Beat Voices
The Daily Texan recently produced a video about the museum theater program Beat Voices, a series of brief plays, produced in conjunction with the current exhibition On the Road with the Beats. The pieces illuminate objects and people featured in the exhibition, including Beat figures Peter Orlovsky and Diane DiPrima, specific letters exchanged by Beat authors, and a painting by artist Alfred Leslie. Performances take place in the galleries every Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. through the end of the exhibition.
Video courtesy of Jackie Stone and The Daily Texan
Inside the Harry Ransom Center
Take an insider's look into the manuscript, rare book, film, performing arts, and photography collections at the Ransom Center. This video explores treasures at the Center, ranging from film costumes and screen tests to a short story that Arthur Miller wrote when he was 17, which turned out to be a precursor for Death of a Salesman.
This video feature was created by Mason Jones and Christopher Palmer of The University of Texas Office of Public Affairs.
Photography
Research Curator of Photography Roy Flukinger talks about the collection of panoramic photographer E. O. Goldbeck.
Film
Associate Curator of Film Steve Wilson explains the breadth of the Center's film collection, which includes much more than Gone With the Wind artifacts.
Art
Associate Curator of Art Peter Mears discusses the opportunities that the Ransom Center gallery space has created for curators.
Rare Books
Associate Director and Hobby Foundation Librarian Rich Oram describes one of the Center's rarest, most valuable books.
Performing Arts
Associate Curator of Performing Arts Helen Adair talks about the Center's Harry Houdini collection.
Paper Conservation
Head of Paper Conservation Stephanie Watkins describes the process of restoring a manuscript probably damaged by anti-freeze.
Director's Note
Director Thomas F. Staley explains how original source materials stimulate and enhance the learning experience.
Celebrating 25 Years of Conservation
Ransom Center conservators repair and preserve artifacts to allow access to unique holdings.
Conservation efforts are an integral part of the Center's mission to preserve and make accessible the creations of our cultural heritage through the highest standards of cataloging, conservation, and collection management.
David Douglas Duncan Remembers Life
For his 1999 retrospective exhibition at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, David Douglas Duncan sat for an interview about his years with Life magazine. This 11-minute excerpt is condensed from the full interview and was used in the exhibition on a continuous loop.
Duncan donated his archive, valued at more than $15 million, to the Ransom Center in 1996. The archive contains more than 50,000 images, as well as the cameras and other equipment that Duncan used to make some of his greatest photographs.
David Douglas Duncan in Vietnam
During his days of covering Con Thien and Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War, Duncan carried with him a small portable tape recorder to capture the sounds and voices associated with the Marines engaged in those important military operations. The following presentation was compiled and edited from his audio tapes and his still imagery by James Watson and Roy Flukinger and was shown as part of the retrospective exhibition in 1999. It was dedicated to all his fellow U.S. Marines and military who served in Vietnam.
