June 20, 2017, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingThe textual “truth” behind Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The book depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and… read more
November 11, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsCelebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Things They Carried 2015 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling.
June 30, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Digital Collections, Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: Digital Collections Librarian Liz Gushee 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. Liz Gushee has been the digital collections librarian at the Ransom Center since January 2011. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Earlham College and… read more
