Discovering Greenville’s Horticultural Past
It’s the season for gardening in Greenville and Pitt County and with the current proliferation of retail garden centers, you may have wondered at some point how folks living more...
The Ship’s Log
Women’s Basketball
Item: Photograph of the 1930 Senior Basketball Team. UA55-01, Black and White Photograph Collection. Staff person: Alston Cobourn Sports were an important part of campus social life in the school's...
Staff Pick: Charles E. Davis Oral History
Staff Person: Patrick Cash Collection: Oral History Collection: Charles E.Davis Oral History, University Archives #UA95-20 In celebration of Black History Month, Special Collections at East Carolina University will be doing...
Black History Month: Celebrating Matthew T. Lewis
The Special Collections at East Carolina University recognizes the importance of acknowledging and highlighting the contributions of African Americans throughout the year. In celebration of Black History Month, we will...
Joyner Library Special Collections Commemorates National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
As our nation pauses to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and honors the memories of the 2,403 Americans who were killed, as well as the...
Recognizing Jesse Peel and His Work on World Aids Day, December 1st
From the University Archives: Records of Student Affairs: Records of the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center 2012-2021 Dr. Jesse R. Peel, a native of Everetts, North Carolina, became interested...
Women Served as Nurses during World War I
Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Collection: Sarah Bunn Collection, #1277 Nurses cape from World War I On Veterans’ Day, it’s important to recognize the many women who broke barriers serving...
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...
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...
“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...