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
October 13, 2015, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsGutenberg Bible Page Turning: Genesis, Chapter XI, Volume I:9r Fall is here and with the turning of the leaves it is time to turn another page of the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible. Our copy of the Bible is full of signs of previous readers and their interactions with the text. A rather interesting example of close reading is found… read more
