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Monthly Archives: November 2018
Art Deco in Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma has an outstanding collection of Art Deco architecture. The style is mainly found in the “Deco District” in downtown Tulsa, but it can be seen throughout the city on churches, schools, and gas stations to name a few. … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, art deco, collections, photographs, Special Collections, Tulsa
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University of Tulsa Football Photograph Collection
Football has become America’s favorite pastime, which brings families together to watch the sport and has become the most popular sport in the United States. Football is introduced to the lives of most Americans when they are children, they often … Continue reading
Peter Forster’s Wood Block Prints
In 2011, the independent Oscar Wilde scholar, Merlin Holland graciously donated a set of colored prints and masks entitled “Awful Brevity,” created by Peter Forster to Special Collections. This specific print was used in the 1991 Folio Society edition of … Continue reading
WWI Reconnaissance Photographs
November 11th, 2018 marks the centenary of the end of World War I. The Great War was one of the deadliest conflicts in history due to new technologies and industrial developments, with a great deal of trench warfare. It is … Continue reading
Walt Whitman
In 1952, Tulsa businessman Rush Greenslade and group called the Tulsa Bibliophiles deposited with McFarlin Library a large collection of Walt Whitman books, and ephemera, creating the first ‘rare book room’ in the library. This was in the north wing … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, photographs, Special Collections, Walt Whitman, Whitman
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