Monthly Archives: June 2013

New Exhibit at Special Collections

The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to cordially invite our students, faculty, alumni, and the community in general to come in and take a look at our new exhibit titled Eudora Welty: Eloquence … Continue reading

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An Announcement from Special Collections

The staff of the University of Tulsa’ Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to inform our patrons that, due to staffing issues, we will close at noon on June 21st. We apologize for any inconvenience this may … Continue reading

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Opus Chronologicum: A study of variants and multiple copies

My time in Special Collections at the University of St Andrews has been exciting and enriching. I’ve been cataloging 17th century books on history, primarily historical chronologies. The first book I worked on was the 1620 edition of Opus Chronologicum … Continue reading

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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

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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

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USTC Project at St Andrews, Week 1

I have begun settling in to my work at the University of St Andrews. My first task at the project is to convert item location and copy information from the Incunabula Short Title Catalogue (ISTC) into a form that can be … Continue reading

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