May 15, 2012, Filed Under: Research + TeachingMore than 50 fellowships provide opportunity to research at Ransom Center The Ransom Center has awarded more than 50 research fellowships for 2012–2013. The fellowships support research projects in the humanities that require substantial on-site use of the Center’s collections of manuscripts, rare books, photographs, art, film and performing arts materials. Christopher Grobe, an Assistant Professor in the Department of English… read more
March 20, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: The Poetry of Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1753–1784) was born in Africa and sold into slavery. At the age of seven or eight she was purchased by a Boston tailor, John Wheatley, for his wife. While in the Wheatley household, Wheatley learned to read and write. Within 16 months of her arrival, Wheatley said… read more
