North Carolina Archives

Aug 03, 2017
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Sandra Bullock and the East Carolina Playhouse

The East Carolina Playhouse Source: East Carolina University Archives UA28.01  Staff Person: Brooke Tolar Description: Today's post features an original program for Anton Chekhov’s The Three Sisters as presented by the East...

May 05, 2017
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Woman’s Portrait, Civil War

Source: Moore Family Papers (ECU Manuscript Collection #275) Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: Guilford Andrews carried this woman’s portrait during the Civil War. Andrews was a member of Company E....

Mar 21, 2017
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WWI Era Letter

Source: James G. Raby Papers, Manuscript Collection #317 Staff Person: Nanette Hardison     The James G. Raby Papers consists of handwritten letters from James G. Raby; a physician from...

Mar 29, 2016
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Anniversary Program

Collection:  Jesse Rountree Moye Papers, MC #1111 Staff Member: Nanette Hardison The image below is of a program for an event held on May 27, 1932 in Farmville, North Carolina. This event...

Jun 02, 2015
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Thomas Smith Deed for 240 Acres, Bladen County, NC, 25 Sept. 1799

Source:  Ralph C. Deal Collection (ECU Manuscript Collections #0027) Staff Person:  Jonathan Dembo Description: This deed, survey and plat seen above, dated 25 September 1799, granting 240 acres of land in...

Aug 26, 2014
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St. James Episcopal Church, Kittrell, NC

Source: Augustus Moore Family Papers (ECU Manuscript Collections #1216) Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: St. James Episcopal Church was built in a Gothic-Style, the church is located in Kittrell, NC. A...

Jun 13, 2014
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Scouting for Food

Source: Boy Scouts of America, East Carolina Council Records, MC #1199 Staff Person: Nanette Hardison This photo (1990) is from the Boy Scouts of America, East Carolina Council Records; a collection...

Feb 14, 2014
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Military Training in North Carolina Public Schools 1853

Bradley School House, Sept. 28 / [1853] Mr. Edward P. Smith “Dear Brother” Your last and first favor were read nearly at the same time. One lay in the office or somewhere nearly two months. I was glad to hear from you (for to tell you the truth I thought that you never would write to me by your writing to Frank and never to me) and to hear that you were well. You found us all well and I am in hopes this may find you the same. Your No. 1 One I have lost. I had [it] at the door examining it and drop [sic] it. I looked for it I don’t know how long and Ann too but we could not find it, but in looking for it I found a shilling so I take it for granted that it was silver ore. Send me some of the gold ore and I will try to be more carefull [sic] of it. I am teaching school yet, and has some right-fine times every Friday. All my schollars [sic] speak on that day and I muster all the Boys and I have the drum and fife, too. The smaller boys have wooden guns and the larger real ones. Frank was here last week and see [sic] me drill them. He says that they beat his company. Some Fridays there is some 25 or thirty people to hear them speak and to see them muster and lots of girls among them. I write this during recess and have no time to collect my thoughts so you must excuse this short letter. I saw Pa at court. They were all well. We all Am. Mother, Peter and John send our love and believe me I am, as ever your [Loving] Brother, L. H. Smith. Source: L. H. Smith Papers #23.1.a.1...

Jan 14, 2014
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1706 Van der Aa Map of North Carolina

Source: Zee en Land togten der Franszen Geaan na,en in't Americaans Gewest van Florida (MC 49) Staff Person: Ralph Scott Description: This 1706 map of the Carolinas and Florida drawn...

Aug 15, 2013
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Certificate for Captain Leo W. Jenkins for completion of Special Services reserve training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., 1949.

Source: Leo Jenkins Papers, Manuscript # 360 Staff Person:  Dale Sauter Description:  Certificate for Captain Leo W. Jenkins for completion of Special Services reserve training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., 1949....