Lorne Michaels, the creator and executive producer of "Saturday Night Live," has donated his archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

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

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

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.

Lorne Michaels on the set of Saturday Night Live in the 2000s. The Harry Ransom Center is giving the Debbie Downers, the David S. Pumpkins -heads, and the Stefon stans a reason to rejoice.

The archives will enrich the Harry Ransom Center's existing wealth of materials on literature, film, television, and the performing arts. Lorne Michaels pictured in the 2000s.

Lorne Michaels has donated a collection of his work on Saturday Night Live and more to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas.

The iconic show's creator and executive producer, Lorne Michaels, has donated his archive to the Harry Ransom Center at UT.