Royalty visited the reading room when a patron paged Charlemagne, one of the 60 Sicilian marionettes from the ‘Opera dei pupi’ (Puppet Theatre). Made around 1860, the collection consists of 47 human figures, 3 devils, 9 animals and the magic winged horse, the hippogriff. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.

Hsuan-Yu Chen, a conservation intern from the Graduate Institute of Conservation of Cultural Relics, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan, pastes long fibered paper to reinforce the spine folds of the text block of ‘Tour in America.’…

Magnum photographer Bruce Davidson and his wife, Emily, view items from the Isaac Bashevis Singer archive, which include materials relating to Davidson’s film based on 'The Beard,' a short story by Singer. Photo by Pete Smith.

Jill Morena, Collection Assistant for Costumes and Personal Effects, and volunteer Emily Dellheim prepare a costume worn by Deborah Kerr in ‘An Affair to Remember’ (1957). Costumes were pulled for Professor James Glavan and MFA students in Costume Technology in the Department of Theatre and Dance. The students examined the…

The Texas Book Festival and the Ransom Center co-sponsored the panel ‘David Foster Wallace: A Life’ at last weekend’s festival, which included Matt Bucher (moderator), David Lipsky, David Means, and Antonya Nelson. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.

Gallery model of preliminary layout for the spring 2011 ‘Becoming Tennessee Williams’ exhibition. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.

Ransom Center Director Thomas F. Staley and Sam Tanenhaus, Editor of the ‘New York Times Book Review,’ spoke informally with Ransom Center staff, university faculty, and students on Thursday, October 21. Photo by Anthony…

Ransom Center docent Janet Laughlin sits in the south atrium alongside a reflection of an illustration from ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ John Tenniel, 1865. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.

Associate Curator of Performing Arts Helen Adair shares holdings from the Erle Stanley Gardner archive at a reception for new members. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.

Image of an etching from the Ransom Center’s windows. The etching is of Gunn and Stewart’s ‘Queen Victoria on Her Diamond Jubilee,’ 1897. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.