September 15, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsView images from "Consider the Archive: An Evening of David Foster Wallace" Video of the program “Consider the Archive: An Evening of David Foster Wallace” will be posted on the Ransom Center’s website once it is transcribed and captioned to comply with ADA guidelines. Please click the thumbnails to view larger images.
September 14, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingDavid Foster Wallace’s library: Dog ears, coffee rings, duct tape, and heavy markings Jacqueline Muñoz, librarian at the Ransom Center, cataloged more than 300 books from David Foster Wallace’s archive. Here, she writes about her experience working with the collection and her personal response to Wallace’s work. I didn’t think much of Infinite Jest in the beginning. My impression of David Foster Wallace’s… read more
September 14, 2010, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsAdditional David Foster Wallace materials at the Ransom Center The David Foster Wallace papers have been cataloged and are now available for study in the Ransom Center’s reading room. Since last March when the Center announced its acquisition of the papers, a few small collections have arrived that complement the archive acquired from Wallace’s Estate. Just weeks after we… read more
September 14, 2010, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingDavid Foster Wallace archive now open The archive of David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), author of Infinite Jest (1996), The Broom of the System (1987), Girl with Curious Hair (1989) and numerous collections of stories and essays, is now open at the Harry Ransom Center. A finding aid for the collection and an inventory of Wallace’s library… read more
September 13, 2010, Filed Under: AuthorsWriter Wilson Harris knighted United Kingdom–based Guyanese writer Wilson Harris, whose papers reside at the Ransom Center, has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He is the author of the works Fetish (1951), Eternity to Season (1954), Palace of the Peacock (1969), and The Ghost of Memory (2006). Harris, born in 1921, was influenced… read more
September 9, 2010, Filed Under: Research + TeachingRansom Center receiving applications for research fellowships in the humanities The Harry Ransom Center is now receiving applications for its 2011-2012 research fellowships in the humanities. The application deadline is February 1, 2011. Information about the fellowships and the application process is available online. About 50 fellowships are awarded annually by the Ransom Center to support scholarly research projects in… read more
