March 18, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Photography, Research + TeachingUndergraduates in the archives Students at The University of Texas have the opportunity to enhance their studies with the Ransom Center’s collections. Andrea Gustavson, PhD candidate in American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, designed an entire class around the Ransom Center’s collections, and she writes about how the primary source materials… read more
March 17, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsNotes from the Undergrad: Investigating the ending in David Mamet’s “Oleanna” Emily Robinson is a rhetoric and writing and Plan I Honors senior in Dr. Elon Lang’s “Drama in the Archives” course. In the class, students used resources at the Harry Ransom Center to better understand plays, texts, dramatists, cultures from which they are drawn, and the archival process itself. Below,… read more
March 17, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingBiographer Hermione Lee discovers author Penelope Fitzgerald’s “heart and meaning” in the archives Hermione Lee is a well-known biographer of literary figures, admired for scrupulously researching her subjects. Her recent book, Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life (2013), details the life of the late-blooming author as Lee discovered her in the archives. Lee will speak at the Ransom Center about her experiences pursuing subjects… read more
