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Tag Archives: Oklahoma
You’re doin’ fine, Oklahoma!
Did you know that the beloved musical Oklahoma! was based on a play by Oklahoma’s own Lynn Riggs? Riggs was born on a farm in Claremore in 1899, in what was then known as Indian Territory. His professional career produced 21 … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Guild Theater, Lynn Riggs, Oklahoma, Rogers & Hammerstein, theater
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Now on Display: Life in the Circus
McFarlin Library Special Collections is proud to announce our first physical exhibit since March 2020 titled “Life in the Circus”. Graduate students from the Museum Science and Management program designed and implemented the exhibit this past semester. The exhibit focuses … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Uncategorized
Tagged Circus, exhibit, Oklahoma, posters, Special Collections
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The Art of Alexandre Hogue
It has been three and a half years, almost to the day, since the last blog post about Alexandre Hogue, but I didn’t know that when I was looking at some of the pictures we have of his artwork. I … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, Collections, Digital Collections, History, World War II
Tagged Alexandre Hogue, art, collections, history, hogue, imagery, McFarlin Library, oil, Oklahoma, Special Collections, texas, university of tulsa, WWII
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The Tulsa Women’s Club Collection
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
Posted in Collections, General, History
Tagged charity, club, collections, community service, correspondence, general, letters, Literature, Oklahoma, oklahoma women, photographs, Tulsa, Tulsa Women's Club, women
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Black History Month is Here!
February is Black History Month! Melissa’s post about our new virtual exhibit unofficially kicks off our month of blog posts honoring such an important topic. We will focus our posts on the materials in Special Collections that highlight African Americans … Continue reading
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Tagged african-american, black history, Black History Month, collections, Couples, greenwood, history, Oklahoma, photographs, Tulsa
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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
Midterms Memories
Midterms have come and gone, and while I don’t have any traditional exams as a grad student, I’m still incredibly busy at this halfway point. My two children are in school and we just had our first ever virtual parent-teacher … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History
Tagged collections, education, grades, Great War, Oklahoma, photographs, report cards, school, World War I, WWI
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Oklahoma Post Cards and Road Trips
I moved to Tulsa exactly 14 months ago, but I haven’t begun to explore anything beyond Tulsa. I’ve enjoyed the scenery along the Muskogee Turnpike and I-40 on the few trips I’ve made back to Arkansas, but I haven’t even … Continue reading
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Tagged Oklahoma, post cards, road trip, small towns, travel
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State Park Brochures in the Oklahoma Collection
In our office, you would not notice the seasons passing, but I cannot help but be excited that fall is finally here! It is time for this graduate student to find some free time, get out her hiking boots, and … Continue reading