An Intern’s Perspective: Letters to Mary A. McLeod
As both a history and anthropology major, I’ve spent hundreds of hours studying the past. However, during my time as an intern in the Manuscripts & Digital Curation Department, working...
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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...
“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...
Staff Pick: Remembering Pearl Harbor
Source: F. Warren VanWert Papers, 1941-1945 Staff Member: Nanette Hardison Description: On a Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the navy base at Pearl Harbor was suddenly attacked by the...
Staff Pick: Letter from J. Edgar Hoover to Col. Alexander Bacon Coxe Sr.
Source: Alexander B. Coxe, Sr., Papers #193 Staff Person: Martha Elmore Description: Alexander Bacon Coxe, Sr., was a seasoned Army officer having served during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and...
Vietnam Era Letter
Source: William and Harry Whittaker Papers, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #1293 Staff Member: Nanette Hardison Description: The image featured below is of a letter dated November 9, 1964 and is...
The Life of Senator Robert Morgan
Source: Robert Morgan Papers #268 Staff Person: Sherry Cortes Description: Senator Robert Morgan was a North Carolina native, born and raised in Lillington, N.C. This collection contains personal papers, Senatorial documents,...
WWI Era Letter
Source: James G. Raby Papers, Manuscript Collection #317 Staff Person: Nanette Hardison The James G. Raby Papers consists of handwritten letters from James G. Raby; a physician from...
Affidavit of John A. Richardson in the Trial of Thomas Brady, March 4, 1872
Source: Henry Berry Lowrie Papers, 1864-1872 Manuscript Collection #1271 Staff Person: Fred Harrison Description: Solicitor John A. Richardson motions to have Thomas Brady's trial moved out of Robeson County, N.C. owing...
![Feb 14, 2014ECU Contributor Military Training in North Carolina Public Schools 1853 Bradley School House, Sept. 28 / [1853] Mr. Edward P. Smith “Dear Brother” Your last and first favor were read nearly at the same time. One lay in the office or somewhere nearly two months. I was glad to hear from you (for to tell you the truth I thought that you never would write to me by your writing to Frank and never to me) and to hear that you were well. You found us all well and I am in hopes this may find you the same. Your No. 1 One I have lost. I had [it] at the door examining it and drop [sic] it. I looked for it I don’t know how long and Ann too but we could not find it, but in looking for it I found a shilling so I take it for granted that it was silver ore. Send me some of the gold ore and I will try to be more carefull [sic] of it. I am teaching school yet, and has some right-fine times every Friday. All my schollars [sic] speak on that day and I muster all the Boys and I have the drum and fife, too. The smaller boys have wooden guns and the larger real ones. Frank was here last week and see [sic] me drill them. He says that they beat his company. Some Fridays there is some 25 or thirty people to hear them speak and to see them muster and lots of girls among them. I write this during recess and have no time to collect my thoughts so you must excuse this short letter. I saw Pa at court. They were all well. We all Am. Mother, Peter and John send our love and believe me I am, as ever your [Loving] Brother, L. H. Smith. Source: L. H. Smith Papers #23.1.a.1...](https://iiif.lib.ecu.edu/Cantaloupe-3.4.2/iiif/2/00027455_0001.jp2/full/1000,1620/0/default.jpg){kind=link}
Military Training in North Carolina Public Schools 1853
Bradley School House, Sept. 28 / [1853] Mr. Edward P. Smith “Dear Brother” Your last and first favor were read nearly at the same time. One lay in the office or somewhere nearly two months. I was glad to hear from you (for to tell you the truth I thought that you never would write to me by your writing to Frank and never to me) and to hear that you were well. You found us all well and I am in hopes this may find you the same. Your No. 1 One I have lost. I had [it] at the door examining it and drop [sic] it. I looked for it I don’t know how long and Ann too but we could not find it, but in looking for it I found a shilling so I take it for granted that it was silver ore. Send me some of the gold ore and I will try to be more carefull [sic] of it. I am teaching school yet, and has some right-fine times every Friday. All my schollars [sic] speak on that day and I muster all the Boys and I have the drum and fife, too. The smaller boys have wooden guns and the larger real ones. Frank was here last week and see [sic] me drill them. He says that they beat his company. Some Fridays there is some 25 or thirty people to hear them speak and to see them muster and lots of girls among them. I write this during recess and have no time to collect my thoughts so you must excuse this short letter. I saw Pa at court. They were all well. We all Am. Mother, Peter and John send our love and believe me I am, as ever your [Loving] Brother, L. H. Smith. Source: L. H. Smith Papers #23.1.a.1...