From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. A male Northern cardinal drapes a banner labeled "N.L. pennant" across its nest, which rests on top of the Gateway Arch at St. Louis, Missouri. The St. Louis skyline is seen under...
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...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 6, 2006 with Vaughn G. Couk. Mr. Couk was a resident of New Orleans who managed restaurants and bars before 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 July 18, 2006 with Odalee Fair. A resident of New Orleans, Ms. Fair discusses her experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 14, 2008 with Robert E. Bass, Jr. (born 1955). Mr. Bass earned degrees from Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi Law School. He has served in many civic capacities, including...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 19, 2006 with artist Lori K. Gordon. Ms. Gordon discusses her community, Clermont Harbor, Mississippi, before Hurricane Katrina, as well as her experiences afterward. Pieces from Ms. Gordon's work, The...
Oral history.; Bishop Joseph Howze was born August 30, 1923, in Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama. He attended all-black, segregated schools, and he graduated from high school in Mobile, Alabama. Bishop Howze was a teacher in public and Catholic...
Oral history.; Mrs. Lorita Nelson Jones was born on July 19, 1909, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Her mother's family were originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, of Creole heritage; her grandmother, Olivia Lewis, spoke only in French. Her father Lamar...
Oral history.; Reverend Arthur Lewis Jr. was born on October 29, 1948, in Forest Home, Alabama. He grew up in Pensacola, Florida, where he was graduated from high school in 1967. From Jackson State University, he earned a B.S.W. degree, and from...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 7, 1999 with Terri Shaw (born 1940). Ms. Shaw graduated from Antioch College in Yellow springs, Ohio, in 1963, then went to work for the Buffalo (NY) Courier-Express before spending the summer in...
Oral history.; Mr. Pascal Nevin Sledge was born February 6, 1921, in the Alva Community east of Duck Hill, Mississippi. He attended Cleveland High School, Culver Military Academy, Delta State University, and General Motors' Chevrolet Dealer...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 1, 1994 with Judge Harvey T. Ross (born 1920). In the mid-1960s, Judge Ross was active in laying the groundwork for Coahoma Opportunities, Inc. (COI), a community action agency designed to improve the...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. By Clement C. Moore and illustrated by Thomas Nast. Published in New York by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., ca. 1860. Cover title. Running title: A visit from St. Nicholas. Contains six full-page...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. By Clement Clarke Moore. Published in New York by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., copyright 1888. Cover title. Running title: Visit of St. Nicholas.
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. One-page typed sheet written by Hardy T. Frye and two pages of black-and-white photographs. Frye, with the Holly Springs COFO (Council of Federated Organizations) Project, solicits funds from...
One patent for 160 acres of land in Washington County, Alabama. Title to the land, purchased at Fort St. Stephens, Alabama, belonged to Bookajah Smith, assignee of James P. Hainsworth. The land sale was handled in the St. Stephens Land Office at...
Photograph of Hattiesburg Mass Transit System. Bus and 2 drivers at corner of Main St. and Pine St. in downtown Hattiesburg featured in the October 21, 1982 Student Printz on page 1; 6 x 4.5