January 15, 2015, Filed Under: Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsVideo: Fellow discusses creation of performance histories Matthew McFrederick visited the Harry Ransom Center’s Reading Room as an international fellow from the University of Reading. He conducted research for his thesis, “Staging Beckett in London: Constructing Performance Histories of Samuel Beckett’s Drama.” McFrederick’s research is part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council–funded “Staging Beckett” project, which… read more
July 17, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellows Find: Samuel Beckett’s radio plays Pim Verhulst of the University of Antwerp visited the Ransom Center to work with the Samuel Beckett papers, in particular the radio plays and related correspondence. His research, funded by a dissertation fellowship, seeks to bring together all the existing draft versions in a digital space and study the writing… read more
May 28, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsFrom the Outside In: Doodle from Notebook II of Samuel Beckett’s "Watt," 1941 The atria on the first floor of the Ransom Center are surrounded by windows featuring etched reproductions of images from the collections. The windows offer visitors a hint of the cultural treasures to be discovered inside. From the Outside In is a series that highlights some of these images and… read more
