March 2025 Archives

Mar 20, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

SPARs: The Women Who Served in the U.S. Coast Guard During World War II

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...

Mar 20, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Making WAVES: Pioneering Women in the U.S. Navy During World War II

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 Collection...

Mar 14, 2025
  • Eryn Staib
  • Kristen Daniel

ECU History: Helen Keller, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Coretta Scott King Campus Visits

In recognition of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting four notable women who visited East Carolina during the 20th century. Helen Keller, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Coretta Scott King all...

Mar 14, 2025
  • Jonathan Dembo

Birth of East Carolina Teachers Training School

This post was inspired by the founding of East Carolina Teachers Training School (ECTTS) in 1909, and features materials from the Robert Lee Humber, Jr. Papers. In preparation for his...

Mar 10, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Daylight Savings Time and North Carolina’s Path to Adoption

Twice a year, Americans adjust their clocks—springing forward an hour in March and falling back an hour in November. Daylight Saving Time (DST) has long been a topic of debate,...