From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large rooster labeled, "La.'s rooster emblem" is walking beside a board fence. Next to his feet is a sign wtih the words, "Hassle in the state Democratic central committee."...
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Hubert Humphrey, clothed in Western dress, is trying to ride a bucking donkey that is labeled, "The national party emblem." Humphrey has lost hold of the reins. The donkey's...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. George Wallace stands on the Earth, with the horizon in the background and a large rising sun labeled, "'68 National politics." Wallace is wearing a very large campaign button...
From the Berta and Elmer Hader Papers. Proofs for pages 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, and 36-37 of COCK-A-DOODLE DOO: THE STORY OF A LITTLE RED ROOSTER by Berta and Elmer Hader (New York: Macmillan, 1939). COCK-A-DOODLE DOO is a 1940 Caldecott Honor Book.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A billboard identifies "George Wallace's political breeding farm" to motorists on the road that passes in front of the farm. In the several animal pens are hybrid creatures that...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 27, 2006 with Hunter Dunaway in which he discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on November 12, 1981 and February 6, 1982 with Judge J. P. Coleman. Coleman was born on December 9, 1914 in Fentress, Mississippi. After attending the University of Mississippi, he was invited to work in...
Oral history.; Mr. John Sherman Crubaugh was born April 12, 1913. During his college years at Mississippi State, from 1931, he worked to pay for his education. After he received a B.S. degree and an M.Ed. degree from Mississippi State University,...
Oral history.; Mr. Alvin L. Fielder Sr. was born December 7, 1900 in Newton County, Mississippi. Mr. Fielder moved to Meehan Junction, Mississippi in 1913 and remained there until 1918, when he moved to Meridian. In 1918 he was a lumberyard saw...
Oral history.; Four interviews conducted on October 1, 2, and 23 of 1975, and July 1, 1976 with Mr. Hugh Clegg at his home in Anguilla, Mississippi. Clegg was born on July 17, 1898 in Mathiston, Mississippi. Clegg graduated from Millsaps...
From the Maud and Miska Petersham Papers. Notes and typescript (missing page 8) of acceptance speech for the 1946 Caldecott Medal award for THE ROOSTER CROWS: A BOOK OF AMERICAN RHYMES AND JINGLES by Maud
and Miska Petersham (New York: ...
Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, and Sara, dated June 30, 1964. Discusses civil rights work in the community of Riverton, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, and describes the dedication required to...
From the Zoya Zeman Freedom Summer Collection. Thirty-six pages (typewritten and handwritten) recounting Zoya Zeman's experiences in Mississippi from June 24, 1964, through September 6, 1964.
