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Special Collections Closed on March 10th
Due to Staff Development Day on March 10th, 2020, the Special Collections Reading Room and Service Desk will be closed. The North Carolina Collection Room will be open for public...
The Legend of the Christmas Flounder
Local history often borders on being folklore. Tales about events are told and retold until they take a life of their own. The stories can morph and transmogrify to the...
Staff Pick: Commander Frank Costagliola Recalls the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
This Saturday marks the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, an event which resulted in the United States declaring war on Japan (December 8, 1941) and her ally...
Staff Pick: Foundations of LGBTQ Students Organizing at East Carolina University
Collection: East Carolina University Campus Newspapers. UA50-05. University Archives, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.Staff Person: Zachary Dale This month’s staff pick covers the series of anonymous letters that sparked the...
Arr-chives Space Update #6: Ready About!
We pirates have been busy in the past few months. Our scallywag data is in ArchivesSpace, 95% of our digital objects are reconciled to the finding aids, our authorities database...
Artistic renderings of East Carolina University
A new exhibition titled “Artistic Renderings of East Carolina University” is currently on display on the 4th floor this summer from May-September. The exhibition showcases artwork that was selected from...
Arrr-chivesSpace Migration at ECU: Scurvy Dog
About the series: The East Carolina University Pirates are engaged in a large-scale migration project to evaluate, prep, and load data from several dispersed databases into ArchivesSpace. Over the next two years,...
Staff Pick
Source: William J. and Pearl Peed Croom Collection, #434 Staff Member: Nanette Hardison Description: The William J. and Pearl Peed Collection is highlighted in this month’s staff pick as a...
New Assistant University Archivist
East Carolina University’s Joyner Library is pleased to welcome new Assistant University Archivist Patrick Cash. Patrick previously worked at Mars Hill University outside of Asheville, North Carolina. He earned...