November 11, 2013, Filed Under: Digital Collections, Research + TeachingDigital collection features more than 8,000 items The Ransom Center has launched a new platform of freely available digitized images of collection materials on its website. The new site contains more than 8,000 items and will continue to grow as newly digitized images are added on a regular basis. Presently the collection includes photographs by Lewis Carroll,… read more
November 8, 2013, Filed Under: Digital Collections, Film, Research + TeachingNew digital collection highlights work of early special effects creator Norman Dawn The Ransom Center recently launched a new platform of digital collections on its website, which includes the Norman O. Dawn collection. More than 240 items from that collection, including the cards highlighted in this blog post, can be viewed on the new platform. Leslie Delassus worked as a graduate… read more
October 30, 2013, Filed Under: Conservation, FilmBloody costumes in De Niro collection present unusual challenge for conservation team Blood runs through the archive of renowned actor Robert De Niro. From bloodstained props to grisly costumes, artifacts of some of Hollywood’s most iconic thrillers are preserved at the Harry Ransom Center. Although the fake blood that marks these materials might share a similar chemical makeup, each bloody stain has… read more
