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Leo Jenkins eulogizing JFK
Photograph of Leo Jenkins eulogizing President John F. Kennedy in a speech at East Carolina College in Greenville, N.C., circa November 1963.
Draft transcript of Leo Jenkins' eulogy for JFK
Draft transcript of Leo Jenkins' eulogy for President John F. Kennedy, assassinated on November 22, 1963. Includes annotations in pencil.
John F. Kennedy speech
Transcript of Leo Jenkins' eulogy for President John F. Kennedy, assassinated on November 22, 1963.
Teletype of JFK assassination
Teletype press release, with annotations, relating to the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. Includes a description of the funeral procession, tributes, and national memorial services, as well as information about Lee Harvey Oswald's death.
Teletype of President Lyndon B. Johnson's role after JFK assassination
Teletype press release relating to the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in November, 1963, including descriptions of President Lyndon B. Johnson's role after the assassination.
Teletype of Lee Harvey Oswald's death
Teletype press releases related to the death of Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.
Teletype of JFK assassination
Teletype press release from United Press International, relating to the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in November, 1963. Includes eulogies from Chief Justice Earl Warren, Senator Mike Mansfield, House Speaker John W. McCormack, and Cardinal Richard Cushing, as well as a description of the procession of Kennedy's body to the White House and the Capital Building. Also includes a description of Lee Harvey Oswald's murder, as well as a Thanksgiving address given by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Teletype of JFK assassination and burial
Teletype press release (27 p.) related to the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in November, 1963. Includes descriptions of assassination and immediate aftermath, as well as the reactions of people around the world. Also includes a description of Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office as the 36th President of the United States.
Teletype of JFK assassination and burial
Teletype press release (20 p.) related to the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in November, 1963, including public reactions, newspaper headlines, political impacts, and obituary.
Front of book jacket from All the king's men, by Robert Penn Warren
Front of book jacket from All the king's men, by Robert Penn Warren. 1st ed. New York : Harcourt, Brace, c1946. 464 p. ; 21 cm.
Front fly-leaf of Little friend, little friend, by Randall Jarrell
Front fly-leaf of Little friend, little friend, by Randall Jarrell, inscribed "To Milton, Zaro, and the little Starrs ... Randall, Mackie [Jarrell] and enormous Kitten ... ." New York : Dial press, c1945. 58 p. ; 24 cm.
Front of book jacket from War and the poet
Front of book jacket from War and the poet: an anthology of poetry expressing man's attitudes to war from ancient times to the present, edited by Richard Eberhart and Selden Rodman. New York : The Devin-Adair Company, c1945. xlv, 240 p. 22 cm.
Front cover and front fly-leaf of Writing in a nuclear age
Front cover and front fly-leaf of Writing in a nuclear age, edited by Jim Schley. [Hanover, N.H. : Kenyon Hill Publishing], 1984. 230 p. ; 23 cm. Autographed on front fly-leaf by Robert Penn Warren.
Front of book jacket of The best short stories of World War II
Front of book jacket of The best short stories of World War II : an American anthology. New York : Viking Press, 1957. xx, 428 p. 22 cm.
Front fly-leaf from Pictures from an institution
Front fly-leaf of Pictures from an institution : a comedy, by Randall Jarrell. [1st ed.] New York : Knopf, 1954. 277 p. ; 22 cm. Inscribed "To John [Crowe] and Robb Ransom from Randall and Mary Jarrell."
Front of book jacket of Promises : poems 1954-1956, Robert Penn Warren
Front of book jacket of Promises : poems 1954-1956, Robert Penn Warren. New York : Random House, c1957. 84 p. ; 24 cm.
Front of book jacket of Selected poems, John Crowe Ransom
Front of book jacket of Selected poems, John Crowe Ransom. [2d] rev. and enl. ed. New York : Knopf, 1963. 110 p. ; 22 cm.
Front of dust jacket of A summons to Memphis: a novel, Peter Taylor
Front of dust jacket of A summons to Memphis: a novel, Peter Taylor. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1986. 209 p. ; 22 cm.
Front cover of Wessex poems and other verses : poems of the past and the present, by Thomas Hardy
Front cover of Wessex poems and other verses : poems of the past and the present, by Thomas Hardy. Pocket ed. London : Macmillan, 1907. xiv, 490 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Front of book jacket for The collected stories of Eudora Welty
Front of book jacket for The collected stories of Eudora Welty. 1st ed. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. xvi, 622 p. ; 24 cm.
Front of book jacket for The velvet horn
Front of book jacket for The velvet horn, by Andrew Nelson Lytle. New York : McDowell, Obolensky, [1957]. 373 p. ; 22 cm.
Front fly-leaf of The collected stories of Eudora Welty
Front fly-leaf of The collected stories of Eudora Welty. 1st ed. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. xvi, 622 p. ; 24 cm. Inscribed "To Red [i.e., Robert Penn Warren] ... Eudora [Welty], November 1980."
Telegram to Robert H. Wright
Telegram from UNC President Frank Porter Graham to ECTC President Robert Herring Wright stating "Present salaries on legislative ninety percent basis will make our cut later as necessary." The telegram refers to a 10% salary decrease given to East Carolina faculty.
Program of one act plays
Program of One-Act Plays presented by the Emerson, Lanier, and Poe Societies at East Carolina Teachers College. The Emerson Literary Society performed "Girls in White", the Sidney Lanier Literary Society performed "O Joy San", and the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society performed "Sanitarium".
Hiawatha program and libretto
Program for "Hiawatha", Indian pageant-play including the libretto. Presented by the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society of East Carolina Teachers Training School. Organized in 1911, the Poe Literary Society was intended to provide a social outlet for the students of East Carolina. Society members produced plays, musical productions, and dances as part of the sanctioned campus social scene.
Her Temporary Husband program
Program for "Her Temporary Husband", a comedy in three acts by Edward A. Paulton. Presented by the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society at East Carolina Teachers College in the Austin Building. Organized in 1911, the Poe Literary Society was intended to provide a social outlet for the students of East Carolina. Society members produced plays, musical productions, and dances as part of the sanctioned campus social scene.
