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...
Patrick Cash Archives
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
Joyner Library Special Collections Remembers D-Day, June 6, 1944
Today, we remember the brave individuals who took part in the Normandy landings, more commonly referred to as D-Day, on June 6, 1944. 79 years ago today, roughly 160,000 Allied...
Schlobin Selections #9: Orson Scott Card
Over the past several weeks, we have been highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Established in...
Schlobin Selections #8: Sphereland: A Fantasy About Curved Spaces and an Expanding Universe ( Bolland: een roman van gekromde ruimten en uitdijend heelal) by Dionys Burger, Translated by Cornelie J. Rheinboldt
Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Established in...
Schlobin Selections #7: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Established in...