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The John Bennett Shaw Collection is comprised of extensive collections of modern literature, books relating to Native Americans, early travel, and Oklahoma, archival materials, photographs, pamphlets, phonographic discs. The modern authors represented include William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, John Steinbeck, and Katherine Mansfield.

Scope and Contents The papers are divided into two series, Series 1: Business correspondence and documents and Series 2: Personal. Series 1 consists of letters and legal documents relating to oil producers (primarily Wilson Petroleum Corporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma), as well as letters from colleagues and financial institutions (primarily City Bank, Kansas City, Missouri). The correspondence relates to a variety of legal suits, claims, and oil and gas leases, filed by various companies and...

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Personal and business papers of Tulsa lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and civic leader instrumental in founding the University of Tulsa's College of Law (which bears his name) and for many years administrator of the Chapman McFarlin Barnard trusts.

Scope and Contents Bookseller John S. Van E. Kohn's personal collection of Robert Frost materials including Frost's books, miscellaneous press cuttings, articles, photographs, Christmas card imprints, etc. Consists of correspondence between Kohn and others, press cuttings and brochures, and other Frost-related ephemeral items; correspondence between Robert Frost and others, Frost's Christmas circular letters and cards, photocopies of poems, copy of Frost's last will and testament, photos of Frost,...

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Because of the large amount of material, this collection has been divided into specific series: library; Outdoor Advertising Company archive; collection of the history of Native American peoples; John W. Shleppey artifacts; family papers; and miscellaneous collections

Content Description The cornerstone of this collection is a complete holding of the publications from the Book Club of California. From its beginning in 1913 to the 1980s, it has published over 160 books that reflect not only historical and literary developments in the West but also represent many of the finest accomplishments in printing and typography in California. The work of Bret Harte and Mark Twain among many other authors has been published in attractive books designed by such notable figures as John...

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...

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Books compiled by Former TU faculty Ken Jackson. The papers remain unprocessed.

To view the catalog, click on the "External Documents" link below, which will take you to the McFarlin book catalog for a list of all the included volumes.

Please note that this is a group of BOOKS and not manuscript materials.

Content Description For almost 40 years the British poet, novelist, and scholar Kenneth Hopkins (1914-1988) collected eighteenth and nineteenth century English poetry, often searching rural bookshops with such bookish companions as Edmund Blunden and Sir Rupert Hart-Davis. The result of his dedication is found in the collection of 5,000 volumes of English poetry from the past two centuries. The collection was formed not so much with an eye towards rarity as with attention to the more obscure figures as well as...

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Correspondence and manuscripts of the American poet. Handwritten and carbon copy typescripts.