D. Hendrik Ezerman piano recital program
Program for a piano recital by D. Hendrik Ezerman at East Carolina Teachers College given by the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society to benefit the J.L. Fleming Portrait Fund. Organized in 1911, the Poe Literary Society was intended to provide a social outlet for the students of East Carolina. Society members produced plays, musical productions, and dances as part of the sanctioned campus social scene.
Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society meeting minutes
Notebook containing the meeting minutes of the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society at East Carolina ranging from 1922 to 1938. Organized in 1911, the Poe Literary Society was intended to provide a social outlet for the students of East Carolina. Society members produced plays, musical productions, and dances as part of the sanctioned campus social scene.
Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society meeting minutes
Notebook containing the meeting minutes of the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society at East Carolina ranging from 1911 to 1922. Organized in 1911, the Poe Literary Society was intended to provide a social outlet for the students of East Carolina. Society members produced plays, musical productions, and dances as part of the sanctioned campus social scene.
The Women's Army Corps
The Women's Army Corps by Mattie E. Treadwell. Volume 8, part 2 of the United States Army in World War II Special Studies. Published by the Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. xxvi, 841 pages.
Plan for pram dinghy
Technical drawings and instructions for a 7' 9" Pram Dinghy Plan 24 designed by C. P. & E. D. Burgess for the Hagerty Company. Includes plans and specifications with a material list and complete instructions for building. Published by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma, Washington.
Special Services certificate for Captain Leo W. Jenkins
U.S. Marine Corps certificate for Captain Leo W. Jenkins USMCR for completion of Special Services reserve training at Camp Lejeune, N.C. completed from May 16-27, 1949. Signed by Colonel R.M. Victory, officer in charge, reserve training and administration. Jenkins served as a Major in World War II where he saw action at Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima. For his military service, Jenkins received the Bronze Star and two Presidential Citations. In 1947 Jenkins joined the faculty of East Carolina Teachers College, where he served as Dean until being elected as President of the college in 1960. He eventually was named Chancellor, and retired in 1978.
Howell Science Complex
Group of students sitting on the grassy area beside Howell Science Complex on the East Carolina University campus.
Student Recreation Center
Front entrance of East Carolina University's Student Recreation Center under construction.
Howell Science Complex
Exterior shot of the John M. and Gladys D. Howell Science Complex on the East Carolina University campus.
The Lost Sheep, a play in one act
Typescript of "The Lost Sheep" a play in one act, written by Andrew Nelson Lytle. Lytle wrote this play at his father's farm, Cornsilk Farm in Guntersville, Alabama. Date approximated.
Robert Penn Warren
Black and white photograph of Robert Penn Warren. Date approximated.
Robert Penn Warren
Black and white photograph of Robert Penn Warren taken by Phyllis Crowley. Date approximated.
Peter Taylor
Black and white photograph of writer Peter Taylor. Date approximated.
Robert Penn Warren
Black and white publicity photograph of Robert Penn Warren. Photo: Michael V. Carlisle.
Robert Penn Warren
Black and white publicity photograph of Robert Penn Warren, author of Now and then : poems (Random House; September 8, 1978). Credit: Nancy Crampton.
Robert Penn Warren
Black and white publicity photograph of Robert Penn Warren, author of Wilderness. Credit: Peter Fink. Date approximated.
Robert Penn Warren
Black and white publicity photograph of Robert Penn Warren, author of Being here: poetry 1977-1980 (Random House; August 4, 1980). Credit: copyright Robert A. Ballard, Jr.
One book after another
One book after another, by Mary Darlington Taylor, an article from The Bridgeport Sunday Post, August 23, 1953, p. B-four. The article discusses Brother to dragons by Robert Penn Warren.
Richard K. MacMaster oral history interview, March 20, 1975
Transcript and audio of a lecture entitled "Whitehaven and the Tobacco Trade" given by Dr. Richard K. MacMaster. Dr. MacMaster gave this lecture at the third annual Tobacco History Symposium sponsored by the Institute for Historical Research in Tobacco at East Carolina University, March 20, 1975. Introduction to speaker by Charles Price.
B.G. Andrews oral history interview, March 20, 1975
Transcript and audio of a lecture about the international trade of flue-cured tobacco given by B.G. Andrews from the Department of Agriculture. B.G. Andrews gave this lecture at the third annual Tobacco History Symposium sponsored by the Institute for Historical Research in Tobacco at East Carolina University, March 20, 1975. Introduction to speaker by John Ellen.
Plant specimens from Physiotypia plantarum austriacarum
Plant specimens from "Physiotypia plantarum austriacarum : der Naturselbstdruck in seiner Anwendung auf die Gefässpflanzen des Österreichischen Kaiserstaates, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Nervation in den Flächenorganen der Pflanzen". Imprint date 1855. Tab 157 Convallaria Polygonatum Linn and C. latifolia Jacq. Tab 160 Convallaria verticillata Linn.
Audubon's Canada goose watercolor
Oversize print of an original watercolor of the "Canada Goose" by John James Audubon (1785-1851). This print is from the "The New-York Historical Society edition of Audubon's fifty best watercolors from the original watercolors preparatory for John James Audubon's Birds of America".
Audubon's wild turkey watercolor
Oversize print of an original watercolor of the "Wild Turkey, male" by John James Audubon (1785-1851). This print is from the "The New-York Historical Society edition of Audubon's fifty best watercolors from the original watercolors preparatory for John James Audubon's Birds of America".
Richard Brautigan
Photo of author Richard Brautigan taken at his home in California about a month before his suicide in 1984. This photograph is from the Hal Daniel papers. Daniel, a friend of Brautigan, is a poet and a Professor Emeritus of Biology at East Carolina University.
China reconstructs
China Reconstructs (April 1972, p. 13), produced by the China Welfare Institute. This reconstruct depicts workers loading clusters of bananas onto boats.
U.S. sailors caricature
Caricature made for U.S. sailors stationed in China. Photographed by Hwa Sheng of Chefoo. Date approximated.
Tobacco advertisements in China
A group of people holding up advertisements for tobacco products in China. Date approximated.
Nursing students in Shanghai
Group photograph of nursing students at Guangren Hospital in Shanghai, China. From a farewell party given by the students for Mr. Xiongguan Wang on December 30, 1925. Chinese writing across the top.
Lecture notes on Democracy and poetry
Handwritten draft of single page (II-41) in Democracy and poetry, by Robert Penn Warren, given as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecture in 1974.
