Digital Booty
No, not that type of booty . . . treasure! Ahoy, me hearties! Digital Archivist, John Dunning, is back here again to remind ye’ scallywags of the digital treasure we...
Kristen Daniel Archives
Celebrate World Poetry Day with The Bat-Poet: A Classic Children’s Story by Randall Jarrell and Maurice Sendak
Collection: Stuart Wright Collection: Randal Jarrell Papers (#1169-005), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA World Poetry Day is on March 21st,...
Digital Arghhh-iving!
Ahoy, mateys! John Dunning, Digital Archivist here, to tell ye’ of the new voyage underway in Special Collections. Driven to better preserve, collect, and hoard (as all good pirates do)...
Otto Henry: A Pioneer in 20th Century Experimental Music
The Special Collections Division is happy to bring you a new exhibit featuring the work of retired music professor Dr. Otto Henry. It showcases the variety of materials available for...
Unsolved North Carolina Mysteries: The Case of Theodosia Burr Alston
The actual fate of Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Aaron Burr and wife of South Carolina governor, Joseph Alston, will for the most part remain one of North Carolina’s iconic...
New Special Collections Exhibit: One Woman’s Fight for Women’s Suffrage
The Special Collections Division is happy to bring you a new exhibit featuring the story of Cornelia Petty Jerman. With Women’s History Month approaching in March, we are celebrating Jerman’s...
New Special Collections Exhibit: King of the North Carolina Moonshiners
The Special Collections Division presents a new exhibition titled “King of the North Carolina Moonshiners: The Story of Percy Flowers”. Curated by North Carolina Collection Serials Technician Fred Harrison and...
Carolina Moonshine Raiders by Frank Stephenson
As Special Collections prepares to explore the moonshine industry in North Carolina next semester, it seemed appropriate to highlight Frank Stephenson's book on the topic. In his 2001 publication Carolina...
Staff Pick: Robert L. Ghormley Papers
The photograph to the right is one of 13 images in a file documenting the operations of the American – British – Soviet Tripartite Naval Commission, which the World War...
Happy 100th Birthday Dr. Earl Trevathan, Jr.!
On September 29, 2023, Dr. Earl Trevathan, Jr. celebrated the milestone birthday of 100 years. In recognition of his milestone birthday, we are taking a look back at his exceptional...