University Archives Archives

Oct 14, 2022
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Jessica McArthur
  • Patrick Cash

Homecoming Through the Years: A History of Homecoming at East Carolina

Homecoming provides a time for alumni to return to East Carolina’s campus. While there were programs aimed at fostering relationships with alumni at East Carolina earlier, the first official Homecoming celebration did...

Jun 28, 2022
  • Alston Cobourn

Special Collections Celebrates Pride Month

In honor of Pride Month, Special Collections would like to share its LGBTQ+ related materials that have been digitized and are available online:   Oral Histories Related to LGBTQ+ Initiatives...

Jun 22, 2022
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Patrick Cash

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX

June 23 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX legislation by President Richard Nixon.  Part of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX prohibits any educational institution...

May 04, 2022
  • Patrick Cash

“I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing:” ECU Students Debate the Success of the Original Star Wars Film

May The Fourth Be With You! When George Lucas’s original Star Wars, retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, premiered in limited theaters on May 25, 1977,...

Mar 29, 2022
  • Alston Cobourn

Women’s Basketball

Item: Photograph of the 1930 Senior Basketball Team. UA55-01, Black and White Photograph Collection. Staff person: Alston Cobourn Sports were an important part of campus social life in the school's...

Feb 24, 2022
  • Patrick Cash

Staff Pick: Charles E. Davis Oral History

Staff Person: Patrick Cash Collection: Oral History Collection: Charles E.Davis Oral History, University Archives #UA95-20 In celebration of Black History Month, Special Collections at East Carolina University will be doing...

Dec 01, 2021
  • Ralph Scott

Recognizing Jesse Peel and His Work on World Aids Day, December 1st

From the University Archives: Records of Student Affairs: Records of the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center 2012-2021 Dr. Jesse R. Peel, a native of Everetts, North Carolina, became interested...

Nov 10, 2021
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Patrick Cash

Heritage Hall Now Known as ECU Chronicles: Our History

The Heritage Hall website has been renamed ECU Chronicles: Our History. ECU Chronicles also has a new URL that reflects the website’s new name. Users can now find the website by visiting https://collectio.ecu.edu/chronicles. The new URL replaces...

Aug 05, 2021
  • Patrick Cash

ECU Libraries hosts COVID-19 Collection Drive

Beginning on August 9th, ECU Libraries is sponsoring a COVID19 Stories - Community Collection Drive to raise awareness about the collection and encourage submissions from the local community. We are...

May 17, 2021
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Justin Borer

Electronic music video and audio recordings by Dr. Otto Henry

STAFF PICK: Electronic music video and audio recordings by Dr. Otto Henry STAFF PERSONS: Justin Borer and Alston Cobourn COLLECTIONS: Otto Henry Papers, UA90-64, University Archives In 1968, Dr. Otto Henry...