Research Guides: #OwnVoice: East Carolina Manuscript Collection

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The East Carolina Manuscript Collection acquires historical manuscript materials related to North Carolina, the tobacco industry, worldwide missionary activities, and American military history, especially naval and maritime history. Currently the collection is considered one of the leading repositories in the nation for modern naval and maritime history. Letters, diaries, photographs, financial and legal records, genealogical notes, reports, speeches, oral histories and other unpublished materials covering the period from before 1800 to the present provide a wealth of primary source materials for a vast array of research topics.

Here you will find just some of the #OwnVoice resources currently available in the East Carolina Manuscript Collection. More materials can be found in Joyner Library's East Carolina Manuscript Collection or electronically in the Library Catalogue.

Manuscripts

Frederick C. Douglass Papers
Papers (1873-[1887-1901]-1958) of a Black lawyer, minister and teacher, in New Bern, N.C., who handled pension applications for many African Americans who served in the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War or their widows, consisting of pension affidavit ledgers, pension certificate ledgers, correspondence, pamphlets, daybooks, photographs, poetry, essays, application forms, tax receipts, etc.
Alex L. Manly Papers
Papers (1898-1903, 1953-1984, undated) including photographs, clippings, biographical sketch, and photocopy of pages from A Documentary History of The Negro People in the United States concerning Alex L. Manly (1866-1944), African-American newspaper editor of The Daily Record in Wilmington, North Carolina, during the Wilmington Race Riot of 1898. Additional materials include typed transcriptions of nine letters (November 19, 1953-November 9, 1955) written by Caroline "Carrie" Sadgwar Manly (widow of Alex L. Manly) to her sons Milo A. Manly and Lewin R. Manly. The transcriptions were done by Milo A. Manly (1903-1991) and given by him to the donor, Professor Charles Hardy III. Also included is a photocopy of the transcription of an interview done with Milo A. Manly by the donor on September 11, 1984. The original interview is held at Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky.

Oral Histories

Darius Burge Oral History Interview
Call Number: #OH0219
No audio online.
Denison D. (D.D.) Garrett, Sr. Oral History Interview
Call Number: #OH0264
Oral history interview with prominent African American businessman and political leader of Greenville, North Carolina, named Denison D. "D.D." Garrett, Sr. He discusses his background, education, business pursuits, and political involvement including race relations in Greenville, N.C. and Pitt County, N.C., especially during the Civil Rights era. The interview took place at East Carolina University's Special Collections Department, Greenville, N.C. September 9, 2009. Interviewer: Dr. David C. Dennard.
Ella Elizabeth Tyson Harris Oral History Interview
Call Number: #OH0190
Interview with Ella Elizabeth Tyson Harris an African American educator in Greenville, N.C. who taught French at C. M. Eppes School (1967-1968), black studies and history at J. H. Rose Senior High School (ca. 1970), and is currently a school administrator at J. H. Rose. Harris discusses her education, her career as an educator, and African American history in Greenville. The interview took place at J. H. Rose High School in Greenville, N.C. Interviewer: Carrie Ruffin. Field notes and critique of the interview also available.
George Joseph Trivers Oral History Interview
Call Number: #OH0234
No audio online.
Lucy T. DeLaine Oral History Interview
Call Number: #OH0221
No audio online.
Thelma Reid Hall Oral History Interview
Call Number: #OH0222
Interview (covering the years 1923-1998) with African-American woman from a rural background, who lived in the Statonsburg - Wilson, NC area, and who worked at the James Miller Tobacco Company in Wilson, NC, pertaining to family, sharecropping, work, and race relations.