August 25, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, ConservationPreserving “The Eyes of Texas” The Harry Ransom Center recently treated a document near and dear to its home. The original manuscript for “The Eyes of Texas,” the alma mater for The University of Texas at Austin, was in need of conservation. The Texas Exes, the alumni organization which holds the manuscript, brought the framed… read more
August 24, 2015, Filed Under: AuthorsKazuo Ishiguro’s “Notes on some GREAT WRITERS” Within Kazuo Ishiguro’s archive are some of his notes on great writers as well as thoughts about films. Some are handwritten while others are typed. Ishiguro has been, in his own words, “putting random, impromptu thoughts of books read (sometimes films seen with particular emphasis on useful lessons, etc, for… read more
August 21, 2015, Filed Under: AuthorsRansom Center to acquire archive of Kazuo Ishiguro The Ransom Center is acquiring the archive of novelist Kazuo Ishiguro. Translated into more than 40 languages, Ishiguro’s fiction has received numerous awards, from the Booker Prize for Fiction for “The Remains of the Day” (1989) to the Whitbread Book of the Year award for “An Artist of the Floating… read more
August 20, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsThrowback Thursday — 1948’s All About H. Hatterr The Harry Ransom Center recently acquired the papers of the late G. V. Desani, longtime professor of philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin. Included is the original manuscript of his most important work, the eccentric novel
August 18, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsRediscovering the art of Frank Reaugh From August 4 through November 29, 2015, the Harry Ransom Center hosts the exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West. The showcase displays over 100 artworks by renowned artist Frank Reaugh (pronounced “Ray”). To complement the exhibition, a companion book is available titled Windows on the West,… read more
August 13, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsInsider’s perspective: The hip and the square This post originally appeared in the August 2006 issue of the Harry Ransom Center’s monthly eNews. How would you update Norman Mailer’s “The Hip and the Square” list for 2015?
