From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Congress" sits on top of a cactus labeled, "Election year politics." He is holding a long piece of paper labeled, "Remaining work load." The burning sun is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill are sitting at desks across from each other, and they are both shouting. Reagan is waving a large “Veto” stamp at O’Neill. A stamp pad is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Congress" is standing behind his desk, dusting it off with a whisk broom. A piece of paper that has been swept away has the words, "Flurry of action on major...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Beneath a large sign with the words "Madison Square Garden...Democratic Convention," Jimmy Carter walks on a wide carpet which is being unrolled by four men (Edward Kennedy, Morris...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. A zoo keeper wearing coveralls labeled "92nd Congress" and carrying a lunchbox walks briskly away from his work when he sees the time on his pocket watch. He had been near the open...
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for Ross Collins, candidate for U.S. Senate. Collins ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1934 against Theodore Bilbo and in 1941 against Wall Doxey.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan stands in front of a taller man, Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, who is labeled "26 new House members." In the background is the dome of the U.S. Capitol,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Reg Manning. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger wears chef's attire and stirs a pot labeled "U.S. foreign affairs." He is surrounded by a crowd of men, also dressed as chefs, labeled "Congress"...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A voter stands before a curtained voting booth that has a sign that reads, "Vote on 2 proposed constitutional amendments." Above the voting booth on the wall is a sign that...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant and a donkey wearing suits stand near a brick wall looking up at windows set into the wall. Each carries a briefcase; the elephant's case is labeled "Returning...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Copy of a typewritten letter from "The FDP Congresswoman"(Victoria Gray) to Congressman William Fitts Ryan. Gray expresses appreciation on behalf of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) for...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 25, 1976 with Bert Fells, a Hattiesburg native. Mr. Fells served in the Air Force from 1966 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. In 1972, he returned to Mississippi to live and became director of...
Oral history.; Foster discusses the Mississippi Humanities Council, the teaching of African-American history in Mississippi schools, grant writing and funding, and race relations in Mississippi.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 10, 1993 with Herman Cowan Glazier Jr. (born 1918). Glazier's service record in Mississippi government spans forty-five years from 1946 to 1987. This includes his serving as exectutive assistant to...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 3, 1993 with Horace H. Harned Jr. (born 1920). He was a former Mississippi State legislator, a member of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, and an active segregationist during the years of...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 7, 1991 with Miss Emma Ruth Corban in her home in Meridian, Mississippi. Corban was born in Fayette, Mississippi, on September 18, 1907. She completed a BA degree in English in 1929 and her Masters...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on June 18, 1992 and March 9, 1993 with Mr. C.B. "Buddie" Newman at his home in Valley Park, Mississippi. Newman was born on May 8, 1921 in Valley Park, Mississippi. In 1942, he left his job with the Southern...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 26, 1975 with Mr. Charles Johnson at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Johnson was born in 1911 in Amory, Mississippi. After receiving a degree in Science from Mississippi State University, he began...
Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on April 28, 30 and May 7, 1981 with Mr. Claude Ramsay at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Ramsay was born in 1916 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He served briefly in the Civilian Conservation Corps...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on April 16, 1985 with Mr. Thomas Y. Minniece. Minniece was born in Meridian, Mississippi on October 9, 1912. He received a BA degree from the University of Texas in 1933 and a law degree from the University of...
