June 9, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsSocial media: Nothing new? Commonplace books as predecessor to Pinterest Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. The Ransom Center’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland exhibition includes a commonplace book kept by Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) with information about ciphers, anagrams, stenography, and labyrinths. As Kelsey McKinney, a former public affairs intern, writes, these “personal… read more
June 3, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingWashington Post Editor Ben Bradlee’s Archive Donated The archive of Ben Bradlee (1921-2014), former editor of The Washington Post, has been donated to the Ransom Center. Bradlee presided over the Post — first as managing editor and then as executive editor — and led the paper through the publication of the Pentagon Papers and coverage of the… read more
June 2, 2015, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmYoung Adventurers Film Series kicks off this weekend with Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” Disney’s film Alice in Wonderland (1951) will kick off the Ransom Center’s Young Adventurers Film Series this Saturday at 3 p.m. Other films in the series include James and the Giant Peach (1996) on June 13, Coraline (2009) on June 20, and Where the Wild Things Are (2009) on June… read more
