
"We almost certainly would not have this promptbook had its owner not been so morbidly interesting."

"We almost certainly would not have this promptbook had its owner not been so morbidly interesting."

The papers of Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee offer unique insight into the nation's mood at the time of the Pentagon Papers.

Roosevelt’s words served as powerful inspiration in the years to follow, and artists explored and drew upon them during World War II.

In addition to the marginalia indicating what to read, there is punctuation within the biblical text indicating how to read it.

Gabriel García Márquez had serious doubts about whether the novel was good at all, an examination of his papers reveals.
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An archivist responsible for digitizing the author's personal photos reflects on the process of selecting 100 to represent the collection.

The archives of 'Mad Men' have been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center. Here, the show's head researcher talks to the Center about her job.

Charles Dodgson edited the magazine and produced the majority of the content. The magazine also includes work by six of his ten siblings

The year 2016 marks two Wellsian anniversaries, that is the 150th anniversary of Wells’s birth and the 70th anniversary of his death

See how the 'A Streetcar Named Desire' playwright was also a painter—and a muse to his artist friends
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See the pre-Instagram photos that sparked an outrage in 19th-century London

The writers' advocacy group was established in London during the early 1920s

The novel was published 20 years ago, in February of 1996

This year will mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death

A display of historic fashions from the 1860s shines a light on the creativity of Gone With the Wind's costume designer
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