The archive of Ben Bradlee (1921-2014), former editor of The Washington Post, has been donated to the Ransom Center. Bradlee presided over the Post — first as managing editor and then as executive editor — and led the paper through the publication of the Pentagon Papers and coverage of the… read more
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Inside the Gabriel García Márquez Archive
Gabriel García Márquez was a perfectionist when creating his masterpieces, and that quality is demonstrated in his manuscripts. With the Ransom Center’s recent acquisition of the late author’s archive, scholars will be able to see the author’s edits and discuss García Márquez’s writing process. José Montelongo, the interim Latin American… read more
Ransom Center acquires archive of Gabriel García Márquez
The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the archive of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014). The archive documents the life and work of García Márquez, an author who obtained nearly unanimous critical acclaim and a worldwide readership. Spanning more than half a century, García Márquez’s archive includes original manuscript… read more