ECU Honors The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963. The tragic death of the Reverend Dr....
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50 Years After: Remembering Marshall University’s 1970 Plane Crash
November 14, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the November 14, 1970 football game between the Marshall University Thundering Herd and the East Carolina University Pirates. Directly following the game,...
Join Us in Celebrating Archives Month!
October is Archives Month! This year, the Society of North Carolina Archivists has chosen the theme, “20th Century Health and Medicine.” We invite you to check out Laupus Library’s blog...
“The 1960s: The Concerts That Helped Desegregate ECU” by Our State magazine
Our State magazine recently published an article, “The 1960s: The Concerts That Helped Desegregate ECU”, about performances by African American musicians at East Carolina during the late 1950s and...
New Exhibit: “Pirate Pride: History of LGBTQ+ Activism in Greenville and East Carolina University”
A new exhibit entitled “Pirate Pride: History of LGBTQ+ Activism in Greenville and East Carolina University” is currently on display on the 3rd floor of Joyner Library. Curated by University...
A 1924 E.C.T.C Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday on the campus of East Carolina is much different today than it was in years past. As students, faculty, and staff prepare to spend their holidays with...
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...
Native American Heritage Month: Digitized ECNAO Scrapbooks
Last summer the East Carolina Native American Organization (ECNAO) donated three scrapbooks that document the group’s activities as well as ECU’s curriculum and events relating to Native Americans between 1994-2000. ...
Staff Pick: The 10 Demands and ECU Student Activism
Collection: Records of Leo Warren Jenkins' Tenure as President and Chancellor, 1960-1978 (University Archives Collection #UA02-06) Staff Person: Patrick Cash In honor of Archives Month and this year’s theme of...
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...