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
September 8, 2015, Filed Under: Research + TeachingTeachers mine Ransom Center archives for lesson planning gold With the support of UTeach Liberal Arts and the Jefferson Center for Core Texts and Ideas, University of Texas at Austin professor Elon Lang led a one-week workshop at the Harry Ransom Center this summer called “Teaching from the Archives.” It gives educators first-hand experience with the resources of the Ransom… read more
August 24, 2015, Filed Under: AuthorsKazuo Ishiguro’s “Notes on some GREAT WRITERS” Within Kazuo Ishiguro’s archive are some of his notes on great writers as well as thoughts about films. Some are handwritten while others are typed. Ishiguro has been, in his own words, “putting random, impromptu thoughts of books read (sometimes films seen with particular emphasis on useful lessons, etc, for… read more
