Special Collections
Located on the 4th floor of Belk Library and Information Commons, the Special Collections Research Center is home to the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, the Stock Car Racing Collection, Rare Books & Manuscripts, and University Archives & Records Management Services.
Check our current hours. The archives, manuscripts, and rare book collections are available by appointment. Please make an appointment 5 days or more in advance to allow for research consultation and pulling of materials.
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Appalachian Collection
Comprehensive, multidisciplinary collection about the region
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“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...
Michael B. Reilly West Virginia Photograph Collection Added
Who is Michael B. Reilly? In 1974, a man from Hampton, Virginia named Michael B. Reilly wandered around McDowell County, West Virginia with a camera on his shoulder. He found McDowell county to be an intriguing place with citizens of various backgrounds. Every time he...