The following image comes from the Stuart T. Hotchkiss papers (#564-002): The USS Coolbaugh was launched on May 29, 1943 and eventually decommissioned on February 21, 1960. Stuart T. Hotchkiss served on the ship from 1943-1945. In fact, if you look hard enough, you can even find a picture of Captain Hotchkiss on the following website, which [...]
This week’s staff pick is from the Clarence Leroy Shuping Papers collection (Manuscript Collection #553). One of the donors of this collection, Hampton Shuping, is also featured prominently in the collection. He was the second oldest of Clarence’s three sons, and he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. This photograph was taken [...]
Source: University Archives Staff Person: L. K. Gypsye Legge Description: Autumn on campus is a time of happy reunions among those returning, and soon many are engaged in the various academic and social activities of the term. It seems only a few weeks before we are welcoming returning graduates for Homecoming. While many of the [...]
Source: Guide to the Daily Reflector Negative Collection, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, #741 Staff Person: L. K. Gypsye Legge Description: The humidity is getting thicker and you are more likely to hear the buzz of insects on campus than students in the evenings. But in a month and a day the primary mission of East [...]
Source: University Archives Staff Person: L. K. Gypsye Legge Description: As the days lengthen and become even warmer, activity on campus reaches an annual peak. Faculty and students prepare for examinations and make final arrangements for summer plans such as studies abroad, internships or AFROTC Field Training. But the ultimate moment of spring on campus [...]
Source: University Archives, UW0000:2:14:a:3 Staff Person: L. K. Gypsye Legge Description: As the spring semester advances, graduation may seem in the distant future, but in about 12 weeks students will turn their tassels and join the ranks of ECU alumni. While plans have not been announced for the 101st commencement speaker, there is no doubt [...]
Source: University Archives Staff Person: L. K. Gypsye Legge Description: In 2008, East Carolina University celebrates the Golden Anniversary of homecoming with our Golden Class: the graduates of 1958. That year, East Carolina College, as the institution was then known, celebrated 50 years of higher education in Eastern North Carolina with an enthusiasm as great [...]
Source: University Archives IA0000:18:2:1:1; IA0000:18:2:1:3 Staff Person: L. K. Gypsye Legge Description: Every fall, as the leaves begin to color and the air get cooler, thoughts at many campuses turn to football. At East Carolina, the Pirates’ fans begin to plan tailgate menus, and purple is the color most often seen all over Greenville, North [...]
Source: University Archives, Call #AA0100/16/1/J39 Staff Person: L.K. Gypsye Legge Description: This is an image of a little volume titled Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics. This small book may be of interest to researchers from various disciplines, but it has become part of the University Archives for its intrinsic value. The bookplate for this [...]
Source: University Archives (digital image being accessioned) Staff Person: L.K. Gypsye Legge Description: Last week we enjoyed delightful weather in Eastern North Carolina. Thursday, the 24th of April was sunny and warm, but breezy enough to make an afternoon outside a delight even without a festival of fun for its own sake. Happily, Pirates and [...]