From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jack Jurden. Edmund Muskie has used a ladder to climb to the top of a very tall tower. A weather vane on the top of the tower is labeled "1972 election," and the arrow has just been turned away...
From the Rare Books Collection. This antiphonal manuscript, circa 16th century, is believed to be of Spanish origin. An antiphoner is a Catholic liturgical book containing antiphons and responsories for the Daily Office, the set of eight daily...
Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
Transcribed copy of an essay written by a Freedom School volunteer. Describes the locations of the Freedom Schools, subjects taught, enrollment, activities, as well as the students' concerns regarding discrimination. Also discusses the burdens of...
From the Bill Severn Papers.; Comic book pages from "A Man Named Adelai Stevenson" in Adlai Stevenson volunteer's work kit (1952) used for research in Bill Severn's Adlai Stevenson: Citizen of the World (1966). 8" x 10.5"
From the Ray Cruz Papers.; Dummy pages (pp. 17 & 20) from Judith Viorst's Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday (1978), with illustrations by Ray Cruz; 20 x 7 1/2
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Kate Greenaway's Almanack & Diary for 1897 by Kate Greenaway (London: J.M. Dent & Co., [1896]). illustration, watercolor (18.5 x 11.5 cm.) Signed KG. used for January page.
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Almanack for 1885 by Kate Greenaway (London: George Routledge and Sons, [1884]). illustration, brown ink (11.5 x 9 cm.) Signed KG. used on May page (close to design)
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...
From the Walter Anderson Papers.; A black and blue marker illustration of the white rabbit looking at a timepiece, used in front matter and on dust jacket of Anderson's Alice: Walter Anderson Illustrates Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis...
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Watercolor (13 x 17 cm.) Two children leading an angel. Signed: Kate Greenaway Oct. 1892. Illustration not used in a publication.
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Stampone. Five men dressed in Santa Claus costumes stand on a street corner under a street sign labeled "Anti-poverty program street." Each is ringing a bell, and four stand beside...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Appendix C explains the history and platform of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), lists the executive committee members, and sets out a plan for the Congressional challenge. ...
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 Bruce Coville Papers.; Diagram of a seating chart (7/10/98) used by Bruce Coville in writing Attack of the Two Inch Teacher (1999). 8.5" x 11"
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Ink drawing (13 x 8 cm.) Back view of two girls with toys in foreground. Signed K.G. Illustration not used in a publication.