The Harry Ransom Center announced on Tuesday the acquisition of National Book Award winner and frequent Vietnam scribe Tim O’Brien’s archives. O’Brien, who teaches writing up the road at Texas State University, is best known for his seminal 1980 work, The Things They Carried. The HRC, which already boasts sizable holdings in war-related literature (including works from Norman Mailer, Ernest Hemingway, and Leon Uris), will house more than 25 boxes from O’Brien’s estate, including original manuscripts, personal correspondence, and O’Brien’s military medals.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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