ECU History Collection: Timeline

1921-1940

With the elevation to a four-year college ETTCS became East Carolina Teacher College. The first BA in Teaching was awarded in 1922 and throughout the next twenty years programs of study became increasingly specialized. The first master’s degree was awarded to Deanie Boone Haskett in 1933. Campus would continue to expand as well with new dormitories and a new library which would later be named after David J. Whichard. Both the student newspaper, he Teco Echo, and the annual yearbook, the Tecoan, began publication in 1923. By the 1930s, men were enrolling in increasing numbers and, in 1932, the first man graduated from ECTC with a four-year degree. The same year formal intercollegiate competition began with the formation of basketball, football, and baseball teams. On April 25, 2934 Robert Wright who had been president of the college since its formation died. He was succeeded by Leon Meadows who was committed to a program of teacher certification but willing to consider a liberal arts curriculum.

*This timeline represents digitized material from the ECU History Collection.

    • Dr. Robert H. Wright 1870-1934

      Photograph of Robert H. Wright, first president of East Carolina Teachers Training School. Title from handwritten note on verso. Date and photographer name from ECU University Archives.

    • ECTC seal

      East Carolina Teachers College black and gold seal featuring the motto to serve. Circled by East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville 1907 North Carolina.

    • Map of East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C.

      Photograph of a map showing constructed and proposed buildings for East Carolina Teachers College. Note on verso states that the plat map was taken from the Eighth Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees, East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C., 1922-1924.

    • Fleming Hall

      View of the front exterior of Fleming Hall at East Carolina Teachers College with part of Jarvis Hall visible on the right.

    • Board of Trustees minutes

      Pages 29 to 34 of the East Carolina Teachers College Board of Trustees minutes. Copied in the minutes is a letter to President Robert H. Wright from Louis Miller of the New York based firm Buckenham & Miller concerning campus architecture and landscaping.

    • The Tecoan 1923

      1923 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • View of campus from Fifth Street

      View of Fleming Hall, Jarvis Hall, and Old Austin Building from Fifth Street at East Carolina Teachers College. Photograph from 1924 Tecoan, p. 27 and 1924 Summer School Bulletin, p. 8

    • Whichard Building

      Exterior view of Whichard Building at East Carolina Teachers College not long after construction, Ragsdale Hall in the background. Stamped on back: Finished by Siddell Studio, Raleigh, NC.

    • Ragsdale Hall

      Front exterior view of Ragsdale Hall at East Carolina Teachers College from the left side with construction work going on behind the building. Ragsdale originally provided housing for female faculty members. The building has also served as a dormitory for students, the first home for the School of Medicine, administrative offices, and the Graduate School.

    • Whichard Building ca. 1923

      Photograph of Whichard Building at East Carolina Teachers College. Named for David Julian Whichard. Title and date from handwritten note on verso. Stamped on verso "Furnished by Siddell Studio, Raleigh, N.C." Handwritten note on verso "Shortly after construction; housed library (known as Joyner Library)."

    • Fleming Dormitory

      Photograph of Fleming Dormitory at East Carolina Teachers College. Built in 1923 and named for James Lawson Fleming (1867-1909). Title from verso. Date approximated. Handwritten note on verso: "Given by Mrs. R. H. Wright, Jr."

    • Fleming, Jarvis and Austin Buildings, East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C.

      Color postcard of Fleming and Jarvis dormitories and original Austin Building on the campus of East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C. Printed on verso: "Postcards Of Quality - The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y." Date approximated.

    • Racers club

      Members of the Racers Club at East Carolina Teachers College sitting on a car. Photo includes Annie Ruth "Boots" Morgan, Virginia "Gin" Harper, Pat Walker, Mathy Harrell, "Shorty" Grissom, Edythe "Pete" Bradley, Jack Gardner, Cille Hooker, Pat Kitpatrick, Nan Burwell, Lil McPhaul, and Hix West. Photo from page 111 of the 1923 Tecoan.

