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Tag Archives: Indian Territory
Hello, Halito, Hesci, ᎣᏏᏲ
I have always loved learning languages. My mother was a high school Spanish teacher, so Spanish was my first (and best) foreign language, even though I have never achieved true fluency (the value of studying abroad cannot be overestimated at … Continue reading
Oklahoma Statehood: The History and Anniversary
While scanning some documents, I noticed articles about the anniversary of Oklahoma statehood and realized that the 113th anniversary was this past Monday! This anniversary will be easy to remember since it’s only a few days before my birthday, so … Continue reading
What’s in a Map?
I recently saw a silly sign the other day that said something to the effect of ‘nobody likes old stuff!’ and I want to spend some time debunking that claim. I know for a fact that quite a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, General
Tagged Indian Territory, maps, Oklahoma, Special Collections
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Dennis Banks, and the Wounded Knee Occupation
On Sunday, October 29, 2017, the world said goodbye to Dennis James Banks. Dennis Banks, alongside Clyde and Vernon Bellacourt, helped establish the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the 1960s to protest against the treatment of Native Americans. His character … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Collections, History
Tagged acquisitions, collections, correspondence, history, Indian Territory, Native Americans, Tulsa
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J. F. Standiford, photographer
Jacob Frank Standiford (1852-?) was a photographer in Indian Territory. He was originally from what would become West Virginia, and part of his life was lived in Illinois and Kansas. In 1878, he moved to Muskogee, I.T. and received a … Continue reading
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Tagged history, Indian Territory, Native Americans, Oklahoma, Photographer, photographs, Standiford
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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
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Tagged acquisitions, collections, history, Indian Territory, photographs
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Early University History, Part 2. Henry Kendall College, Muskogee, I. T.
This, the second installment on the history of the university, examines the history from the establishment of the school to the move to Tulsa. The first entry can be found here. Henry Kendall College opened its doors on September 12, 1894, … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Kendall College, history, Indian Territory, Robertson, tu, tulsa university, university of tulsa
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New in Digital Collections: December 2015
The University of Tulsa Special Collections and University Archives has added new items to our digital collections. Our new items of note include: More photographs from our university archives negatives collection. Images now include photographs of campus in the 1950s, … Continue reading
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
Posted in artwork, Collections, Exhibits
Tagged art, artists, collections, Dust Bowl, exhibit, history, Indian Territory, Native Americans
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Early University History, Part 1. Before Henry Kendall College.
As we are digitizing images from the University’s Archives, which can be seen on our ContentDM service McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections, Digital Collections, we are rediscovering interesting material about the early history of The University of Tulsa, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Kendall College, history, Indian Territory, Robertson, tu, tulsa university, university of tulsa
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