ECU Contributor Archives

Aug 03, 2021
  • Nanette Hardson

Staff Pick: Jerry Raynor, Daily Reflector Editor and Writer

    Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Collection: Jerry Raynor Papers, Manuscript Collection #724 Jerry Raynor (1926-1992) was a Williamston, N.C. native who became the writer and editor of the Greenville...

Jul 13, 2021
  • ECU Contributor

Extended Hours

The Special Collections Reference Desk and Research Room hours will be extended as of July 12th. We will be open Monday-Friday from 10am-5pm. The library building will be open to...

Apr 12, 2021
  • Fred Harrison

Steinbeck’s, A Greenville Institution

Herbert Franklin Steinbeck Sr. came from Rockingham to Greenville, N.C. in 1950 as store manager for J.C. Penny Company prior to opening Steinbeck’s Men’s Shop in March of 1957. Among...

Mar 04, 2021
  • Rita Khazanie

Friendship

In the book, The Prophet, author Kahlil Gibran writes about friendship saying, “Your friend is your needs answered.  He is your field which you sow with love and reap with...

Feb 19, 2021
  • Nanette Hardson

Alex L. Manly (1866-1944)

  Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Collection: Alex L. Manly Papers 1898-1903, 1953-1984, Manuscript Collection #65 Alexander Lightfoot Manly was born on May 13, 1866, near Raleigh, North Carolina. He was...

Jan 13, 2021
  • Alston Cobourn

New Exhibit: “How They Lived: The First Twenty Years of Campus Life”

A new exhibit entitled “How they Lived: the First Twenty Years of Campus Life,” which was curated by Alston Cobourn, is currently displayed on the 1st floor of Joyner Library and will...

Nov 11, 2020
  • Nanette Hardson

An Oath for Veteran’s Day

Veterans from the various branches of the U.S. armed forces are honored every November 11 through the federal holiday known as Veterans Day. Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day,...

Oct 23, 2020
  • Martha Elmore

75th Anniversary of the Ratification of the United Nations Charter on October 24, 1945

STAFF PICK: 75th Anniversary of the Ratification of the United Nations Charter on October 24, 1945 STAFF PERSON: Martha G. Elmore COLLECTIONS: Frank R. Bartimo Papers  Harris-Redditt Family Papers Many...

Oct 13, 2020
  • ECU Contributor

We’re Open for Non-ECU Visitors By Appointment

The Special Collections Research Room is now open to non-ECU guests by appointment only. The space is limited to two researchers at a time and we are open from 1-5p...

Sep 11, 2020
  • ECU Contributor

Revisit the September 11, 2001 Student Reactions Digital Exhibit

Today marks the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, deadly terrorist attack on U.S. soil when two planes were flown into the Twin Towers in the World Trade Center...