Biographical/historical information

Laura Marie Leary Elliott was the first African-American student at East Carolina University, beginning in fall 1962. She graduated in 1966. Later, Elliott worked as an auditor for the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Treasury Department.

Scope and arrangement

The Laura Marie Leary Elliott Collection is comprised of clippings related to Elliott and her death.

Administrative information

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Related material

This collection is a part of Record Group 70: Alumni Records

Key terms

Personal Names

Elliott, Laura Marie Leary, 1945-2013

Corporate Names

East Carolina College--Alumni and alumnae
East Carolina College--Students

Topical

African American college students--North Carolina--Greenville
African American women--North Carolina--Greenville

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