Ransom Center Magazine

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“My mind was blown, and so it began.” New curator of early books and manuscripts is former network and systems engineer

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Aaron T. Pratt has joined the Ransom Center as our new Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts. [Read more…] about “My mind was blown, and so it began.” New curator of early books and manuscripts is former network and systems engineer

Gabriel García Márquez’s life in 100 pictures

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In August 2016, I joined the Ransom Center as a graduate student assistant from The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information to digitize the Gabriel García Márquez papers. [Read more…] about Gabriel García Márquez’s life in 100 pictures

Ransom Center conservator treats preliminary layouts for Ed Ruscha’s Hard Light

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The Edward Ruscha Papers and Art Collection at the Harry Ransom Center includes preliminary layout sheets for Hard Light, a collaborative artist’s book published by Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner in 1978. [Read more…] about Ransom Center conservator treats preliminary layouts for Ed Ruscha’s Hard Light

Meet the Staff: Q&A with Visual Materials Assistant Michael Gilmore

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Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. [Read more…] about Meet the Staff: Q&A with Visual Materials Assistant Michael Gilmore

Books from Gabriel García Márquez’s library added to collection

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The Harry Ransom Center has acquired books from Gabriel García Márquez’s library. The collection will reside alongside the author’s literary archive, which the Ransom Center acquired in 2014. [Read more…] about Books from Gabriel García Márquez’s library added to collection