August 21, 2024, Filed Under: Film, Meet the StaffIntroducing Jenny Romero, the Ransom Center’s Robert De Niro Curator of Film by MEGAN BARNARD We are delighted to welcome Jenny Romero, who recently joined the Ransom Center as our new Robert De Niro Curator of Film. Romero previously worked for more than two decades for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a variety of roles, including as Head… read more
May 9, 2022, Filed Under: Authors, Featured1Archive charts Lisa Alther’s extensive literary career First page of an edited draft of Lisa Alther’s Kinflicks, ca. 1975. Lisa Alther Papers. Harry Ransom Center. The Ransom Center is now home to the papers of bestselling American writer Lisa Alther (b. 1944), whose works frequently explore cultural stereotypes—particularly those relating to women—with wit and humor. Alther is… read more
April 26, 2022, Filed Under: Authors, Featured1Archive of poet John Balaban acquired by the Ransom Center John Balaban being honored by the Ministry of Culture of Vietnam, 2008. John Balaban Papers. Harry Ransom Center. The Ransom Center has acquired the papers of poet, author, and translator John Balaban (b. 1943). Balaban is the author of 13 books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. His poetry collections After Our… read more
