He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

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.

Michaels has no official ties to UT or Texas, but he's the latest of a group of entertainment bigwigs to select the Ransom Center to host personal archives. Robert De Niro donated his archive in 2006, and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner also donated the show's archive in 2017 .

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

Lorne Michaels has softened over the years. David Spade, 60, said on his Fly On the Wall podcast that he is shocked over how the current Saturday Night Live cast members interact with the show's creator.

The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin received a collection donation from “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels.

A quintessential piece of television history is headed to Central Texas. Lorne Michaels, the mastermind behind Saturday Night Live, has donated his archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the ...

Although way off Broadway and far from the show’s New York City roots, the Ransom Center is one of the ... The Ransom Center plans an exhibit, “Live from New York! The Making of Lorne Michaels” to open in September with sketch drafts, correspondence ...

The Ransom Center will open a special exhibition called "Live from New York! The Making of Lorne Michaels" on Sept. 20. "It will offer really a panoramic sweep of Lorne Michaels's career and the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running ... Although way off Broadway and far from the show’s New York City roots, the Ransom Center is one of the top literary and ...

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

Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has donated his papers to the university’s Harry Ransom Center.