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
October 10, 2011, Filed Under: AuthorsNobel Prize-winning writer J. M. Coetzee’s archive acquired The Ransom Center has acquired the archive of Nobel Prize-winning writer and University of Texas at Austin alumnus J. M. Coetzee. Spanning more than 50 years, the archive traces the author’s life and career from 1956 through the present. “My association with The University of Texas goes back almost half a… read more
October 6, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: The Greenwich Village bookshop door In the early 1920s, noteworthy visitors to Frank Shay’s Bookshop at 4 Christopher Street began autographing the narrow door that opened into the shop’s office. Signed by over 240 artists, writers, publishers, and other notable habitués of Greenwich Village, this unusual artifact is a literal portal to the past, revealing… read more
October 5, 2011, Filed Under: Research + TeachingNotes from the Undergrad: Signature Course delves into works, life of Russell Banks Dillon Welch is an undergraduate student studying violin performance at the Butler School of Music. He researched the Ransom Center’s Russell Banks archive for a class devoted to the author’s works. During the course, Banks was on campus for an event at the Ransom Center, and Welch was given… read more
September 29, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyDavid Douglas Duncan photos of Pablo Picasso highlighted in exhibition in Spain In October 1996, world-renowned photographer and author David Douglas Duncan donated his archive> to the Harry Ransom Center. The Center has preserved, organized, cataloged, exhibited and made available a variety of images and artifacts that complete the archive, including many that document his years of friendship with Pablo Picasso. Recently,… read more
