Easson, Roger R., 1945-2016

Content Description Much of the University of Tulsa’s collection of Blake materials was generously donated by Professors Roger and Kay Easson, in honor of Dr. Winston Weathers, a former faculty member of the university. The collection includes facsimile editions of Blake’s “Illuminated Books,” including The Marriage of Heaven and Hell as well as The Book of Thel. Since Blake’s “Illuminated Books” seamlessly unite illustration and text, they are of particular interest to students of book history and graphic...

Content Description

This collection, formed by University of Tulsa alum Roger R. Easson, contains 283 books, chapbooks, broadsides, and editions containing work by the American poet Robert Bly. Also included is a complete collection of the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies Press publications for which Bly was the publisher. In addition, there are 431 periodical volumes containing poems, interviews and essays dating from 1953-1983. Most people recognize Robert Bly as the author of Iron John: A Book about Men.