An Oath for Veteran’s Day
Veterans from the various branches of the U.S. armed forces are honored every November 11 through the federal holiday known as Veterans Day. Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day,...
East Carolina Manuscript Collection Archives
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...
New Exhibit: “A look at New Bern’s Frederick C. Douglass, Pension Claims Agent, and African American Civil War Pension Ledgers”
A new exhibit entitled, “A Look at New Bern’s Frederick C. Douglass, Pension Claims Agent, and African American Civil War Pension Ledgers” and curated by Dale Sauter and Martha Elmore is currently on...
Staff Pick: The School Room Against the Bar Room
The School Room Against the Bar Room Collection: James Yadkin Joyner Papers (Manuscript Collection #345) Staff Person: Dale Sauter Today’s staff pick features a broadside (circa 1919) entitled “The School...
Staff Pick: Mt. Hiyori and Toba Bay in Shima Province, no. 8 by Hiroshige
Mt. Hiyori and Toba Bay in Shima Province, no. 8, or, Shima hiyoriyama toba minato Collection: Fry Family Papers, 1837-1993 (#1197) Staff Person: John Dunning “I leave my body in...
D-Day Commemoration of an Eastern North Carolina Hero: John Epps Teel in World War II
75 years ago today, on June 6, 1944, over 156,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in the offensive to repel the German forces from France. Codenamed Operation...
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...
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...
Senator Robert Morgan – An Update
Since the last post on Senator Morgan, we have completed the actual processing of the entire collection. Now we are performing conservation and digitization work with the assistance of Larry...
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,...