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Humanities research library and museum at @utaustin | Two exhibitions now on view: The Worlds of Gertrude Stein and Houdini's Library

 Austin, Texas
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Applications for our 2027-28 Fellowship Program are now open through Nov. 6! We will award up to 50 fellowships to support projects that require substantial on-site use of our internationally renowned collections across all areas of the humanities. Apply: ransom.center/flw
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Explore The Worlds of Gertrude Stein at the Harry Ransom Center, now on view through January 11, 2027! 🌹 Learn more: ransom.center/stein
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We are proud to present The Worlds of Gertrude Stein, an interdisciplinary exhibition examining the life and writing of the legendary but much misunderstood modernist figure, opening August 15, 2026, and running through January 11, 2027. Learn more: ransom.center/roses
Alice B. Toklas (North American, 1877–1967), Quilted vest made for Gertrude Stein, ca. 1920. Gertrude Stein Collection, Box 3. Harry Ransom Center.

ALT Alice B. Toklas (North American, 1877–1967), Quilted vest made for Gertrude Stein, ca. 1920. Gertrude Stein Collection, Box 3. Harry Ransom Center.

Gertrude Stein at Bilignin, France, with her dogs Pépé and Basket, ca. 1933. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

ALT Gertrude Stein at Bilignin, France, with her dogs Pépé and Basket, ca. 1933. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Hommage à Basket [Homage to Gertrude Stein’s poodle], n.d. Collage sculpture in frame, with annotated calling card for Paul Picasso. Carlton Lake Art Collection, 70.35. Harry Ransom Center. © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

ALT Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Hommage à Basket [Homage to Gertrude Stein’s poodle], n.d. Collage sculpture in frame, with annotated calling card for Paul Picasso. Carlton Lake Art Collection, 70.35. Harry Ransom Center. © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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Texas Global@UTexasGlobalJul 1
Scholars from seven countries & 15 U.S. states will come to Austin as 2026–27 @ransomcenter Fellows, bringing global expertise that will enrich research, creative work, and intellectual exchange at @UTAustin. More: utx.global/4eBq80M.
A woman studies large historical documents under a library lamp in a quiet reading room filled with bookshelves with text that reads "Harry Ransom Center Fellows Hail from Seven Countries"

ALT A woman studies large historical documents under a library lamp in a quiet reading room filled with bookshelves with text that reads "Harry Ransom Center Fellows Hail from Seven Countries"

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The Egyptian national soccer team made history this weekend when they defeated New Zealand 3-1, scoring their first-ever World Cup victory. For a look at a more distant period of Egyptian history, visit Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt, on view at the HRC through August 2.
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What happens when RTF students from Moody get together to create their version of SNL? You get "RTF Live!" 🎬 Students spent the semester creating, writing and producing their own sketch comedy show with the help of the @ransomcenter: utex.as/4ec2JS2
\"RTF Live!\" note cards for Moody College's production.

ALT \"RTF Live!\" note cards for Moody College's production.

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Robert Stagg@robert_staggMay 3
A papyrus lament for a gladiator lover, with a tax account on the reverse. From Fayoum, Ancient Egypt, c. 100 CE. Now held in @TheJohnRylands and on display @ransomcenter’s astonishingly good ‘Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt’ exhibition. #Austin 🇺🇸
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Naomi Daw@Naomi_DawJun 11
Before documentary photography even had a name, it was happening in Scotland. More than 180 years ago, David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson and Jessie Mann documented the lives of Newhaven's fishing community with remarkable empathy and artistry, capturing resilience, dignity and everyday life in images that still feel profoundly human today. 🔗theguardian.com/artanddesign… 📷 Barbara Johnstone Flucker at the door of Rock House, carbon print by Jessie Bertram from the original negative, c1843-6. #Photography #Scotland #History
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Due to the outpouring of support and interest in celebrating Jim Magnuson’s life, the program on Saturday, June 13 has been moved to the Texas Union Theater at 2308 Whitis Avenue at the corner of Guadalupe and 24th Streets. RSVP: ransom.center/magnuson
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Texas Global@UTexasGlobalApr 7
Before paper, there was papyrus, and was at the center of everything. See rare fragments come to life in “Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt” at the @ransomcenter. Read the story, then visit April 11–August 2: utx.global/4dnG2M6.
Close-up of a person examining an ancient Egyptian papyrus manuscript with handwritten text under soft lighting. With text promoting Newsroom story titled "Ransom Exhibition Illuminates Literacy in Ancient Egypt"

ALT Close-up of a person examining an ancient Egyptian papyrus manuscript with handwritten text under soft lighting. With text promoting Newsroom story titled "Ransom Exhibition Illuminates Literacy in Ancient Egypt"

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Ancient texts. Real voices. Stories that still hit today. 📜
 From everyday life in ancient Egypt to one of the earliest New Testament fragments… this exhibition brings history up close. Opens Saturday at the @ransomcenter!
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.@ransomcenter’s new exhibit “Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt” provides a glimpse into the past with documents and artifacts from the Greco-Roman period that have been rarely seen by the public. The exhibition opened on Saturday and will run through Aug. 2, allowing visitors to learn about the culture, religion and day-to-day lives of the Ancient Egyptians. thedailytexan.com/2026/04/13…
Photo features the Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt exhibit with a man laughing with a group around an object on display. Photo by Samantha Melvin.

