Harry Ransom Center

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“The Harry Ransom Center’s holdings are vast, varied and ever-growing, from Frida Kahlo paintings to Woodward and Bernstein’s Watergate notes to Robert De Niro’s papers.”

– Travel + Leisure

Fodor's Fodor's
"Part of the University of Texas, this is one of the world's greatest collectors and exhibitors of important literary papers and other artifacts related to the arts and humanities." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Harry Ransom Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has an enormous collection of literary manuscripts." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Past showings comprised pieces ranging from the whimsical artwork of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to photographer Eli Reed’s intense The Lost Boys of Sudan. " Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Visiting scholars and the public turn to the research center’s wealth of resources and archives to learn about everything from ancient Mexico to the works of great artists and writers." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Harry Ransom Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has an enormous collection of literary manuscripts." Full review
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