Harry Ransom Center

Specialty Museum · Austin, Texas

A humanities research library on the University of Texas campus holding millions of rare books, manuscripts and photographs — and, on permanent public display and free of charge, a complete Gutenberg Bible and the world's first photograph. Its archives run from Edgar Allan Poe and Albert Einstein to Gabriel García Márquez, Frida Kahlo, Jack Kerouac's On the Road notebook and Robert De Niro's personal papers.

300 West 21st Street, Austin, Texas, 78712, United States

Tuesday-Friday 10 AM - 5 PM, Saturday and Sunday noon - 5 PM. Closed Mondays. ⚠ ADMISSION IS FREE, ALWAYS — including permanent display of a complete Gutenberg Bible and the world's first photograph. The reading room is separate and requires researcher registration and advance material requests. UT campus parking is paid and limited.

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