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Harry Ransom Center

The Harry Ransom Center advances the study of the arts and humanities by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible original cultural materials. With extensive collections of rare books, manuscripts, photography, film, art, and

the performing arts, the Center supports research through symposia and fellowships and provides education and enrichment for scholars, students, and the public through exhibitions and programs. Learn More

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The Mike Wallace Interview

Watch broadcast journalist Mike Wallace's interviews from the television program The Mike Wallace Interview. Wallace donated the show's footage on 16mm kinescope to the Ransom Center in the early 1960s. Most episodes have not been seen since they aired.

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Registration open
for 2008 Flair Symposium

Symposium registration for the Flair Symposium, Creating a Usable Past: Writers, Archives and Institutions, is online. Scheduled for November 13-15, the symposium honors the ideals set forth by Fleur Cowles and her landmark Flair magazine.

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