Oral history.; Mrs. Janelle McComb was born in Lauderdale County, and moved to Tupelo, Mississippi, when two weeks old. As a child, Mrs. McComb enjoyed the annual Mississippi / Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. She survived the Tupelo tornado in her...
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...
cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A census taker stands on a front door stoop and writes in a ledger labeled "1970 Census" The owner of the house stands with his elbow leaning against the door jamb and looks very impatient with the census taker who asks...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 6, 2006 with Fred Dunaway and Caroline Dunaway. Residents of Back Bay, Biloxi, Mr. & Mrs. Dunaway discuss their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 14, 2007 with Richard Chenoweth, Jr., owner of Scranton's Restaurant in Pascagoula, MS. He describes his preparations for and experiences during Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 19, 1978 with Mr. W.S. Griffin at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Griffin was born on October 15, 1913 near Mantee, Mississippi, in Webster County. In 1936, he accepted a position as a teacher and coach...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Next door to the "State of La. Treasurer's Office," Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards is building a "State Fiscal Advisory Committee" building, smaller but in other respects...
cartoon by Eddie Germano; An "airport traffic controller" is seen sitting up in bed and very distressed. It appears he has had a dream about jets flying all different directions. He is sweating and biting his nails.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. Richard Nixon, Attorney General John Mitchell, and Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans sit on the lid of a wooden coffin labeled "Watergate affair." They each hold hammers and are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. J. William Fulbright is hammering together the framing of a wooden doghouse in a yard near a high stone wall. A hand saw, bucket of nails, and cut wood pieces are on the ground...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on July 7, 2006 with George Dale (born 1940). Former Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Mississippi, Mr. Dale now serves as Public Policy Advisor for the law offices of Baker, Donelson. Dale discusses...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 19, 2009 with John Dubuisson, Chief of Police in Pass Christian, Mississipi. Mr. Dubuisson discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 29, 2005 with C.A. ""Troy"" Guider. Mr. Guider discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 9, 2007 with Perry and Bobbye Gibson. Long-time residents of the Gulf Coast, they discuss their ties to the community of Bay St. Louis as well as their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview with Michael Hewes conducted on December 29, 2006. Hewes discusses his preparations before, and his experience during, and cleanup and recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 6, 2007 with Rita W. Baldwin who managed Loaves and Fishes, an organization that helped Biloxi's homeless, as well as the Coastal Family Health Center. Ms. Baldwin discusses her experiences before and...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 27, 2005 with Glynna Dozier. Mrs. Dozier discusses her experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 7, 1991 with Miss Emma Ruth Corban in her home in Meridian, Mississippi. Corban was born in Fayette, Mississippi, on September 18, 1907. She completed a BA degree in English in 1929 and her Masters...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 21, 2007 conducted with Ella Kliger, an independent filmmaker, who describes her experience with various volunteer and relief efforts in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
