Tag Archives: Literature

Bibliographic Curios–Mini Edition

Posted on 2019 September 26 by Jacalyn Pearce

It is a safe assumption that people who work in a library love books of many different sizes, shapes, colors, and textures, even smells! The books of the Special Collections Department are a treat of old, rare, and unique books … Continue reading →

Posted in literature | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Gertrude Stein Stein

Posted on 2019 September 20 by Kelsey Hildebrand

As you may already know, the Special Collections Department houses a number of interesting objects. These objects are tucked away on the shelves with thousands of manuscripts, letters, and books. There is a lot of variety among these objects, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Collections, General, literature, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Posted on 2018 October 2 by Molly McVey

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is the only person to win both a Booker Prize and an Oscar. During her lifetime she wrote a dozen novels, 23 screenplays, and numerous collections of short stories. In 2002, she was granted a joint fellowship … Continue reading →

Posted in Collections, literature, McFarlin Library, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

McFarlin Fellows Dinner: Une soirée avec Martin Walker

Posted on 2018 February 27 by Jennifer Murphy

This past Thursday, February 22nd, the Special Collections department and McFarlin Fellows hosted the first guest lecture of spring two-thousand and eighteen. The McFarlin Fellows are an integral group of donors with whom Special Collections works closely to purchase new … Continue reading →

Posted in Acquisitions, Collections, Events, Fellows Events, General, literature, News, Popular Culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Our Claw-some Cat Collections

Posted on 2017 December 1 by Jennifer Murphy

McFarlin Special Collection and University Archives houses many author’s personal papers and manuscripts. Recently I discovered that a popular topic amongst writers was their interest in cats. The first author that came to mind when I thought about this close-knitted … Continue reading →

Posted in Acquisitions, artwork, Collections, General, James Joyce, literature, McFarlin Library | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mildred Darby–Anglo-Irish novelist

Posted on 2017 March 8 by Jennifer Donner

Mildred Darby started out life as Mildred Henrietta Gordon Dill and grew up in England. She married Jonathan Darby in 1889 and moved to Leap Castle, located in Coolderry, County Offaly, in Ireland. As Mildred settled into life in an … Continue reading →

Posted in General, gothic, Great Irish famine, History, literature, occult | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Georgette Heyer

Posted on 2017 February 6 by Hannah Johnson

Georgette Heyer was an early to mid-twentieth century British author credited with the creation of the regency romance genre. She also wrote several works in the mystery and historical fiction genres. Heyer’s novels were popular to her contemporaries, though far … Continue reading →

Posted in Collections, literature, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Charles King Library

Posted on 2016 November 8 by Jennifer Donner

General Charles King (1844-1933) was an American author who spent most of his life in the military. A graduate of West Point, he served in the Army until he was wounded at the Battle of Sunset Pass during the Yavapai War. … Continue reading →

Posted in literature | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books

Posted on 2016 October 13 by Jennifer Murphy

The University of Tulsa Special Collections and Archives is well known for its collections of American and British Literature. Our department is fortunate enough to carry multiple editions of manuscripts. We house many editions of John Milton’s (1608 – 1674) … Continue reading →

Posted in Collections, literature | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Nuremburg Chronicle at TU

Posted on 2016 October 6 by Hannah Johnson

One of the prize volumes in the University of Tulsa Special Collections and University Archives is a copy of the Latin edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, or Liber Chronicarum, printed on July 12, 1493. This large tome is one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibits, History | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment