Learn more about screenwriter and director Paul Schrader donating his collection to the Ransom Center. Please click the thumbnails to view full-size images.
Materials from David Foster Wallace collection
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Before and After: Repairing a poster
A poster in the Ransom Center’s Harry Houdini collection arrived just like Houdini would’ve wanted: folded up to an eighth of its size. Stephanie Watkins, Head of Paper Conservation, and her team faced a daunting project: the brittle paper couldn’t easily be unfolded without causing damage to the item. Once… read more