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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Closed for Thanksgiving 2016
McFarlin Library Special Collections will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday starting at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 23 through Friday, November 25. We will reopen at our normal time on Monday, November 28. Have a safe and happy holiday.
A Civil War Romance: General George Armstrong Custer and Elizabeth Clift Bacon
General George Armstrong Custer and Elizabeth Clift Bacon had a devoted and passionate love affair that lasted their entire lives. Custer was a young cavalry officer in the Union Army at the start of the Civil War. He formally met … Continue reading
McFarlin Fellows Dinner
Thursday night McFarlin Library held the first McFarlin Library Fellows Dinner of this school year. The night began with a book sale where the guest lecturer, Jane Smiley, had her novels for sale, which could then be signed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Fellows Events
Tagged Fellows Dinner, fellows speakers, Jane Smiley, novels
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McFarlin Library
People at the University of Tulsa may have noticed over this last fall work being done on the McFarlin Library building. Most of this has been necessary maintenance and cosmetic repairs to the building. This began with repairing the slate … Continue reading
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New acquisition: Hard Times punk fanzine
Special Collections has newly acquired Hard Times, a punk fanzine that was published in Maywood, New Jersey. The magazine was focused on the punk rock scene of New York City that featured letters, interviews, pictorials, and cartoons. The original run of the … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Popular Culture
Tagged acquisitions, fanzine, popular culture, punk music, punk rock
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The Charles King Library
General Charles King (1844-1933) was an American author who spent most of his life in the military. A graduate of West Point, he served in the Army until he was wounded at the Battle of Sunset Pass during the Yavapai War. … Continue reading
Posted in literature
Tagged Books, Charles King, collections, Literature, Native Americans, World War I, World War One, WWI
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Kent Frizzell Wounded Knee papers
Recently The University of Tulsa College of Law made a pastoral announcement concerning the passing of Kent Frizzell, retired Professor of Law, and Director of the National Energy Law and Policy Institute from 1977 to 1995. Frizzell also served as United … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History
Tagged collection, kent frizzell, photographs, wounded knee, wounded knee occupation
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The History of Tulsa High School Newspaper
The University of Tulsa Special Collections and University Archives houses more than just books. When looking through our oversize collection this week, I came across a folder titled Tom-Tom and, of course, I was curious as to what was … Continue reading