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Gloves: to wear or not to wear?

By Kimberly Kwan

People often associate glove-wearing with the handling of old or rare book and paper materials. Film and TV characterizations, such as Mr. Bean’s memorable “The Library,” may have perpetuated the idea that gloves must be…

Decades of movie poster history go online

From the silver screen to the computer screen — thousands…

Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance

The Harry Ransom Center presents the exhibition “Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance” from August 11, 2018, through January 6, 2019.

Remembering photojournalist David Douglas Duncan, 1916–2018

The internationally-renowned American photojournalist David Douglas Duncan has died at age 102 in France.

Conserving a paramour’s love notes — for a princess — on flower petals

A 104-year-old pressed flower can barely be handled safely, much less opened. By Genevieve Pierce Kyle

The Poetic Space of Ellsworth Kelly’s Prints

A suite of prints by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) is currently on view through August 12, 2018, as part of the Ransom Center’s “Stories to Tell” exhibition. By…

Peter O’Toole’s archive heads to The University of Texas at Austin

Film and theatre actor’s writings and scripts join collections held at the university’s Harry Ransom Center

Gabriel García Márquez’s life in 100 pictures

What connects the author’s famous friendships?

Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Mad Men archive donated to UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center

The archive for the acclaimed drama Mad Men, one of television’s most honored series in history, has been…