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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Special Collections’ Woody Guthrie Manuscript on Exhibit
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is proud to be collaborating with the Woody Guthrie Center in the exhibit of the original typed manuscript of Woody Guthrie’s only novel House of Earth. The manuscript, on … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, history, popular culture, Tulsa
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Rare Vintage Cameras at Special Collections
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is much more than just a place where rare books and manuscripts are stored. In our mission to be the most effective and efficient research tool we can be … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, photographs, popular culture
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Banned Books: Young Adult Novels
So far this blog series has covered banned children’s books, however we at Special Collections thought it was important to note the many other genres of books that are censored and banned every year, including young adult novels. Our exhibit … Continue reading
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Banned Books: Publications by Roald Dahl
So far in this blog series we have examined the censorship of individual works; instead this post will focus on one author and the many books he published that faced criticism. Roald Dahl was a British novelist famous for his … Continue reading
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Special Announcement: Extension of Banned Books Exhibit
Due to popular demand the current exhibit titled Banned Children’s Books will remain on display throughout the month of March and into the second week of April. You can visit this exhibit at the Department of Special Collections located on … Continue reading
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Dean Alexander Featured in Studio Tulsa Interview
In a previous post, we mentioned that Special Collections had recently acquired a rare and beautiful copy of Eric Gill’s The Four Gospels. On March 4, Studio Tulsa’s Rich Fisher interviewed Adrian Alexander, Robert M. and Ida McFarlin Dean of … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, General, History, Uncategorized
Tagged acquisitions, Books, fine printing
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