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Category Archives: General
“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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Oklahoma Post Cards and Road Trips
I moved to Tulsa exactly 14 months ago, but I haven’t begun to explore anything beyond Tulsa. I’ve enjoyed the scenery along the Muskogee Turnpike and I-40 on the few trips I’ve made back to Arkansas, but I haven’t even … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, General
Tagged Oklahoma, post cards, road trip, small towns, travel
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State Park Brochures in the Oklahoma Collection
In our office, you would not notice the seasons passing, but I cannot help but be excited that fall is finally here! It is time for this graduate student to find some free time, get out her hiking boots, and … Continue reading
The Stephen Crane Collection
One of my favorite things to do is catalog our unprocessed collections, creating a finding aid by describing each item in each folder in each box of a particular collection…it’s often tedious, but nerd that I am, I often love … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Books, history, Literature, newspapers, Special Collections, Stephen Crane
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Tulsa and the Art Deco Scene
The oil boom of the 1920s put Tulsa on the map at roughly the same time that a brand new design style began to appear. This description from the Encyclopedia Britannica sums it up quite nicely, I think. Art Deco … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art deco, graphic design, history, Modernism, photographs, Tulsa, tulsa municipal airport
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Edith Autograph Book
Happy Friday all! Today is my birthday so I wanted to make a quick little post about a cool little birthday book that we have in our archives. Did you know that autograph books have been around for centuries? They … Continue reading
The Spartan School of Aeronautics
In honor of their upcoming 92nd anniversary, today’s blog post is about the Spartan College of Aviation. We have a photo album from their early years containing photos of the pilots and planes that made up the program in the … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, Uncategorized
Tagged aviation, Mary Riddle, pilot school, Pilots, plane crash, Roy Hunt, spartan school
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Call for Donations for University of Tulsa “Living through Covid-19” collection
This is a historic opportunity to add your personal perspective to the narrative of how future generations will learn and research about this pandemic. The purpose of this collection will be to document how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting everyone on … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Covid-19, General, History
Tagged collections, Covid-19, history, Special Collections, Tulsa
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Special Collections is closed until further notice.
In accordance with The University’s ‘Social Distancing’ policy and social distancing recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), The Department of Special Collections and University Archives will be closed to the public, visiting scholars, TU affiliates until further notice. We … Continue reading
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Social Distancing in Special Collections, phase 2
In accordance with The University’s ‘Social Distancing’ policy and social distancing recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), The Department of Special Collections and University Archives will be closed to the public and visiting scholars until April 6. Due … Continue reading
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