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If you're interested in learning more about the history of magic, be sure to check out @ransomcenter.bsky.social's upcoming exhibition exploring the treasures of Houdini's library!
Further details: www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/...
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There is a hole in the world...or at least in this book about it.
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Guests from UT's Cockrell School of Engineering are excited to see some of the rare history of science & technology materials in the Harry Ransom Center's collections.
Pleasantly surprised to see my rare book presentation for @cockrellschool.bsky.social featured in a gallery of memorable moments from the past year at the Harry Ransom Center.
See the other photos & follow @ransomcenter.bsky.social on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DS2nHXSD4h...
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Savage (Univ. of London), winner of @printinghistory.bsky.social's 2026 Individual Award! Elizabeth is an incredible scholar, whose investigations of early modern color printing bridge the divide b/w science, art & the humanities.
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1. Sketchbook, 1964-1971. Billy Collins Papers, Box 23, Folder 1.
3. Typescript and handwritten notes, draft, and quotations for inaugural reading as Poet Laureate, 2001. Billy Collins Papers, Box 24, Folder 18.
Yesterday, @ransomcenter.bsky.social hosted a reading by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins. We also launched a new teaching guide inspired by digitized material from Collins's personal archive.
Check it out here: www.hrc.utexas.edu/teaching/bil...
#poetry #booksky #speccolls 🗃️📜
Lang has also created a YouTube class for curators, instructors & collectors who are interested in digitizing the materiality of pre-modern books.
You can watch the full playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#HSS2025 #RareBooks #SpecColls
Want to learn more about Villanova's copy of Botanologia? Piorko made a video showing what it's like to engage with the text & inserted plant specimens, which you can watch here: sciencefromthestacks.library.villanova.edu/collections-...
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OK, friends---Only a few hours remain to submit research proposals for @ransomcenter.bsky.social's 2026-2027 #fellowships!
We will accept applications until 5:00 PM CST (UTC-6) this afternoon.
www.hrc.utexas.edu/fellowships/
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"I WANT MYSTERIOUS GLYPHS AND SIGILS!"
(Me too, Calvin....Me too.)
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#VoynichManuscript #Voynich 🗃️📜
One of the cool things about visiting @ransomcenter.bsky.social is walking past the Niépce Heliograph *and* a Gutenberg Bible before entering our exhibit galleries!
More on the heliograph, which was created in 1827: www.hrc.utexas.edu/niepce-helio...
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"Newest Old Glory" (published #OnThisDay in 1960): The new American flag with Hawaii's 50th star is unfurled by a Boy Scout patrol atop Mt. Marcy in the Adirondacks.
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![Detail from "Mons. Blondin's walk across the cataract" [undated]
Circus Collection
Harry Ransom Center](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gctqfxnif4zrn7rw76gnzzcu/bafkreidm35br6vsrv3zt4tsquchtztnpvyv4divf44br5ltuykqvxk7f3q)
Detail from "Mons. Blondin's walk across the cataract" [undated] Circus Collection Harry Ransom Center
#OnThisDay in 1859, French funambulist Charles Blondin became an international celebrity after successfully crossing the #Niagara River on a #tightrope.
This illustration of that event comes from @ransomcenter.bsky.social's #Circus Collection🎪: hrc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
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Order of Chaeronea seal in wax, undated. George Cecil Ives Papers (5.11). Harry Ransom Center.
What can this cryptic wax seal reveal about the history of #LGBT activism?
Read more about the Order of Chaeronea and its founder, George Cecil Ives, whose papers can be found @ransomcenter.bsky.social!
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https://x.com/USNatArchives/status/1937872088934883624 June 25, 2025 We caused a misunderstanding yesterday in the way we communicated long overdue enhanced security standards that are going into effect at the National Archives at College Park, M.D. First things first: For those who want to come to College Park and look through the records, the research rooms were, are and will ALWAYS remain open to the public. Ensuring public access to records in the archives is part of NARA's core mission and the new security standards do not - and would never- change this. The National Archives is implementing long overdue enhanced security standards at College Park due to several recent incidents that have left those in the building- including researchers- and our nation's records vulnerable to threats. In addition to other measures, NARA is increasing video surveillance and mandating that traffic bollards stay up closer to the building. Many of these measures mirror security standards that have been in place for many years at the research rooms at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and research facilities at presidential libraries. We look forward to continuing to always welcome researchers to College Park. ###
"Ensuring public access to records in the #archives is part of #NARA's core mission and the new security standards do not--and would never--change this."
(X update from the National Archives re: College Park, HT @anthonyclark.bsky.social, link in alt-text)
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Just went to the #NationalArchives website, and the announcement shared below has been removed.
It seems the question of whether historical research is a "legitimate business need" is moot, at least for now...
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Access to the historical record should not be restricted to "visitors with a legitimate business need."
Archives belong to everyone!
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Where were you the night the bots came for @hagleycenter.bsky.social?
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#Bloomsday has arrived! Did you know that @ransomcenter.bsky.social is home to the final first edition page proofs of #Ulysses, complete w/Joyce's handwritten corrections?
More details on the Center's #JamesJoyce Collection: norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/fin...
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