January 27, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellows Find: H. P. Lovecraft letter sheds light on pivotal moment in his career James Machin is a PhD student at Birkbeck, University of London, working on a thesis on early weird fiction, circa 1880 to 1914. He is also the editor of Faunus, the journal of the Friends of Arthur Machen. His research at the Ransom Center was funded by a dissertation fellowship… 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
November 24, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingRansom Center acquires archive of Gabriel García Márquez The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the archive of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014). The archive documents the life and work of García Márquez, an author who obtained nearly unanimous critical acclaim and a worldwide readership. Spanning more than half a century, García Márquez’s archive includes original manuscript… read more