    • Plat map of ECTC

      Photograph of a plat map of East Carolina Teachers College showing the locations of existing and proposed buildings. Taken from the Eighth Biennial Report (1922-1924) of the Board of Trustees.

    • Robert H. Wright

      Portrait of Robert Herring Wright, first President of East Carolina Teachers Training School and East Carolina Teachers College from 1909 to 1934.

    • Wilson Dormitory

      Rear view of Wilson Dormitory on the East Carolina Teachers College campus. Wilson Dormitory, named after Claude Wayland Wilson, was built in 1909 and demolished in 1968.

    • Western edge of campus

      Students walk path towards the western edge of East Carolina Teachers College campus. This wooded area is near the current location of Fletcher Residence Hall.

    • Robert H. Wright

      Photograph of Robert H. Wright, first president of East Carolina Teachers Training School. Photograph taken from page 8 of the 1924 Tecoan, annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • CC Club

      Ten women from the CC Club sitting together around a table. Two women are playing cards. NC State and ICTQ banners on the wall, and a pillow that says NC State '25. Photo includes Louise Chalk, Sallie Freeman, Julia Grantham, Margaret Hayes, Eula Lane, Nettie McCanless, Marie Mitchell, Maye Pendergraph, Helen Viniarski, and Audrey White. CC Club from 1924 Tecoan, p. 182

    • Wooded hill

      View of a wooded hill with paths going off to the left. Hill near the 5th and Reade Streets intersection.

    • The Tecoan 1924

      1924 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Topographic map of East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C.

      Greenville, N.C. : 1924. 1 map. Scale 50'-1". "Note Elevation[s] on this map are referred to sea level. A line of levels was run from a Bench Mark at the end of Fifth Street. This Bench Mark was established by the State Highway Commission from a USGS Bench Mark at Grimesland." Includes legend. H. A. Underwood Co., Engineers & Architects, 912-918 Commercial Bank Bldg., Raleigh, N.C.

    • Robert H. Wright

      Portrait of Robert Herring Wright, first President of East Carolina Teachers Training School and East Carolina Teachers College from 1909 to 1934.

    • Helen Gray

      Portrait of Helen G. Gray, a Librarian at East Carolina Teachers College from 1923-1935. Oval picture with border that says faculty above and Miss Gray below from the 1924 Tecoan.

    • Mabel W. Chappell

      High school senior class portrait of Mabel White Chappell from Hertford, NC. Chappell attended East Carolina Teachers College summer school in 1924.

    • East Carolina Teachers College News Vol. 1, No. 6

      East Carolina Teachers College News, January 7, 1924. Contains news on the activities of faculty, staff, and alumnae. The first article in this issue is a New Year message from College President, Robert Wright.

    • ECTC calendar page

      Page of an East Carolina Teachers College calendar from February 1924 featuring a photograph of the Model School with a group of students in front of it.

    • East Carolina Teachers College News, 8 December 1924

      December 8, 1924 (volume II, number 4) issue of the East Carolina Teachers College News. Front page features an article on the Thanksgiving celebration of 1924.

    • Don't stop! See our ads

      Don't stop! See our ads, by R. Hartness. Drawing of an African American man running past a church and a cemetery, appearing in the 1925 Tecoan on p. 225.

    • The Tecoan 1925

      1925 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Architectural drawing of ECTC

      Architectual rendering of ECTC titled Aero-Plane View of East Carolina Teachers College by the H. A. Underwood Company, Architects and Engineers. Homes along Fifth Street in the foreground, from left to right: dormitory (never built), Ragsdale Hall, Whichard Building, Wright Building, Cotten Hall, Fleming Hall, Jarvis Hall, Old Austin Building, Wilson Hall (partial); classroom building (never built) and dormitory (never built) in the background.

    • Y-Hut

      Front exterior view of the Y-Hut on the East Carolina Teachers College campus. The Y-Hut was available to students to entertain guests and visitors as well as for activities sponsored by the YWCA. The Y-Hut was razed in 1952 to make room for the construction of Joyner Library.

