March 4, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Research + TeachingDavid Mamet papers now open for research The papers of David Mamet, author of more than 50 plays and 25 screenplays that have earned him a Pulitzer Prize, Oscar nominations, and a Tony Award, are now open at the Harry Ransom Center. A finding aid for the collection can be accessed here. The Ransom Center acquired Mamet’s… read more
February 25, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Research + TeachingJ. D. Salinger at the Harry Ransom Center When Jerome David Salinger died in January, he had been dodging fans and journalists for more than 40 years. Salinger rose to prominence in the mid-1950s, an era of media expansion in which writers became celebrities, and in which celebrity itself could shape an entire literary career. Like many young… read more
February 23, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + EventsUT Students: Apply to participate in seminar with playwright, writer, and director David Mamet The Harry Ransom Center is pleased to provide current University of Texas at Austin graduate and undergraduate students with the opportunity to join playwright, writer, and director David Mamet on “A Journey Towards Meaning.” The Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum, is home to David Mamet’s archive, which… read more
