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Tag Archives: Literature
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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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
Posted in artwork, Collections, Events, Exhibits, News
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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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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Tagged Books, collections, history, Literature, Modernism
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Yes! We Have Comic Books!
Popular Culture (commonly referred to as pop culture) is defined as the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artifacts, artists books, collections, Comic Books, history, Literature, popular culture
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Eliot Bliss collections
Eliot Bliss was born Eileen Bliss in a Jamaican army garrison in 1903. She adopted the first name Eliot because of her admiration for T.S. Eliot and George Eliot. Bliss was educated in convent schools in England before rejoining her … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, collections, Creole, Eliot Bliss, Jean Rhys, Literature, West Indies, women writers
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Cats of Copenhagen acquisition
Posted in Acquisitions, News
Tagged acquisitions, copyright, James Joyce, letters, Literature
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Happy birthday to James Joyce!
Today marks the 130th birthday of James Joyce. The Department of Special Collections is renowned for its extensive Joyceana holdings, including the Harriet Shaw Weaver library, the Paul & Lucie Léon collection of James Joyce (Coll. No. 1984.005), and various … Continue reading
Poor Sarah and Elias Boudinot
Posted in Collections, History
Tagged boudinot, cherokee, Creek, Literature, Native Americans, poor sarah, Robertson
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