    • The Little Red Cabin

      Exterior view of a small building on an unpaved path with two doors on the front side. Information on back of photograph: The original building on campus was known as "the Little Red Cabin"; 3-room structure served as the Home Economics practice house for a decade.

    • ECTC buildings

      View of buildings on the East Carolina Teachers College campus left to right: Jarvis Dormitory, the original Power Plant, and Old Austin Building.

    • Social regulations

      These images show the "Social Regulations" portion (pages 37-48) of the Hand Book of East Carolina Teachers College, 1926-1927. These regulations list rules regarding calling hours, how to get permission to have weekend visitors, and proper behavior when off-campus.

    • Hand book of East Carolina Teachers College

      Title page of the Hand book of East Carolina Teachers College, 1926-1927. This volume is bound with other editions of the student handbook, ranging from 1926 to 1934. The first student handbook was created by the Young Women's Christian Association of East Carolina Teachers College and included information on the YWCA, the Student Self-Government Association, the Athletic Association, school hours and calendars, and social regulations. From 1927 through 1939, the handbook was published by the Student Self-Government Association.

    • The Tecoan 1926

      1926 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • The Tecoan 1927

      1927 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Female support staff group

      A group portrait on p. 223 of the 1927 Tecoan yearbook of African American female support staff in uniform. The detail of the composite photo is labeled "We couldn't do it without them".

    • Female support staff member

      An individual portrait of an African American female support staff member in uniform from p. 223 of the 1927 Tecoan yearbook. The detail of the composite photograph is labeled "We couldn't do it without them".

    • Male support staff member

      An individual portrait of an African American male support staff member in uniform from p. 223 of the 1927 Tecoan yearbook. The detail of the composite photograph is labeled "We couldn't do it without them".

    • Male support staff member

      An individual portrait of an African American male support staff member in uniform from p. 223 of the 1927 Tecoan yearbook. The detail of the composite photograph is labeled "We couldn't do it without them".

    • Support staff group

      A group portrait of African American food service support staff in uniform from p. 223 of the 1927 Tecoan yearbook. The detail of the composite photograph is labeled "We couldn't do it without them".

    • Wright Building

      Wright Building, East Carolina Teachers College. The Wright Building is named for Robert H. Wright, the first president of East Carolina Teachers Training School, now East Carolina University. Date approximated.

    • Auditorium, East Carolina Teachers' College, Greenville, N.C.

      Color postcard of Wright Building (which includes the auditorium) on campus of East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C. Named in honor of college president Robert Herring Wright (1879-1934). Printed on verso: "Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. American Art” and "North Carolina News Company, Durham, N.C." Date approximated.

    • Student portraits, 1927 Tecoan, page 109

      Page 109 of the 1927 Tecoan, the annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Page features the portraits of six students from the 1927 Senior Normal class.

    • Student portraits, 1927 Tecoan, page 125

      Page 125 of the 1927 Tecoan, the annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Page features the portraits of six students from the 1927 Senior Normal class.

    • Power Plant

      Photograph of the Power Plant at East Carolina Teachers College. Image taken from page 18 of the 1927 Tecoan.

    • Wilson Pergola

      Pergola dedicated in 1926 in honor of Claude W. Wilson, who was a faculty member of East Carolina Teachers Training School. It stood to the west of Wilson dormitory until 1968 when it was demolished.

    • Our own college railroad

      Photograph of a railroad near the campus of East Carolina Teachers College. Image taken from page 20 of the 1927 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Housekeeping and dining hall staff

      Photographs of the housekeeping and dining hall staff at East Carolina Teachers College. Images reproduced from the 1927 Tecoan, the yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Text at the bottom of the page reads "We Couldn't Do Without Them."

    • Davis Arboretum gate and Power Plant smokestack

      View of the Power Plant smokestack seen through the gates of Davis Arboretum on the East Carolina Teachers College campus. This gate was located at the east end of Graham and removed in the early 1990s.

