Oral history.; Peoples discusses his presidency at Jackson State University, racism in the Marine Corps in the 1940s, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and race relations in Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview with Sara Hamilton conducted on June 19, 2007. A volunteer project manager, Ms. Hamilton relocated from Chicago to Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina to continue working on Gulf Coast relief efforts.
Oral history.; Mrs. Mattie Lou Hardy was born on May 13, 1908, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Mrs. Hardy first attended school at Mount Zion Baptist Church, then transferred to the Eureka School in the first grade. She was a member of Eureka's second...
Oral history.; Mr. Ulysses Sims was born on May 31, 1918, in Mendenhall, Mississippi and after his parents died was raised by his grandparents. In 1936, he entered the Piney Woods School of Mississippi, working to pay his own way through school....
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 17, 1995 with Mr. Roger Barnhill. He was born on November 12, 1940 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Barnhill was recruited into the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in his senior year at...
The Student's Guide for 1916-1917 contains information for students at Mississippi Normal College and local advertisements. It was edited and published by W.R. McGaw.
The Miss Southern handbook was written to help incoming female students adjust to life at the University of Southern Mississippi. It outlines codes of conduct and helps female students prepare for college.
Envelope drawing (architectural drawing) of proposed future development of the Mississippi Normal College campus. Drawing by R. H. Hunt, architect. Also found in Chester M. Morgan's book, Dearly bought, deeply treasured on the inside cover.
From the AAEC Editorial Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Lobbyists" is presenting a horse labeled "Gifts OK'd by state board of ethics" to a man labeled "Legislature." The lobbyist says, "You no longer even have to look inside...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A donkey holds an open metal aspirin box with "Aspirants" written on the inside lid. Marks around the donkey's head indicate sickness, dizziness, or headache. Inside the aspirin...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is dressed as a magician in tie and tails. A huge top hat is upturned and labeled "Deepening fed. deficit" on the inside. Reagan is reaching deep into the hat to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The Earth (a globe with lines of latitude and longitude) hangs in space. An Asian or Eurasian man with a hammer and sickle arm band is on top of the Earth, painting a big circle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Richard Nixon is sitting at the end of a desk in an office in Washington, DC (the Washington Monument can be seen on the horizon outside the office window). On the desk is a...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; Inside a train station, the arrivals and departures board indicates that the train "Integration Express" from Washington to Mississippi is "Late 3 Months." A number of people of both African-American and Caucasian ethnicity...
A collection of eight 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 October 26, 2005 with Joel Ellzie. A paramedic, Mr. Ellzie discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
