Inside Look: The Bob Dylan Archive®
Bob Dylan: Face Value and Beyond is not the only thing drawing visitors from far and wide to Gilcrease Museum. The Bob Dylan Archive®, housed in The University of Tulsa’s Helmerich Center for American Research on the Gilcrease campus, attracts researchers from around the world seeking to dive deeper into the legacy of the folk …
Breathing Room
The Anthropology Collections storage area recently completed an incredible makeover thanks to the residents of Tulsa’s voting for the Improve Our Tulsa initiative in 2013. The previous storage facility was over capacity with no room for growth for the densely packed objects. Museum staff, volunteers and visiting scholars and students shared a workspace that consisted …
Art and Artistry of Plains Indian Cultures Examined
The Helmerich Center for American Research achieved another milestone hosting its first symposium based on its Visiting Scholars Program. Six scholars made presentations related to the theme, “Art and Artistry of Plains Indian Communities” focusing on research recently conducted at Gilcrease. W. Richard West, M.A., J.D, Autry Museum of the American West, provided a frame …
Unlocking the History of the Americas at the Helmerich Center
The Helmerich Center for American Research celebrated its public opening on March 27- 28, 2015, with the inaugural symposium, “The Gilcrease Archives: Unlocking the History of the Americas.” Ten highly respected scholars spoke to an enthusiastic audience on the significance of individual and collective treasures in the Gilcrease archives. Some of the treasures are quite …
Certified Copy of Declaration of Independence Moves into New Home at Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum
Gilcrease Museum’s Certified Copy of the Declaration of Independence, 1777, as well as other items from the vast archival collection, have been moved into the secure vault at the Helmerich Center for American Research on the Gilcrease campus. The move was a watershed moment for the museum. Since the public preview weekend of the Helmerich …
Duane H. King, Ph.D., named director of the Helmerich Center for American Research
The University of Tulsa is pleased to announce that Duane H. King, Ph.D., who has served as vice president for museum affairs and executive director of Gilcrease Museum for six years, has been selected to lead TU’s new Helmerich Center for American Research. “After a comprehensive search for a founding director of the Helmerich Center …