    • Students in a dormitory

      Seven East Carolina Teachers College students sitting on a bed in a dorm room. One student is holding a deck of cards, another is holding a cup and saucer, and there is a phonograph on a chair on the left.

    • Mabel Ogden

      Portrait of Mabel Burba Ogden, Pysical Education faculty member at East Carolina Teachers College 1927-1930.

    • President Wright's Chapel Talk Concerning the Budget

      The images below are from East Carolina Teachers College President Robert H. Wright's "Chapel Talks" given to students every morning from 9:30 to 10:25 six days a week. Chapel Talks typically consisted of a reading from the Bible followed by Wright's thoughts regarding the Bible passage or some other moral instruction for the students, along with any news, schedule changes, or other announcements. The subject of this address is the budgetary process and Wright's concern over the lack of funds for ECTC.

    • Cotten Hall

      Cotten Hall, East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C. The dormitory was named after Sallie Southall Cotten, a Greenville writer and community leader.

    • Maria D. Graham

      Miss Maria D. Graham, faculty member in the Mathematics department from 1909 until 1945, featured on page 6 of the 1928 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. As stated on page 5 of the yearbook, the 1928 Tecoan was dedicated to Miss Graham and Miss Mamie E. Jenkins, an English professor at the College.

    • Miss Mamie E. Jenkins

      Mamie E. Jenkins, faculty member in the English department from 1909 until 1946, featured on page 7 of the 1928 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The 1928 Tecoan was dedicated to Miss Jenkins and Miss Marie D. Graham, a Mathematics professor at the College.

    • Cotten Hall

      Exterior view of Cotten Hall on the East Carolina Teachers College campus captioned "A Dormitory". From college catalog, 1928-29. p. 16.

    • The Tecoan 1928

      1928 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • The Tecoan 1929

      1929 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Robert H. Wright

      Dr. Robert H. Wright, first president of East Carolina Teachers Training School. Date approximated.

    • Glee Club

      Photograph of the Glee Club at East Carolina Teachers College. Taken from page 189 of the 1929 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Whichard Building

      Front exterior view of Whichard Building on the East Carolina Teachers College campus when it served as the library from 1923-1954.

    • ECTC students in car

      Two East Carolina Teachers College students sitting in black car in front of a building on campus.

    • ECTC students on campus

      Eight East Carolina Teachers College students sitting on a windowsill on campus.

    • ECTC students on campus

      Two East Carolina Teachers College female students in fur coats standing at the bottom of the fire escape of a building on campus.

    • ECTC students on campus

      Two female East Carolina Teachers College students in fur coats standing in front of a lake with football field bleachers in the background.

    • ECTC students with cannon

      Four female East Carolina Teachers College students sitting on the cannon near Wilson Pergola on campus.

    • ECTC students

      Group of East Carolina Teachers College students standing outside on campus.

    • Clarence Stasavich

      Clarence Stasavich in uniform catching a football while a player at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Signed Stasavich on the front. Stasavich was the ECU head football coach from 1962 to 1969 and the athletic director from 1963 to 1975.

    • ECTC women's basketball team

      Members of the East Carolina Teachers College Women's senior basketball team sitting on and around a giant ball with '30 written on it.

    • Lake at Davis Arboretum

      View of campus from across the lake at Davis Arboretum on the east campus of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Wilson Pergola

      View of Wilson Pergola with wooded area behind it. Wilson Pergola was located to the west of Wilson Hall on the East Carolina Teachers College campus from 1926-1968. Dedicated in 1926 in honor of Claude W. Wilson, who was a faculty member of East Carolina Teachers Training School. In 1968, Wilson Pergola was razed along with Wilson Hall and the Old Austin Building to make way for the Jenkins Fine Arts Center.

    • Band members

      Members of the a marching band in uniforms with capes standing outside on a field. French Horn case on the ground in front of them.

    • Lake at Davis Arboretum

      View of the lake, the bridge, and a weeping willow tree at Davis Arboretum on the east campus of East Carolina Teachers College with the power plant smokestack in the background.

