the Ransom Center is responsible for the care and preservation of the Center’s collections. This feature highlights repair and conservation work on collection items.
October 15, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellows Find: Doris Lessing correspondence deepens insight into The Grass is Singing “Have you had a look in the Knopf collection?” Rick Watson, the head of reference services at the Ransom Center, sounded casual, and I wasn’t sure I had time to take the detour he was suggesting. I spent a month at the Ransom Center last year, working mainly with the… read more
October 15, 2015, Filed Under: CatalogingRecent acquisitions Poet, translator, and editor Miller Williams (1930–2015) is known for writing poetry in plainspoken language that captured meaning in everyday experiences. The Ransom Center recently acquired his archive, which documents the career and writings of this influential American poet.
