Monthly Archives: August 2011

New Acquisitions

We have recently acquired the following titles and collections: Fulbright, Jim and Albert Stehno. The vanished herd: the history of the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers’ Association and the cattlemen and drovers of early-day Oklahoma. Wyandotte, Okla.: Gregath, 2011 (F702.C42 F85 2011): … Continue reading

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Edwardian Fiction

In England, the first decade of the twentieth century represented a time of unique social contradiction. On the one hand, society was moving into the accelerating age of technology, while on the other, it was attempting to hold on to … Continue reading

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Departmental iPad

As mentioned before, one of the changes we’ve had for the department is the presence of a new iPad. The first question we keep being asked is “Well, why?” The second is “Well, why the iPad, as opposed to say … Continue reading

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Artwork showing

Although it is not what we are best known for, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives is responsible for much of the artwork that The University of Tulsa owns, and all that is in the McFarlin Library. We … Continue reading

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Fall Orientation

The fall semester is almost upon us, and with it comes student orientation. The Department of Special Collections is participating in tours and orientation sessions for incoming students and their families. We will also be present at the graduate student … Continue reading

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The Rush Greenslade Library

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Possible Blog Site Disruption

We are going to be making some changes to the blog software. You, the readers, should not notice any significant changes, but we apologize for any disruption.

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New Acquisitions

The department has been busy this summer with improving this and that, but that does not mean we have been inactive on other fronts. There have been several new acquistions. Coll. No. 2011.036 Joseph Moller photograph album of Kelly Field, … Continue reading

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