Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The James Earl Price Mississippi history collection is organized into six series: Alleged Slaughter at Camp Van Dorn; History and Struggles of the United Methodist Church in Mississippi; President Theodore...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the background is a building labeled "New Hampshire ski lodge." On a slope covered with snow is a large sign labeled, "Mondale's the one!" Gary Hart, skiing down the slope,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Henry Cabot Lodge tries to dislodge a huge boulder from a roadway on a mountain pass. A directional sign on the road labeled "Peace ? kilometers" points the way, but the boulder,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A massive boulder that resembles former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's face and head sits atop a cliff that overlooks a mountain road. The boulder is labeled "Ike's reluctance." A...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A snow skier labeled "Ye voter" stands before a sign that reads, "N.H. primary" and looks out with uncertainty at the number of ski slopes before him. Each is labeled with a...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; An African American child stands in front of a car damaged by gunfire during Freedom Summer, 1964, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The car is parked at the side of local civil rights leader J.C....
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Reverend Bob Beech, Director of the Delta Ministry in Hattiesburg, is shown talking on the phone inside the headquarters of the Hattiesburg Ministers Project, located in the rear of the Masonic...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. An elephant labeled "GOP" is dancing with Henry Cabot Lodge. In the upper right background, President Dwight Eisenhower is playing a trumpet with "Tootin' it up" coming out of...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the elaborately decorated four-story Odd Fellows Hall, with banners reading "Welcome Brothers" and a flag that reads I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge Mississippi; 5 x 7
From the Map Collection. Map of the coast of early west Florida, including Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans, and the mouth of the Mississippi River. At the top right of the map: "Gent. Mag. Feb. 1772." Includes inset: "Plan for a new settlement."...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on August 29, 1991 with Mr. Richard Boyd and on September 29, 1992 with Mrs. Earline Boyd. Mr. Boyd was born on July 21, 1916 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He graduated from Eureka High School in 1935. ...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 2, 1976 with James Cohen (born 1920). Since 1953, Mr. Cohen has been active in several civic associations in Hattiesburg and provides insight into the city's race relations and politics from the 1950s...
A collection of six interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
A collection of eight interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 12, 2008 with Teri Eaton. An agent with State Farm Insurance, Mrs. Eaton discusses her experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 17, 2006 with Ronald J. Baker, a commercial fisherman in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Baker describes the hurricane's impact on his neighborhood, his personal business, and the shrimping industry in general.
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...
