September 24, 2015, Filed Under: Cataloging, Digital Collections, Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: Archivist Joan Sibley Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of people at the Harry Ransom Center. Joan Sibley has filled a variety of roles during her 25 years at the Ransom Center. Now, as Senior Archivist, she is responsible for the completion… read more
September 22, 2015, Filed Under: Research + TeachingVideo: Fellow discusses role of white South African writing in the human rights struggles in South Africa Gareth Griffiths is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Western Australia and a Professorial Fellow at the University of Wollongong. He came to the Ransom Center to begin researching the South African writer Stephen Gray’s archive. Griffiths wanted to examine “the role of white South African writing in the… read more
September 17, 2015, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsListen: Driving the Herd One of visitors’ favorite features about our current exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, is the “guide by cell” audio tour. This audio tour lets visitors call in and hear informational snippets about the paintings. For the exhibition, Ransom Center Curator of Art Peter Mears discusses… read more
