Exhibition Archives

Oct 29, 2024
  • Alston Coburn

New Exhibit and Upcoming Talk- Neyuherú·kęʼ Wampum Belt from the Tuscarora Nation of New York

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, University Archives is curating an exhibit featuring the Neyuherú·kęʼ Wampum Belt from the Tuscarora Nation of New York and hosting a related educational...

Oct 03, 2024
  • Shatiece Starks

NC Collections Exhibit Highlights Ghost Stories and Legends Local to North Carolina

It’s You’re walking slowly along the shore when a warm orange glow appears out of the corner of your eye. You turn and realize it’s a ship, but something’s wrong-...

Sep 04, 2024
  • Kristen Daniel

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...

Jul 16, 2024
  • Deanna Pate

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...

May 14, 2024
  • Shatiece Starks

New Exhibit Explores the History of Freshman Orientation at ECU

“A Pirate’s Life for Me” is a new exhibit located on the first floor in the main campus Joyner library. It was curated by Kristen Daniel and Shatiece Starks, and...

May 03, 2024
  • Kelly Spring

A Pup’s Perspective

Join us for a tail-waggin’ time in Joyner Library with the new exhibit “Pups in the Parks”!   This story follows the adventures of a little pup as she explores North...

Mar 21, 2024
  • Katelyn Rollins
  • Olivia Livingston

Celebrate World Poetry Day with The Bat-Poet: A Classic Children’s Story by Randall Jarrell and Maurice Sendak

Collection: Stuart Wright Collection: Randal Jarrell Papers (#1169-005), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA World Poetry Day is on March 21st,...

Feb 09, 2024
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Justin Borer

Otto Henry: A Pioneer in 20th Century Experimental Music

The Special Collections Division is happy to bring you a new exhibit featuring the work of retired music professor Dr. Otto Henry.  It showcases the variety of materials available for...

Jan 05, 2024
  • Kristen Daniel

New Special Collections Exhibit: One Woman’s Fight for Women’s Suffrage

The Special Collections Division is happy to bring you a new exhibit featuring the story of Cornelia Petty Jerman. With Women’s History Month approaching in March, we are celebrating Jerman’s...

Jan 03, 2024
  • Nanette Hardison

New Special Collections Exhibit: King of the North Carolina Moonshiners

The Special Collections Division presents a new exhibition titled “King of the North Carolina Moonshiners: The Story of Percy Flowers”.  Curated by North Carolina Collection Serials Technician Fred Harrison and...