July 7, 2015, Filed Under: AuthorsRansom Center acquires archive of American poet Miller Williams Miller Williams (1930–2015) wrote, edited, or translated more than 30 books and is best remembered 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.
July 2, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, ConservationThe Gutenberg Bible turns a new page The Ransom Center’s two-volume Gutenberg Bible is on permanent display in the lobby. Every three months the Center’s staff changes which page of the Bible is displayed, allowing us to share different pages with our visitors, and also protect the volumes from over exposure to light, stress on their bindings,… read more
July 2, 2015, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsJuly 4, 1862: A Golden Afternoon with Alice and her Sisters Charles Dodgson began to tell the story of a little girl named Alice on an outing with Alice, Edith, and Lorina Liddell on July 4, 1862. He later recalled that “golden afternoon” in a poem that prefaces many editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
