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Tag Archives: popular culture
I, Libertine–Fake book and literary hoax
During a recent staff meeting at McFarlin Library Special Collections and University Archives, the topic of fake books and literary hoaxes came up. The one fake book that grabbed everyone’s attention was “I, Libertine” by Frederick R. Ewing. This book … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, Books, Fake book, Literary Hoax, popular culture
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Playbills
TU Special Collections owns an impressive assortment of Playbill theater programs gathered from several donor gifts and acquisitions, related to productions that ran in theater houses from across the U.S. Currently we are organizing and taking inventory of the individual … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisements, cast list, collections, musical, playbill, popular culture, theater, theater program
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English Author Neil Gaiman Visits Special Collections
English author Neil Gaiman paid a special visit yesterday afternoon to the Department of Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Tulsa. Gaiman is known for his novel American Gods, his Sandman graphic novels, and his children’s book Coraline, … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, Comic Books, events, exhibit, library, Literature, popular culture
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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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This Week is Banned Books Week!!!
This week we are celebrating Banned Books Week. This event, organized by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and numerous writers and publishers, advocates for the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community … Continue reading
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Tagged Banned Books Week, Books, collections, Comic Books, popular culture
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New Acquisition: James Joyce’s “The Dead” illustrated by Robert Berry
The University of Tulsa and the McFarlin Library’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to announce the acquisition of a new edition of James Joyce’s short story “The Dead.” “The Dead” is the final short story in … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, collections, James Joyce, popular culture
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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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Special Collections’ Woody Guthrie Manuscript on Exhibit
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is proud to be collaborating with the Woody Guthrie Center in the exhibit of the original typed manuscript of Woody Guthrie’s only novel House of Earth. The manuscript, on … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, history, popular culture, Tulsa
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Rare Vintage Cameras at Special Collections
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is much more than just a place where rare books and manuscripts are stored. In our mission to be the most effective and efficient research tool we can be … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, photographs, 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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