Patrick Cash Archives

Sep 25, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

The Flood of the Century: 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Floyd Impacting Eastern North Carolina

Hurricane Floyd, which struck North Carolina in September 1999, is remembered as one of the most devastating storms in the state’s history. Making landfall near Cape Fear as a Category...

Sep 20, 2024
  • John Dunning

The Battle of Okinawa: The Pacific War’s Bloodiest Chapter

Warning: The following content features accounts of war and human suffering. Content may be upsetting to some.  Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of...

Sep 06, 2024
  • John Dunning

A Better Person for the World : Arnold Palmer in the Coast Guard Auxiliary

On September 10 we remember golfing legend Arnold Palmer’s birthday. Nicknamed “The King,” Palmer was one of the sport’s superstars winning 62 PGA tour titles over his career. Perhaps less...

Aug 12, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Resilience Behind Enemy Lines: The Story of Vernon G. LaHeist and other American POWs in World War II

Warning: The following content features accounts of war and human suffering. Content may be upsetting to some.  Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end...

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...

May 31, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944

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

Feb 10, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Carl Long: Baseball Player, Law Enforcement Officer, Bus Driver, Barrier Breaker

Collection: Carl Long Oral History Interview (#OH0266), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA In celebration of Black History Month, Special Collections...

Dec 04, 2023
  • Patrick Cash

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: The Experiences of Archie P. Kelley and Victor Delano

In commemoration of the 82nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Joyner Library Special Collections has chosen to highlight two specific collections from United States Naval officers who both...

Aug 07, 2023
  • Kelly Spring

Lights, Camera, Library!

Libraries often serve as film locations and, unsurprisingly, in scenes usually needing a room filled with books. Think Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, and Desk Set, among others. However - plot twist!...

Jun 19, 2023
  • John Dunning

Mathias Embry Correspondence

June 20th marks the 160th anniversary of Private John Posey’s enlistment as a Black solider in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, Company D fighting in the Civil War. Posey was...