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Category Archives: Acquisitions
The forgotten heroes: Dogs as soldiers
This November 11th marks the 91st official Armistice Day, better known as Veteran’s Day. The holiday dates back to November 11th, 1926, when Congress adopted a resolution in the summer of that year, requesting that the President honor the day … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Events, Exhibits, History, Holiday, Hours, McFarlin Library, News, World War I, World War II
Tagged Dogs, Man's best friend, soldiers, Special Collections, Veteran's Day, WW1, WW2
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Dennis Banks, and the Wounded Knee Occupation
On Sunday, October 29, 2017, the world said goodbye to Dennis James Banks. Dennis Banks, alongside Clyde and Vernon Bellacourt, helped establish the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the 1960s to protest against the treatment of Native Americans. His character … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Collections, History
Tagged acquisitions, collections, correspondence, history, Indian Territory, Native Americans, Tulsa
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Alexandre Hogue, 1898-1994
We had very special guests this weekend at the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. A group from ZCZ Films, a UK film company, was commissioned by the BBC to produce a three part series on American Art. The … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, artwork, Collections, Events, History, Hours, McFarlin Library, News, World War II
Tagged acquisitions, art, artists, collections, history, hours, Oklahoma, photographs, texas, Tulsa, university of tulsa, WWII
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Updated Digital Collections: Fall 2017
The University of Tulsa Department of Special Collections and University Archives is well known for our effort to make collections easily accessible to the public. We are currently in the process of adding the Charles Alfred Bredin Collection (2001.020) to … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Collections, Digital Collections, Events, Exhibits, History, World War I
Tagged acquisitions, collections, correspondence, exhibit, history, photographs, Tulsa, tulsa race riot, War, World War One, WWI
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John Steinbeck
Happy (belated) birthday to John Steinbeck the renowned American novelist – born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. Most of Steinbeck’s writings are drawn from his life in the Salina Valley of California and include the social and economic issues … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Birthday, Collections, literature
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New acquisition: Hard Times punk fanzine
Special Collections has newly acquired Hard Times, a punk fanzine that was published in Maywood, New Jersey. The magazine was focused on the punk rock scene of New York City that featured letters, interviews, pictorials, and cartoons. The original run of the … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Popular Culture
Tagged acquisitions, fanzine, popular culture, punk music, punk rock
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New acquisition: Daniel Teoli book of 1970s culture in Hollywood and LA
Special Collections has recently acquired a book of photographs by Daniel Teoli, a social documentarian. The book is titled Portfolio: Peering into the world of 1970s Hollywood and LA. The black and white images are primarily from street photography, and focus … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, artwork, Collections
Tagged 1970s, california, daniel teoli, hollywood, LA, los angeles, social photography, street photography
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New Collection: Laura E. Hudson Petroleum and Geology Teaching Aid
This week the University of Tulsa Special Collections and Archives received a new collection from Laura E. Hudson. This collection consists of 115 handmade illustrated petroleum and geology flash cards. These cards were used by the Amoco Oil training center … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, collections, geology, petroleum, teaching
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New Acquisition: The Apple Tree
McFarlin Library Special Collections has acquired a new addition to our Cherokee language collection. The Apple Tree (PZ7.1.T437 2015), written by Cherokee author Sandy Tharp-Thee and illustrated by Oklahoma artist Marlena Campbell Hodson, is a children’s book in English and Cherokee that … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, Books, Cherokee Language, collections, J.B. Milam, Native Americans, Oklahoma author
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