The Ship’s Log

Nov 14, 2020
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Patrick Cash

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,...

Nov 11, 2020
  • Nanette Hardson

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,...

Oct 23, 2020
  • Martha Elmore

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...

Oct 19, 2020
  • Alston Cobourn

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...

Oct 13, 2020
  • Jennifer Daugherty

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...

Oct 12, 2020
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Patrick Cash

“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...

Sep 14, 2020
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Joe Barricella
  • Justin Borer
  • Larry Houston

“Greenville in Reelife” Features 1941 Footage of Greenville, NC

Thanks to a 2019 National Film Preservation Foundation grant, we were able to restore and digitize “Greenville in Reelife,” which is a silent film recorded by Reelife Motion Pictures in...

Sep 11, 2020
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Revisit the September 11, 2001 Student Reactions Digital Exhibit

Today marks the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, deadly terrorist attack on U.S. soil when two planes were flown into the Twin Towers in the World Trade Center...

Sep 09, 2020
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Discovering the Hidden Women in Your Family Tree Webinar

Diane Richard presented "Discovering the Hidden Women in Your Family Tree" on August 31, 2020 @ 2:00pm. The talk was hosted by Joyner Library Special Collections and was supported by...

Aug 19, 2020
  • Ralph Scott

Staff Pick: Pitt County Citizens Lined Up to Vote

Staff Person: Ralph Scott Collection: Daily Reflector Negative Collection ECU Manuscript Collection #0741-b26-fe-v26.e.3 August 18th is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States...