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- McFarlin Library: A View from the Top | From McFarlin Tower on McFarlin Library blueprints are now available online
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Category Archives: History
Oklahoma Statehood: The History and Anniversary
While scanning some documents, I noticed articles about the anniversary of Oklahoma statehood and realized that the 113th anniversary was this past Monday! This anniversary will be easy to remember since it’s only a few days before my birthday, so … Continue reading
Jervis McEntee Journal
Isn’t the University campus beautiful this week? The leaves are changing and falling off of the trees in droves. For some people, it is a melancholy season signifying the end of green grass and short-sleeves. For others, it is a … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, McFarlin Library
Tagged art, Autumn, Hudson River School, Jervis McEntee
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Tulsa’s Phenomenal Naval Psychologist
I have spent the last few months combing through our digital files to ensure their organization and uniformity when I work from home. This has given me the chance to look in depth at the scanned images of each and … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History
Tagged california, collections, Navy, oklahoma women, photographs, Psychology, San Diego, Tulsa, university of tulsa
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Midterms Memories
Midterms have come and gone, and while I don’t have any traditional exams as a grad student, I’m still incredibly busy at this halfway point. My two children are in school and we just had our first ever virtual parent-teacher … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History
Tagged collections, education, grades, Great War, Oklahoma, photographs, report cards, school, World War I, WWI
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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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Pawnee Bill and Collections Acquisitions
I am so excited to be back at work in the Special Collections department! I hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer. My husband and I bought a house, so Tulsa is officially home for me! We also celebrated our … Continue reading
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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The Salonika World War I Photo Album
WWI is an incredibly complex, often troubling subject to study. The intricate network of allies and enemies can be hard to keep track of but there is no mistaking its devastating and long lasting effects. Special Collections contains more than … Continue reading
Posted in History, scrapbook, Uncategorized, World War I
Tagged Greece, photographs, Salonika, scrapbooks, World War I, World War One
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Spiro Mounds and Oklahoma Archaeology
Archaeology is a fascinating subject and Oklahoma has a rather a wild archaeological history, primarily because of the Spiro Mounds site, just across the border from Fort Smith, Arkansas. I grew up in the area near Spiro but it wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History
Tagged collections, Native Americans, Oklahoma, Special Collections, Spiro Mounds
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