Tag Archives: Literature

Dame Edith Sitwell

Posted on 2022 September 7 by Abigail Dairaghi

Today celebrates the birthday of British poet and critic Edith Sitwell. Sitwell is celebrated as one of the most important voices of twentieth-century English poetry, next to T.S. Eliot. Born in England in 1887 to indifferent parents, Sitwell spent a large … Continue reading →

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l’Amazone

Posted on 2022 July 5 by Abigail Dairaghi

Natalie Clifford Barney is an American writer and queer icon of the 20th century, known for her literary salon in Paris which she hosted for over 60 years. Inspired by the works of Sappho, Barney is known for her themes … Continue reading →

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Oscar Wilde

Posted on 2022 March 25 by Abigail Dairaghi

St. Patrick’s Day may have passed, but here at Special Collections we are always finding a good reason to celebrate Irish roots. Today we are focusing on Irish poet, playwright, and writer Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde. Oscar Wilde was … Continue reading →

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Ann Radcliffe

Posted on 2022 February 15 by Abigail Dairaghi

Ann Radcliffe (née Ward) (1764-1823) was an English writer in the 18th century and known as a one of the founders of Gothic fiction. As a writer of the early Romantic period, Ann was a pioneer in the genre of … Continue reading →

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Laura Riding Jackson

Posted on 2022 January 28 by Abigail Dairaghi

Laura Riding Jackson (1901-1991) was a widely noted poet, essayist, novelist, critic, and writer of short fiction in the 20th century. Born Laura Reichenthal in New York city to Jewish immigrant parents, Laura went on to study at Cornell University where … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on 2021 November 23 by Abigail Dairaghi

When it comes to Thanksgiving, it is sometimes easy to forget the narrative of our Indigenous Peoples. However, the voices that prevail continue to give prayers of thanksgiving. One of these voices is Soan Mahngotaysee (sooahn= swan) (mon-go-tahi-see), Chief Strongheart of … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen

Posted on 2021 October 15 by Abigail Dairaghi

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey  Beloved Jane Austen is most notably known for her six major novels. Most dear to both my heart … Continue reading →

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The Tulsa Women’s Club Collection

Posted on 2021 March 20 by Jacalyn Pearce

Continuing with our theme of covering Women’s History Month, this post is about a little archive of the Tulsa Women’s Club. I found that it hadn’t been digitized at all yet, so I scanned as many items as I could during … Continue reading →

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The Stephen Crane Collection

Posted on 2020 September 25 by Jacalyn Pearce

One of my favorite things to do is catalog our unprocessed collections, creating a finding aid by describing each item in each folder in each box of a particular collection…it’s often tedious, but nerd that I am, I often love … Continue reading →

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Bibliographic Curios–Picture Edition

Posted on 2019 November 22 by Jacalyn Pearce

Book are the magical portals where we create our own adventures without ever leaving the reading nook. Books often contain beautiful works of art, but have you ever stopped to think about the book itself as a work of art? Not just … Continue reading →

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