Oral history.; Mrs. Edith Ruff Thomas was born on February 12, 1920. She grew up on a farm that became well-established, providing products throughout Tupelo. In 1936, she lived through the Tupelo tornado, and in 1937 she was graduated from Tupelo...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Runtz. President Richard Nixon rows a boat down a rapidly moving stream accompanied by an attractive woman whose billowing scarf is labeled "USA." Nixon's eyes are on the woman and not on...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen is at his desk, on which are a large ruler labeled "Expected revenues" and a large roll of paper labeled "Appropriations bill." Treen, sweating, is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter is sweating and wiping his brow under a glaring sun. The sun has at its center an elephant head and a campaign button that reads, "Reagan & Bush '80." Around Carter...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in a baseball uniform is up to bat, and he is sweating nervously. The man is labeled "Legislature" and holds a bat labeled "Individual batting average." Home plate is in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. From the background, an American soldier in the Vietnam war zone watches an angel jogging in place in the foreground. The angel, sweating and tired, has been jogging in place...
cartoon by Eddie Germano; An "airport traffic controller" is seen sitting up in bed and very distressed. It appears he has had a dream about jets flying all different directions. He is sweating and biting his nails.
cartoon by Ed Valtman; There are 3 different scenes. In the first scene, Anwar Sadat is dressed as a marathon runner. He is handing Menachem Begin, who is also dressed as a runner, a baton labeled "Peace Initiative." The second scence shows Begin...
cartoon by John Riedell; A dollar bill is being cut by five separate pairs of scissors. George Washington's face on the bill looks worried, and he is sweating. The pairs of scissors have eyes and hats. They are labeled,"federal taxation,"state...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man is sitting up in bed, having just awakened from a nightmare. He is sweating and afraid. He sees a menacing cloud of smoke outside his window that reads, "Revolution in the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. Richard Nixon, Attorney General John Mitchell, and Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans sit on the lid of a wooden coffin labeled "Watergate affair." They each hold hammers and are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jack Jurden. In the background of the cartoon, Richard Nixon leans out through the front of a television set and holds an ink pen labeled "Veto." In the foreground is an overstuffed cloth sack...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Karl Hubenthal. An elephant labeled "G.O.P. nat'l committee" carries an open umbrella and walks a tight rope suspended between two platforms labeled "San Diego" and "Miami." Shaking and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. Uncle Sam is wearing the clothing of a U.S. Army soldier. He is weighed down with gear, his pack is labeled "Vietnam efforts," and he is sweating. Behind him, a glove from a suit...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jack Jurden. A man with a globe for a head relaxes in an outdoor chair. Sweating, he holds a soft drink bottle labeled, "Arab-Israeli cease fire." The cartoon caption reads, "Pause that...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. Two men, one wearing a shirt labeled "Congress," stand in the foreground under a blazing sun. They are sweating, mopping the brow, and fanning. The sun overhead is drawn with...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 16, 2008 with Rod Dickson-Rishel, pastor of the Mississippi City United Methodist Church. Reverend Dickson-Rishel discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 1, 2007 with Dr. Ethelyn Patricia ""Pat"" Joachim. Associate Provost for the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, Dr. Joachim describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on her own home as well...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 21, 2007 with Ruth Christian, who describes losing her home to Hurricane Katrina and the struggles that ensued after the storm on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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...
