A printed copy of a petition to the House of Representatives of the 24th Congress on 1 February 1837. The petition contains 91 names of Mississippi residents who were requesting that Congress set up a tribunal to scrutinize land claims in the area...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on November 20, 1998 with Jason York, marketing manager for Silver Star Resort and Casino. Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, York describes his experience of Choctaw culture in the context of American society.
cartoon by John Knudsen; A satellite and three space craft orbit the earth. The space craft have been personified with grinning human faces. One of the craft bears an atomic symbol. A giant piece of paper labeled "Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons...
cartoon by John Knudsen; An atomic symbol appears amidst the sparks of the burning fuse of an earth-shaped bomb. The head of a candle snuffer, shaped like a tied scroll of paper, hovers above the fuse. The scroll is labeled "Nuclear...
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Against the backdrop of the Milky Way, two astronauts whose helmets are labeled "U.S." and "Russia," are standing on the Earth. Each is balancing on one foot and trying to step...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Collins. A large fish representing the United States swims in the foreground. Fidel Castro, wearing swim trunks bearing the hammer and sickle symbol, is pinching the tail of the American...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Uncle Sam walks past a sign post on which are two signs pointing in opposite directions. The sign that points in the direction Uncle Sam is walking reads "Nuclear non-proliferation...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Valtman. In the first of four frames, Uncle Sam offers to hold his umbrella over a woman labeled "France" as rain begins to fall. In the second frame, they walk together under the umbrella...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Leaders from Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, and Great Britain stand on the tarmac of an airfield, alongside a strip of carpet that reads "Welcome Dick." The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A bear in a Soviet military uniform is behind a wall at the Kremlin in Moscow. He tries unsuccessfully to catch a boomerang as it flies past him, striking him on the head. The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed in hunting clothes and cap has "U.S.S.R." on his collar and a hammer and sickle band on his arm, and he carries a rifle labeled "Czech style invasions." He is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Mideast peace" rides a camel in the desert. He is dressed as an explorer (khaki shorts, pith helmet). His helmet has an olive branch on it, and he has his hand up...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man with a globe for a head is climbing up the side of a mountain. He is using a pick and has a rope over his shoulder. The ledge he is about to reach is labeled, "21-nation...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin are carrying a large plate of glass that is labeled "Peace treaty." Jimmy Carter stands behind the glass with index finger raised. In the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter is dressed as a waiter and holds a menu labeled, "Strategic arms limitation treaty menu." He stands at the table where a man labeled, "Congressional Hawks" is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter, dressed in a tuxedo, is dancing with an empty ball gown labeled, "After Brezhnev, who?" A briefcase labeled, "Salt II treaty" is on the floor leaning against a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Lech Walesa is sitting behind a desk in an office. Behind him on the wall is a large banner that reads, "Solidarity forever." Through the large office window can be seen...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Leonid Brezhnev and another man stand looking at a large map of the Middle East. A large push pin with a hammer and sickle symbol on it is stuck into Syria, and above this is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Leonid Brezhnev is holding a sign that reads, "Put moratorium on nuke deployment" and a newspaper that reads, "NATO approves N-arms build-up." Brezhnev is looking over his...