Lecture notes on Democracy and poetry
Typescript p. 8 of Democracy and poetry, and page entitled Clock time, by Robert Penn Warren, given as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecture in 1974. Includes notations in pencil.
Cover of notes for Democracy and poetry
Front of a folder labeled in black marker Democracy and poetry, by Robert Penn Warren, given as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecture in 1974.
Lecture notes on Democracy and poetry
Handwritten draft of single page (II-35) in Democracy and poetry, by Robert Penn Warren, given as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecture in 1974.
Lecture notes on Democracy and poetry
Typescript p. 26 of Democracy and poetry, by Robert Penn Warren, given as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecture in 1974. Includes notations in red ink.
Lecture notes on Democracy and poetry
Annotated typescript p. 24 of Democracy and poetry, by Robert Penn Warren, given as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecture in 1974.
Lecture notes on Democracy and poetry
Typescript of a single page (II-15) of lecture notes on Democracy and poetry, by Robert Penn Warren, given as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecture in 1974. Includes excerpts taped in and notations made in pencil and ink.
China Baptist Theological Seminary
Group of faculty members and students at the China Baptist Theological Seminary in Kaifeng, Honan, China. Chinese writing across the top.
Christmas play in China
Group of costumed participants in a Christmas play at Wei Ling in China. Date approximated.
War Babies
The May 1938 issue of The Spirit of Missions published by the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. includes this photograph (pages 216-217) of “War Babies, St. Elizabeth’s, Shanghai.” Dr. Lula Disosway is on the back row, third from the left.
Camels in China
A man pulling two camels in front of a Chinese gateway. This shows the use of camels as a form of transportation in China. Date approximated.
School group in Shanghai, China
Group of students and teachers outside a school in Shanghai, China with Chinese writing across the top. Date approximated.
Chinese military school band
Group of young orphaned boys in a military school band in Suzhou, China with Chinese writing across the top.
Chinese women's basketball team
Group photograph of a championship women’s basketball team in Suzhou, China with Chinese writing across the top. One player on the back row is holding a basketball that says 1950, and a trophy is sitting on the ground in front of the group.
Chinese marriage celebration
Five couples and two young girls at a Chinese marriage celebration in 1950 with Chinese writing across the top.
World War II American propaganda leaflet in Japanese
World War II American propaganda leaflet with an illustration of a man talking with a Japanese child. Information in Japanese is on the reverse. Translation from Japanese to English: "The rumors immediately following the end of the battle in Saipan are the total opposite of reality. The soldiers of the American landing force and Japanese children are good friends and it is clear at first glance that everyone is happy."
World War II American propaganda leaflet in Japanese
World War II American propaganda leaflet with an illustration of a Japanese man holding up one end of a house on his back while a rope being held by a military figure is tied to his ankle. Information in Japanese is written on the reverse. Japanese to English translation: "When it seems like one's house is about to collapse, there is no one who escapes. When it is not yet fallen, the bad aspects can be repaired. Japan is facing a national crisis. Young men, the military faction is corrupting the nation. Japan's recent air raids are proof that they have taken power for themselves by deceiving you. Replace the military faction. Ensure your own preservation, and save your country!"
World War II American propaganda leaflet in Japanese
World War II American propaganda leaflet with an illustration of a Japanese man holding a little Japanese girl on the left and a skull on the right. Information in Japanese on front and on reverse. Translation from Japanese to English: Illustrated side (front) first column -- "Dying in vain." Second column -- "A life with meaning." On verso: "What is an honorable death? That is surely to do brave deeds for your country until the end, and carry out your final moments. But there is no honor in dying in vain. What is the honorable life? That is to preserve oneself, and for the sake of one's country to live life to the fullest. An honorable life is more challenging than an honorable death. It is true bravery."
World War II American propaganda leaflet of Japanese flag
World War II American propaganda leaflet of a Japanese flag with information written in Japanese on the reverse side. Translation from Japanese to English: "To save your nation. Japan is facing a national disaster. Ladies and gentlemen, now is not the time for you to be thinking about your own honor or hopes. In such a situation, how should the Japanese people act? Dying in vain is truly useless. Japan is losing the war. It should not lose any more of its precious citizens. Let us preserve your people, and help to build a better Japan after the war."
Edward Lee Faulconer, Sr. oral history interview, December 10, 1988
Brigadier General Faulconer describes his background in Greensboro, N.C., his enlistment in the Guilford Grays National Guard company in 1916, recruiting assignment at Marion, N.C., a manhunt in the mountains of N.C., duty at Forts Caswell and Eustis after W.W. I, career as an official with the Atlantic and Yadkin and the Southern railroads, and service in France during World War II in command of railroad operations. Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon.
Pearle McCain oral history interview, February 2, 1981
Oral history interview of Dr. Pearle McCain, a Methodist missionary to China, by Don Lennon from Special Collections in Joyner Library at ECU. McCain, a native of Arkansas, was educated at Scarritt College, Columbia University, and Union Theological Seminary. She arrived in China in 1929 where she remained until 1942 when World War II forced her to return to the United States. She returned to China in 1946 only to be forced out by the Communist government in 1949. In 1951 Dr. McCain was sent to Japan where she taught for twenty years. Included are discussions of work in Peking, Shanghai, and Sungkiang. Commentaries concern educational work, Japanese invasion, personal relationships, travel, local customs, seminary work, and the effect of World War II on China. Also of interest are views of the Communist government, departure from China, college teaching in Japan, and a return visit to Japan and Shanghai in 1980. Interviewer: Don Lennon.
Fred Siegel oral history interview, March 20, 1975
Transcript and audio of a lecture entitled "Economic Aspects of Tobacco Marketing and Trade in the Nineteenth Century Danville, Virginia Area." given by Dr. Fred Siegel, a professor at State University of New York at Westbury. Siegel gave this lecture at the third annual Tobacco History Symposium sponsored by the Institute for Historical Research in Tobacco at East Carolina University, March 20, 1975. Introduction to speaker by Charles Price.
Susie King Taylor
Portrait of Susie King Taylor from the book "Reminiscences of my Life in Camp with the 33d United States colored troops : late 1st S.C. volunteers" by Susie King Taylor. Published in Boston, 1902.
