First page of an edited draft of Lisa Alther’s Kinflicks, ca. 1975. Lisa Alther Papers. Harry Ransom Center. The Ransom Center is now home to the papers of bestselling American writer Lisa Alther (b. 1944), whose works frequently explore cultural stereotypes—particularly those relating to women—with wit and humor. Alther is… read more
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Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses: A History in Ten Objects #5
British Library, Add Ms 57347(f166) #5: Harriet Weaver’s account page for James Joyce Esq, 1923–1924 by CLARE HUTTON This is the fifth article in a series devoted to objects that tell the story of women who supported author James Joyce and the publication of his landmark novel, Ulysses (1922). Learn… read more
Making the Banned Accessible: Digitizing the Hall-Troubridge Archive
by VEGA SHAH The Ransom Center is home to the collection and papers of British author Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943) and her partner, Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (1887-1963), a sculptor and translator. The couple, being openly lesbian partners, are remembered as LGBTQ pioneers, with Hall’s novel, The Well of Loneliness (1928),… read more
Archive of poet John Balaban acquired by the Ransom Center
John Balaban being honored by the Ministry of Culture of Vietnam, 2008. John Balaban Papers. Harry Ransom Center. The Ransom Center has acquired the papers of poet, author, and translator John Balaban (b. 1943). Balaban is the author of 13 books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. His poetry collections After Our… read more
Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses: A History in Ten Objects #4
Carlton Lake Collection of Maurice Saillet, Sylvia Beach, and Shakespeare and Company, Harry Ransom Center, 262.10 #4 Sylvia Beach’s subscriber’s list for Ulysses, 1922. by CLARE HUTTON This is the fourth article in a series devoted to objects that tell the story of women who supported author James Joyce and… read more
Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses: A History in Ten Objects #3
Page 1 of a letter from Mary Jane Joyce to James Joyce, March 2, 1903. Cornell University Library, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. # 3: Letter from Mary Jane Joyce to James Joyce, March 2, 1903. by CLARE HUTTON This is the third article in a series devoted to… read more