ALT Photo features the Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt exhibit with a man laughing with a group around an object on display. Photo by Samantha Melvin.

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Join us on Tuesday, March 10 at 6 p.m. for a panel on @MagnumPhotos with Magnum Foundation President and photographer Susan Meiselas, Mark Menjivar, and Erina Duganne join UT faculty member Ann Reynolds. Free with RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/19775167498…
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Our next exhibition, Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt, opens April 11. Developed in collaboration with @TheJohnRylands, this exhibition brings to life the voices of Greco-Roman Egyptians through rare papyrus manuscripts rarely seen by the public. More: ransom.center/egypt
Detail of encaustic portrait of a Roman woman painted on a thin wooden panel, originally attached to her mummified body, Faiyum, Egypt, ca. 138–160 CE. The University of Manchester, Manchester Museum, Classmark 2266.

ALT Detail of encaustic portrait of a Roman woman painted on a thin wooden panel, originally attached to her mummified body, Faiyum, Egypt, ca. 138–160 CE. The University of Manchester, Manchester Museum, Classmark 2266.

Papyrus fragment of the Gospel of John 18:31–33, Egypt, ca. 125–225 CE. The University of Manchester, The John Rylands Library, P. Ryl. 457.

ALT Papyrus fragment of the Gospel of John 18:31–33, Egypt, ca. 125–225 CE. The University of Manchester, The John Rylands Library, P. Ryl. 457.

Papyrus fragment of a list of payments, recovered from a shoe, Egypt, ca. 299–200 BCE. The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Center, Piet Sijpesteijn Papyrus Collection 119.

ALT Papyrus fragment of a list of payments, recovered from a shoe, Egypt, ca. 299–200 BCE. The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Center, Piet Sijpesteijn Papyrus Collection 119.

A piece of papyrus is housed between sheets of glass in the Ransom Center's conservation lab.

ALT A piece of papyrus is housed between sheets of glass in the Ransom Center's conservation lab.

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We are excited to announce that the Lorne Michaels Collection is officially open for research! After many months of work by our dedicated team of processing archivists, the collection's finding aid is now available online: research.hrc.utexas.edu/fase…
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The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the Olivia de Havilland Papers. The archive of the two-time Academy Award–winning actor illuminates Hollywood’s Golden Age and the transformation of the studio system. More: hrc.utexas.edu/press/release…
Unidentified photographer, [Olivia de Havilland], 1940s. Olivia de Havilland Papers. Harry Ransom Center.

ALT Unidentified photographer, [Olivia de Havilland], 1940s. Olivia de Havilland Papers. Harry Ransom Center.

Olivia de Havilland’s shooting script for A Midsummer Night’s Dream with her handwritten annotations, ca. 1935. Olivia de Havilland Papers. Harry Ransom Center.

ALT Olivia de Havilland’s shooting script for A Midsummer Night’s Dream with her handwritten annotations, ca. 1935. Olivia de Havilland Papers. Harry Ransom Center.

Unidentified photographer, [Walter Plunkett and Olivia de Havilland during production of Gone with the Wind], 1939. Olivia de Havilland Papers. Harry Ransom Center.

ALT Unidentified photographer, [Walter Plunkett and Olivia de Havilland during production of Gone with the Wind], 1939. Olivia de Havilland Papers. Harry Ransom Center.

Scrapbook page featuring telegram from Warner Bros. to Olivia de Havilland regarding A Midsummer Night’s Dream, November 27, 1934. Olivia de Havilland Papers. Harry Ransom Center.

ALT Scrapbook page featuring telegram from Warner Bros. to Olivia de Havilland regarding A Midsummer Night’s Dream, November 27, 1934. Olivia de Havilland Papers. Harry Ransom Center.

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This Thursday, January 8, is your last day to see our Frida Kahlo self-portrait before its inclusion in the traveling exhibition Frida: The Making of an Icon. The painting will head nearby to MFA Houston followed by a trip to England where it will be on display at the @Tate.
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954), Untitled [Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird], 1940. Oil on canvas mounted to board. Nickolas Muray Collection of Mexican Art, 66.6 © 2020 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

ALT Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954), Untitled [Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird], 1940. Oil on canvas mounted to board. Nickolas Muray Collection of Mexican Art, 66.6 © 2020 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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Happy birthday, Jane Austen! The English novelist was born 250 years ago on December 16, 1775. This copy of the famous 1894 peacock edition of Pride and Prejudice was owned by Brideshead Revisited author Evelyn Waugh. The Ransom Center is home to Waugh's papers and library.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, (London: G. Allen, 1894). Harry Ransom Center Evelyn Waugh Collection, PR 4034 P7 1894 WAU.

ALT Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, (London: G. Allen, 1894). Harry Ransom Center Evelyn Waugh Collection, PR 4034 P7 1894 WAU.

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Have you seen our latest exhibition? The holidays are the perfect time to visit us to see Live From New York: The Lorne Michaels Collection. Check our hours and plan your visit: hrc.utexas.edu/visit/
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