Author Archives: Carlos Acosta

Posting on behalf of KWGS 89.5 FM

Posted on 2014 February 12 by Carlos Acosta

At The University of Tulsa’s KWGS 89.5, we are researching and producing a radio documentary on old-fashioned soda pop or soft drinks. Are there any flavors that you recall, perhaps as a child, that are no longer being made?  Do … Continue reading →

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New Dime Novels at Special Collections

Posted on 2013 December 16 by Carlos Acosta

The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to announce the acquisition of two new dime novels to our holdings. Dime novels are a staple of American popular culture, and the precursors of today’s mass … Continue reading →

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New Art Piece in McFarlin Library

Posted on 2013 November 21 by Carlos Acosta

The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is proud to announce the display of the piece titled Peoria Avenue #7 by TU faculty member Mark Lewis. Professor Lewis, a graduate from the Kansas City Art Institute … Continue reading →

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McFarlin Fellows

Posted on 2013 November 7 by Carlos Acosta

The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives, and McFarlin Fellows will hold a dinner on November 7th, in honor of leading British writer, historian and biographer Patrick French. French will be giving his lecture, “On the … Continue reading →

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Recent Photographic Acquisition

Posted on 2013 November 6 by Carlos Acosta

The history of race relations in Tulsa is extensive. Events ranging from the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921, which resulted in the obliteration of one of the wealthiest African-American communities in the United States at the time, to the recent … Continue reading →

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Special Collections Oddities

Posted on 2013 October 9 by Carlos Acosta

At first glance, this image may seem a poor quality photo. However, it was taken using vintage Leica camera and a roll ten-year-old Fuji 800 film that was kept in a freezer by the anonymous patron who donated it to … Continue reading →

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A brief announcement

Posted on 2013 October 2 by Carlos Acosta

We would like to remind our faculty, students and the community in general that regardless of the government shutdown, The University of Tulsa’s McFarlin Library and the Department of Special Collections and University Archives have old-style librarians still available both for … Continue reading →

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Graham Greene’s Birthday

Posted on 2013 October 2 by Carlos Acosta

Today we commemorate the birthday of English writer, playwright and literary critic Graham Greene. Greene’s works delved into the ambivalent moral and political issues of contemporary culture, and his works were permeated by Catholic religious themes, as seen in his … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2013 September 26 by Carlos Acosta

Today is T.S. Eliot’s birthday. Eliot, one of the most influential Modernist poets, attracted widespread interest for his poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915), which is seen as a masterpiece of the Modernist movement, and that deals … Continue reading →

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Birthday

Posted on 2013 September 24 by Carlos Acosta

Today we are commemorating the birthday of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s works are the quintessential writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined. Along with Hemingway, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers … Continue reading →

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