Author Archives: Abhinaya Rangarajan

F. Scott Fitzgerald ephemera

Posted on 2015 October 13 by Abhinaya Rangarajan

In this edition of the weekly blog, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives presents one of its many interesting collections of F. Scott Fitzgerald ephemera. The department acquired the ephemera as part of Robert L. Samsell collection purchased … Continue reading →

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Art of 3D images mastered

Posted on 2015 September 17 by Abhinaya Rangarajan

It is common to think that three-dimensional images were an invention of the very recent past. However, the art of producing 3D images seem had been mastered decades back. The first patented stereoscope was invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in … Continue reading →

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McFarlin Library History

Posted on 2015 January 29 by Abhinaya Rangarajan

Throughout The University of Tulsa’s history, the University has embraced the importance of a library to the academic community.  In the First Annual Catalogueof Henry Kendall College, Muskogee, Indian Territory, 1894, a page was set aside declaring the needs of the … Continue reading →

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History of the Satin Rare Book Room

Posted on 2015 January 26 by Abhinaya Rangarajan

The Jack and Tybie Davis Satin Rare Book Room was originally, simply, the Rare Book Room when the 1967 east wing was built onto the McFarlin Library building.  During the planning stages for the new building, then president Ben Henneke … Continue reading →

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History of Special Collections and University Archives

Posted on 2015 January 23 by Abhinaya Rangarajan

The University of Tulsa, and Henry Kendall College before it, collected many of the materials that eventually would become the foundation of the department, decades before Special Collections and University Archives was created to manage them. The earliest extant collection … Continue reading →

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Dime Novels: Potboilers in American History

Posted on 2014 December 12 by Abhinaya Rangarajan

The Department of Special Collections and University Archives at McFarlin Library is currently reliving the thrills of the sensational dime novels, staples of American popular culture. The Department boasts a collection of over 4000 dime novels, with the latest acquisition … Continue reading →

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