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Mar 31, 2022 · "Tom Staley was formidable," said Jessie Otto Hite, who built UT's Blanton Museum of Art during much of Staley's tenure. "He was an acknowledged scholar in his field, but he also grew to become a ...
Apr 2, 2022 · Thomas Fabian Staley was born on Aug. 13, 1935, in Pittsburgh and grew up in Tulsa, Okla. His father, Fabian, was a chemist, and his mother, Mary (McNulty) Staley, was a homemaker.
Mar 31, 2022 · UT News. Thomas Staley, who led the University of Texas Harry Ransom Center cultural archive for 25 years and oversaw its growth into one of the world's leading literary and humanities research ...
Mar 30, 2022 · Thomas Staley, who led the University of Texas Harry Ransom Center cultural archive for 25 years and oversaw its growth into one of the world's leading literary and humanities research institutions, has died, the university announced Wednesday. Under his leadership, the Ransom Center acquired the archives of Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee, Pulitzer Prize winners David Mamet and Norman Mailer ...
Mar 30, 2022 · Staley was director from 1988 to 2013. Under his leadership, the Ransom Center acquired the archives of Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee, Pulitzer Prize winners David Mamet and Norman Mailer, and David Foster Wallace among the works of more than 100 writers from around the U.S. and the world. Staley died Tuesday at age 86, the school announced.
Mar 30, 2022 · “Tom Staley successfully convinced us over the years to be all we could be—to recite poetry and sing out loud,” longtime friend, former Ransom Center Advisory Council Member, philanthropist and collector Suzanne Deal Booth said of Staley. “Tom brought treasures of the intellectual world to UT Austin, and more importantly, through his ...
Apr 1, 2022 · Tom Staley’s work—as English professor, scholar, editor, Joyce pioneer—is unrivaled and the entire Joyce community is hugely in his debt. His legacy will live on. He will be remembered as a passionate and brilliant pioneer of global Joyce Studies. May he rest in peace and may his widow, family, and friends find solace in their many ...
