Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 19, 2008 with Vincent Creel. An employee of the City of Biloxi, Mr. Creel discussesthe city's preparation, response and recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
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...
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...
Oral history.; Interviews conducted on May 11 and 12, 1992 with James C. Simpson (1930-1994). Simpson was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from Harrison County in 1964. He served six more consecutive terms covering more than 20...
Oral history.; On September 13, 1924, Mr. Martin Thomas King, Jr., was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. As a child, Mr. King witnessed the flood of 1927. Mr. King attended public school in Vicksburg. From 1942 to 1946, Mr. King served in the Navy in...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 31, 2009 with David Elliott. A newscaster at WLOX-TV, Mr. Elliott describes his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
cartoon by John Riedell; A large lion is labeled "crime deterrent." A tooth from the lion's mouth is on the floor, and the tooth is labeled "death penalty."
cartoon by John Riedell; A lion is carrying a dead deer labeled "gov't aid" to his two cubs that are waiting just outside their den. The cubs are labeled,"private schools,' and "public schools."
cartoon by John Riedell; A lion with a sad face and a tail shaped like a British pound sign is sitting in front of a bowl labeled with the same sign. The lion's ribs are showing through his skin, and there is only a bone in the bowl in front of...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 2, 1976 with James Cohen (born 1920). Since 1953, Mr. Cohen has been active in several civic associations in Hattiesburg and provides insight into the city's race relations and politics from the 1950s...
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A lion sits inside an enclosure next to a wall on which are written "City...State." The lion is yawning as it records hash marks, four for City and three for State. Outside the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A lion sits on a small island holding a book with "Commandos par excellence" on the cover. The lion has a British flag on its chest and a military helmet on its head and is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A tiny lamb labeled, "US peace offers" and looking very afraid is standing in the mouth of an angry lion labeled, "Response from Hanoi."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the center of the cartoon is a large wooden cage on wheels with bars on one side. The cage is labeled, "Audubon Park" and holds a lion. Two men on either side of the cage are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. A lion's head and mane, marked with the British flag, extends from the left side of the cartoon. Mao Zedong's head and shoulders extend from the right side of the cartoon. The two...
From the Donald Elmer Lawson Papers.; Four 4''x4" photographs of Don Lawson on Gibraltar, October 1967. The photos include the Rock of Gibraltar and some Barbary apes, and were used to in Lawson's research of The Lion and the Rock; 8 1/2 x 9 1/2
From the Walter Anderson Papers.; A hand watercolored block print ('L--Lion') mounted on corrugated cardboard from Walter Anderson's An Alphabet; 12 1/2 x 14 1/2
