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Ransom Center Acquires 21 Unpublished J. D. Salinger Letters

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J.D. Salinger may have led a private life, but even a century’s time couldn’t hide the extent of his talent. UT’s world-class humanities archive, the...

 
 

Magnum in Motion

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Journalism has come a long way since Magnum Photos—the first global photo cooperative to be operated by photographers—was founded in 1947. With more than 300...

 
 

Ransom Center Receives Biggest Donation Ever

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UT’s Harry Ransom Center has long been an archival powerhouse that draws scholars from around the globe, with holdings including an original Gutenberg Bible...

 
 

Stumbling on a Mystery in the Ransom Center

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How a happenstance discovery in the Ransom Center led one researcher down a winding literary path. This essay first appeared in the New York Times. I was in the...

 
 

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My Life in the Stacks: For Your Reference

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Award-winning writers in Texas have a secret weapon. The array of unexpected delights gathered within UT’s library system shouldn’t have come as a surprise...

 
 

Gatsby Fever Hits the Ransom Center

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Thanks to last Friday’s premiere of the new The Great Gatsby film, Gatsby fever is in full swing nationwide—and now it’s hit the Forty Acres. No,...

 
 

Harry Ransom Center Appoints New Director

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The Harry Ransom Center’s director of 25 years, Thomas F. Staley, will retire on Aug. 31, and the HRC has appointed the head librarian of the Folger Shakespeare...

 
 

The Way Back: The First Photograph

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It’s not much to look at—just a few silver smudges. If you didn’t know its origins, you might think it belonged in a junkyard. But in fact, this 8-by-10-inch...

 
 

Legendary Portraits on Display at the Ransom Center

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From Pablo Picasso to Marilyn Monroe, Arnold Newman captured them all. One of the most successful portrait photographers of the 20th century, Newman photographed...

 
 

Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait Comes Home to UT

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Looking for a way to impress your Valentine? Your knowledge about one of the most famous pieces of artwork on the Forty Acres might do the trick. On Feb. 14, Frida...

 
 
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