    • Lake at Davis Arboretum

      View of the lake at Davis Arboretum on the east campus of East Carolina Teachers College with with a rowboat on the shore. The pergola, the bridge, and the smokestack of the power plant reflected in the water.

    • Old Austin Building

      East side of the exterior of Old Austin Building at East Carolina Teachers College.

    • The Tecoan 1930

      1930 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina University. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Back campus scene

      East Carolina Teachers College back campus scene of a path through the woods. Photo used in ECTC College Bulletin.

    • Women's basketball

      Group photo of eight members of the ECTC Women's Basketball team. The player in the middle is holding a trophy and sitting on a ball with '30 written on it.

    • The Tecoan 1931

      1931 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • The Tecoan 1932

      1932 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Drawing of an African American woman in a field

      Drawing in the 1932 Tecoan yearbook of a woman working in the cotton fields. There is a man wearing overalls and a log cabin in the background.

    • Drawing of an African American man fishing

      Drawing in the 1932 Tecoan yearbook of an African American man fishing.

    • Old Austin Building

      View of the exterior of the Old Austin Building from the 5th Street entrance. From Tecoan 1932, p. 16 and ECTC College Bulletin.

    • John Spilman

      John Spilman (pictured at top left) served as the Treasurer at East Carolina Teachers College from 1912 until his death in 1935. His position landed him a spot on the Board of Trustees. Photograph taken from page 9 of the 1932 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Davis Arboretum

      View of Davis Arboretum on the east campus of East Carolina Teachers College showing a lake with a bench, a bridge, and the island pergola surrounded by a line of tall trees.

    • Davis Arboretum

      View of Davis Arboretum on the east campus of East Carolina Teachers College showing the lake with a bench, a bridge, and the island pergola surrounded by a line of tall trees.

    • ECTC 1932 commencement

      East Carolina Teachers College women graduates at commencement wearing white dresses. The graduates are standing in the form of the number 32 on a field along Fifth Street with the audience surrounding them.

    • ECTC men's basketball team

      East Carolina Teachers College Men's basketball team standing on the steps of a campus building in uniform with the player in the center holding a basketball marked "ECTC." Captioned "Co-Ed Basketball Team".

    • First football team

      The first football team of East Carolina Teachers College posing for a group photo.

    • East Carolina Teachers College basketball team

      1932 basketball players and coaches of East Carolina Teachers College posing for a group photo.

    • Student portraits, 1932 Tecoan, page 155

      Page 155 of the 1932 Tecoan, the annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Page features the portraits of eight students from the 1932 Senior Normal class.

    • Student portraits, 1932 Tecoan, page 137

      Page 137 of the 1932 Tecoan, the annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Page features the portraits of eight students from the 1932 Senior Normal class.

    • Student portraits, 1932 Tecoan, page 147

      Page 147 of the 1932 Tecoan, the annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Page features the portraits of eight students from the 1932 Senior Normal class.

    • Juanita Worsley

      Portrait of Juanita Worsley (later Juanita Worsley Williams). Photograph taken from page 96 of the 1932 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Cotten Hall, East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C.

      Postcard showing side view of Cotten Dormitory and the Wright Circle fountain at East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C. Date approximated. Printed on verso: "Published by Art Photo Greeting Co., Elizabeth, N.J."

    • Henry C. Oglesby

      Headshot of Henry C. Oglesby, first male B.A. graduate from East Carolina Teachers College in 1932. Later a member of the East Carolina College Board of Trustees.

    • Meeting minutes declaring budget cuts.

      Minutes of a special staff meeting called by East Carolina Teachers College chancellor Dr. Robert Wright to discuss fiscal year 1931-32 budget cuts. Items covered include a reduction in state appropriations, a 4-month, voluntary salary reduction of ten percent for all employees, and the decision to run the summer school.

    • Planting of the George Washington bicentennial tree

      Group of East Carolina Teachers College students and faculty at the a tree planting ceremony near the Old Austin Building to commemorate the Bicentennial of George Washington's birthday.

