July 2, 2015, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsJuly 4, 1862: A Golden Afternoon with Alice and her Sisters Charles Dodgson began to tell the story of a little girl named Alice on an outing with Alice, Edith, and Lorina Liddell on July 4, 1862. He later recalled that “golden afternoon” in a poem that prefaces many editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
June 30, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Digital Collections, Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: Digital Collections Librarian Liz Gushee 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. Liz Gushee has been the digital collections librarian at the Ransom Center since January 2011. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Earlham College and… read more
June 29, 2015, Filed Under: Digital Collections, Research + TeachingInitiative provides free access to more than 22,000 images of collection materials To lower barriers to use of its collections, the Ransom Center has adopted an open access policy, removing the requirement for permission and use fees for a significant portion of its online collections believed to be in the public domain. In conjunction with the release of the policy, the Ransom… read more
