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From the Map Collection. Descriptive note below the map: "Map of Mississippi as it appeared in 1822, five years after its admission as a state. Hinds County as shown was ceded by the Choctaw Indians in 1820. Covington County was formed in 1819, Perry in 1820, Monroe and Hinds in 1821, and the others shown existed at the time of admission in 1817, with some differences in boundaries. Compliments of Tom L. Ketchings Company, Natchez, Mississippi." Map shows counties and territories of Indian nations (Chicasaw and Choctaw).

From the Mississippiana and Rare Books Collection. A collection of recipes complied by the Fellowship Club of Hattiesburg and Petal, Mississippi, including hors d'oeuvres, pickles, relishes, soups, salads, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, bread, rolls, pastry, cakes, cookies, desserts, candy, jelly, preserves, beverages, and a caloric and diet section.

From the Mississippiana and Rare Books Collection. A cook book titled "What's Cookin' in Ellisville, Mississippi" compiled by the Halcyon Club in Ellisville and published by Bev-Ron Publishing Company in Kansas City, MO.

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. In space, the earth is portrayed as a huge baseball. Two spacecraft labeled "Sox" and "Birds" hover in space. Astronauts on tethers are outside their ships; those near the "Sox" ship are laughing and clapping. Astronauts outside the "Birds" ship look angry. Inside each ship is an astronaut with binoculars looking toward the earth. An astronaut from the "Birds" craft has a large pair of scissors and is about to sever the air hose of an astronaut from the "Sox" craft.

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Reg Manning. Uncle Sam drives a stage coach, inside of which are a trunk labeled "U.S. gold" and a person with a head shaped like a U.S. coin. The coin is labeled "U.S. $ [dollar]." The stage is pursued by a gang of bandits labeled "European gold speculators" who are riding on horses and shooting handguns at Uncle Sam. At the back of the gang is a bandit labeled "de Gaulle." In the background, another bandit labeled "Devaulation" holds up a man with a coin head who is labeled "British sterling." The cartoon caption reads, "The chase."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "Demo voter in district B" is running with a large spiral notepad that reads, "Memo Feb. 11th (Things to do today). Run down to the polls and vote in the run off."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man [____ Powell] sits in a pleasure boat named "Lazy days" under a strong sun. He is holding a newspaper with a headline, "House action on Powell." He is saying, "...No seat in the House! Where will I go now to get away from it all?"

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A newspaper carrier sits in a chair before a table with a large crystal ball. The boy has a newspaper bag over his shoulder that is labeled, "The Times Picayune." He holds his hands over the crystal ball, which shows these messages: "Preparation for future positions of leadership...Thrift...Business know-how...Responsibility." Above the boy is the banner, "Today is national newspaper-boy day." The cartoon caption reads, "His future is self-determined."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An arm with a hook (instead of a hand) in the shape of a Communist hammer and sickle has a note tied onto it that reads, "Get out of Vietnam...Stop the bombing." A note nearby reads, "Communist organizations have been importantly involved in the great majority of antiwar demonstrations in the U.S.--House Committee on Un-American Activities." The cartoon caption reads, "Always glad to extend a helping hand."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Lyndon Johnson and Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin sit on opposite sides of a table that is labeled, "Glassboro N.J. Summit meet...Roughly halfway 'geographically' between New York and Washington." Kosygin holds a paper that reads, "Kosygin's Soviet power politics line on Middle East, Vietnam, etc." The cartoon caption reads, "Cold War intensifications."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The cartoon shows a storefront building with a large glass show window topped by an awning that reads, "Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund." The glass window has the letters, "Since 1896" in the upper right. In the display area behind the glass are two signs. One has a Santa Claus and reads, "Your help wanted...Many Santa's helpers needed...Send contributions to: The Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund, c/o Times-Picayune, 615 North St., New Orleans, La 70140." The second sign reads, "One single fund-purchasing gifts for all needy N.O. children."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large barrel labeled, "Liquor law violations...Pinball, prostitution, etc." sits on a desk with a name plate labeled, "City Hall." A spigot in the barrel barely drips into a container labeled, "Disciplinary action...License suspensions." A man in colonial dress labeled, "N.O." watches the spigot and appears confused.

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 that has a rooster on it, and his suit coat pocket is labeled, "Wallace supporters." Wallace is saying (crowing) something, with his hand near his mouth and lines emanating from there. Near Wallace are the words, "Bid for La's coveted rooster emblem." The cartoon caption reads, "Cock-a-doodle-doo."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man driving a car labeled, "Congress" is driving along an unprotected road high on the side of a cliff. A sign pointing to the road ahead reads, "Raise taxes," but it is blocked by a pile of rocks labeled, "Admin.'s surtax." The only way to continue driving is to make a sharp turn off the main road onto a very short piece of road that ends with a fall off the cliff and a sign that reads, "Still deeper deficit." The man in the car is looking down the cliff with alarm. The cartoon caption reads, "Main and alternate routes."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man with a bomb for a head, labeled "Bombings" holds a pipe wrench in one hand. Around him are the words, "Law violations...Racketeering." Behind him is a tourism sign that reads, "Beautiful Louisiana...The state with one of the brightest industrial futures." At the man's feet is a sign that reads, "Labor-management crisis." A large hand reaches into the cartoon from the right, and is labeled, "Nine-member investigative comission." The hand holds a rolled document that reads, "New weapon: Anti-racketeering legislation." The cartoon caption reads, "After the image wrecker."