August 6, 2015, Filed Under: Conservation, PhotographyA positive outcome for a glass plate negative Before the invention of plastics, glass and paper were used to produce black and white photographic negatives. Glass plates with gelatin emulsion were produced from the late- nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century. The transparency of glass made the plates very
August 4, 2015, Filed Under: Art, Meet the Staff, Theatre + Performing ArtsMeet the staff: Chelsea Weathers, research associate, visual materials collections Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. Chelsea Weathers received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and then both her Masters of Arts and
July 30, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, Research + TeachingThrowback Thursday—Contents of a country: Leicester Hemingway’s Republic of New Atlantis This month 51 years ago, the younger brother of Ernest Hemingway staked a claim to a small piece of land off the Jamaican coast, creating a new currency, flag and government for the fledgling nation of New Atlantis, many artifacts of which are now held at the Ransom Center. This post originally appeared in… read more
