From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. J. William Fulbright is hammering together the framing of a wooden doghouse in a yard near a high stone wall. A hand saw, bucket of nails, and cut wood pieces are on the ground...
Amendment: Proposed by the Senate to the Bill (H. R. 379) to levy additional taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five, for the support of the government.
A Bill: Declaring the mode of ascertaining the value of the tithe deliverable to the government under the true construction of existing laws. December 5, 1864, read first and second times,and referred to Committee of Ways and Means; December 29,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A woman rummages through her purse and is placing the contents on a desk. Her purse is labeled, "The case for ERA." A man labeled "La. Senate" watches her. She says, "I just...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jim Orton. A donkey and elephant are playing baseball, with the donkey pitching to the elephant. The elephant is distressed to see three balls coming at him, labeled "Watergate, Pardon,...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 18, 1972 with Ms. Ruby Magee at College Hall at the University of Southern Mississippi. Magee was born in 1940 in Tylertown, Mississippi. In 1962, she received a BA in history and political science from...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 17, 1972 with Associate Justice Thomas Pickens Brady, of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi. This is the second part of an interview conducted on March 4, 1972 with...
Oral history. Interview conducted on March 4, 1972 with Associate Justice Thomas Pickens Brady, of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi. Brady was born on August 6, 1903, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He...
From the Political Campaign Collection. Political campaign handout for James K. Vardaman, who served in the US Senate from 1913-1919, when he was not re-elected. He attempted to run again un 1922, but was defeated in the Democratic primary.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Postcard for Jim Eastland, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1942. The postcard lists times of radio broadcasts featuring Eastland. The postcard was mailed to U.S. Senator Theodore Bilbo.
Joint Resolution: Defining the position of the Confederate States, and declaring the determination of the Congress and the people thereof to prosecute the war till their independence is acknowledged. Senate Bill, No. 16.
Photocopy of a two-page typed letter from Nancy Ellin that is undated and not addressed to a particular person. Nancy writes of a visit from Joe's friend, Yale professor Dick Bernstein, and Nancy teaching her Freedom School students about the...
Letter from Senator David Holmes of Mississippi to the Secretary of the Navy, dated 29 December 1822. The letter endorses the recommendation made by Judge Thurston Speaks of Missouri that Hamilton E. V. Robinson, also of Missouri, be appointed as a...
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Erle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson, Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin, and E.K. Collins, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary...
Typewritten letter on United States Senate letterhead from New York Senator Jacob K. Javits to Dr. Israel Zwerling, dated July 2, 1964. Javits thanks Zwerling for his recent letter concerning the safety of students participating in civil rights...
From the Gary (Martin Witherspoon) Papers. Letter, dated 13 June 1864 from Confederate President Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Senate supporting Secretary of War James Alexander Seddon's promotion of Colonel Gary.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jerry Fearing. Hubert Humphrey sits at a player piano labeled "'76 campaign," holds up his hands, and says, "Look Ma, no hands!" Musical notes surround the piano. The paper roll in the piano is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled “LA. lottery” is wearing old-fashioned clothing and a bowler hat, and he has a handle-bar moustache. He is standing beside a raffle/lottery wire cylinder...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is walking away from the U.S. Capitol. He is dressed for winter weather and is carrying a briefcase labeled, "Reduction in weapons concession." Behind him, the...
Message of the President to the Senate and House of Representatives; Includes Communication from the Secretary of War, James A. Seddon, and an Estimates from J. Gorgas, Colonel, Chief of Ordinance.
