September 2, 2009, Filed Under: Research + TeachingApply for a fellowship at the Ransom Center and "watch works develop in their different stages" The Ransom Center announces its application process for the more than 50 fellowships that are awarded annually to support scholarly research projects in all areas of the humanities. Applicants must apply by February 1, 2010, and demonstrate the need for substantial on-site use of the Center’s collections. Recent fellow Daniel… read more
September 1, 2007, Filed Under: Research + TeachingRecent Bernard Malamud biography draws on Ransom Center materials Oxford University Press has published a new biography of Jewish American writer Bernard Malamud. It is the first major biography of Malamud to date. The book, written by Liverpool University Professor of English Philip Davis, is titled Bernard Malamud: A Writer’s Life. The Harry Ransom Center holds a substantial part… read more
July 1, 2007, Filed Under: Research + TeachingContents of a Country: Leicester Hemingway’s Republic of New Atlantis Leicester (pronounced “Lester”) Hemingway is known to history principally for three things: For being the younger brother of the famous novelist Ernest Hemingway, to whom he bore a striking physical resemblance; for publishing a well-received biography of his brother a mere eight months after Ernest died; and for “founding” his… read more
