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.
Frances Brake discusses her time as a student at East Carolina College, her family's farming in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and her teaching career.
Yvonne Cobourn speaks about her time as a student at East Carolina University in the late 1970s, including her classes and her on and off-campus jobs including working with Dr. Steven Riggs. She discusses her life in Greenville, North Carolina including local restaurants and attending musical performances at the Attic nightclub.
In this oral history interview, Dudley Flood speaks about his childhood, family life, career in education and work towards desegregation in the North Carolina public school system, his other work towards promoting equity through involvement with various organizations, and other civic service.
This collection (August 2020) contains digital images documenting the damage caused to the house at 2013 Pinecrest Dr. in Greenville, North Carolina, during the night of August 3-4, 2020 when Hurricane Isaias hit causing a tree to fall on the house. Included are interior and exterior images of the damage.
In this oral history interview, Charles Coble discusses his career at East Carolina University, including as Dean of the College of Education, and at the UNC System Office.
In this oral history Phillip Dixon, Sr. talks about his childhood, time as a student and Student Government Association Vice President at East Carolina University, service on the the UNC Board of Governors and ECU Board of Trustees, legal career, and family life.
In this oral history Debra Newby talks about her childhood as well as her experience being one of the students who filed a Title IX grievance against East Carolina University in 1978 and how that impacted the rest of her life.
Included are a Brake Family History; a survey (1984) and history of the Brake Family Cemetery located near the corner of Cokey Road and Calhoun Road in Rocky Mount, North Carolina; a deed and a marriage license; genealogy information; Brake, Burges and Fly family photographs; documents (1957-1980) related to the West Edgecombe Volunteer Fire Department which included volunteer firefighter Robert Earl Brake; tobacco sale bills (1926-1933, undated) from several warehouses in Rocky Mount; and a 1931-1932 Faculty and Student Directory for N.C. State.