December 1, 2014, Filed Under: Conservation, Exhibitions + Events, FilmBehind the scenes: Conserving the “Gone With The Wind” dresses Tomorrow, the Harry Ransom Center presents a panel discussion to answer the question “How do you care for some of the most iconic costumes in film history?” at 7 p.m. in the Center’s Prothro Theater. Ransom Center Curator of Film Steve Wilson leads a discussion on the preservation of Gone… read more
November 25, 2014, Filed Under: Research + TeachingVideo highlights fellow’s “humanizing” research in the reading room Alison Stone, a doctoral student at the University of Exeter, recently spent time in the Ransom Center’s reading room conducting research for her thesis, “Contemporary British Poetry and Objectivism.” Her thesis will chart the exchange of ideas and influences between a group of British poets of the 1950s and 1960s,… read more
November 24, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingRansom Center acquires archive of Gabriel García Márquez The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the archive of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014). The archive documents the life and work of García Márquez, an author who obtained nearly unanimous critical acclaim and a worldwide readership. Spanning more than half a century, García Márquez’s archive includes original manuscript… read more
