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Signature of Anderson Boyd from an 1874 petition to Governor Ames.

Louise Bourgeois's "Spider" sculptures are large, often bronze or steel depictions of spiders. They represent her complex relationship with her mother, symbolizing both protector and predator. The spider's web-like form and imposing size explore…

The image depicts a cage. Within it are a mannequin, glass balls, and a dingy bed. The cage is made of glass windows, some of them being broken.

Letter from Jesse Freeman Boulden to Governor Ames, revoking his previous request for a pardon for Green Henry.

Letter from Jesse Freeman Boulden to Governor Ames, requesting the commutation of a death sentence for a prisoner named Green Henry.

Letter to Governor Ames from J. F. Boulden, resigning as a trustee of Alcorn University.

Signature of Jesse Freeman Boulden from an 1868 Freedmen's School report

J. F. Boulden's Freedmen's School Report for July 1868. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools: "Very bad in some cases" Remarks: "Politics has run so high that it has made money very scarce"

J. F. Boulden's Freedmen's School Report for June 1868. He reports an average attendance of 75. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools: "Not very good at present."Remarks: "My night school that I reported last month is closed."

This Playbill was used for the Broadway production of Miss Saigon. The background is comprised of a setting sun. It shows an abstract helicopter, created by messy brush strokes. The indication of a woman's face is also discernable in the brush…