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. A historical marker on West Pine Street reading: “William Harris Hardy: In 1880 near the banks of the Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Large colored marker drawing/illustration of Curious George on a flip chart entitled, "A Flower For Pussy, From George," probably sent to Margret Rey from H.A. Rey undated. 23" x 19"
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of a marker for the Illinois Central Railroad in front of Hattiesburg City Hall dedicated in 1951.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of the dedication of a marker for the Illinois Central Railroad in front of Hattiesburg City Hall.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An American soldier in a Jeep is on a road labeled, "Vietnam." The jungle is on either side of the road, and the road makes a winding descent through a valley. A mile marker...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Victor Schiro is smoking a large cigar labeled, "Congratulations! It's a start." A stone marker on the ground is engraved with "Corner stone [of] Spanish...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A turtle carrying a satchel labeled, "Congress," is walking by mile marker stones that read, "Christmas...Thanksgiving." In the distance is the U.S. Capitol. The cartoon caption...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 26, 2005 with Joel Ellzie. A paramedic, Mr. Ellzie discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 19, 2009 with John Dubuisson, Chief of Police in Pass Christian, Mississipi. Mr. Dubuisson discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 6, 2006 with Fred Dunaway and Caroline Dunaway. Residents of Back Bay, Biloxi, Mr. & Mrs. Dunaway discuss their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 19, 2009 with Dwight Gordon. A firefighter in Pass Christian, Mississippi, Mr. Gordon discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 19, 2009 with George Bass, Chief of Long Beach Fire Department. He talks about losing his home and his other experiences in Long Beach during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 19, 2008 with David Baria, a resident of Bay St. Louis during Hurricane Katrina. He describes his experience before, during, and after the storm.
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on February 7 and 21, 1992 with Mr. Thomas Knight Sr. at the University of Southern Mississippi. Knight was born on July 9, 1920 near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 1941, he began working at the Reliance...
Oral history.; Discusses the prominence of the United Daughters of the Confederacy among Southern white women prior to World War II and the annual observances of Confederate holidays. Mentions other influential women's organizations in Mississippi.
