Daniel Ferkin Archives

Jan 23, 2026
  • Daniel Ferkin

New Exhibit: Poets and Poetry of East Carolina University

University History and Records’s new exhibit features items from our collection to celebrate National Poetry Month this upcoming April. We are highlighting the poetry of former East Carolina faculty, particularly Julia Fields, Julie Fay, Peter Makuck, and Vernon Ward, and the poetry journals published here, including the North Carolina Literary Review, The...

Aug 18, 2025
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Daniel Ferkin

New Exhibit: “Celebrating 100 Years of The East Carolinian”

We are excited to announce the opening of a new exhibit about the 100-year history of our student-run campus newspaper, currently named The East Carolinian. This exhibit was curated collaboratively...

Jan 22, 2025
  • Alston Cobourn
  • Daniel Ferkin

University Archives Showcase Exhibit

With the start of a new semester, Special Collections has installed a brand-new exhibit throughout Joyner Library! This exhibit highlights the departments that curate/work with Special Collections materials, and showcases...

Oct 25, 2024
  • Daniel Ferkin

Archives Month Highlight: Exploring Historic Library Footage

To celebrate Archives Month and the Society of North Carolina Archivists’ theme “What Puts You on the Map,” University History and Records is highlighting our footage of Joyner Library. Joyner...

Oct 06, 2023
  • Daniel Ferkin

Pee Dee’s 40th Birthday

Happy American Archives Month...again! As mentioned in the previous blog post, we are celebrating ECU's archives throughout October by exploring some of the stories preserved in our collections. As we...

Mar 01, 2023
  • Daniel Ferkin

Welcome!

We are pleased to announce that Daniel Ferkin joined the University History & Records department on February 13th as our new Assistant University Archivist. Previously Daniel worked as the Holston...