| Scope and content |
Material (1862-2017) including correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, narrative reminiscences, and a muster roll (1862) and other original documents related to Dr. William N. Still, Jr.'s career as a well-known and respected maritime historian and author. His research topics included shipbuilding in North Carolina, maritime history, and Naval history in the American Civil War through World War II. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
William N. Still, Jr., Papers (#139), Special Collections Department, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- See collection guide for copyright restrictions. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Dr. William N. Still, Jr. |
| Biographical note | William Norwood "Bill" Still Jr. was an American maritime historian, who served as a faculty member in East Carolina University's Department of History from 1968 until 1994. In 1982, he helped create the school's Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology Program in the History Department and became its founding director. He was also involved with establishing ECU's Manuscript Collection in Joyner Library. |
