Lines, Laws, and Lost Votes: A Review of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy Carol Anderson’s 2018 work, One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy stands as one of the most forceful and clarifying examinations of the long American…

What We Don’t Keep: Loss, Discard, and Archival Judgment When visitors walk into an archives for the first time, they often imagine a pristine and complete record of the past, every important letter, photograph, and document neatly preserved, awaiting discovery. The reality is far more…

Things People Get Wrong About Archives If you have worked in an archive, you eventually get used to the inevitable questions that you will eventually be asked at some point in your career. “Have you read everything in here?” “Isn’t it all online by now?” “Do people really use this stuff?” At the…

Holding the Unthinkable: An Archivist’s Reflection on Megan Rosenbloom’s Dark Archives Working in archives, I have handled my share of of historic materials that makes one pause and evaluate the item and story behind it. But Megan Rosenbloom’s Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation into the…

Revisiting the American Frontier: A Review of MeatEater’s American History: The Long Hunters (1761–1775) For many books, the ability to achieve a balance between entertainment and education is a task too difficult to accomplish. This however, is not the case for MeatEater’s American History: The…

In the Quiet of the Stacks: Personal Reflections on Archival Work Archival work carries a quiet intimacy often unnoticed by those outside the profession. A diary whose final entry was penned decades ago. A bundle of letters almost lost to history. A poem scribbled on what others might call scrap…

History Rides Again: A Review of Red Dead’s History by Tore Olsson As a public historian who is interested in the ways that people encounter and engage with history beyond the walls of academia, as well as someone who likes to escape into occasional immersive video game, I approached Tore C.…

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#SNCA2025 at @eastcarolinauniv.bsky.social is off to a great start with our keynote speaker @ensleyg.bsky.social

Honored to meet the USS STERETT Association historian today. Grateful for the chance to help preserve the ship’s legacy—and touched to receive a challenge coin in thanks. It’s humbling to support those who served. #ArchivistLife #ArchivesMatter

In my latest blog post, read more about the 1930s measles epidemic and the response from North Carolina. #ArchivesMatter #historymatters library.ecu.edu/specialcolle...

It's all about wealth inequality. Trump's Tariff Sales Tax hits the middle & working classes, and the poor. The rich hate income tax b/c it moved the burden of paying for govt. from ordinary people (via tariffs) to the wealthy (via progressive tax brackets). #taxwealthnotwork #econsky #taxtherich

During World War II, thousands of women served in #WAVES and #SPARs, helping future generations of women servicemembers. Read more about the roles and impacts these women had in the latest entries in our WWII blog series. #ArchivesMatter #historymatters #WWII library.ecu.edu/specialcolle...

Did you change your clocks this weekend? Learn more about North Carolina adopting DST in my latest blog entry. library.ecu.edu/specialcolle...

As the first all-Black band in the modern U.S. Navy, the B-1 Navy Band made history during WWII, challenging segregation and inspiring change. Read more about their legacy in our latest blog post. #ArchivesMatter #HistoryMatters #WWII #BlackHistoryMonth library.ecu.edu/specialcolle...

During World War II, V-Mail revolutionized how service members kept in touch with loved ones, vitally maintaining morale and strengthening connections worldwide. Our latest blog post explores the history of V-Mail. #ArchivesMatter #HistoryMatters #WWII library.ecu.edu/specialcolle...

Some folks wonder what is the right thing to do in these unprecedented times. Turns out there are a couple of solid choices.

The latest entry in our blog series Remembrance and Records: World War II Through Archival Collections, explores the defining Battle of Iwo Jima and the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi. #ArchivesMatter #HistoryMatters #WWII #IwoJima library.ecu.edu/specialcolle...

The latest entry in our blog series honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day by sharing the powerful story of Helen Kahan, a Holocaust survivor who endured unimaginable horrors, yet emerged as a beacon of hope. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #ArchivesMatter library.ecu.edu/specialcolle...