William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library Administrative Records
1969-2021
Laupus Library Manuscript Collection, LL 02.59- Creator(s)
- W.E. Laupus Health Sciences Library
- Physical description
- 2.985 Cubic Feet, 509.2 Megabytes
- Preferred Citation
- William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library Administrative Records (LL 02.59), The William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- Laupus Library History Collections
- Access
- This collection is open for research. Access to original audiovisual and digital media is restricted. Please contact Laupus Library for more information.
Administrative records of The William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library includes papers, publications, and photographs.
Biographical/historical information
The Health Affairs Library was established in 1969 by Jo Ann Bell, Ph.D. The library's mission was to serve the fledgling School of Health Affairs. In 1980 the name was changed to the Health Sciences Library. In 1993, the library received its current name, the William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, in honor of the first dean of the four-year School of Medicine. The library began in the old cafeteria building, moved to the Biology Building in 1970, to the Belk Building in 1972, and to the new Brody Building in 1981. In 2006, it moved to the current location, in the new Health Sciences Building.
The William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library connects the education, research, and clinical programs of East Carolina University's Division of Health Sciences, Eastern Area Health Education Center (EAHEC), and health care practitioners in eastern North Carolina with quality health information. The Laupus Library serves the Brody School of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Allied Health Sciences, and the School of Dental Medicine. Library services are also extended to the region's health care providers including those at the ECU Health (previously Vidant Medical Center) in Greenville and ECU Health (previously Vidant Medical Center) system affiliates across eastern North Carolina.
Scope and arrangement
Administrative records of The William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library including papers, publications, and photographs.
Administrative information
Custodial History
1969–2021: Donated by Laupus Library employees. October 2017: Donated by Laupus Library employees. 2017: Transfer from University Archives, Joyner Library (ECU).
Source of acquisition
Donated by Laupus Library employees. Transferred from Laupus Library employees. Transferred from University Archives, Joyner Library (ECU).
Processing information
Initial inventory prepared by Charlotte Critcher, 2015. Processed by Melissa Nasea, 2015. Updated by Layne Carpenter, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Metadata Rights Declaration
Language of material
English
Key terms
Corporate Names
East Carolina UniversityW.E. Laupus Health Sciences Library