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 31, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsView a video about "¡Viva! Mexico’s Independence" The year 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, pivotal events in Mexico’s struggle for self-governance. In honor of this bicentennial and centennial, the Ransom Center’s exhibition ¡Viva! Mexico’s Independence showcases items from the Center’s holdings that relate to… read more
March 12, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Film, Research + TeachingScreenwriter and director Paul Schrader donates collection to Harry Ransom Center Screenwriter and director Paul Schrader has donated his collection to the Harry Ransom Center. Schrader wrote screenplays for such iconic films as Taxi Driver (1976), Blue Collar (1978), Raging Bull (1980), American Gigolo (1980), The Mosquito Coast (1986), and Affliction (1997). Schrader had previously donated Robert De Niro’s costume from… read more