Performance of "Seascapes"
A. R. Ammons Interviews, Conversation and Poetry Readings, 2 of 4 audio cassettes. Recording of a performance of "Seascapes" at SECCA (Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art). "Seascapes" is a musical work composed by Kenneth Frazelle that features sea related poems by A.R. Ammons.
A. R. Ammons conversation and poetry reading
A. R. Ammons Interviews, Conversation and Poetry Readings, 3 of 4 audio cassettes. Recording of A. R. Ammons reciting excerpts from his poem "Sphere, The Form of a Motion". Following the recitations, Ammons discusses the poem with two people named Louise and Tom. Date approximated.
A. R. Ammons poetry readings
A. R. Ammons Interviews, Conversation and Poetry Readings, 4 of 4 audio cassettes. Recordings of poems by A. R. Ammons made during the 1974-1975 school year at Wake Forest University while he served as a visiting professor of English and poet in residence. The poems recorded include his long poem Pray Without Ceasing, Nelly Myers, and a number of his shorter poems.
A. R. Ammons interview
A. R. Ammons Interviews, Conversation and Poetry Readings, 1 of 4 audio cassettes. Interview of A.R. Ammons in Winston-Salem, NC by reporter Steve Marlowe discussing Ammons' career as a poet. They discuss Ammons' career change from working as an executive at a New Jersey glass manufacturing company to becoming resident poet at Cornell University and teaching at Wake Forest University. They also discuss every poet's worry that they have reached the pinnacle of their creativity and what poets can do for continued poetic inspiration throughout their careers. Broadcast nationally on Voices in the Wind by Oscar Brand on March 9, 1975. Interviewer: Steve Marlowe.
A Poem of Pure Imagination: an Experiment in Reading
Essay entitled "A Poem of Pure Imagination: an Experiment in Reading" by Robert Penn Warren about "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Dean Leo Jenkins at a meeting
Leo Jenkins meeting with a unidentified group of 5 men. Date approximated.
Sean Woehrle
Portrait of Sean Woehrle, Class of 1988. Date approximated.
Women's dorm room
Four women in a dorm room at East Carolina University, two sitting on a bed and two sitting on the floor. The television is on behind them and there are posters of men on the walls. Teddy bear on the other bed.
The Little Red Cabin
Exterior view of a small building with two doors on the front side, on an unpaved path. 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.
Joyner Library circulation desk
Students signing in at the circulation desk in Joyner Library.
Unidentified man
Unidentified man.
ECU football game vs. Florida
Action shot from the ECU vs. Florida; ECU player #65 tackling a Gator player.
Christenbury Memorial Gymnasium
Exterior view of Christenbury Memorial Gymnasium on the East Carolina College campus with snow on the ground. The gym was named for former football coach John Christenbury in 1953. Football schedule posted on the left. Photo lent to archives by Jan Lester for copying. Date approximated.
Carol G. Belk Building
Front view of Carol G. Belk building, built 1972, on the East Carolina University campus. Date approximated.
Cover of Katherine Anne Porter: A Collection of Critical Essays
Cover of Katherine Anne Porter: A Collection of Critical Essays. Edited by Robert Penn Warren. Published by Prentice-Hall in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., c1979. The book offers a critical introduction to the novels and short stories of Katherine Anne Porter, tracing the biographical and thematic development of her works.
First two pages of "Conference on Literature and Reading in the South and Southwest, 1935"
Cover and pages 260-261 of Robert Penn Warren's copy of the Spring 1985 issue of The Southern Review published by Louisiana State University. An Anniversary Issue: The Southern Writer. Cover has a picture of Robert Penn Warren (right). Text of "Conference on Literature and Reading in the South and Southwest, 1935" by Thomas W. Cutrer, discussing Robert Penn Warren's time as an English Professor at Louisiana State University.
Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa
Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R.N. To which is added, The journal of Professor Smith; some general observations on the country and its inhabitants; and an appendix: containing the natural history of that part of the kingdom of Congo through which the Zaire flows. Published by permission of the Lords commissioners of the Admirality. lxxxii, 498 p.
Instruction Manual for Radio Transmitter T-195
Instruction Manual for Radio Transmitter T-195 (XN)/GRC-19, Part of Radio Set AN/GRC-14 (XN-1)with detailed description, theory, and instructions for installation, operation, and maintenance. Includes charts, technical drawings, and images. Published by direction of Commander, Naval Electronic Systems Command.
Groundbreaking for new O'Neal family home
H. Earl Adler (left) commander of the Greenville Veterans of Foreign Wars post, and T. I. Wagner (right) commander of the Pitt County American Legion post are shown at the groundbreaking for the O'Neal family home. The O'Neal Foundation was organized on June 9, 1949 in Greenville, N.C. as a result of the brutal murder of William Benjamin O'Neal. The citizens of the Greenville area, to show their sympathy to O'Neal's widow and children, organized to solicit funds to build them a new home. Published in the Daily Reflector.
Widow and mother of William Benjamin O'Neal
William Benjamin O'Neal, Jr.'s widow (left) and mother (right) with members of the O'Neal Foundation at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the O'Neal family house. The O'Neal Foundation was organized on June 9, 1949 in Greenville, N.C. as a result of the brutal murder of William Benjamin O'Neal. The citizens of the Greenville area, to show their sympathy to O'Neal's widow and children, organized to solicit funds to build them a new home. Published in the Daily Reflector.
Front cover of I'll take my stand, by twelve southerners
Front cover of I'll take my stand, by twelve southerners. New York, London: Harper, c1930. xx, 359 p. ; 22 cm. Autographed on front fly-leaf "John C[rowe] Ransom."
Angel Flight
Group photograph of members of the Angel Flight, the name given to the women of East Carolina Air Force ROTC – Detachment 600. The first female cadets at East Carolina entered the program in 1960.
Tau Sigma Sigma members
Page from the Tecoan yearbook with a chapter roll and photographs of members of the inaugural Tau Sigma Sigma chapter at East Carolina Teachers College. The page lists the chapter officers President Bruce Simmons, Vice President Roy Barrow, Secretary Howard Aman, and Fratres in Facultate Beecher Flanagan.
