University Archives Archives

Jul 03, 2023
  • Daniel Ferkin

University History and Records Announcement

In January 2023 East Carolina University’s Records Management merged with University Archives to take better advantage of synergies between the two areas, resulting in a new department, University History and...

Apr 25, 2023
  • Michael Calkins

Barefoot on the Mall

Barefoot on the Mall is an annual festival held on The Mall at East Carolina University shortly before the beginning of exams. The idea came from an undergraduate member of...

Jul 19, 2019
  • ECU Contributor

50 Years Ago: Summer School Legislature Passes Space Resolution

  Fifty years ago on July 20th, 1969, the first person walked on the moon. Apollo 11's landing and the subsequent moon walk was the culmination of over a decade...

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...

Oct 30, 2018
  • Alston Cobourn

Meet the University Archivist: Alston Coburn

Hello!  I am Alston Cobourn, and I am proud to be East Carolina University’s new University Archivist as of July. I am from Raleigh and attended UNC-Chapel Hill where I...

Mar 01, 2018
  • ECU Contributor

Detachment 600 at East Carolina

East Carolina and the AFROTC   Source: Records of the Air Force ROTC Program Joyner Library Special Collections, University Archives #UA25-15. Digitized version available online in Joyner Library’s Digital Collections....

Aug 03, 2017
  • ECU Contributor

Sandra Bullock and the East Carolina Playhouse

The East Carolina Playhouse Source: East Carolina University Archives UA28.01  Staff Person: Brooke Tolar Description: Today's post features an original program for Anton Chekhov’s The Three Sisters as presented by the East...