Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 19, 2009 with Dwight Gordon. A firefighter in Pass Christian, Mississippi, Mr. Gordon discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 5, 1978 with Miss Florence Mars at her home in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Mars was born on January 1, 1923 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. She studied at Millsaps College and University of Mississippi,...
Oral history.; Discusses Murchison's time spent in the United States Army. Particularly focuses on his participation in the Vietnamese Conflict. During that time, Murchison served both as an adviser and in an actual unit. He received a number of...
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...
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...
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 with Sara Hamilton conducted on June 19, 2007. A volunteer project manager, Ms. Hamilton relocated from Chicago to Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina to continue working on Gulf Coast relief efforts.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on September 4, 2008 with John Hairston, Chief Executive Officer of Hancock Bank, Gulfport, Mississippi. Mr. Hairston discusses his family history, experience during Hurrican Katrina, and the economic impact...
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.; An interview conducted on June 19, 2006 with artist Lori K. Gordon. Ms. Gordon discusses her community, Clermont Harbor, Mississippi, before Hurricane Katrina, as well as her experiences afterward. Pieces from Ms. Gordon's work, The...
Oral history.; An interview with A.J. Holloway conducted on January 18, 2007. Mayor of Biloxi, Holloway describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the city, as well as volunteer efforts in recovery.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 27, 2005 with Pamela L. Berry, a nurse who lived and worked in Biloxi a few days per week. She describes the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and her experience in the hospital immediately afterward.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Charles Benvenutti, a CPA in Bay St. Louis, MS. He describes his experience during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 26, 2005 with Eric Jones. Former resident of Moss Point, Mississippi, Mr. Jones recounts his experiences during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 21, 2007 with Aimee Gautier-Dugger, who describes her experience waiting out the storm in Gautier, the city her ancestors founded, and the struggle to regroup after the storm.
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.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Edmond Boudreaux, Jr., a longtime Mississippi Gulf Coast resident and active local historian of the region. Mr. Boudreaux discusses the impact of Hurricane Katrina on...
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...
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...