Wright Fountain
Couple sitting together on the brick wall around Wright Fountain at East Carolina College. Wright Fountain was built in Wright Circle in 1932 and dismantled in 2007. Date approximated.
Old Austin Building and Wilson Dormitory
Group of people gathered in front of the Old Austin Building (left) and Wilson Dormitory (right), two of the original buildings on the East Carolina Teachers Training School campus. Date approximated.
Cupola
View of the top of the cupola, which is located on the Mall on the East Carolina University campus. This cupola is a 1996 replica of the cupola on the top of the Old Austin Building, which was demolished in 1968. Old Austin was one of the original buildings on the ECTTS campus. Date approximated.
Cupola with Mall
View of the Mall on the East Carolina University campus showing the cupola and Joyner Library in the background. This cupola is a 1996 replica of the cupola on the top of the Old Austin Building, which was demolished in 1968. Old Austin was one of the original buildings on the ECTTS campus. Date approximated.
Student Health Center
View of the original entrance to East Carolina University's Student Health Center which faced the Mall and had a medical emblem over the doorway. Date approximated.
Student Health Center
View of the original entrance of East Carolina University's Student Health Center which faced the Mall. There is a medical emblem over the doorway. Date approximated.
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Black and white photograph of Bodie Island Lighthouse, built in the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 1872.
ECU soccer game
Action shot from a Men's soccer game at East Carolina University versus Atlantic Christian college. Photograph from the yearbook.
ECU soccer game
Action shot of a Men's soccer game between East Carolina University and Atlantic Christian College. ECU lost 2-1.
Maritime History program
Group of Maritime history professors and students from East Carolina University out on the water preparing to dive. There are four men on a flat boat and two men on a white speed boat behind them. The men on the white boat in the background are Dr. Ashley White (left) and Daniel Moore (right). Photograph from the Buccaneer yearbook.
Science and Technology Building
View of the Science and Technology Building from Founders Drive on the East Carolina University campus. The Science and Technology Building was constructed in 2001 between the Bate Building and Tenth Street.
Children of Robert Wright near Spilman Building and Jarvis Hall
Pearl, Mary, and Robert Wright Jr., sitting on campus with buildings in background. They are the children of East Carolina Teacher Training School President Robert Herring Wright and Pearl M. Wright.
West End Dining Hall
Main entrance of West End Dining Hall on the East Carolina University campus between Clement and Fletcher Residence Halls.
Student Recreation Center
Main entrance of the Student Recreation Center, built on the East Carolina University campus in 1994.
Belk Hall
Overhead view of Belk Residence Hall on College Hill on the East Carolina University campus with Ficklen Stadium in the background. Date approximated.
Belk Hall
View of Belk Residence Hall from behind a group of trees. Belk is located on College Hill on the East Carolina University campus.
Snow on College Hill
View of snow on College Hill showing Belk Residence Hall and Tyler Residence Hall on the East Carolina University campus.
Belk Hall residents
Four groups of student residing in Belk Hall standing on the balconies of their respective floors. The group on the third floor is holding up a banner that says "3rd Floor Rules". Belk Hall is located on College Hill on the East Carolina University campus.
College Hill on a snowy day
Aerial view of snow on College Hill looking north towards A.J. Fletcher Music Center on the East Carolina University campus. Aycock Hall and Jones Hall are visible on the right.
Colonial pageant
Scene from the Colonial Pageant at East Carolina Teachers Training School. Image from the Training School Quarterly.
Pattie Dowell
Pattie Simmons Dowell, a native of Williamston, volunteered to be the first student to register in the fall of 1909. During her two years at ECTTS, Dowell served as the founding president of the Young Women’s Christian Association. Dowell later became the first graduate of ECTTS to earn a BS, completed at Peabody College, and an MA, completed at North Carolina State College. Dowell was also the first ECTTS student to earn a doctorate, finishing her EdD at New York University. While teaching at East Carolina Teachers College from 1923-1924, Dowell served as president of the Alumni Association. Photograph from the Tecoan.
Leo Jenkins Inauguration
East Carolina College President Leo W. Jenkins seated on stage during his inauguration ceremony. UNC System President William (Bill) Friday is seated on the left. Leo W. Jenkins served as President and Chancellor from 1960 to 1978.
Ficklen Stadium
Stands and press box of Ficklen Stadium at East Carolina College prior to its expansion in 1967-1968.
Damage from Hurricane Donna
Damage from Hurricane Donna in Greenville, North Carolina and the local area. Negative #7 in 35 mm format. Dates from negative sleeve.
Aquanymphs
East Carolina College women's synchronized swimming team the Aquanymphs.
Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom
Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, MR-4 mission pilot, relaxes Wednesday morning (July 19, 1961) at NASA astronaut headquarters in Hangar "S" at Cape Canaveral, Florida, before being transported to the Mecury-Redstone launch pad -- where he was inserted in the Mecury spacecraft Liberty Bell 7. Astronaut Walter M. Schirra, scheduled to observe the progress of Grissom's space flight from the Operations Room in the Mercury Control Center at Canaveral, discusses the flight plan with Grissom. The flight, the nation's second manned sub-orbital space effort, was later postponed because of unfavorable weather conditions. Photo number P-548/15. Autographed by Virgil I. Grissom.
Mittie Beaman Gate
The Mittie Beaman Gateway on 5th Street in front of Garrett Dormitory on the East Carolina University campus in the evening with the lights on. The gateway is named for Mittie Beaman, who was the first supervisor of the Infirmary from 1910 to 1926. The east side has an inscription: In memory of Miss Mittie R. Beaman Sept. 11, 1865, Nov. 12, 1926. The west side has an inscription: Presented by graduating classes of 1927. Date approximated.
Mittie Beaman Gate
The Mittie Beaman Gateway on 5th Street in front of Garrett Dormitory on the East Carolina University campus decorated with wreaths and gold bows. The gateway is named for Mittie Beaman, who was the first supervisor of the Infirmary from 1910 to 1926. The east side has an inscription: In memory of Miss Mittie R. Beaman Sept. 11, 1865, Nov. 12, 1926. The west side has an inscription: Presented by graduating classes of 1927. Date approximated.
