cartoon by Vic Cantone; The "Press" indulges in the pleasures of women, food, and relaxation. Bubbles float around that read "Conflicts of Interest," "Freebies," "Free Travel," and "Gifts." An older and proper woman representing the "Code of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Uncle Sam stands behind Charles de Gaulle and Leonid Brezhnev, who are holding a huge Valentine labeled "Roses are red, violets are blue, please accept our IOU." Uncle Sam,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Lyndon Johnson stands beside a decorated Christmas tree and looks sideways at a large wrapped gift before him. The wrapping paper has "Surtax" all over it, and the gift tag...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen stands at the exchange window of a store with an opened Christmas package in his hands. The box is labeled "Tax package" and still has some of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant dressed as Santa Claus is riding in a sleigh pulled by reindeer as they fly over homes. Large sacks are in the sleigh and are labeled, "Tax cuts for one and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards is dressed as Santa Claus and is driving his sleigh through the night sky. In his sleigh is a large bag labeled, "Teachers-state employes [sic:...
Oral history.; Dr. John Paul Quon was born June 11, 1942, in Moorhead, Mississippi. His parents emigrated from China to Mississippi to participate in a family-owned grocery store. Dr. Quon was in the first public school class in Mississippi that...
Oral history.; Eva Gates was born on October 4, 1948. Marriage and pregnancy at fifteen caused her to temporarily leave school although her return proved difficult because of her husband's protests and the prevailing school policies concerning...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 26, 1974 with Rabbi Julian B. Feibelman in his office at the Temple Sinai in New Orleans, Louisiana. Feibelman was born on March 23, 1897 in Jackson, Mississippi. He remained in Jackson for the first...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 30, 1978 with Thomas Jefferson Tubb (born 1899). Mr. Tubb served as chairman of the Clay County Executive Committee for 47 years from 1928 to 1975 and during the Dixiecrat movement from 1950 to 1956....
Oral history.; Mrs. Sarah Harris Ruffin was born on April 15, 1914. Her parents came to Hattiesburg in the early 1900s. When young, Mrs. Ruffin did domestic and warehouse work. In 1949, she began working at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital as a nurse's...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on November 12, 1981 and February 6, 1982 with Judge J. P. Coleman. Coleman was born on December 9, 1914 in Fentress, Mississippi. After attending the University of Mississippi, he was invited to work in...
Oral history.; Zella McNair Weathersby was born January 1, 1929, in Mt. Olive, Mississippi. Mrs. Weathersby graduated from high school from Depriest (now known as Earl Travillion) in Hattiesburg. She attended Jackson State College and later did...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 1, 2007 with Dr. Ethelyn Patricia ""Pat"" Joachim. Associate Provost for the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, Dr. Joachim describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on her own home as well...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 6, 2006 with Fred Dunaway and Caroline Dunaway. Residents of Back Bay, Biloxi, Mr. & Mrs. Dunaway discuss their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Edmond Boudreaux, Jr., a longtime Mississippi Gulf Coast resident and active local historian of the region. Mr. Boudreaux discusses the impact of Hurricane Katrina on...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Lyndon Johnson, dressed in one-piece pajamas, is opening Christmas presents. Robert Kennedy is depicted as a Jack-in-the-box with the name "Bobbin' Bobby" popping out of the box...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Santa Claus stands next to a decorated Christmas tree gesturing to a group of children in the foreground of the cartoon. The children are in silhouette and nearby is a sign that...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Lobbyists" is presenting a horse labeled "Gifts OK'd by state board of ethics" to a man labeled "Legislature." The lobbyist says, "You no longer even have to look inside...
