May 6, 2021, Filed Under: Featured1, Theatre + Performing ArtsRare ephemera shows legacy of Henry “Box” Brown In his day, Henry “Box” Brown was a celebrated stage magician who incorporated performance into his lectures on abolitionism in the United States and England. Much of what we know about him comes from his memoir, the Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself (1851).
April 23, 2021, Filed Under: Authors, Featured1, Research + TeachingThe slow research of collection development This essay is part of a slow research series, What is Research? Shortly before the end of 2020, the papers of National Book Award–winning author Lily Tuck arrived at the Harry Ransom Center. It is always exciting when a new archive enters our building, but this arrival from New York… read more
April 21, 2021, Filed Under: Featured1, Research + TeachingTHRESHOLD ECOLOGIES: On Earth (and on Earth Day) A day turns into a week into a month, and more. Over the past year, our sense of time has extended into ongoing uncertainty from a global pandemic. For those grounded close to home, if we are lucky, our environments have become circumscribed by thresholds and windows, actual and virtual,… read more
