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    "The Thrill of the Chase"

    "The Thrill of the Chase"

    Presented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center

    February 24, 2011

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    Harry Ransom Center Director Thomas F. Staley presents “The Thrill of the Chase,” a talk describing how many of the Center’s collections came to reside in the heart of Texas, on Thursday, February 24, at 7 p.m. at the Ransom Center.

    Staley discusses the history of the Ransom Center and shares his adventures across Europe and the United States searching for manuscripts, archives, and books in the attics, basements, sheds, and leaky apartments of many of the greatest writers and artists of our time.


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        Harry Ransom Center

        300 West 21st Street
        Austin, TX 78712

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        Free

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        February 24, 2011

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        7:00PM-8:00PM

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