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Category Archives: History
Visit from Students from the Zarrow Center for Art and Education Summer Camp
On Thursday, June 13th, 2013, the University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives welcomed two groups of very energetic young men and women in our facilities. These 8 and 11 year-olds are part of the Zarrow Center … Continue reading
Posted in Events, General, History, Uncategorized
Tagged art, artists books, history, manuscripts, Visitors
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Yes! We Have Comic Books!
Popular Culture (commonly referred to as pop culture) is defined as the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, Collections, General, History, Uncategorized
Tagged art, artifacts, artists books, collections, Comic Books, history, Literature, popular culture
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4th 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot while standing on the balcony of his hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee. “The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers’ strike … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, History, Uncategorized
Tagged artists books, fine printing, history, poetry
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The Rise of the Aerospace and Aviation Industries in Oklahoma
Many people outside the state of Oklahoma do not realize the role the Sooner State has played in the history of the aerospace and aviation industries in the United States. Since World War II, Oklahoma has been one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History
Tagged aerospace, aviation, Bob McCormack, Oklahoma, Wiley Post, Will Rogers
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Reflecting on Race: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
This coming Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. MLK’s life was devoted to creating equality and breaking the barriers between people of different races, specifically between blacks and whites. The city of Tulsa has a sad history of hate … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History, Uncategorized
Tagged artists books, collections, history, photographs, Tulsa, tulsa race riot
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A Belated Birthday
This past Sunday, November 4th, was the birthday of a very influential and memorable American cowboy, actor, social commentator, and humorist. If you haven’t guessed who it is (or looked at the pictures) yet, I’ll give you a hint: “I … Continue reading
Fight On and Fly: The First Air War, 1914-1918 (Finale)
On the night of September 2nd, 1916, the Germans mounted the largest airship attack yet on Britain with thirteen airships crossing the North Sea heading for the Midlands and London. One of the ships was spotted by the searchlights and … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Exhibits, History
Tagged Great War, history, photographs, World War I
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Fight On and Fly: The First Air War, 1914-1918 (Part two)
The WWI pilot was passionate about flying, wanting nothing more than to be in the air. But, life for these pilots could be terrifying, brutal, and short. Many lost their lives (or their nerve) before finishing flight school. Others lost … Continue reading
Fight On and Fly: The First Air War, 1914-1918 (Part one)
With the summer of 1914 came the start of the First World War. At the time, the aeroplane was seen simply as a tool for reconnaissance and observation— some military generals were dubious of their use for even that purpose—so, … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Exhibits, History
Tagged aviation, collections, Great War, history, World War I, World War One, WWI
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Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Yesterday was the anniversary of Oliver Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al., the landmark case effectively ending the racial segregation in public schools, by declaring the concept of separate but equal unconstitutional. In the General … Continue reading
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Tagged brown v. board of education, law, legal, supreme court, warren
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