Cruise of the Cosmos
Warning: This post contains graphic content that may be upsetting to some people. This post displays the Log Book of the Steamer “Cosmos” Trip from San Francisco, California to Ft....
The Ship’s Log
The Battle of Okinawa: The Pacific War’s Bloodiest Chapter
Warning: The following content features accounts of war and human suffering. Content may be upsetting to some. Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of...
A Better Person for the World : Arnold Palmer in the Coast Guard Auxiliary
On September 10 we remember golfing legend Arnold Palmer’s birthday. Nicknamed “The King,” Palmer was one of the sport’s superstars winning 62 PGA tour titles over his career. Perhaps less...
A Society of Patriotic Ladies: A New Special Collections Exhibit
This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Edenton Tea Party, an important display of female activism in eastern North Carolina. We hope you will join us in celebrating by...
Resilience Behind Enemy Lines: The Story of Vernon G. LaHeist and other American POWs in World War II
Warning: The following content features accounts of war and human suffering. Content may be upsetting to some. Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end...
Operation Husky, July – August, 1943
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...
The Legacy of the Lost Colony
Legacy of The Lost Colony is an exhibit that features a variety of objects and materials from Special Collections. These materials highlight how the story of the Lost Colony has...
North Carolina’s Most Notorious Prison Escapee – Otto Wood (1894-1930)
Involved in criminal activity from an early age, Wood learned to gamble, fight, and make bootleg whiskey from his famed McCoy-Hatfield relations in West Virginia. In 1923, he entered Central...
Harriet Jacobs: A Voice for the Enslaved
With the upcoming Juneteenth holiday, we are reminded of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery in the United States. Though the proclamation went into effect in 1863, roughly...
Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944
Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...