November 8, 2011, Filed Under: Research + TeachingFellows Find: Audrey Wood collection reveals relationships between the literary agent and the playwrights she represented Milly S. Barranger, Dean at the College of Fellows of the American Theatre and Distinguished Professor Emerita at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, visited the Ransom Center in July on a fellowship funded by the Fleur Cowles Endowment to study the Audrey Wood papers for her upcoming… read more
October 24, 2011, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFleur’s Fleurs: "Flower Game" reveals friends and their favorite flowers The personal archive of publisher, author, and artist Fleur Cowles (1908–2009) has been donated to the Ransom Center. The materials will be accessible once processed and cataloged, but an initial assessment confirms that the archive is as dynamic as Cowles was herself. In 1983, Cowles celebrated the publication of The… read more
October 18, 2011, Filed Under: Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing Arts"The Journals of Spalding Gray": An interview with editor Nell Casey Spalding Gray was an actor, performer, and writer. He appeared on Broadway in various one-man shows and is widely accredited with the invention of the autobiographical monologue. His archive, recently acquired by the Ransom Center, is composed of more than 100 private journals that span more than 40 years of… read more
