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This collection contains a photograph album belonging to East Carolina Teachers Training School alumnus Helen Virginia Wootton. It contains photographs of friends and events at ECTTS, her family, and various places in North Carolina including Wendell, Grimesland, and Zebulon.

Papers (1930–1963) including correspondence, military orders, engineering notes, weather, handbooks, diaries, reports, newsletters, programs, photographs, clippings, citations, certificates and miscellany.

Papers of Dara Wier (1981) documenting the life and literary career of the New Orleans, Louisiana-born American poet who is also director of the Masters of Fine Arts program for poets and writers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who was married novelist and short story writer Allen Wier (m. 1969-1983) [#1169.103] and then to poet James Tate until his death in 2015; consisting of a broadside of her poem The Consequences of Weather (1981), autographed Dara Wier.

The collection includes various aspects of public health in North Carolina beginning in the early 20th century.

This collection contains the written works of Dr. Henry Merritt Stenhouse, a U.S. Naval doctor. The written works detail his life as a naval doctor while in China and Japan (1918) and thoughts towards the Russian Revolution, the Chinese revolution, and their culture. It also gives detailed accounts of some illnesses, diseases, and injuries treated by Dr. Henry Stenhouse as well as his life as a medical student at the University of Colorado.

Scrapbook created by Bertha Bulluck commemorating her time as a student at East Carolina Teachers College as well her early life in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The scrapbook contains letters, writings, newspaper clippings, memorobilia, and other personal items related to Bulluck's time at ECTC. Materials related to Bulluck's family and personal life were removed from the scrapbook prior to its donation by her family.

Photograph album (late 1890's-1930's) compiled by an unknown missionary that documents the Methodist Church's mission activities in Rhodesia and Mozambique of everyday life.

Photographic prints (9) and clipping (1) documenting the life of Manns Harbor, N.C., shad boat builder and fisherman Melvin Twiddy and his wife Margaret.

In this oral history interview, Forrest Foster speaks about his childhood, time as a student and football player at East Carolina, career as a librarian, and family life.

Records (1927-2012) including photographic slides & compact discs illustrating City of Greenville Police Department public relations, detective squad, and traffic control operations, including inspections, personnel, court and trail procedures, training programs, including first aid training, bomb disposal, and riot training; also including a letter from Stuart Savage, Senior Writer, The Daily Reflector; to Sergeant Joe Friday & 2 compact discs containing reproductions of black and white and color slides of police operations.

East Carolina University's Science Camp for Academically Gifted Students includes an in-depth instructional curriculum, free and structured recreation periods and an evening lecture series. The facutly and staff of the camp consists of ECU personnel and local science teachers with various specialities as well as dormitory counselors. Students attend classes in university classrooms and laboratories and are housed in a university dorm. Participants are selected on the basis of (1) the recommendation of a teacher, counselor, or principal; (2) grades in science and mathematics; (3) latest acheivement test scores; and, (4) the date of application.

Collection (1908-1910) of postcards addressed to Miss Augusta Oden, Pinetown, NC by Bettie, Mrs. J. W. Thomas, Miss Josephine, & M. in Washington, NC; Henry in Morehead City, NC; and J.S.L. in Greenville, NC. Postcards show scenes of Greenville, NC: Evans St. Looking North; Morehead City, NC: Atlantic Hotel, Washington, NC: Washington Court House, Washington Hospital, Main St. Looking West (2), Main St. Looking East. 4 colored, 3 B & W postcards.

Papers (1873-1928) consisting of correspondence, school reports, school catalogues, letters, newspapers and photographs.

The Vertical File Collection contains individual items that don't fit into existing collections. There is no overall theme or subject connecting them. Items included vary from photographs, broadsides, pamphlets, advertising materials, programs, negatives, and postcards to land grants, genealogy notes, and a music transcription book. Inclusive dates are 1792-2016.

The clipping file provides subject access to the North Carolina Collection's clipping file of selected newspaper articles taken primarily from the Greenville Daily Reflector and Raleigh News and Observer.