From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Bob Beckett. At the left side of the cartoon is a Little League baseball player labeled "U.S." who is jumping up and down in happiness. The player holds a baseball bat up in one hand. With his...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Gamble. This cartoon is in four parts. In the first frame, Richard Nixon is speaking on the telephone to Leon Jaworski. Nixon says, "More tapes? Look, Jaworski, I've just about lost all my...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Arthur Henrikson. In the center of the cartoon are two people who hold protest signs that read, "Against the war" and "Against those against the war." Each protestor in the center has a...
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen stands in the window of a book shop that is displaying a large book labeled, "First-use tax, revised edition." A man outside who is looking at the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A fat man labeled "Inflation" is walking along holding a paper labeled "Consumer price increase." The man has brushed against Jimmy Carter, who is labeled "Tight race." Marks...
From the Camp McCain, Mississippi World War II Slides. Photograph (from a color slide) of the company taking a "10-minute break" at Camp McCain, near Grenada, Mississippi, in the Spring of 1943. Photograph taken by Lt. Omer Austin Heacox, who was...
From the Camp McCain, Mississippi World War II Slides. Photograph (from a color slide) entitled "Come and Get It" of the mess line at Camp McCain, near Grenada, Mississippi, in the Spring of 1943. Photograph taken by Lt. Omer Austin Heacox, who was...
From the Camp McCain, Mississippi World War II Slides. Photograph (from a color slide) entitled "Rest" at Camp McCain, near Grenada, Mississippi, in the Spring of 1943. Photograph taken by Lt. Omer Austin Heacox, who was with the Military Police...
Photograph of "Uncle" Ned, who transported students' trunks from the train depot to the Mississippi Normal College campus. Also found in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on page 26, and the 1925 Neka Camon yearbook on page 30; 7 x 5 1/2
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 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
cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A census taker stands on a front door stoop and writes in a ledger labeled "1970 Census" The owner of the house stands with his elbow leaning against the door jamb and looks very impatient with the census taker who asks...
cartoon by Wayne Stayskal; Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat stands in front of a mirror in a wide hallway with a vast, arched ceiling. With one index finger in each corner of his mouth, he stretches out his lips into a wide toothy grin. The grin...
From the Camp McCain, Mississippi World War II Slides. Photograph (from a color slide) of the area guard at retreat at Camp McCain, near Grenada, Mississippi, in the Spring of 1943. Photograph taken by Lt. Omer Austin Heacox, who was with the...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; This photo shows a close up of Arthur Reese who, along with his wife Carolyn Reese, was Co-Coordinator of the COFO-Hattiesburg Freedom Schools during Freedom Summer, 1964.
Contract signed between private tutor William Westerman and representatives of twelve families in Warren County, Mississippi agreeing that Westerman will teach sixteen children of their children. The families include the Hyland, Rawls, and Gibson...
cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A fierce looking bull dog stands at the base of a tree and barks at a man who has climbed the tree. The tag on the dog's collar is labeled "Crime Commission" A man wearing a trench coat and a hat low over his eyes is...
