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1. Harry Ransom
Center
Austin, Texas

2. Overview
 Arts
and
Humanities
 Rare Books
 Manuscripts
 Photographs
 Film
 Art
 Performing Arts

4. Collections and Curators
 Wide
period and
geographical
coverage
 Check ‘Guide to
the Collections’ on
line
 Contact the
curator – really
helpful

5. University of Texas at Austin
 Staff
membership
 Card – free
transport
 Extensive Library
resources beyond
the HRC
 An amazing gym
and swimming
pool

6. Campus Life
 The
Drag
 Longhorns – hook
‘em horns
 Frat houses
 Texan style – burnt
orange and white

8. Where to stay
 List
provided by
HRC – academic
rentals
 Star of Texas
 Hotel chains –
Driskill
 So Co and the
Austin Motel

9. What and where to eat
 NOT
on campus or
the drag – unless
it’s The Hole in the
Wall or Medici’s
 Tex Mex
predominates
 BUT some excellent
restaurants

10. What’s Happening
 The
Chronicle –
comes out on
Thursdays – free –
and has everything
 Regular tourist
events such as bat
watching

11. Bars, Music, Film and Art

12. Sixth Street

13. The Continental Club, So Co

14. The Paramount and The
Alamo Draughthouse

15. The Blanton and the HRC

16. My Work
 Work
on History of PEN
 200 uncatalogued boxes
 Led to collaboration with HRC until 2021
on cataloguing; exhibition and
conference
 Best find – CIA funding and British
intelligence officer

17. So, as they say in Austin
Keep it Weird