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...
From the Maud and Miska Petersham Papers. Proofs for cover, page 9, 19, 29, 37, and 47 of AN AMERICAN ABC by Maud and Miska Petersham (New York: Macmillan, 1941). AN AMERICAN ABC is a 1942 Caldecott Honor Book.
Photograph of Dr. Byron Green, President of the Forrest County Board of Supervisors and veterinarian. Dr Green assisted USM's class of 1934 in the construction of Lake Byron, which was named in his honor; 5 x 7
Photograph of Chi Tau Epsilon, a national dance honor society that promotes a greater appreciation of modern dance as an art form. (Caption) Also found in the 1997 Southerner yearbook on page 172.
From the Berta and Elmer Hader Papers. Proofs for pages 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, and 36-37 of COCK-A-DOODLE DOO: THE STORY OF A LITTLE RED ROOSTER by Berta and Elmer Hader (New York: Macmillan, 1939). COCK-A-DOODLE DOO is a 1940 Caldecott Honor Book.
From the Taro Yashima Papers. Dummy Pages for pages 2, 3 (title page), 12-13, 14-15, 18-19, 26-27, 30-31, 36-37, endpapers, and dust jacket of Crow Boy by Taro Yashima (New York:Viking, 1955). Crow Boy is a 1956 Caldecott Honor Book.
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 the first members of the University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, installed February 20, 1965, at a banquet held in their honor at the University Commons. First row: Bracie Smith, George Westerfield, Reed Green, Dr....
From the University of Southern Mississippi Art Museum collection. White blown and cast sulfide glass sculpture of three apothecary bottles stacked on top of each other, by Stephan Paul Day.
cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A man helps a judge put on a robe labeled "Judicial ethics" The robe has a number of holes in it, and it appears to be very worn and tattered. The man helping the judge put on his robe says,"Hardly inspires confidence,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man stands on the lawn of a college campus and beckons toward two servicemen who have returned from the Vietnam War. In the sky above the college buildings are the words "Best...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 24, 1972 with Dr. William Penn Davis at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Davis was born in Union County, Mississippi on August 5, 1903. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi College in...
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 July 12, 1973 with Mr. Jerry Clower at his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Clower was born in 1926 at Route Four, Liberty, Mississippi. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy. On...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 23, 1973 with Mr. William Dukes in his office in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dukes was born in the Sullivans' Hollow area near Raleigh, in Smith County, Mississippi on January 15, 1927. After his discharge...
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...
From the Columbus Riflemen, Company "C", First Regiment [Papers]. Letter from members of the Columbus Riflemen to Anna Banks; April 21, 1900. The members of the Columbus Rifleman report that the United Daughters of the Confederacy have set aside...
