Lorne Michaels donates his "Saturday Night Live" archive to UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center, showcasing nearly 50 years of TV history.

Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running sketch comedy television show "Saturday Night Live" has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center ... Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Amy ...

The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin announced Wednesday it has acquired the archive of the "Saturday Night Live" creator. The acquisition includes correspondence, scripts and photos from Michaels's teenage years through his storied career.

Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas

Shelley Duvall, from left, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman pose backstage at "Saturday Night Live" in 1977. The image is among the items in the Lorne Michaels Collection, an archive the series creator has donated to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

The archive offers a deep dive into the creative and production processes behind SNL, which has shaped American culture since its debut in 1975. MORE | #TBT: Robert De Niro iconic archives, including his two Oscars,

Live" celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and Michaels' collection includes materials from across the show's history.

Lorne Michaels gifts his Saturday Night Live archives to the UT Austin, offering researchers and fans unprecedented access to the show's history.

Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has donated his papers to the university’s Harry Ransom Center. By Jennifer Schuessler The archives of the man behind the tagline “Live From ...

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