Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A child in a skeleton costume walks down the street carrying an enormous bag of candy labeled, "Trick or treat." The cartoon caption reads, "The affluent society."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Stampone. Lyndon Johnson stands listening to a man labeled "Congress." Johnson holds a piece of paper in one hand with the heading "State of the Union" and on it are the words,...
From the Quantrill (William Clarke) Research Collection; Letter from William E. Connelley to Captain William H. Gregg, regarding information on Quantrill from Sylvester Akers.
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Published in Chicago by Reilly & Britton Co., in 1908. Part of the Children's red books series.
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Pen and ink illustrations from page 31 of Children from the Bible illustrated by Priscilla Pointer (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1940) Little color classics #840, from the books series of the McLoughlin...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "N.O. taxpayer" stands before a framed painting. In the painting are a chart with a downward trend line labeled, "Flop in sales tax returns," dollar signs, jagged...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Report prepared by the Southern Regional Council that provides a detailed account of civil rights-related activities and incidents that took place during 1963. The events are listed according to state and...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This six-page document is a publication of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) regarding the cotton vote in Mississippi. It summarizes the attempts of African American farmers to run...
From the Merritt Mauzey Papers.; Pencil drawing of a windmill entitled "Prairie Ghost" (p. 31) from Merritt Mauzey's Cotton Farm Boy (1953). 12.5" x 17.5"
