April 15, 2014, Filed Under: AuthorsMaterials from Peter Matthiessen’s archive on display in Ransom Center’s lobby To honor acclaimed novelist, naturalist, and wilderness writer Peter Matthiessen (1927–2014), the Ransom Center is highlighting materials from his archive in its lobby. Matthiessen was born in New York City to a well-to-do family and educated at Yale. Determined to pursue a writing career, Matthiessen moved to Paris where he… read more