Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 7, 1976 with Dr. W. B. Thompson at his office at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. Thompson was born on November 5, 1920 in Columbus, Mississippi. After returning from service in World War...
Materials in this collection were donated by William M. Colmer: First accession-1970. Additional information online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m024.htm
From the Lovell (Mansfield) Letters. Letter from Mansfield Lovell to his wife Emily, dated 22 September 1861, was written from Bowling Green, Kentucky, where Lovell was awaiting orders following his attachment to the Confederate Army. Lovell...
From the Lovell (Mansfield) Letters. Letter from Mansfield Lovell to his son Joseph, dated 27 March 1863, written from Jackson, Mississippi. Lovell encourages his son, almost twelve years old, to study hard and take his mother for daily walks.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. The Apollo 8 command module has just splashed into the ocean upon its return from the moon. Waves radiate out from the splashdown. Parachutes are deployed, and a Navy ship approaches...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Uncle Sam, hands on lapels and looking very pleased, is labeled, "Tremendous scientific achievements." He is standing in front of a chart with an upward-trend graph line that is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Uncle Sam kneels and folds his hands in a posture of prayer at the base of a ladder labeled "Prayers of the people." The ladder stretches far into the night sky toward the moon. The...
