Special Collections is undergoing a renovation! We will be getting new carpet installed on the 3rd floor in the University History & Records Suite, the North Carolina Collection Room, and...
On Friday, October 24th, Girl Scout Cadette Troop 786 visited Special Collections to earn their bookbinding badge! Troop members enjoyed making zines about the history of “Women & The Book”,...
Announcement: Research Room Available by Appointment Only 10/13 - 10/17 Due to staffing shortages this week, the Special Collections Research Room will only be open for scheduled appointments. We will...
By Alissa Thompson, History Major, East Carolina University I started working with the University History and Records department at Joyner Library as an intern during the summer of 2025 as...
We are excited to announce the opening of a new exhibit about the 100-year history of our student-run campus newspaper, currently named The East Carolinian. This exhibit was curated collaboratively...
On June 2nd, 2025, former East Carolina University chancellor Richard Ronald Eakin passed away at the age of 86. Eakin served as chancellor from 1987 to 2001, and his work largely...
The late Mike Hamer, a Greenville personality, has a web presence with several folk music songs, YouTube videos, compositions, and articles written about him by his friends. Mike Hamer was well known throughout Greenville...
In recognition of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting four well-known women who visited East Carolina during the 20th century. Helen Keller, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Coretta Scott King...
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...
With the start of a new semester, Special Collections has installed a brand-new exhibit throughout Joyner Library! This exhibit highlights the departments that curate/work with Special Collections materials, and showcases...