March 27, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Cataloging, Digital Collections, Research + TeachingWhat’s in the PEN archives? The PEN records occupy 180 linear feet, span 1912 to 2008, and document the history and activities of the English PEN and PEN International, as well as the formation (and sometimes dissolution) of other PEN centers around the globe.
March 27, 2017, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingWriters without borders: The power of PEN The story of twentieth-century political activism, persecution, and creative expression cannot be fully understood without exploring the rich materials in the PEN records at the Harry Ransom Center.
January 30, 2017, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events“Hasty and exuberant” decoration in the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible The Ransom Center’s two-volume Gutenberg Bible is on permanent display. Every few months the Center’s staff changes the opening, allowing visitors to see different pages and to protect the volumes from overexposure to light.
