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...
The Ship’s Log
Invitations to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Presidential Inauguration Events, 1933
Invitations to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Presidential Inauguration Events, 1933 STAFF PERSON: Patrick Cash COLLECTION: Mary F. Howard Papers (#391) The inauguration of the President of the United States...
ECU Honors The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963. The tragic death of the Reverend Dr....
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...
50 Years After: Remembering Marshall University’s 1970 Plane Crash
November 14, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the November 14, 1970 football game between the Marshall University Thundering Herd and the East Carolina University Pirates. Directly following the game,...
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,...
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...
Join Us in Celebrating Archives Month!
October is Archives Month! This year, the Society of North Carolina Archivists has chosen the theme, “20th Century Health and Medicine.” We invite you to check out Laupus Library’s blog...
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...
“The 1960s: The Concerts That Helped Desegregate ECU” by Our State magazine
Our State magazine recently published an article, “The 1960s: The Concerts That Helped Desegregate ECU”, about performances by African American musicians at East Carolina during the late 1950s and...