April 15, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingBiographer mines Ransom Center’s collections to uncover “The Unknown Henry Miller” Arthur Hoyle’s recent biography The Unknown Henry Miller: A Seeker in Big Sur was recently published by Skyhorse/Arcade. The biography recounts Miller’s career from its beginnings in Paris in the 1930s but focuses on his years living in Big Sur, California, from 1944 to 1961, during which he wrote many… read more
February 27, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, PhotographyRansom Center staff to contribute to new Texas-themed UT Press book series The University of Texas Press recently announced the undertaking of the publishing project The Texas Bookshelf, a series of 16 books, with an accompanying website, focusing on all things Texan. All books are to be written by faculty and staff at The University of Texas at Austin. The inaugural book,… read more
November 21, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyEditor of “Reading Magnum” explores Magnum Photos collection Steven Hoelscher, editor of Reading Magnum: A Visual Archive of the Modern World, will discuss the book at The Contemporary Austin tonight in an event hosted by Austin Center for Photography, University of Texas Press, and The Contemporary. The arrival in December 2009 of some 200,000 press prints from… read more
