April 8, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + EventsLiving Peter Matthiessen The Ransom Center screens Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries, the award-winning PBS documentary about the National Book Award–winning writer and environmental activist, on Monday evening at the Ransom Center. Matthiessen’s archive resides at the Ransom Center. The film will be introduced by Jeffrey Sewald, producer, writer, and director of the documentary.… read more
March 23, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsMaterials from David Foster Wallace collection Please click the thumbnails to view larger images.
March 16, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsNorman Mailer’s "real" Facebook Facebook. No doubt you’ve heard of it. But did you know that the origin of Facebook really comes from the concept of a “freshman facebook”? Many universities publish and distribute a yearbook of sorts to its incoming freshman students that includes registrants’ photos and a few biographical details about them.… read more