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Tag Archives: Special Collections
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
The Stephen Crane Collection
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
Posted in Collections, General
Tagged author, Books, history, Literature, newspapers, Special Collections, Stephen Crane
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Pawnee Bill and Collections Acquisitions
I am so excited to be back at work in the Special Collections department! I hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer. My husband and I bought a house, so Tulsa is officially home for me! We also celebrated our … Continue reading
Call for Donations for University of Tulsa “Living through Covid-19” collection
This is a historic opportunity to add your personal perspective to the narrative of how future generations will learn and research about this pandemic. The purpose of this collection will be to document how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting everyone on … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Covid-19, General, History
Tagged collections, Covid-19, history, Special Collections, Tulsa
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Spiro Mounds and Oklahoma Archaeology
Archaeology is a fascinating subject and Oklahoma has a rather a wild archaeological history, primarily because of the Spiro Mounds site, just across the border from Fort Smith, Arkansas. I grew up in the area near Spiro but it wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, History
Tagged collections, Native Americans, Oklahoma, Special Collections, Spiro Mounds
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What’s in a Map?
I recently saw a silly sign the other day that said something to the effect of ‘nobody likes old stuff!’ and I want to spend some time debunking that claim. I know for a fact that quite a number of … Continue reading
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Tagged Indian Territory, maps, Oklahoma, Special Collections
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American Glass: Bohemia, The Great Depression, Mid Century, and Beyond
Special Collections is pleased to announce the new exhibit about American glass. Glass has been produced in a myriad of shapes, colors, sizes, and textures across the globe. From the most practical, mundane glass in everyday use to the most … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, exhibit, glass, Special Collections
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Western Trilogy II: Mountain, Canyon, Dune
Mary Heebner’s artist book Western Trilogy II contains three separate books titled Mountain, Canyon, and Dune. The entire trilogy holds 45 original watercolor paintings with text accompanying it from essays originally written for The Western Horizon by Macduff Everton, a … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, McFarlin Library
Tagged art, artists books, book, Books, canyon, dune, Mary Heebner, mountain, painting, Special Collections, Trilogy, university of tulsa, Watercolor, Western Trilogy II
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April 16th 2019 Special Collections Fellows Dinner
On April 16th, 2019, Fellows of McFarlin library Special Collections gathered together for their third and final fellow’s dinner of the year. Our special guest of the evening was poet, musician and playwright, Joy Harjo. The evening began with a … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fellows Events, General, McFarlin Library, News, Uncategorized
Tagged Fellows Dinner, fellows speakers, McFarlin Fellows, Special Collections
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Rorschach’s Animals by Rae Trujillo
Rae Trujillo made her artist book Rorschach’s Animals resemble a box of Animal Crackers. Inside the cover, the reader will find the silhouette of an elephant on the left side of the page and an ink blot on the right … Continue reading
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Tagged animal crackers, animals, art, artists books, Books, elephants, prints, Rae Tujillo, Rorschach, Special Collections, university of tulsa
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