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• DOWN EAST, September 1994
  The second issue of the DOWN EAST, newsletter of the Down East Pride organization. This particular edition contains information on the group's founding, local resources, community news, and an interview with drag activist Danny Leonard (stage name: Brandy Alexander). The DOWN EAST was eventually renamed the "Down East Voice" and was published until the fall of 1999 when the Down East Pride disbanded.
• "Rainbow over ECU," by Dr. Jesse R. Peel
  Excerpt from Dr. Jesse R. Peel's journals, dated January 31, 2011. Peel discusses the beginnings of planning for the Dr. Jesse R. Peel Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Center on ECU's campus.
• Letter from Roy Cooper to Cecil Staton, January 18, 2019
  Letter from Governor Roy Cooper to Chancellor Cecil P. Staton regarding the opening of the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center, dated January 18, 2019.
• Letter from Bill Clinton to Down East Pride, 1998
  Letter from President Bill Clinton to Down East Pride. Letter was reprinted on the eighth page of the 1998 Down East Pride Festival Program.
• Down East Pride: 4th Annual Festival Pride Guide
  Program for the fourth Down East Pride Festival which took place September 18-20, 1998. The festival was funded by a $5,000 grant from the Bert & Mary Meyer Foundation.
• Letter from Bill Clinton to Down East Pride, 1997
  Letter from President Bill Clinton to Down East Pride. Letter was reprinted on the sixth page of the 1997 Down East Pride Festival Program.
• Third Annual Down East Pride Festival Program
  Program for the third Down East Pride Festival which took place September 5-6, 1997. The festival was financed using the remaining funds from the 1997 Breaking Barriers Conference.
• Breaking Barriers Conference Program
  Program guide for the "Breaking Barriers: Successful Grassroots Organizing in the Rural South" conference that took place on May 16-17, 1997. The event was co-sponsored by Down East Pride and the Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians, and Allies for Diversity. The conference was also partially funded by grants from the Fund for Southern Communities and the Bert & Mary Meyer Foundation.
• Second Annual Down East Pride Festival Program
  Program for the second Down East Pride Festival which took place on September 13-14, 1996. The festival was funded by a $1,500 grant from the Fund for Southern Communities.
• Letter from Nancy M. Jenkins to Down East Pride, 1995
  Letter from Greenville Mayor Nancy M. Jenkins to Down East Pride. Letter was reprinted on the seventh page of the 1995 Down East Pride Festival Program. Dated August 17, 1995.
• Letter from Sandra Bullock to Wynn R. Bone, 1995
  Letter from East Carolina University Alumna Sandra Bullock to Wynne R. Bone, secretary for Down East Pride. Letter was reprinted on the eighth page of the 1995 Down East Pride Festival Program. Dated August 10, 1995.
• Down East Pride Festival Program
  Program for the Down East Pride Festival, Greenville's first gay pride event, which took place September 22-23, 1995.
• The East Carolinian, April 22, 1997
  The two-page "coming out" advertisement from the April 22, 1997 issue of the East Carolinian. This spread was published in direct response to the "Another Way Out" advertisements that had been published in the April 10th issue. Found on pages 16 and 17. Scans of the individual pages were digitally edited to form a single image.
• Constitution for B-GLAD at East Carolina University
  Constitution for the Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians, and Allies for Diversity (B-GLAD) at East Carolina University. The group formed in April of 1994 and became an official student organization in the fall of the same year.
• B-GLAD organizational meeting flyer
  Flyer advertising B-GLAD's organizational meeting.
• The Ebony Herald, October 1981
  Logo design featuring the Newman Catholic Center and the two organizations that operated out of the ministry's house: the East Carolina Gay Community and the Hunger Coaltion. Found on page four of the October 1981 issue of the Ebony Herald.
• The Buccaneer, Volume 55, 1979
  The East Carolina Gay Community's two-page spread in the 1979 Buccaneer yearbook. The article details the first year of the gay student group's presence on campus. Found on page 200-201. Scans of the individual pages were digitally edited to create a single image.
• Eastern Gay Alliance Newsletter, January 1976
  The fifth issue of the Eastern Gay Alliance newsletter published in January of 1976. Of particular note, the publication references a local Baptist minister leading the group's religious service. The newsletter's calendar of events also includes the planning session for the Caroling Gay Association's first Southeastern Gay Conference. Reproduction courtesy of the Research & Instructional Services Department at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Published with permission.
• Fountainhead, January 15, 1976
  New clipping from the Fountainhead describing the early activities and conflicts of the Eastern Gay Alliance. This was the second article in a three-part series on homosexuality in Greenville, NC. Found on page six.