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Monthly Archives: August 2018
A new article about the late Sir V. S. Naipaul
TU houses the late Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul’s entire archive
Tulsa Municipal Airport Ledger books
On August 28, 1963, Tulsa’s airport name was changed from Tulsa Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport. Today marks the 55th anniversary of the switch. TIA has gone through many changes and renovations over the years, but it started as … Continue reading
‘F.R. first gift of ephemera.’
There is a particular fascination from modern day society with both World War I and World War II. Whether it is the old photographs, the soldier’s outfits or the patriotic propaganda posters, there is almost always something that can pique … Continue reading
Anamorphic Art: Illustrations Come to Life
The short story, Direction of the Road, written by Ursula K. Le Guin caught my interest while exploring Special Collections earlier in the week. American writer Ursula K. Le Guin was born in 1929 in Berkeley, California. She attended Radcliffe … Continue reading
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Tagged anamorphic art, art book, artist book, direction of the road, tree book, ursula k le guin
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Sir V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) Naipaul
Post by Tracy Ashby Nobel laureate Sir V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) Naipaul died in his London home on Saturday August 11, 2018 at age 85. He was known for his fiction and non-fiction novels, travel writings and essays, and autobiographic … Continue reading
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Bert Hebbes WWI Letters archive, Coll No. 2007.017
Post by intern Tracy Ashby In 2007, the Department of Special Collections acquired a collection of letters that belonged to Bert Hebbes, a British Rifleman during the First World War. The Bert Hebbes WWI Letters archive, Coll No. 2007.017 is … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, Great War, history, War, World War I, World War One
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