Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 7, 1993 with Ken Fairly, a Mississippi law enforcement officer and journalist. Fairly was born on February 18, 1928 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Now retired, he had two careers: one as a journalist and...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on July 30, 2007 with Cheryl Ann Blain, an engineer and oceanographer at Stennis Space Center. Dr. Blain describes her personal struggles with Hurricane Katrina as well as many of the environmental and...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on September 23, 2009 with Robert Weaver, the Sand Beach Director and Roads Manager for Harrison County, who describes the 2005 hurricane season's destruction across the American South.
From the Mircea Vasiliu Papers.; Preliminary pencil sketch on tracing paper and taped to layout sheets (pp. 24-25) for Mircea Vasiliu's A Day at the Beach (1977). 18.5" x 12.5"
From the Mircea Vasiliu Papers.; Preliminary pencil sketch on tracing paper taped to layout sheets (pp. 30-31) from Mircea Vasiliu's Where Is Alfred? (1978). 20" x 12"
From the Flavia Gag Papers.; Watercolor (?) illustration on acetate of the preliminary dust jacket design for Flavia Gag's The Melon Patch Mystery (1964). 6.5" x 8"
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Unsigned graphite sketch for the book "A Apple Pie," published in 1886. Cover or title page, preliminary. 25 x 13 cm. (12 x 11 cm.) Two girls and a boy look at pie. "A Apple Pie" lettered on illustration.
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Unsigned graphite sketch for the book "A Apple Pie," published in 1886. Cover or title page, preliminary. 25 x 28 cm. (15 x 21 cm.) Two girls under apple tree. "A Apple Alphabet Pie" lettered on illustration.
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Unsigned graphite sketch for the book "A Apple Pie," published in 1886. Cover or title page, preliminary. 22 x 25 cm. (18 x 22 cm.) Four girls and a boy run across the page. "A Apple Pie Alphabet" lettered on...
From the Rare Books Collection. What constitutes a Confederate imprint? Preliminary suggestions for bibliographers and catalogers, by Charles Heartman, was published in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at the Book Farm in 1939. This is one of 250 copies...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Preliminary sketch/line drawing from H.A. & Margret Rey's Curious George Flies A Kite (1958). 5.5" x 8.5"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Preliminary sketch/line drawing for H.A. and Margret Rey's Curious George Flies A Kite (1958). 5.5" x 8.5"
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 1, 2006 with Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mayor Johnny DuPree. Mayor DuPree discusses preparations made before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, as well as his experiences during and after the storm.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 4, 2007 with Jeff Bennett, Director of the Gulf Coast Mental Health Center. He describes his experience during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on July 18, 2007 with Deborah Sledge, an employee at Hattiesburg's The Inn on the Hill, who discusses Hurricane Katrina's impact on the guests and staff at the hotel and their post-storm methods of cooking,...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 9, 1977 with the Honorable Herman B. DeCell in his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. DeCell enrolled at the University of Mississippi but with the start of World War II, he was called to service. After...
Oral history.; Mr. King T. Evans was born on March 19, 1913 near Uniontown, Alabama, in Perry County. In 1925, Mr. Evans moved to Mississippi with his parents. His father was a mechanic and farmer. For a brief period, Mr. Evans attended the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 6, 1979 with Dr. Arthur Lewis, emeritus professor of mathematics, emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, and emeritus Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Mississippi. Lewis...
Oral history.; Howard Dudley (Blue) Long was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on October 18, 1927. As a child, Mr. Long canvassed for votes with his father, the chancery clerk, and he heard many political speeches, including some made by Theodore...
