The Special Collections at East Carolina University recognizes the importance of acknowledging and highlighting the contributions of African Americans throughout the year. In celebration of Black History Month, we will...
Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Collection: Sarah Bunn Collection, #1277 Nurses cape from World War I On Veterans’ Day, it’s important to recognize the many women who broke barriers serving...
Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Collection: Jerry Raynor Papers, Manuscript Collection #724 Jerry Raynor (1926-1992) was a Williamston, N.C. native who became the writer and editor of the Greenville...
Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Collection: Alex L. Manly Papers 1898-1903, 1953-1984, Manuscript Collection #65 Alexander Lightfoot Manly was born on May 13, 1866, near Raleigh, North Carolina. He was...
Veterans from the various branches of the U.S. armed forces are honored every November 11 through the federal holiday known as Veterans Day. Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day,...
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...
Source: F. Warren VanWert Papers, 1941-1945 Staff Member: Nanette Hardison Description: On a Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the navy base at Pearl Harbor was suddenly attacked by the...