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The Langford North Carolina Collection is one of the state’s major repositories dedicated to the study of North Carolina, its culture, and its people…
In 2000, The North Carolina Collection was re-named the Verona Joyner Langford North Carolina Collection in honor of Mrs. Langford, a major benefactor of ECU.
The NC Collection provides current and historical information about NorthCarolina in all subject areas, such as…
History Genealogy Demographics Business
Science Education Law and more…
In a variety of formats…
Books Journal
Articles Maps Vertical Files
Newspaper Clippings
Microforms and online
via the Web…
The NC Microfilm Roomprovides access to historical census information, archived newspapers, and North Carolina government documents.
Rare Books and Broadsides
A small collection of rare books and broadsides reflects the eastern region of the state, its agriculture, architecture, law, and local history.
The Snow L. and B.W.C. Roberts Collection
An outstanding, non-circulating collection of novels and short stories set in North Carolina from the 1830’s to the present.
The North Carolina Collection homepage may be reached starting from the library’s homepage (http://www.lib.ecu.edu) and navigating departments to the North Carolina Collection, or directly, at:
http://www.lib.ecu.edu/NCCollPCC/ncchome.htm
Since 1992, the NC Collection staff have indexed more than 40 periodicals published in North Carolina. Many are not indexed elsewhere.
The Index is searchable by keyword. Articles identified are available in the collection or through Interlibrary Services.
The North Carolina Periodicals Index is free and may be located starting from the library’s homepage (http://www.lib.ecu.edu) and navigating departments to the North Carolina Collection homepage, or directly, at:
http://www.lib.ecu.edu/NCCollPCC/scope2.html
The Exhibit area of the NC Collection features educational displays on topics of interest, such as…
The history of Greenville…
Carolina cookery The works of
photographer Bayard Wootten
The North Carolina Collection is a principal contributor to the Eastern North Carolina Digital History Exhibits.
The rise of tobacco culture and related industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is chronicled. The exhibit contains primary sources such as:
Letters Photos Business
directories Pay Records
A highlight of the Eastern NC Digital Tobacco History Exhibit is the searchable 1900 Census for
Pitt County.
Church histories School yearbooks City directories Published county documents Histories of civic organizations
You Can Help…….Donations may be made to the Wiggins Endowment Fund, founded by former North Carolina Librarian Minnie Marguerite Wiggins.
In addition, the North Carolina Collection seeks donations of:
Come and visit… Our regular hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Hours may vary during summers, holidays, and school breaks. Please check our web site or call.