Thursday, August 9, 2018

Treasures from the Harry Ransom Center revealed

The Harry Ransom Center's Performing Arts curator Eric Colleary and archivist Amy Armstrong held a Facebook Live chat today in which they shared artifacts from their Houdini collections. Some true treasures here! If you didn't get a chance to see the live stream, you can watch the full video via the Harry Ransom Center's YouTube Channel (below). Enjoy.



The Harry Ransom Center has recently completed a two year re-cataloging of their Houdini and Magic collections. For more information visit their official website.

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  1. Eric and Amy did a wonderful job of presenting the artifacts on display. They appear to be quite knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Was that a Vanishing Elephant mini poster on the table?

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    1. It is indeed. Stay tuned (within the hour) for a post about the three Vanishing Elephant posters the Center has.

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  2. The Ransom Center has uploaded the chat to their YouTube Channel. I've updated the Facebook link to an embed so you watch right here.

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