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Special Collections is closed until further notice.
In accordance with The University’s ‘Social Distancing’ policy and social distancing recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), The Department of Special Collections and University Archives will be closed to the public, visiting scholars, TU affiliates until further notice. We … Continue reading
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Social Distancing in Special Collections, phase 2
In accordance with The University’s ‘Social Distancing’ policy and social distancing recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), The Department of Special Collections and University Archives will be closed to the public and visiting scholars until April 6. Due … Continue reading
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Social Distancing in Special Collections
In accordance with The University’s ‘Social Distancing’ policy and social distancing recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), The Department of Special Collections and University Archives will be closed to the public and visiting scholars until April 6. Faculty, … Continue reading
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Archival Catalog
On 5 February 2020 our ArchivesSpace Archival Catalog will be down, probably all morning, because of a much needed update. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Magic and Mystical: the Occult materials in the Special Collections
Occult is a word with several meanings. From the Latin Occultus, it refers to secret, hidden and concealed. This is not inappropriate for most of the materials in Special Collections, as the vast majority of our materials have been hidden … Continue reading
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Oklahoma State Highway Commission papers, 1960-1974
By Caitlin Berry, Intern This semester as part of my internship with Special Collections, I chose to work on the Oklahoma State Highway Commission papers, 1960-1974. I chose to work on this collection because it provided me the opportunity to … Continue reading
Walt Whitman
In 1952, Tulsa businessman Rush Greenslade and group called the Tulsa Bibliophiles deposited with McFarlin Library a large collection of Walt Whitman books, and ephemera, creating the first ‘rare book room’ in the library. This was in the north wing … Continue reading
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Negro Directory, approximately 1910
Last week, TU’s Department of Special Collections acquired a list of people’s names, written in pencil in Staple and Fine Groceries account book labeled, also in pencil “Negro directory”. Many have notations about the person, and often have street addresses. … Continue reading
A Cry from the Middle Passage
The Department of Special Collections and University Archives recently acquired a copy of A Cry from the Middle Passage; or the Act of 1846, and its Effects on the Slave Trade. London: Seeleys, 1850. To try to explain the importance … Continue reading
J. B. Milam on Osiyo
The Osiyo program recently aired an episode about J. B. Milam using materials from our collections.
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