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
May 26, 2015, Filed Under: Research + TeachingHarry Ransom Center Awards 70 Fellowships The Harry Ransom Center has awarded 70 research fellowships for 2015–2016. The fellowships support research projects in the humanities that require substantial on-site use of the Ransom Center’s collections of manuscripts, rare books, film, photography, art and performing arts materials.
May 21, 2015, Filed Under: Photography, Research + TeachingReflecting Upon O. G. Rejlander’s “The Countess of Tankerville” The Ransom Center’s photography collection contains more than 100 photographs attributed to distinguished nineteenth-century photographer O. G. Rejlander. One print is a portrait of Olivia Bennet, The Countess of Tankerville. Researcher Lori Pauli visited the Ransom Center to study the portrait, and she reflected on the possible intersection of the lives… read more