    • Teco echo, 5 March 1932

      Edition of the Teco Echo, student newspaper at East Carolina Teachers College, from 5 March 1932. Headline article entitled "Many alumnae return for Founders Day celebration" discusses the first Founders Day celebration at ECTC.

    • Teco echo, 19 October 1932

      October 19, 1932 (volume IX, number 2) issue of the Teco Echo, student newspaper of East Carolina Teachers College. Front page features an article announcing the first football team, its coach, and the team roster.

    • East Carolina Teachers College baseball team

      Group photo of the baseball team of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Wright Building

      View of the front of Wright Building with the old Wright Fountain in front and part of the Graham Building

    • The Tecoan 1933

      1933 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Margaret Murchison

      Portrait of Margaret Murchison, SGA President at East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Leon Meadows

      Portrait of Leon Renfroe Meadows, second President of East Carolina Teachers College from 1934 to 1944. Date approximated.

    • The Tecoan 1934

      1934 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • View of Old Austin Building

      View from the entrance of Old Austin building at East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Original Wright Fountain

      The Original Wright Fountain at Wright Circle of East Carolina Teachers College. It was dedicated in 1932 in honor of Robert H. Wright, the first president of East Carolina Teachers Training School. It was a campus icon and was removed in 2007 due to the unsound foundation.

    • Girls basketball team

      Pictured on page 140 of the 1934 Tecoan, the annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College, is the 1933-1934 women's basketball team (upper) and the women's athletic association (lower). According to Pieces of Eight, April 1, 1984, President Robert H. Wright agreed to allow the women to form a basketball team for a trial period. Professor A. D. Frank served as the coach of this team, which went on to have an undefeated season. Because of the team's success, President Wright agreed to support the team from that point forward. For more information about the 1934 wome...

    • Pirate

      Drawing of a pirate from page 4 of the 1934 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Fountain, East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C.

      Color postcard of Wright Fountain located on Wright Circle at East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C. View includes campus buildings in background. Printed on verso: "Post Cards of Quality - The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y."

    • Stage with Robert H. Wright's bier

      Photograph of eight women standing in front of Robert H. Wright's casket, with the stage prepared for his funeral. Robert H. Wright was the first president of East Carolina Teachers Training School.

    • Stage with Robert H. Wright's bier

      Photograph of eight women standing in front of Robert H. Wright's casket, with the stage prepared for his funeral. Robert H. Wright was the first president of East Carolina Teachers Training School.

    • Portrait of Malene Grant

      Portrait of Malene Grant from page 47 of the 1935 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Also featured on this page is portrait of her twin sister, Isa Costen Grant. Both women graduated from East Carolina Teachers College in 1935, taught for one year, and went on to become physicians. After marrying Dr. C. Fred Irons in 1939, Dr. Malene Grant Irons and her husband moved to Greenville, N.C., where she was the first female physician in eastern North Carolina. She served as a pediatrician in Greenville and was the first director of the Developmental Evaluati...

    • Ricks tour bus

      Photograph of four men standing next to a Ricks tour bus. In 1935, East Carolina Teachers College obtained the services of Paul T. Ricks as director of a travel course designed to meet the needs of travel-hungry students. The tours provided three hours of credit in geography, American literature, and history, and satisfied requirements for college electives or renewal credits for teacher certification. The courses continued until restrictions of World War II brought them to an end. Date approximated.

    • Field trip advertisement

      Advertisement (3.5" x 5.5") of summer school field trips sponsored by East Carolina Teachers College. Handwritten names of eight women on verso. In 1935, East Carolina Teachers College obtained the services of Paul T. Ricks as director of a travel course designed to meet the needs of travel-hungry students. The tours provided three hours of credit in geography, American literature, and history, and satisfied requirements for college electives or renewal credits for teacher certification. The courses continued until restrictions of World War II brought them to an end. D...

