The Ship’s Log

Dec 20, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Celebrating the Winter Holidays during World War 2

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 Collection...

Dec 12, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Support from the Home Front: Rationing and War Bonds During World War II

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 Collection...

Dec 10, 2024
  • John Dunning

Required Reading: The War of the Rohirrim Prep

Opening December 13, 2024 the film The Lord of Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is the latest cinematic adventure set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world of Middle Earth. The...

Dec 05, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

“We must have ships and more ships:” United States Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Responds to Attack on Pearl Harbor

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 Collection...

Nov 20, 2024
  • John Dunning

Pass the Turkey: Thanksgiving During World War II

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 Collection...

Nov 15, 2024
  • Nanette Hardison

Staff Pick: Edward Leahy’s Ride on the Army Transport

Published by Nanette Hardison Edward P. Leahy was a Professor Emeritus of Political Geography from East Carolina University who served as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps in World...

Nov 14, 2024
  • Autumn Gollick
  • Brennan Jenkins
  • Jennifer Beatty
  • Madison Howlett

A New Perspective: Student Experiences in Special Collections

Joyner Library Special Collections is an invaluable resource for both students and researchers. The student workers here each have different roles that ensure the overall success of the library’s archives....

Oct 29, 2024
  • Alston Coburn

New Exhibit and Upcoming Talk- Neyuherú·kęʼ Wampum Belt from the Tuscarora Nation of New York

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, University Archives is curating an exhibit featuring the Neyuherú·kęʼ Wampum Belt from the Tuscarora Nation of New York and hosting a related educational...

Oct 28, 2024
  • Autumn Gollick

From Folklore to Fame: Bigfoot’s Place in Pop Culture and North Carolina

Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, Skunk Ape, or whatever you refer to as the “cryptid” is a widely known and beloved creature that has become an immediately recognizable figure in pop culture....

Oct 25, 2024
  • Daniel Ferkin

Archives Month Highlight: Exploring Historic Library Footage

To celebrate Archives Month and the Society of North Carolina Archivists’ theme “What Puts You on the Map,” University History and Records is highlighting our footage of Joyner Library. Joyner...