Dr. Jon Wise, an independent researcher and writer, visited the Harry Ransom Center in October 2014 to research the Graham Greene collection with Mike Hill, a retired school teacher and current editor of A Sort of Newsletter, the quarterly journal of the Graham Greene Birthplace Trust. Wise and Hill previously
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Ransom Center acquires archive of American poet Miller Williams
Miller Williams (1930–2015) wrote, edited, or translated more than 30 books and is best remembered for writing poetry in plainspoken language that captured meaning in everyday experiences. The Ransom Center recently acquired his archive, which documents the career and writings of this influential American poet.
The Gutenberg Bible turns a new page
The Ransom Center’s two-volume Gutenberg Bible is on permanent display in the lobby. Every three months the Center’s staff changes which page of the Bible is displayed, allowing us to share different pages with our visitors, and also protect the volumes from over exposure to light, stress on their bindings,… read more
July 4, 1862: A Golden Afternoon with Alice and her Sisters
![Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), [Edith, Lorina, and Alice Liddell], 1858. Albumen print (cabinet card), 4 x 5.5 inches. Gernsheim Collection, Harry Ransom Center.](https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/files/2015/06/P_DOD_GEN_002_300dpiEDIT-768x506.jpg)
Charles Dodgson began to tell the story of a little girl named Alice on an outing with Alice, Edith, and Lorina Liddell on July 4, 1862. He later recalled that “golden afternoon” in a poem that prefaces many editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Meet the Staff: Digital Collections Librarian Liz Gushee
Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. Liz Gushee has been the digital collections librarian at the Ransom Center since January 2011. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Earlham College and… read more
Initiative provides free access to more than 22,000 images of collection materials
To lower barriers to use of its collections, the Ransom Center has adopted an open access policy, removing the requirement for permission and use fees for a significant portion of its online collections believed to be in the public domain. In conjunction with the release of the policy, the Ransom… read more