East Carolina Teachers Training School Archives

Jul 15, 2013

President Wright’s Chapel Talk

Source: PresidentWright's Chapel Talk CH1050.2.1.1.6 University Archives Staff Person: Ken Harbit Description: East Carolina Teachers College President Robert H. Wright's "Chapel Talks" were given to students every morning from 9:30 to...

May 19, 2011

City of Greenville, North Carolina

Source: Junius D. Grimes Papers (#571) Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: Take a step back in time to 1914 Greenville, N. C., in this C. E. Weaver Series, “Illustrated Cities”,...

Apr 09, 2010

First Graduation Ceremony

Source: University Archives, UA50-06-1010-01 Staff Person: Kacy Guill Description: The first graduation ceremony at East Carolina Teachers Training School occurred in May 1910. No degrees were awarded, but several students...

Oct 16, 2009

1918 Flu Pandemic nickname “Spanish Flu”, March 1918 to June 1920

Source: University Archives Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: Health conditions at ECTTC are one of the major topics mentioned in the Board of Trustees minutes from 1918. There were 141...

May 15, 2009

The Model School

Source: University Archives, Call Number 50-20-1918 Staff Person: Kacy Guill Description: Also known as the practice school, the training school, and the laboratory school, the East Carolina Teachers Training School...

Mar 20, 2009

Students’ gardens at East Carolina Teachers Training School, 1914

Source: University Archives Staff Person: Kacy Guill Description: In his 1910 report to the Board of Trustees, the president of East Carolina Teachers Training School, Robert Wright, requested land for...

Nov 21, 2008

Faculty Meeting on Wright Inauguration and Formation of Students Council

Source: University Archives Record Group SL2600 Staff Person: Brian Johnson Description: The image below is of the East Carolina Teachers Training School faculty meeting minutes from Nov. 1, 1909. In...

Nov 03, 2008

ECU’s Historic Relationship with the Railroad

Source: University Archives     Staff Person: Kacy Guill Description: The first years of East Carolina University's history are in many ways tied to the railroad. The Atlantic Coastline Railroad...

Jul 03, 2008

Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics

Source: University Archives, Call #AA0100/16/1/J39 Staff Person: L.K. Gypsye Legge Description: This is an image of a little volume titled Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics. This small book may...

Dec 14, 2007

1914 Summer Class Photo (ECTTS)

Source: University Archives UW0000/2/4/7.1     Staff Person: L. K. Gypsye Legge Description: It is impossible to predict what may appear next in Special Collections. A phone call was made...