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- McFarlin Library: A View from the Top | From McFarlin Tower on McFarlin Library blueprints are now available online
- Updated Digital Collections: Fall 2017 | From McFarlin Tower on World War I: 1917 – The Yanks are Coming exhibit
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko | From McFarlin Tower on Where did TU’s Picasso go?
- The Great War / World War I collections | From McFarlin Tower on Hugo “Hap” Gruenberg Collection
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Author Archives: Carlos Acosta
An American Visionary: Alexandre Hogue
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is proud to be a part of Corning, New York’s Rockwell Museum of Western Arts upcoming special exhibition titled An American Visionary: Alexandre Hogue, opening on Friday, September 27th, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artists, collections, Dust Bowl, exhibit, history, Indian Territory, Native Americans
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Ewa Monika Zebrowski: Finding Wyeth
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to cordially invite our students, faculty, patrons, and the community in general, to our new exhibition titled Finding Wyeth. Finding Wyeth is a photographic essay created by … Continue reading
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Tagged American authors, American painters, art, artists books, Books, exhibit, photography
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Exciting New Acquisition: Helen Halloran Photographs
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is delighted to announce the acquisition of a collection of photographs by Helen Halloran. Born Helen Zimmerman, Halloran worked for Harris and Ewing Photographers in Washington, D.C. In 1945, … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, collections, history, Photograps
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New Exhibit at Special Collections
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to cordially invite our students, faculty, alumni, and the community in general to come in and take a look at our new exhibit titled Eudora Welty: Eloquence … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Exhibits, General, History, Uncategorized
Tagged artists books, collections, Eudora Welty, events, exhibit, history, photographs
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An Announcement from Special Collections
The staff of the University of Tulsa’ Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to inform our patrons that, due to staffing issues, we will close at noon on June 21st. We apologize for any inconvenience this may … Continue reading
Visit from Students from the Zarrow Center for Art and Education Summer Camp
On Thursday, June 13th, 2013, the University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives welcomed two groups of very energetic young men and women in our facilities. These 8 and 11 year-olds are part of the Zarrow Center … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artists books, history, manuscripts, Visitors
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Yes! We Have Comic Books!
Popular Culture (commonly referred to as pop culture) is defined as the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artifacts, artists books, collections, Comic Books, history, Literature, popular culture
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McFarlin Fellows Dinner with Tom Staley
Not even Tulsa’s unpredictable weather was able to put a damper on the celebration of the McFarlin Fellows Dinner held on the evening of April 11th, 2013, in honor of Thomas F. Staley. With the reception originally scheduled to take … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Richard Ellmann
On March 15th most people think of the Ides of March and Julius Caesar’s death. However, it is also the birthday of literary biographer Richard Ellmann. Ellmann is widely known in the literary community for his works on James Joyce, … Continue reading
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Sapulpa Public School Students Visit Special Collections
On March 14th, the University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives welcomed a group twelve middle-school students from Sapulpa Public Schools who were visiting our campus. Their visit was hosted by the Head Librarian of Special Collections, … Continue reading
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