October 17, 2011, Filed Under: Film, Research + TeachingFilmmaker Nicholas Ray’s archive opens for research The archive of film director Nicholas Ray (1911–1979), best known for his film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), is now open for research. Spanning more than 35 years, materials in the collection include original treatments, annotated scripts, photographs, journals, notes, audio reels, video recordings and film that provide an account… read more
October 17, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsGet the best seat in the house With over 7,300 square feet of exhibition space, an average of 300 items per exhibition, and tours lasting an hour or longer, it’s easy to see why you might like to take a seat in the Ransom Center galleries. The Center is currently raising funds for 40 portable gallery seats… read more
October 13, 2011, Filed Under: Research + TeachingTwo Texas sorority sisters inspire Graham Greene and John Sutro to establish Anglo-Texan Society On a trip to Edinburgh in the summer of 1953, novelist Graham Greene and producer John Sutro met Margy Crosby Leifeste and Mary Alexander Sherwood, roommates and Pi Phi sorority sisters who had recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. Charmed by the young women, Greene and Sutro… read more
October 13, 2011, Filed Under: Research + TeachingFellows Find: Graham Greene papers lift curtain on author’s psyche Dr. Christopher Hull from the University of Nottingham, UK, came to the Harry Ransom Center on a British Studies Fellowship to research the Graham Greene collection. His initial plan is to write and publish a book on Greene and Cuba, concentrating on the writer’s journeys to the island prior to… read more
October 10, 2011, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsA glimpse into J. M. Coetzee’s bound drafts: "Life & Times of Michael K" The day-to-day work of a special-collections curator does not leave much time for actually reading manuscripts, despite assumptions to the contrary on the part of outsiders. I sometimes look with envy at researchers who sit with one document for hours at a time. So it was with great anticipation that… read more
October 10, 2011, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsCoetzee’s ties to Texas date back almost 50 years The acquisition of Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee’s archive by the Ransom Center is a fitting tribute to the writer’s long-standing ties to The University of Texas at Austin and, in a way, brings his relationship with the University full circle. Coetzee enrolled in the University in 1965, and he… read more
