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Monthly Archives: March 2016
New acquisition, Jack C. Rea library of Science Fiction
The staff recently began moving in the Jack C. Rea Library of Science Fiction, approximately 81 linear feet of hard cover first editions and first bound editions of the works of Science Fiction authors from the 1930s to the 1990s. … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, literature, Popular Culture
Tagged acquisitions, Books, collections, Libraries, library, Literature, popular culture, Science Fiction
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Proper Etiquette at TU Special Collections
Browsing the shelves on the fifth floor of the University of Tulsa’s Special Collections, I found a little 4 ½ inch blue covered book titled True politeness: A hand-book of etiquette for ladies. The author attribution is “by an American … Continue reading
New Acquisition (just in time for tornado season).
This week the department of Special Collections and University Archives has acquired a set of 24 cabinet card mounted photographs mostly taken in Indian and Oklahoma Territories and generally of Native American related subjects. The collection was assembled by Esther … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Collections
Tagged acquisitions, collections, history, Indian Territory, photographs
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New appearance
You may notice some changes to the appearance of this blog. We are attempting to make it appear more in line with the University’s current standards.
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Special Collections in the news
This morning the Department of Special Collections and University Archives appeared in the Tulsa World in an article about the E. Nelson Bridwell Collections (1989.001). The article may be found at here.
All That Jazz…
Special Collections is pleased to announce that a new collection has been processed. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. James Ronda, former history professor here at the University of Tulsa, Special Collections now has a robust offering of turn of … Continue reading
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On this day: March 11
In 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was first published. Our three-volume first edition copy here at Special Collections is a particular favorite, and we make sure to point it out in tours. In 1918, a soldier at Fort Riley, Kansas, reported a headache, … Continue reading
Posted in Birthday, General, History
Tagged douglas adams, frankenstein, influenza epidemic, mary shelley, WWI
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McFarlin Fellows Event, February 25th 2016
Also by Jennifer Carlson and Abhinaya Rangarajan. The University of Tulsa Department of Special Collections and University Archives and the McFarlin Fellows hosted a reception and dinner Thursday, February 25th. The speaker for this event was TU’s own Dr. Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fellows Events, News
Tagged events, fellows speakers, university of tulsa
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