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Apr 08, 2019
  • ECU Contributor

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,...

Apr 05, 2019
  • Nanette Hardson

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...

Mar 11, 2019
  • Alston Cobourn

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...

Nov 12, 2018
  • ECU Contributor

World War I in the ECU Digital Collections

One hundred years ago, on “the 11th hour, on the 11th day, on the 11th month" of 1918, the armistice to end World War I fighting on the Western Front...

Apr 09, 2018
  • ECU Contributor

The Works of William Shakespeare Illustrated

Item: Shakespeare Rare Print Collection (Joyner Rare PR2883 .S53 1900) Staff Person: Intern Scooter Lewis Among the books found in Special Collections, you can find rare works and materials related...

Mar 21, 2017
  • ECU Contributor

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...

Jan 03, 2017
  • ECU Contributor

Auditor’s Statement, A.C. Monk & Company, July 13, 1920

  Source:    A.C. Monk & Company/A.C. Monk Family Collection, 1907-2004  ECMC # 1285 Staff Person: Fred Harrison Description: Originating just prior to WWI under the name Monk Adams Company, Wilson, N.C,...

Dec 11, 2014
  • ECU Contributor

Literary Lampoons Part II: Golf and Politics – Not Quite Death and Taxes, but Close

Special note: This blog post was written by Edward Reges, M.A. ‘16, East Carolina University Department of English, as part of a special series highlighting the Stuart Wright Collection. Sometimes,...

Sep 15, 2014
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Alumni Day 1968

Source:  University Archives Image Collection (UA55-01-9775) Staff Person:  Arthur Carlson Description:  This image from the University Archives features the layout of J.Y. Joyner Library on Alumni Day in 1968.  Joyner...

Feb 07, 2014
  • ECU Contributor

USS Sarda (SS488)

Source: USS Sarda entering Havana, Cuba  Call Number: 818.os1.1 Staff Person: Ken Harbit Description: USS Sarda (SS-488), was a Tench-class submarine.  Financed by bonds purchased by the residents of Lynn,...