Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 1, 1972 with Dr. Aaron Henry in his drugstore in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Henry was born on July 2, 1922 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. After serving in World War II, he went to Xavier College (now Xavier...
Oral history.; Mrs. Jane Michie Henry was born August 1, 1919, in Memphis, Tennessee. At that time her father farmed in Merigold, Mississippi. In 1928, Ms. Henry's father died, and in 1931 her mother moved the family to Cleveland, supporting them...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 26, 1975 with Mr. Charles Johnson at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Johnson was born in 1911 in Amory, Mississippi. After receiving a degree in Science from Mississippi State University, he began...
Oral history.; Discusses Murchison's time spent in the United States Army. Particularly focuses on his participation in the Vietnamese Conflict. During that time, Murchison served both as an adviser and in an actual unit. He received a number of...
Oral history.; Page discusses his family, his experiences as a black physician, the civil rights movement, his work in state politics, and the Mississippi Humanities Council.
From the Walter Anderson Papers.; A black and blue marker illustration of the white rabbit looking at a timepiece, used in front matter and on dust jacket of Anderson's Alice: Walter Anderson Illustrates Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis...
From the Sari Papers.; Ink illustration for dust jacket cover by Sari for Christine Noble Govan's Tilly's Strange Secret (1952). Fleur, Anne Elizabeth (Sari, pseudo.) 12.5" x 14.5"
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of W.L. Stewart taken in 1926 by a traveling photographer who supplied the hat and jacket he is wearing, as well as the goat and wagon.
From Mrs. W's 1901 Diary. Mrs. W.'s diary paints a vivid portrait of the daily life of a middle class homemaker in 1901, and constitutes a daily account of the author's activities from April 1 - August 7, 1901.Very little biographical or historical...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Color proof of dust jacket of The Lord is My Shepherd illustrated by Catherine Merrit and Marguerite Gayer (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1943) Cathedral classics #55 from the books series of the McLoughlin...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Dust jacket for New Mother Goose (edition de luxe) [publication status unknown] from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother Papers. The McLoughlin Brothers Papers contain manuscripts, typescripts, galleys,...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Paste-ups for the jacket or title page of Adventures on the High Trail, Lost! Two Boys Battle with the Elements, and Unexplored! With the Forest Rangers of the Northwest for the Allen Chaffee Books series, from...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Paste-ups for the jacket or title page of The Bear Hunt, The Gypsy Camp, Saving the Old Mill, and Shipwrecked on Christmas Island from the Dick and Janet Cherry series, from the books series of the McLoughlin...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Paste-ups for the jacket or title page of Swept from the Storm, The Face in the Dismal Cavern, The Mystery of the Brass Bound Box, The Secret of Lost River, and On the Showman's Trail from the Rick and Ruddy...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Color proof of cover or dust jacket from Baby's Prayer at Twilight written and illustrated by Priscilla Pointer (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1939) Little color classics #819, from the books series of the...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Color proof of jacket or cover (2 different versions) of A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Sarah De Frehn (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1939) Little color classics #818, from...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Color proof of cover or dust jacket for Children from the Bible illustrated by Priscilla Pointer (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1940) Little color classics #840, from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Paste-up of the dust jacket/ cover samples of the book ABC: An Alphabet Book in Rhyme, two marked "not copy," from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother papers. The McLoughlin Brother Papers contain...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Photograph of H.A. Rey holding a paste-up of the dust jacket for 'Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World'; 2 1/2 x 3 1/2
