October 21, 2015, Filed Under: AuthorsEnhancing the Gabriel García Márquez papers When the papers of a renowned author like Gabriel García Márquez arrive at the Ransom Center, there’s always a sense of excitement among staff, who take great pride in being able to preserve and make accessible materials that are unavailable anywhere else and that offer students and scholars entirely new… read more
January 20, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, CatalogingA note from James Purdy cheers up “Wicked Witch of the West” actress Margaret Hamilton The papers of American author James Purdy (1914–2009) at the Ransom Center include a missive written to Purdy in the spring of 1971 by the actress Margaret Hamilton (1902–1985). Hamilton is, of course, best known for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film version… read more
July 22, 2014, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsRansom Center acquires Jon R. Jewett collection of Elizabeth Hardwick materials The Ransom Center recently acquired a collection of letters and photographs relating to novelist and essayist Elizabeth Hardwick (1916–2007), co-founder of The New York Review of Books and one of the most brilliant literary critics of the late-twentieth century. The newly acquired material complements Elizabeth Hardwick’s archive, which she donated… read more