Mittie Beaman Gate
Black and white photograph of the Mittie Beaman Gateway on 5th Street in front of Garrett Dormitory on the East Carolina University campus. The gateway is named for Mittie Beaman, who was the first supervisor of the Infirmary from 1910 to 1926. The east side has an inscription: In memory of Miss Mittie R. Beaman Sept. 11, 1865, Nov. 12, 1926. The west side has an inscription: Presented by graduating classes of 1927. Date approximated.
Student in dining hall
East Carolina University student selecting a dessert in the dining hall. Date approximated.
Cookout at ECU
Line of people getting food from the table at a cookout at East Carolina University. Date approximated.
Student Recreation Center groundbreaking
Groundbreaking for the Student Recreation Center at East Carolina University. Five people with shovels, including ECU Chancellor Richard R. Eakin on the right. Date approximated.
Student getting ice cream
East Carolina University student getting a cup of ice cream from a machine in the dining hall. Date approximated.
Students dining
Four East Carolina University students eating at a table in the old Croatan building. Date approximated.
ECC brass choir
Members of the East Carolina College Brass Choir practicing in the band room. The Brass Choir included trumpets, trombones, french horns, tubas, and euphonium.
Homecoming parade car
Convertible driven in the 1952 Homecoming Parade at East Carolina College. Joyce Smith from Cotten Hall and Jane Eason from Fleming Hall sitting in the back of the car with four men in the seats.
Joseph Calder
Joseph Calder (1921-2013) sitting at his desk in his office. Calder served as the Director of Public Safety at East Carolina University 1970-1989.
Homecoming float
Sorority float in the Homecoming Parade at East Carolina College. Three female students are holding a cross that says Elon while a male student digs a grave.
Dennis Cooke
Portrait of Dennis Hargrove Cooke, President of East Carolina Teachers College 1946-1947. Date approximated.
Poe Literary Society
Group photograph of student members of the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society on campus. The Poe Society was organized at East Carolina Teacher's Training School in 1911. Date approximated.
Whichard building
Side view of Whichard Building on the East Carolina College campus taken from the parking lot. The Whichard Building is named for David Julian Whichard, editor and chairman of the Daily Reflector in Greenville, NC.
Homecoming parade float
Student float in the East Carolina Homecoming Parade entitled "The Land of Ours". The float has a castle with Scott Tower, Wright Auditorium, and Aycock Tower. Students are holding up signs with the number of foreign students and students from each state. The side of the float says, "They traveled far to come and be part of Wizard Jenkins' new EC". Date approximated.
ECC Summer Theater
Two men holding up a sign for the ECC Summer Theater. The sign lists plays including My Fair Lady, Li'l Abner, West Side Story, Anything Goes, The Merry Widow, The Boy Friend, and Four Stadium Concerts for the total price of $15.00. Unidentified man on the left and Reynolds May on the right.
New stadium rendering
East Carolina College President Leo W. Jenkins, an unidentified man, and Head Football Coach Clarence Stasavich holding up a rendering of Ficklen Stadium. Date approximated.
Thanksgiving week game
Clarence Stasavich, the East Carolina College Head Football Coach from 1962-1969, shaking hands with a man at the 1960 Thanksgiving week game.
Clarence Stasavich poses with seniors
East Carolina College Head Football Coach Clarence Stasavich (1962-1969)kneeling beside three senior football players including #23 and #75. Date approximated.
Clarence Stasavich with 1966 Team Captains
East Carolina College Head Football Coach Clarence Stasavich (1962-1969)kneeling beside the two 1966 Football Team Captians, #51 and #71.
Clarence Stasavich receives Coach of the Year Award
East Carolina College Head Football Coach Clarence Stasavich (1962-1969) receiving the 1964 Coach of the Year Award from the American Football Coaches Association.
Clarence Stasavich on the sidelines
East Carolina College Head Football Coach Clarence Stasavich (1962-1969)instructing a football player on the sidelines during a game. Date approximated.
Football players learn of JFKs death
Four East Carolina College football players sitting on a curb holding up a copy of the The Tampa Times with the headline "World Mourns President's Death." While away in Florida, the football players learned of President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963.
Clarence Stasavich with father
East Carolina College Head Football Coach Clarence Stasavich (1962-1969) standing beside his father in Florida.
East Carolina football team
Group photograph of members of the East Carolina College Football team standing together in uniform on the old practice field. Three women are playing field hockey in the background. Date approximated.
Chancellor Eakin at a basketball game
East Carolina University Chancellor Richard Eakin standing by ECU players on the bench during a basketball game.
Fire in Clement Residence Hall
Residents of Clement Residence Hall at East Carolina University standing outside on snow-covered ground after being evacuated from the building because of a fire.
Aerial view of Wright Circle
Aerial view, looking north, of Wright Circle on the East Carolina College campus.
Aerial view of College Hill
Aerial photograph of College Hill on the East Carolina College campus showing three dormitories left to right Jones, Aycock, and Scott.
Students playing Pictionary
Photograph of five students sitting on the floor around a round ottoman playing Pictionary at East Carolina University. Joe Bright at far right.
Women's dorm room
Two women sitting on a bed and talking in an East Carolina University dorm room. There are stuffed animals on the book shelf and posters on the wall including a Garth Brooks poster, a Cup of Love poster, and a Famous Brains on Drugs poster.
Meeting in dorm lounge
East Carolina University students at a meeting in a dormitory lounge. Ten women are sitting in a circle, and two of the women are in wheelchairs. Drinks and sandwiches on the table.
Men's dorm room
East Carolina University student reading a book at his desk in his dorm room. Television straddling the two desks and "Caution-Party Area" tape on the pipes.
Students in dorm lounge
Five women students sitting together in a dormitory lounge at East Carolina University. Painting of Native Americans on horses on wall above them.
Belk Dormitory
View of the front entrance to Belk Dormitory on College Hill at East Carolina University. Named for Henry Belk who served on the East Carolina Board of Trustees from 1945-1973 and as Chairman from 1963 to 1964.
Belk Dormitory
Front exterior view of Belk Dormitory on College Hill at East Carolina University taken from the left side. Named for Henry Belk who served on the East Carolina Board of Trustees from 1945-1973 and as Chairman from 1963 to 1964.
