East Carolina Manuscript Collection Archives

Apr 23, 2026
  • Katelynn Hudson

Tackling the Mountain: My Internship in Manuscripts & Digital Curation

My internship with the Manuscripts & Digital Curation Department was a requirement for my concentration in public history, but this was something that I was excited to do. I did...

Apr 17, 2026
  • Katelynn Hudson

250 Years of Currency in our Pocket

Housed within the walls of Joyner Library’s Special Collections in the Sallie Joyner Davis Collection is a collection of currency from some of the most turbulent times of our nation’s...

Apr 06, 2026
  • Katelynn Hudson

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...

May 14, 2025
  • John Dunning
  • Patrick Cash

New Exhibit: In Their Footsteps: Exploring World War II Through Archival Records

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library will host a new exhibit, In Their Footsteps: Exploring World War II Through Archival Records,...

May 08, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

The Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps at the End of World War II

Warning: The following content features accounts of war and human suffering. Content may be upsetting to some. Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of...

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 Collection...

Mar 20, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Making WAVES: 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...

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