March 2, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingThe Art of American Crime: Q&A with Dr. Jerome Loving on Jack and Norman: A State-Raised Convict and the Legacy of Norman Mailer’s “The Executioner’s Song” In a review for The New Republic, Sarah Weinman says of Jerome Loving’s recently released biography, “Jack and Norman is a book that makes one wonder why it took so long for someone to write a full-length treatment of the whole mess.”
February 27, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Cataloging, Digital Collections, Research + TeachingGabriel García Márquez’s life in 100 pictures In August 2016, I joined the Ransom Center as a graduate student assistant from The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information to digitize the Gabriel García Márquez papers.
February 23, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingResearcher publications examine black history and culture Each year dozens of researchers publish books based on their work at the Ransom Center. For African American History Month we compiled the following selection of recent publications informed by the Center’s collections.
February 21, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Research + TeachingFrederick Douglass and the Mass Meeting for Civil Rights February 20, 2017, marks the 122nd anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s death. Douglass (1818–1895), an abolitionist and activist for civil rights, was a gifted writer and orator.
February 16, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsClaude McKay and “The White House” Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. This February saw the release of a previously unpublished Claude McKay novel, Amiable with Big Teeth (Penguin Classics).
February 14, 2017, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsStop the presses: Benjamin C. Bradlee papers open for research The papers of Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee are now open for research at the Harry Ransom Center.
