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...
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...
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...
Photograph of an Honors College medal. Honors College students strive for the goal of earning their Honors Medal and the prestige that goes along with it. Also found in the 1996 Southerner yearbook on page 53.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "City Council" leans on his desk or a counter, chin in one hand and holding a pencil in the other. The man's expression shows dismay or uncertainty. The man wears...
Oral history.; Charles C. Jacobs Jr. was born in Greenville, Mississippi, on January 13, 1921. Mr. Jacobs attended the University of Mississippi and returned to its law school after serving as a Marine during World War II. During his career, he was...
Oral history.; Page discusses his family, his experiences as a black physician, the civil rights movement, his work in state politics, and the Mississippi Humanities Council.
From the Berta and Elmer Hader Papers. Sketch in graphite for the title page of THE BIG SNOW by Berta and Elmer Hader (New York: Macmillan, 1948). THE BIG SNOW is the winner of the 1949 Caldecott Medal.
From the Gail E. Haley Papers. Sketch in graphite and color pencil for A STORY, A STORY: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (New York: Atheneum, 1970). A STORY, A STORY is the winner of the 1971 Caldecott Medal.
From the Gail E. Haley Papers. Sketch in graphite for A STORY, A STORY: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (New York: Atheneum, 1970). A STORY, A STORY is the winner of the 1971 Caldecott Medal.
From the Gail E. Haley Papers. Sketch in "full color" graphite and color pencil for pages 34-35 of A STORY, A STORY: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (New York: Atheneum, 1970). A STORY, A STORY is the winner of the 1971...
From the Gail E. Haley Papers. Color separation "for orange and yellow plates" for pages 26-27 of A STORY, A STORY: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (New York: Atheneum, 1970). A STORY, A STORY is the winner of the 1971...
From the Gail E. Haley Papers. Color separation "for orange and yellow plates" for pages 32-33 of A STORY, A STORY: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (New York: Atheneum, 1970). A STORY, A STORY is the winner of the 1971...
From the Gail E. Haley Papers. Print, linoleum, "full color," for pages 10-11 of A STORY, A STORY: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (New York: Atheneum, 1970). A STORY, A STORY is the winner of the 1971 Caldecott Medal.
From the Gail E. Haley Papers. Print, linoleum, "full color," for pages 12-13 of of A STORY, A STORY: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (New York: Atheneum, 1970), with the caption "Ananse and the Leopard" "#1/9" signed and...
From the Gail E. Haley Papers. Print, linoleum, "full color," for pages 34-35 of A STORY, A STORY: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (New York: Atheneum, 1970). A STORY, A STORY is the winner of the 1971 Caldecott Medal.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Hy Rosen. Leonid Brezhnev stands on the 1st place platform of an Olympic-style awards podium wearing a medal labeled "50% more land-based missiles." An arm with a spike collar on the wrist...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 25, 2007 with Lieutenant General John C. ""Clark"" Griffith. General Griffith describes his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina, as well as his involvement in commissions planning for the...
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...
