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Early Images of Watauga County’s Yesteryear, I: Landscapes and Photography from an Episcopalian Teacher and Clergyman
Following the creation of Watauga County in 1849, Boone’s incorporation in 1872, and the founding of what became Appalachian State University in 1899, the region experienced steady population and industrial growth. Emerging photographic technology documented the...
Fall Semester Instruction in Special Collections
As the semester winds down, Special Collections staff are looking back and taking account of our instruction activity this fall. We welcomed 26 classes from a variety of departments to the Special Collections Research Center for a library instruction session. The...
Stephen Fisher: Archiving in Memory
This is a guest post by Jesse Barber, former Oral History Assistant in the Special Collections Research Center. In August of 2024, Jesse Barber, a SCRC Oral History Assistant and Appalachian Studies MA graduate ‘24; and Greta Browning, SCRC Reference & Instruction...
Medieval Manuscripts on Display for Irish Studies Conference
On Saturday, September 27, the Special Collections Research Center participated in the American Conference for Irish Studies' Southern Regional Meeting, held at App State. History professor Dr. Mary Valante organized a hands-on workshop, "The Past in the Present:...
Girls’ Comics Exhibit Now on Display
In time for National Comic Book Day on September 25, the Special Collections Research Center unveils its latest exhibit, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: A Celebration of Girls in the Comics.” The exhibit draws from comic books, memorabilia, and reference materials in...
Artists’ Books Viewing Last Friday
On Friday, September 12, the Special Collections Research Center participated in a satellite event to the North Carolina Museum of Art’s End Paper Art Book Fair, which will take place at the museum on September 20-21. Book artists and Department of Art faculty,...
“As the Crow Flies,” Appalachian Journal’s New Open-Access Expansion
As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, goes live Sept. 15. Appalachian Journal, founded in 1972, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, roundtable discussions, interviews,...
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The Blowing Rocket Digitization Project Goes to SAA [Society of American Archivists]!
One of our Manuscripts and Archives Processors, Sai Estep, recently attended the Society of American Archivists (SAA) annual conference in Anaheim, CA, titled, “ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2025: Making it Count.” The theme of this year’s conference was all about the impact of...
“The Life and Music of Doc Watson” class visits Special Collections
This semester, students in the First Year Seminar course, “The Life and Music of Doc Watson,” visited the Special Collections Research Center on August 27 and 29 to learn about the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection’s resources related to Doc Watson. The course...
Welcome to Hannah Helmey, Public Services Lecturer Librarian
Hannah is joining the Special Collections Research Center as the Public Services Lecturer Librarian, where she will focus on instruction, research support, and outreach. She previously worked as the Associate Archivist at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville and as an...