March 4, 2016, Filed Under: Authors, Conservation, Digital CollectionsThinking outside the (tux) box: A novel solution to preserving the quirky diaries of the Guy Davenport collection Last year, Ransom Center archivist Richard Workman brought to my attention some journals that he was cataloging as part of the Guy Davenport Papers. Guy Davenport (1927–2005) was an American author, literary critic, and artist. Throughout his adulthood, he regularly kept journals of his day-to-day life and activities (including his… read more
September 30, 2015, Filed Under: Conservation, Meet the StaffEllen Cunningham-Kruppa to lead preservation and conservation efforts The Ransom Center announces the appointment of Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa as Associate Director and Head of the Preservation and Conservation Division. Cunningham-Kruppa, who begins her service on October 1, will oversee the preservation, care and protection of the Ransom Center’s collections and will provide strategic direction for future preservation and conservation… read more
June 17, 2015, Filed Under: Conservation, Research + TeachingPreserving and Enhancing Access to Physicist Owen W. Richardson’s Papers With the generous support of a grant from the History Programs, American Institute of Physics, the Ransom Center has created a new online finding aid for the papers of English physicist Owen W. Richardson (1879–1959). The papers were originally processed during the 1960s and described on more than 8,000 catalog… read more
