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Mad Men

Mad Men archive open for research

January 10, 2019 - Suzanne Krause

The archive of the television show Mad Men is open for research at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Researchers will have access to the creation and production history of the series’ 92 hourlong episodes. [Read more…] about Mad Men archive open for research

Filed Under: Film, Research + Teaching Tagged With: Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, news

In the galleries: Dressing for success in Mad Men’s Season 6

January 16, 2018 - Leigh Hilford

The Ransom Center’s Stories to Tell exhibition features a rotating selection from the Ransom Center’s holdings.

[Read more…] about In the galleries: Dressing for success in Mad Men’s Season 6

Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Film Tagged With: Costumes and Personal Effects, Janie Bryant, Mad Men, Stories to Tell

Meet the Staff: Q&A with Director of Development Margie Rine

April 4, 2017 - Marissa Kessenich

Margie Rine portrait

Since coming to the Ransom Center in 2008, Margie Rine has significantly contributed to the Center’s development efforts. [Read more…] about Meet the Staff: Q&A with Director of Development Margie Rine

Filed Under: Meet the Staff Tagged With: Alice in Wonderland, Ben Bradlee, Billy Collins, Colm Toibin, development, donations, donors, Ed Ruscha, endowments, Fellowships, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gone with the Wind, Grants, internships, Kate O’Toole, Mad Men, Margie Rine, Matthew Weiner, Meet the Staff, Michael Ondaatje, Peter O’Toole, philanthropy, Robert De Niro, Sally Quinn, Ted Kooser, World of Wonders

Interview with Matthew Weiner, creator, executive producer, writer, and director of the series Mad Men

January 12, 2017 - Suzanne Krause

The archive for the acclaimed drama Mad Men, one of television’s most honored series in history, has been donated to the Harry Ransom Center. The donation was made by Matthew Weiner, the series creator, executive producer, writer and director; and Lionsgate, which produced the critically acclaimed series.

To mark this news, Weiner shares his thoughts on the value of archives, the show’s influence, and the storylines that got away. [Read more…] about Interview with Matthew Weiner, creator, executive producer, writer, and director of the series Mad Men

Filed Under: Film Tagged With: acquisition, Acquisitions, AMC, interview, Lionsgate, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, New York, Q&A, Research, television, The Paris Review, The Sopranos

Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Mad Men archive donated to UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center

January 12, 2017 - Suzanne Krause

The archive for the acclaimed drama Mad Men, one of television’s most honored series in history, has been donated to the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. [Read more…] about Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Mad Men archive donated to UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center

Filed Under: Film Tagged With: acquisition, Acquisitions, Advertising, AFI, Alisa Perrin, BAFTA Awards, Costumes and Personal Effects, donation, Emmy Awards, Film, Golden Globe Awards, Janie Bryant, Kathryn Allison Mann, Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate, Lionsgate TV, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, New York, Peabody Award, Producers Guild Awards, props, release, RTF, script, set design, Steve Wilson, television, Television Critics Association Awards, Writers Guild Awards

How Mad Men‘s head of research mined the past for the show’s famous historical accuracy

January 12, 2017 - Marissa Kessenich

Kathryn Allison Mann was the head of research for the television series Mad Men. She mined period books, magazines, and newspapers—as well as her extensive network of New Yorkers—to ensure the historical accuracy the show is famous for. Much of Mann’s notes and original material is included in the show’s archive, recently acquired by the Ransom Center. The archive will be available for research once cataloged. [Read more…] about How Mad Men‘s head of research mined the past for the show’s famous historical accuracy

Filed Under: Film, Research + Teaching Tagged With: acquisition, Acquisitions, head of research, Hollywood, Kathryn Allison Mann, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, New Yorker, researcher, RTF, writers room

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