Happy 100th Birthday Dr. Earl Trevathan, Jr.!
On September 29, 2023, Dr. Earl Trevathan, Jr. celebrated the milestone birthday of 100 years. In recognition of his milestone birthday, we are taking a look back at his exceptional...
East Carolina University History Archives
Veterans Day
As many people across the United States pay special recognition to our country’s veterans, we thought it appropriate to look at the history of this annual holiday, both nationally and...
Pee Dee’s 40th Birthday
Happy American Archives Month...again! As mentioned in the previous blog post, we are celebrating ECU's archives throughout October by exploring some of the stories preserved in our collections. As we...
East Carolina Teachers Training School Welcomes its First Student
Happy American Archives Month! Throughout October, we are celebrating the importance of archives by sharing some of the stories preserved in our collections. The University Archives at ECU help to...
Barefoot on the Mall
Barefoot on the Mall is an annual festival held on The Mall at East Carolina University shortly before the beginning of exams. The idea came from an undergraduate member of...
Homecoming Through the Years: A History of Homecoming at East Carolina
Homecoming provides a time for alumni to return to East Carolina’s campus. While there were programs aimed at fostering relationships with alumni at East Carolina earlier, the first official Homecoming celebration did...
Special Collections Celebrates Pride Month
In honor of Pride Month, Special Collections would like to share its LGBTQ+ related materials that have been digitized and are available online: Oral Histories Related to LGBTQ+ Initiatives...
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
June 23 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX legislation by President Richard Nixon. Part of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX prohibits any educational institution...
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...
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...