Oral history.; The Honorable Frank D. Barber was born on April 2, 1929, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Barber attended the University of Mississippi for a year before volunteering for the U.S. Army which involved National Guard work in the U.S. and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. President Jimmy Carter is playing soccer with a ball labeled "Admin. domestic program." An opposing team player labeled "Special interests" blocks Carter's attempt to kick the ball...
A Bill: To be entitled, "An Act to provide for the further issue of treasury notes, and for other purposes. Enacted by the Congress of the Confederate States of America on 23 January 1863.
A Bill: To be entitled, "An Act to facilitate the detection of frauds by the disbursing officers of the Government, with the view to the discovery of frauds and peculations upon the Government, and facilitate the conviction of offenders, under...
An Act: To reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds. Enacted by the Congress of the Confederate States of America on 17 February 1864.
A Bill: To be entitled, "An Act to authorize the 2d Auditor of the Treasury, or a Commissioner, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury with the consent of the President, to take proof as to the expenditures of the State of Tennessee, in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Congress" stands beside a huge barrel labeled "Carter energy program." He also has a suitcase labeled "Recess." His hand is on the spigot, and he is letting a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A hippopotamus with the long ears and brush tail of a donkey and labeled "94th Democratic Congress" stands in a large, round circus or zoo cage with its mouth wide open. It is...
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. Supreme Court Associate Justice Abe Fortas is running on a long trail that goes back and forth across the cartoon. The trail is labeled, "Road toward Supreme Court Chief Justice...
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 Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Congress" stands on a dock and looks toward a sinking ship labeled "Social security system." A group of elderly men stand on the rear deck of the ship and shout "S Oh! S"...
A printed copy of a petition to the House of Representatives of the 24th Congress on 1 February 1837. The petition contains 91 names of Mississippi residents who were requesting that Congress set up a tribunal to scrutinize land claims in the area...
