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Tag Archives: Literature
Harper Lee Announces New Novel
Last Spring, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives was glad to find out that Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and classic of Modern American literature To Kill a Mockingbird was to be re-released in digital and audiobook formats. … Continue reading
New Exhibit at Special Collections
The University of Tulsa and McFarlin Library’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives are proud to announce their latest exhibit titled “Up, Up, and Away: A Historical Overview of American Comic Books.” Beginning on January 5th and extending through … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, Comic Books, exhibit, history, Literature, popular culture
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127th Anniversary of A Study in Scarlet
This month we celebrate the 127th anniversary of the publication of the novel A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This novel presents the first appearance of beloved literary characters Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, John … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, collections, Literature, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Happy Birthday to Margaret Anderson!
November 26th marks the birth of one of the early supporters of modernism, Margaret Anderson. Anderson founded the Little Review in 1914, a publication notable for being a venue for the more experimental and risqué works by writers such as … Continue reading
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Tagged Ezra Pound, Harlem Renaissance, James Joyce, Literature, Modernism
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Bloomsday Irish Pub Crawl and Special Collections Exhibit
Bloomsday is just around the corner! This Monday, June 16th, the festivities will kick off in earnest with an authentic Irish pub crawl from 6:30 to 10:00 pm in the area of Downtown Tulsa surrounding the Guthrie Green. While enjoying … Continue reading
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Tagged art, exhibit, James Joyce, Literature, Modernism, posters, university of tulsa
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First Friday Exhibit and Bloomsday Celebration
Each year on June 16, people around the world celebrate one of the greatest works of modern literature: James Joyce’s Ulysses. Set on a single day in 1904 Dublin, the book follows in careful detail the rather uneventful life of … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Exhibits, Guide to Literary and Related Materials, News
Tagged Books, events, exhibit, general, James Joyce, Literature, Modernism, university of tulsa
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New Acquisition: Spenser’s Minor Poems
Special Collections is pleased to announce the acquisition of a beautiful collection of poems: The Minor Poems of Edmund Spenser. Published by Ashendene Press in 1925, the book contains The Shepheardes Calender, Compaints, Daphnaida, Colin Clovts Come Home Again, Amoretti, Hymnes, and other … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, Books, Edmund Spenser, fine printing, Literature, poetry, university of tulsa
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Harper Lee agrees to ebook version of To Kill a Mockingbird
American novelist Harper Lee has announced that she has entered an agreement with HarperCollins to release her Pulitzer-prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird in e-book and digital audiobook formats. In a rare public statement released through her publisher on … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, history, Literature, Modernism, popular culture
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McFarlin Fellows Event
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives, and McFarlin Fellows is holding and eventon Thursday, February 20th in honor of TU’s very own Professor Joseph Kestner. Dr. Kestner serves as McFarlin Professor of English and Professor … Continue reading
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Sherlock Holmes Copyright Decision
An Illinois district court judge recently ruled that the material contained in most of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s writings about the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, would indeed enter the public domain this year. According to a December 27th New York … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, collections, copyright, Literature, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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