The George Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Tulsa announced Wednesday that they had acquired the Bob Dylan Archives — more than 6,000 pieces of material going back 60 years. That a bulk of that collection even existed had been a mystery until Wednesday morning. Showing a few of those handwritten manuscripts, some written on hotel stationary with stains and cigarette burns, Michael Chaiken, the collection’s curator, said the vast, expansive collection is a treasure trove. About 1,000 items are already in Tulsa, but much more is to be revealed. “This isn’t even the tip of the iceberg,” Chaiken said. http://bit.ly/1VUdbxN http://bit.ly/1VUdbxN+ -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra