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Explore stories inspired by the collections of writers and artists held at the Ransom Center, one of the leading humanities research libraries in the world.

Conservation

We provide a full range of preventive care and conservation treatments. Read stories about conservators and preservation technicians assessing and caring for collection materials.

It is one thing for the Ransom Center to collect the papers of Nobel Laureates and another thing entirely to collect the papers of future Nobel Laureates.

Ransom Center Director Stephen Enniss on the archive of KAZUO ISHIGURO

In the galleries

The exhibition Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance runs through January 6, 2019. It is the first major exhibition drawn from the Ransom Center’s Edward Ruscha Papers and Art Collection. Featuring more than 150 objects, the exhibition presents Ruscha’s celebrated books, photographs, drawings, and prints alongside unpublished archival production materials, layout sketches, and studio notebooks.