July 17, 2017, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Research + TeachingHelp us meet this year’s goal for a National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grant In 2010, The Chronicle of Higher Education noted, “No campus library in the U.S. mounts exhibitions to rival those of the University of Texas at Austin’s special-collection library, the Harry Ransom Center.”
July 5, 2017, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsInstructions for reading aloud in the Gutenberg Bible As many readers of this blog will know, Johann Gutenberg and Johann Fust’s Biblia latina (Mainz, 1454–1455) represents the first substantial book printed from moveable type on a printing press. Without question, it is a milestone in information technology. And yet, it is important to remember that
June 13, 2017, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsVisit the Ransom Center without letting traffic stress you out! Visit the Ransom Center car-free This Thursday, June 15, marks the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) twelfth annual National Dump the Pump Day, which encourages people to opt for public transportation rather than a personal car.