Jarvis Hall
Front exterior view of Jarvis Hall on the East Carolina Teachers Training School campus with some of the windows open and curtains flying out. Named after former North Carolina Governor Thomas Jordan Jarvis, known as the Father of ECU, who served as chairman of the executive committee of the ECTTS Board of Trustees from 1908-1915.
Aerial view of East Carolina College
Aerial photograph of East Carolina College centered on Wright Circle with College Hill and Ficklen Stadium in the distance.
Dr. Loofbourow's Hospital, Monroe, Wis.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital. E.C. Kropp Co. Pub., Milwaukee, Wis. Addressed on verso to "Mr. Chester Lidke , Fairmont, Minn., from [Mar]." Postmark 1918. Penciled 26.2.44.39. Note several vehicles ca. 1900/1920 in front of the hospital.
Trinity Hospital, Milwaukee, Wis.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital. Addressed on verso to "Miss Anne Lockwood, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from Dave." Postmark 1910. Penciled 26.2.44.38
St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, Wis.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 65. E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Addressed on verso to "Mrs. T. Christense, Oregon, Wisconsin, from Alma." Postmarked 1912. Penciled 26.2.44.34. Note the 2 vehicles ca. 1900/1920 and people in front of the hospital.
Hospital Buildings, National Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, Wis.
Color postcard of exterior of several hospital buildings.Number 845. V. O. Hammon Pub. Co., Chicago, Ill. Addressed on verso to "Minnie Kutzberger , Racine, Wisconsin, from K. B." Postmarked 1907. Penciled 26.2.44.32.
St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wis.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number A642. E. A. Bishop, Racine, Wis. Addressed on verso to "Mrs. C. L. Br[uen] , Freeport, Illinois, from [Dad]." Postmarked 1920. Penciled 26.2.44.26.
St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number R-61990. Addressed on verso to "Miss Pauline Fethke , Osseo, Wisconsin, from Adolph." Postmarked 1916. Penciled 26.2.44.9. Note the 2 people in front of the hospital dressed in clothes ca. 1900/1920.
St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 5907. Addressed on verso to "Miss Lilly , Markesan, Wisconsin, from Frank." Postmarked 1911. Penciled 26.2.44.6. Note the 2 vehicles in front of the hospital ca. 1900/1920.
St. Vincent Hospital, Norfolk , Virginia
Black and white postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 707. Illustrated Postal Card Co., New York. Addressed on verso to "Miss Katherine Pierce, Sangerfield, New York." No signature. Postmarked 1905. Penciled 26.2.40.8.
St. Joseph's Hospital, Broad Street, Providence, R. I.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 60-56. Berger Bros., Publishers, Providence, R. I. Lacking address and postmark. Additional information "In Prov. R. I., Mar. 4, 1918." Penciled 26.1.33.1. Note the people on and around the sidewalk.
Luther Hospital, Watertown, S. D.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 8259. Bloom Bros. Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota. Addressed on verso to "Miss E. Paulson, Sioux City, Iowa, from Muryl." Postmarked 1923. Penciled 26.1.35.14.
St. Mary's Hospital, Pierre, S. D.
Black and white postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 16233. Addressed on verso to "Mrs. R. Tester, Utica, S. D., from all of us at St. Mary's Hospital." Postmarked July 11, 9 PM. Dated July 09, '12. Penciled 26.1.35.8.
St. Joseph's Hospital, Broad Street, Providence, R. I.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 60-56. Berger Bros., Publishers, Providence, R. I. Lacking address and postmark. Verso: "In Prov. R. I., Mar. 4, 1918." Penciled 26.1.32.29. Note the people on and around the sidewalk.
The Buhl Hospital, Sharon, Pa.
Black and white postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 3036. S. A. MacKay, Sharon, Pa. Addressed on verso to "Arthur Waid, Thrall, Iowa, with note on front signed from F. F. B.". Postmarked 1907. Penciled 26.1.32.29.
Packer Hospital
Black and white postcard of exterior of hospital building. Addressed on verso to "Marcus Holiler, Newark Valley, New York," with note on front signed from "Mamma". Postmarked 1905. Penciled 26.1.32.25. Now called the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, it was established in 1885 to meet the health care needs of those working in the Sayre, Pa. railroad yard.
Allegheny General Hospital, North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburgh, Pa. Addressed on verso to "Mrs. Jennie Kiwn, Canton, South Dakota, from Emma". Postmarked 1915. Penciled 26.1.32.20. Note 2 vehicles parked on hospital property.
Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny [i.e., Pittsburgh], Pa.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 2631. Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Maine. Addressed on verso "Mrs. Anna Bernis, Olean, New York, with note on front signed from Lee Counsil". Postmarked 1906. Penciled 26.1.32.1.
Dr. H. O. Hyatt's Sanatorium for the Diseases of the Eye and General Surgery, Kinston, N.C.
Modern photographic print of a drawing of Dr. H. O. Hyatt's Sanatorium for the Diseases of the Eye and General Surgery in Kinston, N.C., founded in 1891. The drawing was probably used in a newspaper advertisement in the 1890s.
Dr. Henry Otis Hyatt's Ledger
Ledger of Kinston, N.C., physician, Dr. Henry Otis Hyatt, containing accounts of patients, medical treatments and cures for illnesses, and the constitution, by-laws, and minutes of the Kinston Commercial and Trade Association.
St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 6026. The Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Or. & Seattle, Wash. Addressed on verso "Mrs. Gertie Moore, Chisholm, Minn. from, N[ice]". Postmarked 1909. Penciled 26.1.31.4.
Toledo, Ohio Hospital
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 657. Addressed on verso "Irene M. Jackson, Belchertown, Mass. from Alton M. Ake". Postmarked 1908. F. von Bardeleben, New York & Germany. Penciled 26.1.29.12.
Kinsel's Tasteless Cod Liver Oil Compound
Ecru colored ink blotter featuring Kinsel's Tasteless Cod Liver Oil Compound prepared only by G.A. Kinsel, Ph.G., Allegheny City, Pa. This product is: "prepared with pure cod liver oil active principles and all combined" and is: "pleasant, palatable, harmless under prolonged use, easily digested and does not cause nausea or eructation". There is some red writing across the top and bottom of the card that states: "Vitogen, the Ideal Antiseptic! 25c. per oz. Put up in two and four oz. perforated strew top bottles" and "The G.F. Harvey Co., Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of this Compound." There is some writing on the right side of the card. The reverse of the card is blank. A yellow card is stapled to the ecru card using two staples on the left side. Both sides of the yellow blotter card show heavy use, especially the reverse side.
