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Category Archives: literature
Former Provost, Joyce scholar, and archival enthusiast Thomas F. Staley has died
Dr. Thomas F. Staley, former Provost, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Chair of Modern Literature at The University of Tulsa, died March 29th, 2022. He was 86 years old. Born on August 13, 1935 in Pittsburgh, … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, General, James Joyce, literature, McFarlin Library
Tagged acquisitions, history, James Joyce, james joyce quarterly, jjq, thomas f. staley
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Langston Hughes, Booker T. Washington, and Ada Lois Fisher
Today, for the final post of Black History Month, I chose to have a look through some of our books by Black authors. We have quite a few first editions by noteworthy Black authors that I thought I would share … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, literature, Uncategorized
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“Roots” by Alex Haley
I hope that everybody is staying warm and dry this week! Today, instead of writing about multiple objects, I’m just going to write about one very special one that was recently brought to my attention. This is a first edition … Continue reading
Posted in General, literature, McFarlin Library, Uncategorized
Tagged Alex Haley, genealogy, history, LeVar Burton, novel, Roots, slavery
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Bibliographic Curios–Picture Edition
Book are the magical portals where we create our own adventures without ever leaving the reading nook. Books often contain beautiful works of art, but have you ever stopped to think about the book itself as a work of art? Not just … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, literature
Tagged art, Books, fine printing, Illustrations, Literature
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Bibliographic Curios–Mini Edition
It is a safe assumption that people who work in a library love books of many different sizes, shapes, colors, and textures, even smells! The books of the Special Collections Department are a treat of old, rare, and unique books … Continue reading
The Gertrude Stein Stein
As you may already know, the Special Collections Department houses a number of interesting objects. These objects are tucked away on the shelves with thousands of manuscripts, letters, and books. There is a lot of variety among these objects, we … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, General, literature, Uncategorized
Tagged Gertrude Stein, Literature, Puns
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Once Upon a Time: A Brief and Unassuming History of Children’s Literature
The Wyse Childe Children’s literature can be traced back to the oral traditions of storytelling enjoyed by adults and children alike. Many of the classic tales and fables were originally created for grown-ups, later to be adapted for younger ears–although … Continue reading
Edith Nesbit archive
We here at Special Collections and University Archives at The University of Tulsa McFarlin Library are pleased to announce that the Edith Nesbit archive has been fully reprocessed and is now better organized and more easily accessible to patrons. Edith … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, literature
Tagged author, british author, children's literature, edith nesbit, hubert bland
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Craig Sheppard’s Illustrations
Craig Sheppard was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1913 and studied art at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. During his college days, he was also a bareback rider in rodeos from Oklahoma to New York’s Madison Square Garden. After … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, literature
Tagged Anthony Amaral, art, book, Books, Craig Sheppard, horses, Illustrations, mustang, Oklahoma, Special Collections, Tulsa
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Walt Whitman
In 1952, Tulsa businessman Rush Greenslade and group called the Tulsa Bibliophiles deposited with McFarlin Library a large collection of Walt Whitman books, and ephemera, creating the first ‘rare book room’ in the library. This was in the north wing … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History, literature, News
Tagged collections, photographs, Special Collections, Walt Whitman, Whitman
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