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Fresh Eyes

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The original manuscript of “The Eyes of Texas” gets some TLC. In 1903, a University of Texas student named Lewis Johnson was in a bind. He was producing a...

 
 

Ransom Center Acquires Gabriel García Márquez Archive

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In the 1950s, Gabriel García Márquez was a young journalist at the Bogotá newspaper El Espectador. He pulled long hours writing movie reviews, editorials,...

 
 

Scarlett Fever

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It’s been 75 years since the world first fell in love with Scarlett O’Hara. To mark the occasion, a new exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center takes a behind-the-scenes...

 
 

Ransom Center Adds Ian McEwan Archive

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At age 11, Ian McEwan earned a B in his English class. “Has done well—sometimes careless,” noted his teacher in the margin of his report card. She...

 
 

The World at War [Watch]

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A century after the Great War, a new exhibit at UT’s Harry Ransom Center explores the poignant artifacts left behind. Last letters written from the front lines...

 
 

A Look Inside Harry Houdini’s Scrapbooks

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The Longhorn historians over at Not Even Past have a nifty little post up this week on magician Harry Houdini’s scrapbooks, which were made available online...

 
 

Ransom Center Acquires 21 Unpublished J. D. Salinger Letters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...

 
 

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...

 
 

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,...

 
 
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