In his introduction to Letters of Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff writes that the book “captures her mind—and also her feelings, her actions, her achievements, her character, her soul.” 

 

These letters “do not merely tell you about Ayn Rand’s life. In effect, they let you watch her live it, as though you were an invisible presence who could follow her around and even read her mind.”

 

Now anyone, anywhere can freely access these hundreds of illuminating letters in an ARI web exhibit.

 

This exhibit—the first major online presentation of material from Rand’s personal papers—includes complete, word-for-word transcripts of the letters; images of handwritten or typed originals from the Ayn Rand Archives; and significant additional commentary from the editor, Michael S. Berliner, providing context about the correspondents and related events.