Special Collections Staff Picks

Source: Elihu A. White Papers, #14.11.a (P-14/6) Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo Description: This photograph of Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia dates from the 1870s.  It’s name derives from the fact that it was originally built in 1770-1773 to serve as a meeting hall for the Carpenters’ Companies of the City and County of Philadelphia, the nation’s oldest [...]

Source: David B. Stevens Papers, 1943-1946, 1973-1988, undated; East Carolina Manuscript Collection #779 Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Description: Jesse Helms (1921-2008) was a five-term U.S. Senator from North Carolina and a member of the Republican Party. He is well known for the great influence he had over both state and national politics during his Senatorial [...]