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 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 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.
Transcribed copy of affidavits describing incidents of harassment and violence in Mississippi during the summer of 1964, not including statements about events considered widely publicized.
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,...
Running summary of various incidents that occurred during the Mississippi Freedom Project, Summer 1964. Organized chronologically, each entry gives the city and the incident. Includes instances of harassment, hostility, and violence against civil...
Oral history.; The Honorable Frank D. Barber was born on April 2, 1929, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Barber attended the University of Mississippi for a year before volunteering for the U.S. Army which involved National Guard work in the U.S. and...
Oral history.; Mr. George A. Stevens was born in 1910 in Forrest County, Mississippi. He attended Hattiesburg public schools but graduated from high school in Anthony, New Mexico. Mr. Stevens returned to attend The University of Southern...
Oral history.; Mr. Pascal Nevin Sledge was born February 6, 1921, in the Alva Community east of Duck Hill, Mississippi. He attended Cleveland High School, Culver Military Academy, Delta State University, and General Motors' Chevrolet Dealer...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on May 21, 1974 and January 26, 1976 with the Honorable Mildred Wells Norris. Norris was born in Ovett, Mississippi. She studied for one year at Mississippi State College for Women. Norris started working...
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...
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. A Day in a Child's Life illustrated by Kate Greenaway, music by Myles B. Foster (London: George Routledge and Sons, [1881]). sketch, pencil (22 x 17 cm.) verse written at bottom. preliminary sketch for p. 20.
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Around the House: Stories and Poems with illustrations by Kate Greenaway. New York: Worthington, 1888. Illustration also used on the cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1882. drawing, pencil (33 x...
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Fairy Gifts: or, A Wallet of Wonders by Kathleen Knox, illustrated by Kate Greenaway (London: Griffith and Farran, [1875]). sketch, pencil (14 x 10 cm.) preliminary concept for "The Crystal Heart."
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Fairy Gifts: or, A Wallet of Wonders by Kathleen Knox, illustrated by Kate Greenaway (London: Griffith and Farran, [1875]). sketch, pencil (14 x 10 cm.) preliminary drawing for "The Two Leaves."
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 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.
