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Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize Winner, Dies at 94
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is sad to announce that adored British author Doris Lessing passed away peacefully at her home in the early morning hours of Sunday November 17th. Lessing, who produced fifty-five … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, collections, Literature, poetry
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Dr. Samuel G. Kennedy Scrapbook
In 1891, Dr. Samuel Kennedy and his brother, Dr. James Kennedy, came to the Oklahoma Territory, which had recently opened for settlement, and set up a medical practice in the fledgling Village of Tulsa. The young doctors became the pioneer … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, Books, collections, history, manuscripts, photographs, Tulsa
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Recent Photographic Acquisition
The history of race relations in Tulsa is extensive. Events ranging from the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921, which resulted in the obliteration of one of the wealthiest African-American communities in the United States at the time, to the recent … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, collections, history, photographs, Tulsa, tulsa race riot
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Announcement: Anna Kavan at the Zarrow Art Center
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is proud to announce the opening of an exhibit featuring the works of Anna Kavan. The exhibit will be shown in the Sherman Smith Family Gallery at the Zarrow … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Kavan, art, collections, events, exhibit, Literature, university of tulsa, Zarrow Arts Center
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Graham Greene’s Birthday
Today we commemorate the birthday of English writer, playwright and literary critic Graham Greene. Greene’s works delved into the ambivalent moral and political issues of contemporary culture, and his works were permeated by Catholic religious themes, as seen in his … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, collections, history, Literature, Modernism, popular culture
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Today is T.S. Eliot’s birthday. Eliot, one of the most influential Modernist poets, attracted widespread interest for his poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915), which is seen as a masterpiece of the Modernist movement, and that deals … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, collections, history, Modernism, university of tulsa
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Birthday
Today we are commemorating the birthday of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s works are the quintessential writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined. Along with Hemingway, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers … Continue reading
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An American Visionary: Alexandre Hogue
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is proud to be a part of Corning, New York’s Rockwell Museum of Western Arts upcoming special exhibition titled An American Visionary: Alexandre Hogue, opening on Friday, September 27th, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artists, collections, Dust Bowl, exhibit, history, Indian Territory, Native Americans
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Exciting New Acquisition: Helen Halloran Photographs
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is delighted to announce the acquisition of a collection of photographs by Helen Halloran. Born Helen Zimmerman, Halloran worked for Harris and Ewing Photographers in Washington, D.C. In 1945, … Continue reading
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New Exhibit at Special Collections
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to cordially invite our students, faculty, alumni, and the community in general to come in and take a look at our new exhibit titled Eudora Welty: Eloquence … Continue reading
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