The collection of 3,421 items was donated in 1969 by New York rare book dealer Hans P. Kraus. It consists primarily of texts of Italian opera, but also includes Italian cantatas, serenatas, oratorios, ...

Free and open to the public. Registration is required. Recognizing the fundamental value of literature to a healthy and prosperous society, the authors of the Texas Constitution called for the ...

The Ransom Center's audiovisual recordings include both commercial and non-commercial recordings in a variety of formats. Streaming for most recordings is available only onsite in the Reading Room and ...

The invention of photography was announced simultaneously in France and England in 1839, dazzling the public and sending waves of excitement around the world. These astonishing breakthroughs depended ...