Firolyptol and Firolyptol with Kreosote
Tan and green ink blotter advertising Firolyptol and Firolyptol with Kreosote. It is stated that this is "the most recent, most valuable addition to therapeutics in the treatment of tuberculosis and struma extant." A drawing of a fir tree is in the upper left corner of the ink blotter. A word has been written below the tree that is not readable. The word "Henry" has been written in the upper right corner. The products are prepared by The Tilden Company, New Lebanon, N.Y. and St. Louis, Mo. This ink blotter shows heavy use on the reverse side.
Pheno-Bromate
Blue ink blotter advertising Pheno-Bromate which "is pronounced by many conservative physicians a palliative specific in Dysmenorrhea." A drawing of a calendar for November 1904 is located on the left side of the ink blotter. Two sentences at the bottom read: "Remedial measures should encourage the body functions. The functions are not dependable to encourage the remedy." This ink blotter shows heavy use on the reverse side especially through the center.
Mellin's Food
Tan ink blotter advertising Mellin's Food showing a bottle of Mellin's Food for Infants and Invalids to the left. The words at the top of the card are: "Well balanced, easily assimilable and highly nourishing" and across the bottom: "Meets the requirements for infants and invalids". The reverse has the words, "Mellin's Food simplifies infant feeding" across the top and "Mellin's Food is a maltose-dextrim milk modifier" across the bottom. This ink blotter shows heavy use on the reverse side and some of the ink marks are visible on the front side including a circular mark next to the picture.
Lactopeptine Powder and Lactopeptine Elixir
Tan ink blotter advertising Lactopeptine Powder (dose, 10 to 20 grains) and Lactopeptine Elixir (dose, 2/3 to 1 tablespoonful after meals) for physicians' use only. At the bottom of the card it states that this remedy is successful in treating vomiting in pregnancy and all digestive disorders. To the left of the card other Lactopeptine products are listed including, Liquid, Syrup with Phosphates, Elixir with Bismuth, Elixir with Calisaya, Elixir with Gentian and Chloride of Iron, and Elixir with Phosph. of Iron, Quinia and Strychnia. New York Pharmacal Association, New York. The reverse of the card has some ink stains showing that it has been used as an ink blotter.
City Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Color postcard of exterior of hospital building. Number 541. Addressed on verso "Miss. Ida Carbis, Ishpeming, Michigan". Postmarked 1907. Kraemer Art Co., Cincinnati, O. Penciled 26.1.29.5. Also penciled on front of card the name "Ida."
City Hospital and Nurses' Home, Rochester, N. Y.
Color postcard of exterior of hospital buildings. Addressed on verso "Mrs. Ruth Hartford, North Rochester, New Hampshire, from Mrs. J. W. Savage." Postmarked 1914. Penciled 26.1.26.19.
Book jacket and front fly-leaf for Democracy and poetry, by Robert Penn Warren
Book jacket and front fly-leaf for Democracy and poetry, by Robert Penn Warren. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1975. xvi, 102 p. ; 22 cm. Inscribed on front fly-leaf "To Bill [i.e. William Styron] & Rose [Styron] in old admiration + friendship Red [i.e. Robert Penn Warren]."
Cover and front fly-leaf of A farewell to arms, by Ernest Hemingway
Cover and front fly-leaf of A farewell to arms, by Ernest Hemingway, with an introduction by Robert Penn Warren. New York: Scribner, 1949. xxxvii, 342 p. ; 22 cm. Autographed on front fly-leaf "Robert Penn Warren".
Book jacket and front fly-leaf of All the king's men, by Robert Penn Warren
Book jacket and front fly-leaf of All the king's men, by Robert Penn Warren. 1st ed. New York : Harcourt, Brace, c1946. 464 p. ; 21 cm. Inscribed on front fly-leaf "To Lon ... and to Fanny [i.e. Brainard and Frances Neel Cheney] ... Red Warren, ... August, 1946."
Shanghai Daily News, 18 October 1877
This edition of the Shanghai Daily News newspaper was most likely collected by George E. Peer while visiting Shanghai, China, between December 19, 1877 and August 1, 1878. The paper is dated October 18, 1877. It predates Peer’s visit to Shanghai and was most likely collected there as a souvenir. This edition of the paper includes an article about the S.S. Ringleader entitled "Navy ship visiting Shanghai". The Ringleader is referred to as a third class navy ship from the United States. The paper is written in Wenyan.
Shanghai Daily News, 13 October 1877
This edition of the Shanghai Daily News newspaper was most likely collected by George E. Peer while visiting Shanghai, China, between December 19, 1877 and August 1, 1878. The paper is dated October 13, 1877. It predates Peer’s visit to Shanghai and was most likely collected there as a souvenir. This edition of the newspaper reveals a news digest from newspapers published in Beijing, as well as reports from the ministers to the Emperor with the Emperor’s comments. It also includes local news from the areas around Shanghai as well as international news. One article, entitled “Recent news from the Netherlands,” is about the crown prince of the Netherlands, who was living in Paris, and the death of his mother. Also included are advertisements, mostly regarding auctions, medicines,and guns. The last section of the paper has commodity prices from the day before, and arrival and departure dates of ships. The paper is written in Wenyan.
Shanghai Daily News, September 1877
This edition of the Shanghai Daily News newspaper was most likely collected by George E. Peer while visiting Shanghai, China, between December 19, 1877 and August 1, 1878. The paper is dated September 1877. It predates Peer’s visit to Shanghai and was most likely collected there as a souvenir. The paper is written in Wenyan.
Tracking chart for the S.S. Ringleader
A tracking chart for the clipper ship S.S. Ringleader, captained by William E. Bray, showing its voyage from New York, N.Y. to San Francisco, Calif., via Shanghai, China. The chart measures the Ringleader’s journey in five day increments.
Katherine Anne Porter celebrating with friends
A photograph of Katherine Anne Porter celebrating the publication of her book, Ship of fools, at 21 Club in New York, N.Y. She is seated at a table with Robert Penn Warren to her right, and Eleanor Clark Warren opposite.