From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Guidelines for conducting phone calls to influential persons in an effort to solicit Federal support for civil rights workers in Mississippi. Compiled after the murder of three civil...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Part of a closed door is seen in the cartoon, with a sign identifying the interior as "City Hall." Next to the door frame are a suggestion box and a sign above it on the wall....
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the last professional bare-knuckle fight. John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds; 7 x 5
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the last professional bare-knuckle fight. John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds; 7 1/2 x 7 1/2
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. John F. Kennedy is climbing the face of a mountain, using a rope, and has almost reached the summit. He sees Nikita Khrushchev at the top with an axe next to his climbing rope....
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Handwritten account of the student walk-out that occurred at Alcorn A & M College (now Alcorn State University) in Mississippi in March 1957. The protest was a result of a controversy related to Professor...
Yearbook page with photographs from the first summer stock theatre productions by Mississippi Southern College, including Gigi, The kids, and See how they run. Performances were at the Paspoint Little Theatre in Pascagoula. From the 1960 Southerner...
Photograph of a summer student onboard the R/V Tommy Munro. The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory's R/V Tommy Munro is a fully equipped oceanographic research vessel.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) describing the political and economic situation in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Includes a summary of the Fifth Circuit Court...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) describing the progress made in Sunflower County, Mississippi, with regard to the decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Document prepared to raise funds for the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower. Sunflower is described as a town in Mississippi. Discusses the challenges faced by African Americans who attempt...
From the University of Southern Mississippi Art Museum collection. Oil pastel on paper painting of sunflowers in a blue vase sitting on a table, by Mandy Kuykendall Buchancan.
Photograph of the Sunken Garden, later the site of McLemore Hall. The garden was built in 1932 as a jobs project during the early part of the Depression. Lake Byron is located just to the right of this picture. Both areas were part of a campus...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A chef wearing a helmet is serving up a bowl of Pigskin Supreme as the the soup of the day in a bowl marked, "Superbowl XV."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. Charles de Gaulle stands at the base of a stack of giant coins labeled "Franc." His hands are on the stack, and he is pushing with all his might. The stack has begun to curve and...
