Oral history.; Ms. Margaret Keith Andresen was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on May 3, 1943. She attended Perkinston High School and the Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. As a teacher at Moss Point High School from...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on June 12, 2007 and February 20, 2008 with Robert Gavagnie. A descendent of some of the first settlers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mr. Gavagnie discusses his experiences as Chief of the Bay St. Louis...
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 27, 2005 with Louis Gomez. A registered nurse with American Medical Response, Mr. Gomez describes his responsibility for managing a special-needs shelter in Biloxi, Mississippi during Hurricane...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 15, 1978 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...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 19, 1978 with Mr. W.S. Griffin at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Griffin was born on October 15, 1913 near Mantee, Mississippi, in Webster County. In 1936, he accepted a position as a teacher and coach...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 27, 2005 with Glynna Dozier. Mrs. Dozier discusses her experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on September 19, 2007 with Rich Westfall, Director of Community Development at Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi, who describes Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact on the casino, the region, and the positive...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on September 23, 2009 with Robert Weaver, the Sand Beach Director and Roads Manager for Harrison County, who describes the 2005 hurricane season's destruction across the American South.
From the Circus, Minstrel and Traveling Show Collection. An illustrated route book of Ringling Bros.' World's Greatest Shows for the 1894 season titled Beneath White Tents. The route book was a recorded account of the circus season, and was made...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 14, 2007 with Richard Chenoweth, Jr., owner of Scranton's Restaurant in Pascagoula, MS. He describes his preparations for and experiences during Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast.
Oral history.; An interview with Robert Hirsch conducted on June 8, 2007. Hirsch describes his experiences as Superintendent of Ocean Springs School District during Hurricane Katrina.
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. Photograph of tent housing at Camp Shelby during World War I. Several African American women and children are pictured among the tents.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Gerald Ford is dressed in a full Boy Scout uniform that includes shirt, kerchief, kerchief clasp, sash with badges, very short pants, socks, and shoes. He wears a backpack and gives...
Oral history.; An interview with A.J. Holloway conducted on January 18, 2007. Mayor of Biloxi, Holloway describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the city, as well as volunteer efforts in recovery.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Charles Benvenutti, a CPA in Bay St. Louis, MS. He describes his experience during and after Hurricane Katrina.
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...