Kevin Syers Archives

Sep 09, 2020
  • Kevin Syers

Discovering the Hidden Women in Your Family Tree Webinar

Diane Richard presented "Discovering the Hidden Women in Your Family Tree" on August 31, 2020 @ 2:00pm. The talk was hosted by Joyner Library Special Collections and was supported by...

Aug 19, 2020
  • Ralph Scott

Staff Pick: Pitt County Citizens Lined Up to Vote

Staff Person: Ralph Scott Collection: Daily Reflector Negative Collection ECU Manuscript Collection #0741-b26-fe-v26.e.3 August 18th is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States...

Aug 07, 2020
  • Kevin Syers

New Hours

We’re glad to be reopening our doors on August 10th! While we’re excited to have students and faculty back, things will definitely look a little different on campus and in...

Jul 16, 2020
  • Kevin Syers

Help us document the COVID-19 pandemic in eastern North Carolina

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all in both similar and different ways. East Carolina University Libraries are documenting the effects of COVID-19 on the lives of eastern North Carolina...

May 01, 2020
  • Kevin Syers

Check us out on The Academic Archivist Blog

  Check out our newish post on The Academic Archivist blog about the university’s efforts to holistically examine ECU’s past and present through our Heritage Hall digital project! The project...

Mar 27, 2020
  • Kevin Syers

What’s going on?

The Special Collections Division is temporarily closed along with Joyner Library due to the Covid-19 Virus Outbreak. East Carolina University is committed to keeping employees, students, and the public safe....

Mar 06, 2020
  • Kevin Syers

Special Collections Closed on March 10th

Due to Staff Development Day on March 10th, 2020, the Special Collections Reading Room and Service Desk will be closed. The North Carolina Collection Room will be open for public...

Feb 14, 2020
  • Dale Sauter
  • Martha Elmore

New Exhibit: “A look at New Bern’s Frederick C. Douglass, Pension Claims Agent, and African American Civil War Pension Ledgers” 

A new exhibit entitled, “A Look at New Bern’s Frederick C. Douglass, Pension Claims Agent, and African American Civil War Pension Ledgers” and curated by Dale Sauter and Martha Elmore is currently on...

Jan 22, 2020
  • Kelly Spring

Weighing Anchor

Commandeering a ship can be a complex, difficult, and risky business. As pirates you’d think we’d prefer our migration to be a hit-and-run raid of data and turn-key solutions. Not...

Dec 20, 2019
  • Kevin Syers

The Legend of the Christmas Flounder

Local history often borders on being folklore. Tales about events are told and retold until they take a life of their own. The stories can morph and transmogrify to the...