April 2024 Archives

Apr 25, 2024
  • Jonathan Dembo

Hannah and Her Family, 1856

This sketch of an enslaved North Carolina African American family, signed ETF [Miss Elizabeth “Bettie” Taylor Flowers (1838-1916)], was a gift to Joyner Library from John Baxton Flowers, III [Mr....

Apr 19, 2024
  • Jennifer Beatty

An Intern’s Perspective

The Special Collections Department at Joyner Library feels like an entirely different world compared to the rest of the library. Upon entering, you can immediately sense the quiet atmosphere. You...

Apr 17, 2024
  • John Dunning

Digital Booty

No, not that type of booty . . . treasure! Ahoy, me hearties!  Digital Archivist, John Dunning, is back here again to remind ye’ scallywags of the digital treasure we...