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Category Archives: Popular Culture
Movies And Books Set In Tulsa And Oklahoma
Neither Oklahoma nor Tulsa are considered very Hollywood-esque, but still there have been a few movies and books that have taken place here over the years. Special Collections holds a number of different collections of interest that I thought might … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Collections, Popular Culture
Tagged acquisitions, Books, collections, manuscripts, motion pictures, movies, Oklahoma, Tulsa
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Prohibition in the Special Collections
Happy New Year! As we settle into the new decade, I thought it fitting to write about Prohibition and how it is represented in our collections, as it was going on in the United States a century ago. Many people … Continue reading
Posted in Events, McFarlin Library, Popular Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Prohibition, the twenties
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The Spotlight Theater: Home of America’s Longest Running Play
As a new Graduate Assistant at the Special Collections department, locating a single subject for a blog post was a very daunting task. This department houses hundreds of thousands of interesting pictures, books, manuscripts… How do I choose what to … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History, McFarlin Library, Popular Culture
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Motion Picture Archive
The very first motion pictures can be accredited to the Lumiere brothers, who would hold public screenings of short films in Paris around the year 1895. Film production companies were quickly appearing all over the world because of the way … Continue reading
Dexter Fellows circus collections
The circus was created by a gentleman named Philip Astley who was a former cavalry Sargent-Major in the British Army. Astley established the first official circus in 1782 in Paris, France where they performed the spectacle of impressive physical talents. … Continue reading
The James Thurber Newspaper clippings
James Thurber was a man of many talents, somebody that identified as a cartoonist, an author, and an actor. The Thurber clippings collection is currently being processed at the McFarlin Library special collections, where a large number of newspaper … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, Popular Culture
Tagged American authors, artist, cartoonist, cartoons, humorist, newspaper, writer
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Sherlockiana: the infatuation with Sherlock Holmes
Throughout recent history, people always seem to be intrigued with mystery. Whether it’s a simple mystery of who ate the last cookie, when one child still has crumbs on their face, or a complex mystery that takes story-boards and focus … Continue reading
From Beyond the Unknown: Books and magazines from The Jack C. Rae Science Fiction Library
The timing of this exhibit, albeit unintentional, is fitting really, because it was two years ago — almost to the day — that Special Collections was the recipient of a huge and “out of this world” gift of the science … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Exhibits, Popular Culture, Science fiction
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McFarlin Fellows Dinner: Une soirée avec Martin Walker
This past Thursday, February 22nd, the Special Collections department and McFarlin Fellows hosted the first guest lecture of spring two-thousand and eighteen. The McFarlin Fellows are an integral group of donors with whom Special Collections works closely to purchase new … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Collections, Events, Fellows Events, General, literature, News, Popular Culture
Tagged acquisitions, artists books, Books, collections, events, fellows speakers, general, history, Libraries, library, Literature, popular culture, Special Collections, Tulsa, university of tulsa
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Dr. Guy Logsdon: A lasting impact
On Friday, February 5th, the person responsible for making McFarlin Special Collections what is it today, passed away at 83. Dr. Guy Logsdon was internationally recognized as an authority on Woody Guthrie, as well as Oklahoma history, and an early … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Collections, General, McFarlin Library, News, Popular Culture
Tagged acquisitions, art, artists books, Guy Logsdon, history, Oklahoma, popular culture, Special Collections, Tulsa
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