    • John B. Christenbury

      Color copy of tinted photograph of John B. Christenbury, Coach and Physical Education Instructor at East Carolina Teachers College (1940-1943), for whom Christenbury Memorial Gymnasium at ECU is named. The Gymnasium was built as a memorial to Christenbury and all alumni who died in World War II while serving in the United States Army. Christenbury (born in 1907) died on July 1, 1944, in an explosion at Port Chicago, Calif. Date approximated.

    • Co-ed basketball team

      Photograph of the Co-ed Basketball Team at East Carolina Teachers College. Photograph taken from the bottom of page 206 of the 1935 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Top image shows the Co-ed Club.

    • The Tecoan 1935

      1935 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • E.C.T.C. vs. Oak Ridge game day program

      Program for the East Carolina Teachers College vs. Oak Ridge Military Institute football game.

    • Amelia Earhart

      Photograph is thought to be of Amelia Earhart during her visit to East Carolina Teachers College on January 15, 1936. Photo taken from page 35 of the Tecoan, annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • The Tecoan 1936

      1936 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Mary Hoover Boyd

      Portrait of Mary Hoover Boyd (later Mary Boyd Mann). Photograph taken from page 121 of the 1936 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Cotton [sic] Hall--Showing parts of Administration and Campus Buildings, East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C.

      Color postcard of Cotten Dormitory that also shows parts of the Administration Building (Spilman Building) and the Wright Building at East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C. Addressed on verso to "Mrs. Mary A. Cason, Lenoir, North Carolina." Date from postmark.

    • Campus Life (page from yearbook)

      Single page from the 1937 East Carolina College yearbook depicting a collage of "campus life" photographs.--[DATE: 1937] [CREATOR: Techoan]

    • Davis Arboretum lake

      View of the lake in Davis Arboretum at East Carolina Teachers College surrounded by trees. Davis Arboretum and the lake were constructed in 1931 next to Christenbury Memorial Gymnasium. The lake was drained in 1937. Photo used in the 1937 Tecoan.

    • The Tecoan 1937

      1937 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Tour of Cuba

      Photograph of East Carolina Teachers College students in a cathedral on a tour of Cuba provided by Ricks Tours. Original in a souvenir enclosure. Handwritten note on back: Tour to Cuba, December, 1937.

    • Leon Meadows

      President Leon Meadows seated at desk. Meadows served as president of East Carolina Teachers College from 1934 to 1944.

    • The Tecoan 1938

      1938 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Robert Herring Wright, educator, executive, and leader in teacher training, president of East Carolina Teachers College (1909-1934)

      Robert Herring Wright, educator, executive, and leader in teacher training, president of East Carolina Teachers College (1909-1934) Greenville, North Carolina, 1938. 96 p. incl. illus., ports. 23 cm. (East Carolina Teachers College bulletin. vol. 29, no.4, December, 1938.)

    • Leon Meadows

      President Leon Meadows seated at desk. Meadows served as president of East Carolina Teachers College from 1934 to 1944.

    • ECTC students

      East Carolina Teachers College students Gerry Mayo (Beveridge) from class of 1939 of Mesic, Ossie Virginia Faircloth (McLamb) of Autryville, and Doris Roberts (Skiba)from class of 1942 of Shawboro standing in Wright Circle with the Wright Building in the background.

    • The Tecoan 1939

      1939 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • A view from an Austin window

      View of East Carolina Teachers College's campus from an Austin Building window. Image taken from page 15 of the 1939 Tecoan, annual yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. Title from caption.

    • Ragsdale Hall

      Exterior view of Ragsdale Hall. Date approximated.

    • Wahl-Coates Training School philosophy chart

      Chart entitled "Relation of training school to college" appeared in the Training School issue of the East Carolina Teachers College bulletin vol. 30, no. 4 (August 1939). The chart illustrates the Wahl-Coates Training School's philosophy of teacher education. The Wahl-Coates Training School was an elementary school that provided student teaching opportunities for East Carolina Teachers College education students.

