From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Newly elected President Jimmy Carter has made a visit to Plains, Georgia. The sign on a building reads, "Jimmy Carter, Plains, Georgia." He prepares to get into a car as Plains...
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...
Transcribed copy of a letter written by Nancy Ellin requesting help in building up the book collection in the Hattiesburg Freedom Library. Specific needs include books about African-American history, books about civil rights and the Freedom...
Photograph of head volleyball coach Helen Grant and assistant coach Steve Zary. Caption:Coach Helen Grant registers a protest with the scorer as Assistant Coach Steve Zary looks on. Featured in the 1990 Southerner yearbook on page 116.
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 AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Uncle Sam, with a black eye labeled "U.S. Economy," has been knocked to the ground. The words "$2 billion loss" radiate from Uncle Sam's throbbing eye, and over his head are marks...
Photograph of a student working at a DEC VAX 11/780 computer system at the College of Science and Technology computer lab. A second student looks on. Also found in the 1983 Southerner yearbook on page 186.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Lady Justice, blindfolded, holds a sword in one hand and a set of scales in the other. The sword spears a piece of paper labeled "Rumor build-up." Beneath the scales is a sign that...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of Quint Orr and a passenger in Orr's Stanley Steamer automobile on Railroad Street, circa 1915. Spectators with a bicycle and a horse-drawn wagon look on. This was one of the first...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Richard Wallmeyer. Richard Nixon is walking on a sidewalk past the corner of a building with an alley next to it. He stops suddenly as a man in the alley gets his attention with "Pssst..." The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "City Council," is inside a pressure cooker labeled, "Awarding of cable TV franchise." The cooker is plugged in and turned on. He is holding up the lid, and drops...
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...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 14, 2006 with Penny Dean, Hancock County Board of Supervisors board secretary. Dean discusses her experiences during Hurricane Katrina as well as recovery efforts.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 28, 2007 with Elizabeth Marks Doolittle, Public Services Librarian at the University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus. Ms. Doolittle discusses her experiences during Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 22, 2007 with Mark Jones. A relief worker with Urban Life Ministries, Mr. Jones describes his experiences distributing meals and supplies following Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 14, 2006 with Steve Grimm, CEO of what was then known as Crosby Memorial Hospital in Picayune, MS. Mr. Grimm discusses preparations for the hospital and the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview with Marnie Herrington conducted on October 1, 2005. Ms. Herrington discusses her experience during and after Hurricane Katrina in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 5, 2005 with Kate Greene. Ms. Greene discusses her experience during and after Hurricane Katrina in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
