All programs and exhibitions are free unless otherwise noted. Your donation supports the Ransom Center's exhibitions and public programs.

The Harry Ransom Center—originally named the Humanities Research Center—was founded in 1957 by Harry Huntt Ransom, a visionary English professor who rose through the ranks at The University …

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

Ransom Center exhibitions offer an inside look at the creative process of the world's most significant writers and artists. Just drop in and meet us in the south atrium inside the lobby and let a docent …

Sep 20, 2025 · See rotating museum exhibitions in Austin, Texas, at the Harry Ransom Center on the University of Texas campus. Exhibits in Austin include The Gutenberg Bible, the Niepce Heliograph, …

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All materials at the Harry Ransom Center are non-circulating. Rare books and manuscripts, born-digital collections, and audiovisual materials may be consulted only in the Reading Room.

There are a variety of tools and techniques for searching Ransom Center collections. Start here and then access more specialized databases, finding aids and research guides.

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The Center houses and makes accessible the papers of more than a dozen Nobel Laureates, including Samuel Beckett, Gabriel García Márquez, Doris Lessing, and Isaac Bashevis Singer.