Exhibition Archives

Aug 08, 2023
  • Ronnie Woodward

Celebrations set for 75 years of Air Force ROTC

East Carolina University is celebrating 75 years of Air Force ROTC’s presence on campus, highlighted by an anniversary ball on Sept. 22. There also will be an exhibition displayed on...

Aug 08, 2023
  • Ronnie Woodward

No Quarter: The History of East Carolina Football and Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Explore the rich history of Pirate football and passion of Pirate Nation with “No Quarter: The History of East Carolina Football and Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.” The exhibit featured in the ECU...

Feb 21, 2023
  • Patrick Cash

New Special Collections Exhibits

Special Collections has two new exhibits currently on display. "Finding Safe Spaces During Segregation," curated by Head of North Carolina Collections Jennifer Daugherty, coincides with the traveling exhibition “Navigating Jim...

Jan 13, 2021
  • Alston Cobourn

New Exhibit: “How They Lived: The First Twenty Years of Campus Life”

A new exhibit entitled “How they Lived: the First Twenty Years of Campus Life,” which was curated by Alston Cobourn, is currently displayed on the 1st floor of Joyner Library and will...

Feb 20, 2020
  • Zachary Dale

New Exhibit: “Pirate Pride: History of LGBTQ+ Activism in Greenville and East Carolina University”

A new exhibit entitled “Pirate Pride: History of LGBTQ+ Activism in Greenville and East Carolina University” is currently on display on the 3rd floor of Joyner Library. Curated by University...

Oct 21, 2019
  • Patrick Cash

Staff Pick: The 10 Demands and ECU Student Activism

Collection: Records of Leo Warren Jenkins' Tenure as President and Chancellor, 1960-1978 (University Archives Collection #UA02-06) Staff Person: Patrick Cash In honor of Archives Month and this year’s theme of...

Apr 15, 2019
  • Roger Kammerer

Otway Burns Exhibition

A new exhibition entitled "Captain Otway Burns: Privateer, Shipbuilder, and Legislator" will be on display in the North Carolina Collection on the 3rd floor from April-August 2019. Burns became renowned...

Mar 28, 2019
  • Lucas Berrini

New Exhibit The Scholar and the Hobbit: A Celebration of the Literary Legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien

  The Scholar and the Hobbit: A Celebration of the Literary Legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien exhibit on the 1st floor of Joyner Library is a snapshot of the life and...

Feb 11, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

“The Spanish Influenza is Here” Exhibition

“The Spanish Influenza is Here” Exhibition 2018 marked the centennial anniversary of the deadly “Spanish Influenza.” Today we encounter flu season each year, but we often know little about previous...

Nov 08, 2018
  • Alston Cobourn

East Carolina Native American Organization Exhibit

In honor of American Indian Heritage Month, University Archives has partnered with the East Carolina Native American Organization on an exhibit entitled “Recognizing Past and Present: North Carolina American Indians”....