A handwritten list of Freedom Summer volunteers and staff in Hattiesburg written by Joe Ellin. The list gives the volunteers' religion, race, approximate age, and their work site. There are tally marks for the statistics on the lower right corner....
Transcribed copy of a letter written by Nancy Ellin requesting help in building up the book collection in the Hattiesburg Freedom Library. Specific needs include books about African-American history, books about civil rights and the Freedom...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A man and a woman are walking past the United Nations Building and its lineup of national flags. They look up at a new skyscraper in New York, and they appear surprised to see...
Letter from John Lion, Director of the American College Theater Festival, to President Aubrey Lucas. The letter announces the selection of USM's production of Catfish Moon for performance at the American College Theater Festival during April 1995...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Richard Locher. A man is sitting on a stool a bar. He says to the barkeeper, "Gimme a New York disaster." The bartender, who is drying glasses, says, "A what?" The man replies, "Manhattan on...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on July 25, 2006 with Naseer and Zaheer Ahmad. Zaheer had been a taxi operator in New Orleans for twenty-five years when Katrina forced his family to Virginia. Zaheer recalls his life in New Orleans and...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on November 20, 1998 with Jason York, marketing manager for Silver Star Resort and Casino. Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, York describes his experience of Choctaw culture in the context of American society.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 11, 1974 with Mrs. Lillie Jones at her home in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Jones was born in 1892 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi and soon after her family moved to Neshoba County. She attended a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A U.S. Army general stands beside a large map of the Eastern United States and Cuba, and he is using a pointer to indicate the New York area. In his other hand, he holds a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter, as the Statue of Liberty, smiles and watches as a Soviet ship labeled, "Red star," steams by in New York harbor. The ship has a flag with a hammer and sickle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Dennis Renault. The Statue of Liberty is shown very pregnant. Her abdomen is labeled, "Equal rights amendment."
Oral history.; Dr. Sam Spinks was born on March 19, 1921, in Henleyfield, Mississippi. Dr. Spinks attended Henleyfield High School, Pearl River Junior College, The University of Southern Mississippi and The University of Florida. He served in the...
Oral history.; Mrs. Sarah Harris Ruffin was born on April 15, 1914. Her parents came to Hattiesburg in the early 1900s. When young, Mrs. Ruffin did domestic and warehouse work. In 1949, she began working at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital as a nurse's...
Photograph of the front of a commemorative T-shirt signed by basketball players. Printed on the front of the white shirt is a large red apple overprinted with a golden "1" with "USM" in black. The words "Golden" and "Eagles" in color gold are above...
Photograph of the March 31, 1987, article in Student printz about the National Invitation Tournament basketball victory over La Salle University. The headline reads, "Eagle fever riding high."
Photograph of a Southern Miss basketball player (No. 23) holding up a banner at the National Invitation Tournament. The banner is gold with black letters and reads: "Southern Mississippi 1987 NIT champions." The crowd of fans is seen in the...
Photograph of Shannon Reed and Marty Baggett hanging a banner in front of College Hall after the Golden Eagles basketball team won the National Invitation Tournament in 1987. Featured in the 1987 Southerner yearbook on page 345.
