June 28, 2012, Filed Under: AuthorsDriftwood in an archive Writer Jim Crace, author of Continent (1986), Arcadia (1992), Quarantine (1997), Being Dead (1999), and The Pesthouse (2007), speaks about ephermera in archives and the narratives and stories they provide. Crace elaborates about a piece of driftwood found in his archive that contains a note that was later incorporated into… read more
January 31, 2012, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsDenis Johnson papers open for research Since July 2011, Harry Ransom Center archivist Amy Armstrong has been processing and cataloging the Denis Johnson papers, which are now available for research. Armstrong shares her insight about processing the Johnson materials. “Guess what collection I just started processing?” I asked my husband in a voice that implied he… read more