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Rare map found at TU
Possibly as few as eight exist in the world, and
TU has one.
Titled, “A Map of North America Constructed
According to Latest Information,” the historical document
was published by noted cartographer Henry Schenck
Tanner in 1822 in Philadelphia. The map, which depicts
North America as it was known at the time, was uncovered
by Mark Dolph, a graduate student majoring in history,
while creating an index of McFarlin Library’s collection
of material on the Great Plains. Associate Librarian Marc
Carlson speculates that the University came into possession
of the rare map as part of the John W. Shleppey (’27)
acquisition in the mid 1970s.
Two additional rare finds made during Dolph’s research
are a precursor map to Tanner’s of New Spain in 1812
published in Paris, and an 1876 map of North America
published by the British government of North America.
Assistant Librarian Marc Carlson and graduate student Mark Dolph are pictured
with a rare map uncovered at McFarlin Library. The maps can be viewed online at
http://www.lib.utulsa.edu/speccoll/collections/maps/tanner/tanner1.htm
The U gets new look;
Bayless nears completion
The grounds to
the west of McFarlin
Library, known as the
U, have undergone a
transformation, and
the first in a series of
construction projects
creating a formal
entrance from
11th Street nears
completion.
A landscaping
makeover of the U features 20 foot-wide walkways with brick
pavers, signage, vintage acorn lighting, benches and wireless
Internet access.
Bayless Plaza, home to historic Kendall Bell, is in the final
stages of its makeover. Featuring 7,500 square-feet of charcoal
and antique red brick pavers, the plaza will house the bell in its
copper cupola encircled by six 28-foot columns in cast stone. The
plaza is named for Bernice Bayless (BS ’49) and her late husband,
Robert Bayless (BA ’49), who made a generous contribution to the
University to help fund the project.
In other projects, construction continues on the Case Athletic
Complex and Collins Hall, both scheduled for completion in 2007.
The three-story, 30,000-square-foot Case Complex will consolidate
football operations and provide a dramatic anchor to Skelly
Stadium. Collins Hall will serve as the new alumni and student
services building.
TU 9th in nation for
National Merit Scholars
TU is 9th in the country in
a per capita ranking of National
Merit Scholars. Of the 631 firsttime
freshmen who enrolled at TU
in the fall of 2005, 83 are National
Merit Scholars (approximately 1 in
8). Two-thirds of these freshmen
also graduated in the top 10 percent
of their high school class.
Also listed in the National Merit
Ranking top 10 are Harvey Mudd
College (1st), Rice University (2nd),
California Institute of Technology
(3rd), Yale University (4th),
Harvard (5th), Carleton College
(6th), The University of Chicago
(7th), Princeton University (8th)
and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (tied 9th with TU).
The National Merit Scholarship
Program, founded in 1955, is
an academic competition for
recognition and scholarships. Of
the 1.3 million students tested
annually, approximately 8,200 are
named National Merit Scholars.
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