Harry Ransom Center

The Harry Ransom Center, known as the Humanities Research Center until 1983, is an archive, , and at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from the Americas and for the purpose of advancing the study of the arts and humanities.
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Wikipedia
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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 Littlefield Fountain and Perry–Castañeda Library.

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

Library
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The is the main central of the University of Texas at Austin library system in . PCL is located at 21st Street and Speedway in Austin, TX. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Harry Ransom Center.

Church
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is a progressive Baptist church located in , 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. is situated 470 feet west of Harry Ransom Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include UT and the Drag and Austin.

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

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is a city of about 965,000 people on the southeast edge of the region of , making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.

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is a district of , , west of IH-35, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of MLK Street.

Harry Ransom Center

Latitude
30.28434° or 30° 17′ 4″ north
Longitude
-97.74123° or 97° 44′ 28″ west
Elevation
577 feet (176 metres)
Levels
3
Height
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
862477M5+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172047175
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7152952
Wiki­data ID
Q5671855
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Harry Ransom Center” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركز هاري رانسوم”
  • Belarusian: “Цэнтар Гары Рэнсама”
  • Catalan: “Centre Harry Ransom”
  • Chinese: “哈利·兰塞姆中心”
  • Chinese: “哈利·瑞森展览馆”
  • Chinese: “哈利·瑞森展覽館”
  • Chinese: “哈利兰塞姆中心”
  • Chinese: “哈利蘭塞姆中心”
  • Chinese: “哈里·兰塞姆中心”
  • Chinese: “哈里·兰森中心”
  • Chinese: “哈里·兰索姆中心”
  • Chinese: “哈里·蘭塞姆中心”
  • Czech: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Dutch: “Harry Ransom-centrum”
  • French: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Galician: “Centro Harry Ransom”
  • German: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז הארי רנסום”
  • Irish: “Ionad Harry Ransom”
  • Italian: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Japanese: “ハリー・ランサム・センター”
  • Japanese: “ハリー・ランソム・ ヒューマニティーズ・リサーチ・センター”
  • Japanese: “ハリー・ランソム・センター”
  • Kashubian: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Persian: “مرکز هری رانسوم”
  • Polish: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Portuguese: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Russian: “Центр Гарри Рэнсома”
  • Silesian: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Slovak: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Slovenian: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Spanish: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Swedish: “Harry Ransom Center”
  • Ukrainian: “Центр Гаррі Рансома”
  • “Harry Ransom Center”

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