The Ship’s Log

Nov 10, 2021
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Patrick Cash

Heritage Hall Now Known as ECU Chronicles: Our History

The Heritage Hall website has been renamed ECU Chronicles: Our History. ECU Chronicles also has a new URL that reflects the website’s new name. Users can now find the website by visiting https://collectio.ecu.edu/chronicles. The new URL replaces...

Oct 28, 2021
  • Jennifer Daugherty
  • Patrick Cash

Halloween Hauntings from Special Collections

As the weather turns colder and the days grow shorter, the staff of Special Collections wanted to provide everyone a treat this Halloween by offering up an assortment of collections...

Sep 24, 2021
  • Fred Harrison

“It’s Time for the Pitt County Fair”

The first Pitt County American Legion Agricultural Fair opened to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1920, at what is now Guy Smith Stadium on Memorial Drive in Greenville.  You...

Aug 23, 2021

New Exhibits from Special Collections

On the 1st floor of Joyner Library, Special Collections presents "Finding the Lost Colony in Joyner Library's Special Collections," an exhibit curated by Jennifer Daugherty. The third-floor display area in...

Aug 05, 2021

ECU Libraries hosts COVID-19 Collection Drive

Beginning on August 9th, ECU Libraries is sponsoring a COVID19 Stories - Community Collection Drive to raise awareness about the collection and encourage submissions from the local community. We are...

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

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...

May 17, 2021
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Justin Borer

Electronic music video and audio recordings by Dr. Otto Henry

STAFF PICK: Electronic music video and audio recordings by Dr. Otto Henry STAFF PERSONS: Justin Borer and Alston Cobourn COLLECTIONS: Otto Henry Papers, UA90-64, University Archives In 1968, Dr. Otto Henry...

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...