October 15, 2015, Filed Under: CatalogingRecent acquisitions Poet, translator, and editor Miller Williams (1930–2015) is known for writing poetry in plainspoken language that captured meaning in everyday experiences. The Ransom Center recently acquired his archive, which documents the career and writings of this influential American poet.
October 15, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, CatalogingDoctors Wenn and Camia, I Presume? Inside Ian McEwan’s papers One of the delights of processing the papers of an author I enjoy reading is seeing evidence of the work taking shape, unfolding, and ultimately becoming the final story that is published. Revised drafts with lines crossed out and new passages added, early jottings of ideas and character names, original… read more
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
