The Harry Ransom Center Austin

The Harry Ransom Center is housed inside the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. It serves as the major repository of archival materials in the University and serve as one of the libraries inside the campus. The director of the Harry Ransom Center is Dr. Thomas F. Staley who is also a professor of English and the Chair in Liberal Arts of the Harry Huntt Ransom.

Here are some notable possessions being preserved and collected by the Harry Ransom Center:

1. Literary and Culture

The center houses literary and cultural artifacts from the Europe and United States, including 1 million rare books, 36 million literary pieces, 100,000 works of art, and 5 million photographs. Would you believe that the prominent Gutenberg Bible is inside the center? Aside from this possession, the Harry Ransom Center also preserves the view from the window at Le Gras by Nicephore Niepce. See more of their collections that you can only find at the Harry Ransom Center.

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/collections/guide/

2. Film and Performing Arts

The center houses more than 15, 000 posters and other advertisements used for films. Relics, costumes, film stills, makeup stills, and other garments used in shooting films are also housed inside the center. Moreover, it also preserves the documentation about the histories of theater plays, puppets, operas, magic and other performing arts. For more information about their collections on film and performing arts field, visit the link below. You may also want to avail one of the Austin hotels near it if you want an easy access of the place.

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/collections/performingarts/