East Carolina Manuscript Collection Archives

Apr 15, 2025
  • Rita Khazanie

Adaptation to a Disability: How a Greenville Resident Lived an Amazing Life Confined to a Wheelchair for 33 Years

The late Mike Hamer, a Greenville personality, has a web presence with several folk music songs, YouTube videos, compositions, and articles written about him by his friends. Mike Hamer was well known throughout Greenville...

Apr 14, 2025
  • Lydia Brooker

Gathering Around Books: The History and Influence of Women’s Book Clubs

Historically, Women’s book clubs have been more than just gatherings to discuss literature. They have served as spaces for intellectual growth, community building, and even social activism. Joyner Library’s Special...

Apr 10, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

The Measles Epidemic and Quarantine Procedures in North Carolina in the 1930s

During the 1930s, North Carolina, like much of the United States, grappled with recurring outbreaks of measles, a highly contagious viral disease. The lack of widespread vaccination and limited medical...

Mar 20, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

SPARs: The Women Who Served in the U.S. Coast Guard During World War II

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts...

Mar 20, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Making WAVES: Pioneering Women in the U.S. Navy During World War II

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Mar 14, 2025
  • Jonathan Dembo

Birth of East Carolina Teachers Training School

This post was inspired by the founding of East Carolina Teachers Training School (ECTTS) in 1909, and features materials from the Robert Lee Humber, Jr. Papers. In preparation for his...

Mar 10, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Daylight Savings Time and North Carolina’s Path to Adoption

Twice a year, Americans adjust their clocks—springing forward an hour in March and falling back an hour in November. Daylight Saving Time (DST) has long been a topic of debate,...

Feb 21, 2025
  • Madison Howlett
  • Patrick Cash

The B-1 Navy Band: A Symphony of Courage and Change

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Feb 14, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Victory Mail: The Lifeline of Communication in World War II

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Feb 07, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Raising the Flag, Defining a Legacy: The Battle of Iwo Jima and the Fight for Victory

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...