October 27, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsDylan Thomas exhibition in New York features materials from the Ransom Center’s collections “I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.” –Dylan Thomas (1914–1953) Dylan Thomas in America—A Centennial Exhibition, which opened yesterday at the 92nd Street Y’s Weill Art Gallery,… read more
October 23, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, FilmIn the Galleries: A discarded happy ending for “Gone With The Wind” Gone With The Wind’s scriptwriter Sidney Howard had the difficult task of converting the 1,000-page novel into a film script that was not too long, without sacrificing key elements of the novel. One of producer David O. Selznick’s concerns was that all problems be caught before filming started, because cutting… read more
October 21, 2014, Filed Under: Research + TeachingApplication process opens for Ransom Center’s fellowships The Harry Ransom Center invites applications for its 2015–2016 research fellowships. More than 50 fellowships will be awarded for projects that require substantial onsite use of the Center’s collections, supporting research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history. Information about… read more