    • Pieces o' eight, October 1939

      Cover and contents page of the first edition of Pieces o' eight, October 1939. Pieces o' eight was a literary magazine published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College. The name of the magazine was later changed to The Rebel.

    • Wright Auditorium at East Carolina Teachers College

      View of Wright Auditorium at East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Fifth Street sidewalk

      Sidewalk view of Fifth Street, which is near the border of East Carolina Teachers College.

    • Charter members of softball team

      Charter members of East Carolina College softball team taking a group photo in 1940, with notes indicate that the football team was newly organized on the campus last spring, and this group comprises the charter members.

    • Columns of the Wright Building

      View of the columns of the Wright Building taken from the porch with the Whichard Building (Joyner Library from 1923-1954) visible through them. Photograph caption: "Columns of the Wright Building"

    • Library across Wright Circle

      View of Whichard Building (Joyner Library from 1923-1954) and the fountain from across Wright Circle on the East Carolina Teachers College campus. Photograph captioned: "Library Across Wright Circle"

    • Old Austin Building

      Photograph of Old Austin Building at East Carolina Teachers College. Date approximated.

    • Men playing football

      Men playing an informal game of football at East Carolina Teachers College. Date approximated.

    • Chancellors Way

      Chancellors Way, East Carolina Teachers College. Date approximated.

    • Wright Building

      Wright Building at East Carolina Teachers College. Date approximated.

    • Wright Fountain and Cotten Hall in the snow

      View of Wright Fountain and Cotten Hall in the snow. Date approximated.

    • The Tecoan 1940

      1940 Tecoan, yearbook of East Carolina Teachers College. The Tecoan, the first yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College, debuted in 1923. The name of the yearbook changed to the Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published until 1990, with a two year suspension in publication from 1976-1978.

    • Spilman Building and Whichard Building in the snow

      View of the back of the Spilman Building and the front of the Whichard Building on the East Carolina Teachers College campus on a snow-covered winter day.

    • Wright Circle in the snow

      View of Wright Circle on the campus of East Carolina Teachers College on a snow-covered winter day. From far left: part of Whichard Building, Ragsdale Hall , Wright Building, and a corner of Graham Building.

    • Wright Circle and Cotten Hall in the snow

      View of the fountain at Wright Circle and Cotten Hall on the East Carolina Teachers College on a snow-covered winter day. Old Cafeteria Building visible in the background through trees on the left.

    • Graham Building and Flanagan Building in the snow

      View of the Graham Building (left with car parked in front) and Flanagan Building on the campus of East Carolina Teachers College on a snow-covered winter day.

    • Wright Circle and Cotten Hall in the snow

      View of the fountain at Wright Circle and the front of Cotten Hall on the campus of East Carolina Teachers College on a snow-covered winter day.

    • Mamie Jenkins Building

      Mamie Jenkins Building, East Carolina Teachers College, now East Carolina University. The building was named for Mamie Jenkins, an English teacher who served the school from 1909 until 1946. Date approximated.

    • Old Austin Building

      Old Austin Building, East Carolina Teachers College. This building was razed in 1968 for construction of the Jenkins Fine Arts Center. Date approximated.

    • Cotten Hall in the snow

      Cotten Hall, East Carolina Teachers College, covered in snow. Named for Greenville native Sallie S. Cotten, the building served primarily as a women's dorm and included the office of the Dean of Women. Date approximated.

    • Whichard Building

      Exterior view of the Whichard Building on the East Carolina Teachers College campus taken from the right side with students standing on the steps. At the time of this photo, the Whichard Building served as the library. Buildings left to right: Spilman, President's Home, and Whichard.

    • Cotten Hall

      Front exterior view of a snow-covered Cotten Hall taken from across Wright Circle on the East Carolina College campus.

    • Whichard Building reading room

      Interior view of the reading room in Whichard Building on the East Carolina Teachers College campus with students studying at the tables. Photograph taken when Whichard served as the library. Captioned: "Library Service, Library Reading Room"