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Category Archives: Events
A Study in Sherlock
Are you an ardent fan of Sherlock Holmes and his detective adventures? Can you not get enough of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s best creation and the multitude of adaptations that have followed? If you answered yes to any of those … Continue reading
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Fellows Dinner and the Riveting Maureen Corrigan
This past Thursday, October 15th, the University of Tulsa Department of Special Collections and University Archives and McFarlin Fellows hosted a reception and dinner with a special appearance by book critic Maureen Corrigan. The evening began with a cocktail reception … Continue reading
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Tagged Fellows Dinner, fellows speakers, Maureen Corrigan, McFarlin Library
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New librarian Melissa’s new office
Since this is my first blog post with Special Collections, I thought it would be nice to show some progress pictures of the construction that Physical Plant has been doing on my new office.
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Tagged construction, library, office, progress, update
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English Author Neil Gaiman Visits Special Collections
English author Neil Gaiman paid a special visit yesterday afternoon to the Department of Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Tulsa. Gaiman is known for his novel American Gods, his Sandman graphic novels, and his children’s book Coraline, … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, Comic Books, events, exhibit, library, Literature, popular culture
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R.A. Lafferty Materials on Exhibit
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is proud to contribute some of its materials to Oklahoma Writers–A Literary Tableau, a multi-venue author exhibit in the Brady District and beyond, organized by the Oklahoma Center for … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, events, exhibit, Fantasy, Literature, R.A. Lafferty, Science Fiction
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McFarlin Fellows Event
Last Thursday, February 26th, the University of Tulsa Department of Special Collections and University Archives and McFarlin Fellows hosted a reception and dinner honoring antiquarian book trader and founder of Tavistock Books, Vic Zoschak. The evening began with a … Continue reading
Signature Society Event: Wine and War 101
On Thursday, November 13th Adrian Alexander, R.M. and Ida McFarlin Dean of the Library, hosted Wine & War 101, a Signature Society event. The evening was meant to be an entertaining and educational experience. It combined a lecture on how … Continue reading
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Tagged Great War, history, Signature Society, Wine making, World War I
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Irish Poet Paul Muldoon at McFarlin Fellow Event
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to announce the upcoming McFarlin Fellows event “One Thousand Things Worth Knowing: A Poetry Reading by Paul Muldoon,” on October 23rd, 2014. Paul Muldoon is an Irish … Continue reading
Library Open House During Homecoming
As part of Homecoming’s events, the University of Tulsa’s McFarlin Library and the Department of Special Collections and University Archives will hold an open house this Friday, October 17th from 4:00-5:00 p.m. We invite all our alumni and visitors to … Continue reading
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Tagged events, exhibit, photographs, university of tulsa, World War I
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This Week is Banned Books Week!!!
This week we are celebrating Banned Books Week. This event, organized by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and numerous writers and publishers, advocates for the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community … Continue reading
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Tagged Banned Books Week, Books, collections, Comic Books, popular culture
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