April 3, 2018, Filed Under: Conservation, Theatre + Performing ArtsTheatre critic Mel Gussow’s legendary interviews available online by Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa and Eric Colleary British and American theatre history preserved in candid recordings Mel Gussow was the lead cultural critic for the New York Times for more than 40 years. Throughout his career, he recorded interviews with stars and unknowns of the American and British theatre.
April 28, 2017, Filed Under: Digital Collections, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsMel Gussow’s interviews with actors, playwrights, writers, and directors to be digitized The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has awarded the Ransom Center a “Recordings at Risk” grant for $24,600, supporting the project “Preserving the Interview Recordings of Mel Gussow, American and British Theater Critic.” The Ransom Center holds the Gussow (1933-2005) papers.
April 27, 2017, Filed Under: Conservation, Digital CollectionsDeadline: 2028—Countdown to preserve audio materials 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… read more
