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Author Archives: Alison M. Greenlee
An Unexpected Find
While cataloging my way through some *ahem* backlogged books, I came across three items that presumably belonged with our Rupert Hart-Davis library. I thought it was strange that these had been passed over while the rest of the library was … Continue reading
Now on Display: Sideshow! Curiosities & Oddities
Step right up to see our newest exhibit: Sideshow! Curiosities & Oddities. We’ve gathered items from across the collections that are guaranteed* to send shivers up your spine. Included are relics from the assassination of President Lincoln, interior views of … Continue reading
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Tagged curiosities, displays, exhibit, exhibition, oddities, sideshow
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New Collections
Stop on by the Department of Special Collections and University Archives to see our latest acquisitions. Charles G. Aldrich WWI-era photograph album, 1917-1920 (Coll. no. 2012.033) This collection documents the time of Charles G. Aldrich and his time in Siberia … Continue reading
New Books and Periodicals
Stop on by the Department of Special Collections and University Archives to see our latest acquisitions. 11th Regiment Bulletin (U405 .U55) Eight issues (vol.1, no.1 Mar. 21, 1919-no.8 Apr. 19, 1919) of the 11th Regiment Bulletin, published by the students … Continue reading
Eliot Bliss collections
Eliot Bliss was born Eileen Bliss in a Jamaican army garrison in 1903. She adopted the first name Eliot because of her admiration for T.S. Eliot and George Eliot. Bliss was educated in convent schools in England before rejoining her … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, collections, Creole, Eliot Bliss, Jean Rhys, Literature, West Indies, women writers
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Upcoming Closures
Due to the university’s employee appreciation week and an extended Memorial Day weekend, the department will be closed at the following times: Wednesday, May 23: 1:30-5:00 Thursday, May 24: 11:30-3:00 Friday, May 25: Closed all day Monday, May 28: Closed … Continue reading
Recent Acquisitions
Come check out our newest purchases and gifts! Ellis, Edward Sylvester. Nathan Todd: or, the Fate of the Sioux’ Captive. New York; London: Beadle and Company, 1860. (PS1589.E3 N38 1860 Undrsz) – The sequel to a previously purchased dime novel, … Continue reading
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McFarlin Fellows welcome Timothy Egan
Timothy Egan is the author of six books, including his book on the dust bowl, The Worst Hard Time. It won the National Book Award for nonfiction, considered one of the nation’s highest literary honors. He also shares a Pulitzer … Continue reading
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A Farewell to Arms
We recently purchased a limited edition of Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms (PS3515.E37 F3 1929a). This is the only Hemingway work to be issued in a signed limited edition form. Printed in a tall octavo format in 1929 by … Continue reading
Departmental Closure
The Department of Special Collections and University Archives will be open by appointment only next week, February 27-March 2, as we work at our offsite storage facility. Please call 918-631-2496 or email speccoll [at] gmail [dot] com to schedule an … Continue reading