Monthly Archives: February 2014

Banned Books: The Wizard of Oz

Tornadoes, flying monkeys, and ruby slippers. When you mention these three things together audiences everywhere immediately think of Dorothy Gale’s adventures in Oz. L. Frank Baum published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900, the novel was then followed by … Continue reading

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McFarlin Fellows Event

The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives, and McFarlin Fellows is holding and eventon Thursday, February 20th in honor of TU’s very own Professor Joseph Kestner. Dr. Kestner serves as McFarlin Professor of English and Professor … Continue reading

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Banned Books: The Brothers Grimm

Thanks to Disney, every child in America knows the stories of Snow White, Rapunzel, and Cinderella. Disney portrays these stories as romantic tales that warm the heart of every young girl who one day wishes to find her own “Prince … Continue reading

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Posting on behalf of KWGS 89.5 FM

At The University of Tulsa’s KWGS 89.5, we are researching and producing a radio documentary on old-fashioned soda pop or soft drinks. Are there any flavors that you recall, perhaps as a child, that are no longer being made?  Do … Continue reading

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Banned Books: Winnie The Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh, also known as Pooh Bear, is an anthropomorphic teddy bear that fumbles through life’s adventurous accompanied by his fellow anthropomorphic friends and the young English boy, Christopher Robin. The first collection of stories featuring Pooh bear were Winnie-The-Pooh published in … Continue reading

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Banned Books: Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland or Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a novel published in 1865 written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. “It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy … Continue reading

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Recent Acquisition: Eric Gill’s The Four Gospels

The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is proud to announce a very unique acquisition, a copy of Eric Gill’s The Four Gospels. The Four Gospels, cited as “one of the most handsome illustrated books of … Continue reading

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