The Ransom Center's extensive collections of manuscripts, rare books, photographs, artworks, and other materials document our cultural history and the creative process. Explore just a few highlights ...

THANK YOU for being part of A Celebration of Film, one of Austin's most extraordinary events. Our thanks to American film critic and film historian Leonard Maltin, who was master of ceremonies and ...

Explore our work and help preserve a legacy. Forever is a very long time. The Ransom Center's exceptional collections require ongoing preservation management to ensure that they remain available for ...

The Ransom Center's performing arts collections document a wide variety of performance genres, particularly from the United Kingdom and America. The collections feature holdings in theatre, dance, ...

Copyright is a property right, which authors hold in respect of works which they have created. As a property right (it is often described being an "intellectual ...

Be the spark to inspire a new generation. The Ransom Center needs you. Financing the many activities of an internationally renowned humanities research center requires resources beyond what is ...

Arrive with curiosity. Leave with inspiration. Take your mind on an adventure. The Ransom Center is an internationally renowned humanities research center at The University of Texas at Austin. Our ...

The invention of photography was announced simultaneously in France and England in 1839, dazzling the public and sending waves of excitement around the world. These astonishing breakthroughs depended ...

These guides have been developed to provide resources to instructors interested in teaching with the Hall-Troubridge Digital Collection and to offer students the opportunity to engage with archival ...

The collection of 3,421 items was donated in 1969 by New York rare book dealer Hans P. Kraus. It consists primarily of texts of Italian opera, but also includes Italian cantatas, serenatas, oratorios, ...