[Web4lib] New Digital Collection from ECU

[Gueguen, Gretchen]

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Joyner Library Digital Collections at J.Y. Joyner Library of East Carolina University is pleased to announce an all-new digital collection, Seeds of Change: The Daily Reflector Image Collection<http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/reflector>, exploring the post-war period in eastern North Carolina as recorded by local news photographers.

The collection contains more than 7,000 images digitized from the photographic negatives of The Daily Reflector, Greenville's newspaper. The online collection represents just a portion of the 85,000 negatives donated by D. Jordan Whichard III, former Reflector publisher.  The majority of the photographs date from 1949 to 1967 and document sweeping changes across Eastern North Carolina -- from advances in industry to upheavals in race relations and an increasing awareness of public health concerns.

In addition, the collection's Web site contains supplemental resources to provide a better understanding of the images and the history behind them. Streaming video of an interview with The Daily Reflector's former editor and photographer, along with a full transcript, provide an insider's view of Greenville and The Reflector. An essay on the history of Pitt County and Greenville during this period, written by ECU history faculty member Christopher Oakley, puts the collection into historical context by examining the trends and historical events that had an impact on the region. An illustrated timeline examines the national and international events that shaped the era. Tools for browsing through the image collection by subject provide users an easy way to begin their exploration of the collection.

The creation of Seeds of Change: The Daily Reflector Image Collection was partially supported with federal funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. This collection is the latest addition to Joyner Library Digital Collections<http://digital.lib.ecu.edu>, an online resource for the Library's rare and unique special collection materials.

Gretchen Gueguen
Digital Initiatives Librarian
Joyner Library Digital Collections
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
252.328.4978
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu<http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/>
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