December 11, 2014, Filed Under: Conservation, Theatre + Performing ArtsRemarkable set of miniature Masonic theater scenery receives conservation treatment The performing arts collection at the Harry Ransom Center includes a remarkable set of theater backdrops, all in miniature. This collection of 112 backdrops, along with other free-standing scene elements, depicts grand symbolic imagery: Egyptian landscapes, biblical imagery, grand architecture, and even catacombs. These scenes were created to support the… read more
December 9, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Meet the StaffGerald W. Cloud named as Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts The Harry Ransom Center announces the appointment of Gerald W. Cloud as its Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts. Cloud will be responsible for overseeing the Ransom Center’s extensive holdings of early books and manuscripts, including promoting access to, and use of, the collections and interpreting… read more
December 4, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: Webmaster Daniel Zmud Meet the Staff is a Q&A series that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. Daniel Zmud, who joined the Ransom Center in 2001, manages everything web-related and supervises the digitization of the Center’s archival sound recordings, videotapes, and motion picture films. He received… read more
