September 14, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingDavid Foster Wallace’s library: Dog ears, coffee rings, duct tape, and heavy markings Jacqueline Muñoz, librarian at the Ransom Center, cataloged more than 300 books from David Foster Wallace’s archive. Here, she writes about her experience working with the collection and her personal response to Wallace’s work. I didn’t think much of Infinite Jest in the beginning. My impression of David Foster Wallace’s… read more
September 14, 2010, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsAdditional David Foster Wallace materials at the Ransom Center The David Foster Wallace papers have been cataloged and are now available for study in the Ransom Center’s reading room. Since last March when the Center announced its acquisition of the papers, a few small collections have arrived that complement the archive acquired from Wallace’s Estate. Just weeks after we… read more
September 14, 2010, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingDavid Foster Wallace archive now open The archive of David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), author of Infinite Jest (1996), The Broom of the System (1987), Girl with Curious Hair (1989) and numerous collections of stories and essays, is now open at the Harry Ransom Center. A finding aid for the collection and an inventory of Wallace’s library… read more
