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Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature
Serie `95-'96
"...Seventh Floor, Harry Ransom Center through October 11..."
Oct. 4, 1996 Arts Feature
HRC Launches Digital Archive
You're out of excuses for not having perused its holdings
"...The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas announced this..."
Nov. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese
From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media
Key players in All the President's Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought
"...Warden, Martin Balsam, and Jason Robards as Post editors Harry Rosenfeld, Howard Simons, and Ben Bradlee, respectively. What it..."
April 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
It Is What It Is
The year in books
"...Don DeLillo, whose archives have a home at the Harry Ransom Center, also visited mortality in Falling Man (Scribner),..."
Jan. 4, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones
'Night and the City' and 'Thieves Highway'
The artistic tragedy of Jules Dassin's being
blacklisted in Hollywood after 1949's swiftly
compelling 'Thieves' Highway' is leavened somewhat
by the fact that the 94-year-old director is still around
to partake in the contemporary celebration of his
dashing noir oeuvre
"...blazing role for Richard Widmark, who plays consummate schemer Harry Fabian ("an artist without an art") and his brush..."
Feb. 18, 2005 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez
Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events
Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town
"...from local institutions. Explore the media depths from the Harry Ransom Center, oddities from the Scientific Anomaly Institute, and..."
April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week
Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon
"...Through June 2, the Harry Ransom Center..."
April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
So You Think You Know Austin Film History?
Play our multiple choice trivia game
"...8) What famous wardrobe item is kept at the Harry Ransom Center?..."
Dec. 22, 2023 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker
Texas Book Festival Announces New CEO
Fundraising expert Marianne DeLeón steps into leadership role
"...in April to become chief development officer at the Harry Ransom Center (in the intervening period, TBF Deputy Director..."
Nov. 29, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
A New Chapter for Austin’s Small Bookstores
From serving neighborhoods to serving wine, how innovative local booksellers are filling the shelves
"...Austin houses the remarkable literary archive that is the Harry Ransom Center. It has one of the most well-regarded..."
Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross
We Have an Issue: Struggling to Find the Words
In this week's issue, we explore Austin's response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade
"...HRC: Robert De Niro will be feted at the Harry Ransom Center's Celebration of Film gala come September...."
July 1, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones
RIP Willie Siros, 1952-2022
Local literary lion and SF convention pioneer dead at 69
"...Austin, including working as a para-librarian at UT Austin's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (specializing in speculative fiction) and..."
Jan. 7, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
In Memoriam: Terrence McNally
Covid-19 complications claim the distinguished playwright
"...McNally has his literary archive here at the UT's Harry Ransom Center, and he has seen his plays widely..."
March 25, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Austin Area Cancellations and Other COVID-19 Updates
Gov. Abbott declares statewide public health disaster
"...from March 13-31. That includes all programming. • The Harry Ransom Center is closing completely to the public from..."
March 13, 2020 News Post by James Renovitch
Faster Than Sound: Renovated Beerland Opens, Dozen Street on Its Way Out
Rounding up 2020 venue news plus all things Hi, How Are You Day
"...Radio, and more, streaming live at www.stingray.com/hhay. Wednesday, the Harry Ransom Center holds "Poetry on the Plaza" at noon,..."
Jan. 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
The Critics Table's Grand Tales
The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...Vincent Valdez's “The City,” Blanton Museum of Art “Vaudeville!”, Harry Ransom Center Palace Theater in Georgetown..."
June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Five Austin Activities for the Whole Family
Got a house full of guests this holiday? Here’s how to entertain ’em.
"...to the largest IMAX screen in Texas) and the Harry Ransom Center, a research library and museum that hosts..."
Dec. 21, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley
2018 B. Iden Payne Award Winners
Top honors go to Drowsy Chaperone and Fixing Troilus
"...Amelia Turner, Howard Burkett, Booth’s Richard III, Hidden Room, Harry Ransom Center, and Austin Scottish Rite Theater Crystal Bird..."
Nov. 7, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires
East Austin Studio Tour: Who Is Marc English?
That question will be answered, vividly, and pretty much in full
"...the years, distinct looks for The Criterion Collection, the Harry Ransom Center, Austin Film Society, Salvage Vanguard Theatre, Girlstart,..."
Nov. 6, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Who Says There’s No Art Openings This Weekend?
Are you kidding, citizen? Are you, what, pulling our cultural leg?
"...the fantastic “De/Construction” show at Davis Gallery. And the Harry Ransom Center has a big Ed Ruscha exhibition going..."
Sept. 14, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Looking For a Writing Class, Austinite?
Calling all writers sick of their cruel inner critics
"...Austin, home to the Harry Ransom Center that’s like the North American epicenter of..."
Sept. 9, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Paramount Gets Ready for Summer
43rd annual celebration of film fun on Austin's grandest screen
"...calendar include: • Vaudeville! (May 29-31): keying off the Harry Ransom Center’s ongoing exhibition of the great variety theatre..."
May 15, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Truth in Journalism: The Making of The Post
Reporters and researchers on Spielberg's journalistic epic
"...that, to prepare to help, he looked through the Harry Ransom Center’s archives of the Ben Bradlee papers, used..."
Jan. 15, 2018 Screens Post by Acacia Coronado
Day Trips & Beyond: D.H. Lawrence in New Mexico
D.H. Lawrence’s banned art finds a home in Taos hotel
"...collection of D.H. Lawrence paintings is housed at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin...."
Sept. 22, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Campus Hacks: University of Texas
Surprisingly, hook 'em isn't the only thing you need to know
"...campus, such as the Blanton Museum of Art, the Harry Ransom Center, and the LBJ Presidential Library, head down..."
Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Maria Mendez
In Memoriam: Sam Shepard
The late writer-actor left lots of himself in Central Texas
"...the father of Shepard's first wife, O-Lan Jones. The Harry Ransom Center at UT houses 30 boxes of its..."
Aug. 3, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires
The Q&A Hole: What’s Your Favorite Place in Austin?
Because you know that "cabin fever" is definitely a thing
"...say maybe the UT Campus. I really love the Harry Ransom Center, and whenever I have friends in from..."
May 29, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Frankenstein’s Babymama & Friends
Brooklyn's Invulnerable Nothings bring the G-g-gothic goodness
"...in ever-so-literary Austin – the city in which the Harry Ransom Center radiates its indomitable and world-class belles-lettres power,..."
April 26, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Essential History Museums and Cultural Spaces
Fun for everyone from history buffs to kids who like hands-on science
"...City Limits (ACL) Theater installation on the third floor Harry Ransom Center..."
