September 25, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, CatalogingOur year with J. Frank Dobie Thanks to support from the TexTreasures grant program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the papers of Texas writer, folklorist, and educator J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964) are now
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
