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The Special Collections Division offers rich primary sources—documents produced at the time events occurred, usually by eyewitnesses—that enable students to conduct original research pertaining to
many topics, including the history of North Carolina, communism and socialism, southern literature, military history worldwide, the work of Christian missionaries around the world, the tobacco industry, and maritime history. Click through this presentation to learn more about Special Collections at ECU.
Click here to be taken directly to the University Archives webpage.
Campus publications, including the Buccaneer, provide important information about student
activities and organizations. For more information: http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10290
Old photographs, such as this view of the dining hall kitchen (1915), depict campus
life at a simpler time. For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10323
University
Archives
A triumphant football team celebrates ECU’s Peach Bowl victory in 1992.
For more information: http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10256
Minutes such as these, which discuss budget cuts during the Great Depression, document
many aspects of life at East Carolina. For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/837
Click here to be taken directly to the North Carolina Collection webpage.
Hundreds of newspapers on microfilm from the 1700s to the present reveal much
about local and state history. For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/12767
Broadsides such as this one from around 1901 were posted to communicate
important information. For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/12597
Old maps capture many aspects of the state’s past at a moment in time.
For more information: http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10444
The Roberts Collection includes works of fiction set in North Carolina, including this, the
first children’s book written by a North Carolinian. For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/11531
Click here to be taken directly to the Manuscripts and Rare Books webpage.
Manuscripts, including this letter from the founder of Pepsi-Cola, provide
first-hand information about people, businesses, and institutions. For more
information: http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/22792
The papers of military officers often include maps or plans related to actions in which they
participated. This plan belonged to Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley, who initially was in charge of the naval campaign at Guadalcanal. For more
information: http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/11216
Rare books are available from 1574 to the present and augment manuscript sources. The General History of the Pyrates (1724), thought to have been written by Daniel
DeFoe, includes the first depiction of Blackbeard.
For more information: http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/857
The Hoover Collection on International Communism includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, and tracts pertaining to the American labor movement as well as to
communism and socialism. For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/865
Members of the Class of 1917 are seated on the grounds of
East Carolina Teacher Training School. Old Austin and Wilson
Dormitory are in the background.
For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/21042
On March 26, 1969 a group of students confronts Dr. Leo Jenkins at his home. The students were
protesting continued race-based inequality on campus.
For more information: http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10304
Primary Sources: Digital Collections
East Carolina student celebrate graduation with props, signs, and
cheers. These 1992 graduates received their diplomas in Dowdy-
Ficklen Stadium. For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/11034
Members of the 1943 East Carolina YWCA organization enjoy the water
at their leadership retreat. The YWCA was among the first student
organizations at ECU. For more information:
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/14148
Primary Sources: Digital Collections
Or click the links below to be taken to our Special Collections:
Digital Collections
North Carolina Collection
Manuscripts and Rare Books
University Archives
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