July 2024 Archives

Jul 24, 2024
  • John Dunning

Operation Husky, July – August, 1943

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts...

Jul 16, 2024
  • Deanna Pate

The Legacy of the Lost Colony

Legacy of The Lost Colony is an exhibit that features a variety of objects and materials from Special Collections. These materials highlight how the story of the Lost Colony has...

Jul 15, 2024
  • Fred Harrison

North Carolina’s Most Notorious Prison Escapee – Otto Wood (1894-1930)

Involved in criminal activity from an early age, Wood learned to gamble, fight, and make bootleg whiskey from his famed McCoy-Hatfield relations in West Virginia.  In 1923, he entered Central...