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UT’s Stark Center, Bill Bradley Celebrate Basketball’s Legacy

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Bill Bradley has worn many hats over the years—Rhodes Scholar, NBA Hall-of-Famer, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate, to name a few. At yesterday’s...

 
 
The American Dream(er)

The American Dream(er)

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From the New York Times to the American Theatre and the Wall Street Journal, the media attention surrounding the Harry Ransom Center’s fall exhibition “I...

 
 

‘Norman Bel Geddes Designs America’: An Exclusive Excerpt

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The following is an adapted excerpt from Norman Bel Geddes Designs America, published by Abrams in conjunction with a major exhibition at UT’s Harry Ransom...

 
 

A Burnt-Orange Alice

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Salvador Dali’s renditions of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are filled with every Longhorn’s favorite color: burnt orange. More than 100...

 
 

Door Detective [Watch]

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Everyone knows how frustrating having to read bad handwriting can be. But imagine if your job depended on it. During her internship at UT’s Harry Ransom Center,...

 
 

A “Star Wars” Producer Gives Archives to Ransom Center

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The Harry Ransom Center’s collections just got a little bit more out of this world. Thomas Smith, the visual effects producer for Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back...

 
 

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36 Hours Around UT

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Whether you’re hosting friends or playing tourist on your own campus, there’s plenty to see—new and old—around UT. Here is a dream itinerary. As...

 
 

Ransom Center Acquires T.C. Boyle Archive

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As one of the nation’s preeminent humanities archives, UT’s Harry Ransom Center houses the legacies of such literary giants as Norman Mailer, Don LeLillo,...

 
 
The Good Book

The Good Book

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Have you ever used the phrases “fought the good fight” or “eat, drink, and be merry?” Odds are you have, and odds are you have no idea those well-known...

 
 

Ransom Center Snags J.M. Coetzee Archive

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The acquisition of Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee’s archive by the Ransom Center is a fitting tribute to the writer’s long-standing ties to The University of Texas...

 
 
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