Patrick Cash Archives

Jan 27, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Remembering the Liberation of Auschwitz: Helen Kahan’s Testimony

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...

Jan 27, 2025
  • John Dunning

The Battle of the Bulge: An Eyewitness Account

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...

Dec 20, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Celebrating the Winter Holidays during World War 2

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...

Dec 12, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Support from the Home Front: Rationing and War Bonds 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...

Dec 10, 2024
  • John Dunning

Required Reading: The War of the Rohirrim Prep

Opening December 13, 2024 the film The Lord of Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is the latest cinematic adventure set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world of Middle Earth. The...

Dec 05, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

“We must have ships and more ships:” United States Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Responds to Attack on Pearl Harbor

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...

Nov 20, 2024
  • John Dunning

Pass the Turkey: Thanksgiving 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...

Nov 15, 2024
  • Nanette Hardison

Staff Pick: Edward Leahy’s Ride on the Army Transport

Published by Nanette Hardison Edward P. Leahy was a Professor Emeritus of Political Geography from East Carolina University who served as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps in World...

Oct 28, 2024
  • Autumn Gollick

From Folklore to Fame: Bigfoot’s Place in Pop Culture and North Carolina

Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, Skunk Ape, or whatever you refer to as the “cryptid” is a widely known and beloved creature that has become an immediately recognizable figure in pop culture....

Oct 03, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Turning the Tide: The Battle of Leyte Gulf and the USS Portland’s Heroic Role

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...