September 3, 2009, Filed Under: UncategorizedPoe Mania: Can you out-decode Poe? In 1839, while working as an editor for Alexander’s Weekly Messenger, Edgar Allan Poe encouraged his readers to send in cryptographs, or short encrypted texts, that he would then attempt to solve. He explained that the “ciphers” should be simple substitution ciphers, that is, readers should substitute a particular symbol… read more
September 2, 2009, Filed Under: Research + TeachingApply for a fellowship at the Ransom Center and "watch works develop in their different stages" The Ransom Center announces its application process for the more than 50 fellowships that are awarded annually to support scholarly research projects in all areas of the humanities. Applicants must apply by February 1, 2010, and demonstrate the need for substantial on-site use of the Center’s collections. Recent fellow Daniel… read more
November 1, 2007, Filed Under: UncategorizedInsider’s Perspective: The Ransom Center in literature In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, the Ransom Center has published Collecting the Imagination: The First Fifty Years of the Ransom Center, a richly illustrated chronicle of its history. The following is an excerpt from Collecting the Imagination.
