The Ship’s Log

Apr 19, 2024
  • Jennifer Beatty

An Intern’s Perspective

The Special Collections Department at Joyner Library feels like an entirely different world compared to the rest of the library. Upon entering, you can immediately sense the quiet atmosphere. You...

Apr 17, 2024
  • John Dunning

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...

Mar 21, 2024
  • Katelyn Rollins
  • Olivia Livingston

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,...

Mar 20, 2024
  • John Dunning

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)...

Feb 10, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Carl Long: Baseball Player, Law Enforcement Officer, Bus Driver, Barrier Breaker

Collection: Carl Long Oral History Interview (#OH0266), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA In celebration of Black History Month, Special Collections...

Feb 09, 2024
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Justin Borer

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...

Jan 30, 2024
  • Fred Harrison

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...

Jan 05, 2024
  • Kristen Daniel

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...

Jan 03, 2024
  • Nanette Hardison

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...

Dec 14, 2023
  • Fred Harrison

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...