Harry Ransom Center

The Harry Ransom Center, known as the Humanities Research Center until 1983, is an archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from the Americas and Europe for the purpose of advancing the study of the arts and humanities.

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Type: Museum
Description: archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin
Also known as: “Harry Ransom Center at University of Texas”, “Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center”, “HRC”, “HRHRC”, “Ransom Center”, and “University of Texas at Austin Harry Ransom Center”
Address: 300 West 21st Street, Austin, TX 78705

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University Baptist Church and Littlefield Fountain.

University Baptist Church

Church

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University Baptist Church is a progressive Baptist church located in Austin, Texas, USA. It is affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists, the American Baptist Churches USA, the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, and the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America. University Baptist Church is situated 470 feet west of Harry Ransom Center.

Littlefield Fountain

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Littlefield Fountain is a World War I memorial monument designed by Italian-born sculptor Pompeo Coppini on the main campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, at the entrance to the university's South Mall. Littlefield Fountain is situated 530 feet east of Harry Ransom Center.

Sutton Hall

University building

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Sutton Hall, originally called The Education Building, is a building on the University of Texas at Austin campus, serving as one of the four buildings supporting the School of Architecture, the others being Battle Hall, West Mall Building, and Goldsmith Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include UT and the Drag and Austin.

UT and the Drag

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The University of Texas and the Drag form a district of Austin. This article also covers the "West Campus" and "North University" neighborhoods.

Austin

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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.