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Appalachian State's 125th Anniversary
Sep 5, 2024

Stop by the fourth floor of the Belk Library and Information Commons and check out an exhibit featuring 125 years of Appalachian State University hist...

Image of Nathan Rodney sitting at the SCRC desk

Summer Internship Reflections by Nathan Rodney
Aug 20, 2024

A guest post by Nathan Rodney, a graduate student assistant who recently finished his summer internship at the Special Collections Research Center. He...

The foreign students present in 1950. From left to right: Jutta Meyfarth, Hector Sosa, Ming Sung, and Anneliese Schroeder

International Students at Appalachian State Teachers College
Aug 9, 2024

 A guest post by Nathan Rodney, a graduate student assistant interning at the Special Collections Research Center. He is a second year graduate s...

Poster for the Mountain Home Music exhibit

Mountain Home Music's 30th Anniversary Exhibit at the Jones House
Jul 29, 2024

The Special Collections Research Center is partnering with Mountain Home Music on an exhibit during the month of August at the Mazie Jones Gallery to ...

Citizen Archivist Transcribe-a-thon Event

Citizen Archivist Transcribe-a-thon: March 27th from 2 - 4pm
Mar 20, 2024

All are invited to attend the Citizen Archivist Transcribe-a-thon on Wednesday, March 27th from 2:00pm - 4:00pm in Belk Library, Room 028 in the Lower...

Ohioan Farmer Diaries Collection Added
Mar 14, 2024

Fresh off the processing table is AC.935: Ohioan Farmer Diaries.  Two-page spread from the 1877 diary of William Symmes, showing daily entri...

The Mary Emma Harris and Black Mountain College Project, Inc. Oral History collection
Mar 1, 2024

The Mary Emma Harris and Black Mountain College Project, Inc. Oral History collection (AC.564) contains the administrative and general documents of Bl...

Lincoln Heights School - May Day, 1939. The image above shows five girls in identical dresses and hats pose for a photo.

Honoring Black History Month in Special Collections
Feb 22, 2024

In honor of Black History Month, Special Collections is featuring some of the collections that document and preserve the experiences of Black elementa...

Addition to the Appalachian Collection
Jan 18, 2024

The Special Collections Research Center has a new collection available for researchers: AC.280: Charles "Chuck" Miller papers. These papers are the pe...

Dr. Donald Secreast with his scrapbook

Giving Thanks: Recent Donations to the University Archives
Nov 21, 2023

Earlier this month, the University Archives accepted two donations:  one from alumnus Dr. Donald Secreast, and the other from the Department of A...