October 15, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellows Find: Doris Lessing correspondence deepens insight into The Grass is Singing “Have you had a look in the Knopf collection?” Rick Watson, the head of reference services at the Ransom Center, sounded casual, and I wasn’t sure I had time to take the detour he was suggesting. I spent a month at the Ransom Center last year, working mainly with the… read more
October 15, 2015, Filed Under: CatalogingRecent acquisitions Poet, translator, and editor Miller Williams (1930–2015) is known 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.
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?
