Digital Initiatives and Special Collections

Early 1900s

Hidden Stories in the Archives: Everyday Objects and the History of Watauga County

March 12, 2026 • 1:14 pm | Special Collections Research Center

Dr. Emily Kader, Curator for Distinctive Collections, shared a selection of unusual and revealing items from the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection at Appalachian State University. Together, these objects demonstrate how physical artifacts can open unexpected windows into the past.

Early Photographs of Watauga, II: Glass Plate Images

January 16, 2026 • 2:56 pm | Special Collections Research Center

Continuing the consideration of the early photographs of Boone, Watauga County, and the wider area now known as The High Country within the archives of the Special Collections Research Center, we turn again to the Rev. J. Norton Atkins Papers collection. As detailed...