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David Douglas Duncan

Remembering photojournalist David Douglas Duncan, 1916–2018

June 7, 2018 - Jennifer Tisdale

The internationally-renowned American photojournalist David Douglas Duncan has died at age 102 in France. [Read more…] about Remembering photojournalist David Douglas Duncan, 1916–2018

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: David Douglas Duncan, David Douglas Duncan Endowment for Photojournalism

Fellow investigates David Douglas Duncan’s contributions to the visual economy of the Korean War

May 15, 2017 - Marissa Kessenich

Jeehyun Lim (Denison University) discusses her research interests in advance of her visit to the Ransom Center.

[Read more…] about Fellow investigates David Douglas Duncan’s contributions to the visual economy of the Korean War

Filed Under: Photography, Research + Teaching Tagged With: 2017-2018 fellowships, David Douglas Duncan, David Douglas Duncan Endowment for Photojournalism, Denison University, Jeehyun Lim

Deadline: 2028—Countdown to preserve audio materials

April 27, 2017 - Amy Armstrong

A wax cylinder in new housing.

We left off in part one wondering how to evaluate the Ransom Center’s unique non-commercial sound recordings, particularly when we aren’t able to access their audio content prior to preservation. Verifying written descriptions helps, but there are other considerations to keep in mind, such as a recording’s physical format—different types of material become increasingly unstable with age, but at different rates, and in different ways. [Read more…] about Deadline: 2028—Countdown to preserve audio materials

Filed Under: Conservation, Digital Collections Tagged With: Amy Armstrong, audio, audiocassettes, audiovisual materials, belts, compact disc, David Douglas Duncan, Denis Johnson, dictation discs, digitization, Ernest Lehman, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mel Gussow, microcassettes, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Recording Preservation Plan, Norman Mailer, phonograph records, preservation, Preservation Self-Assessment Program, reel to reel audio tapes, sound recording, survey, wax cylinders, wire recordings

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