December 18, 2025 • 1:28 pm | Special Collections Research Center
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...
October 10, 2025 • 10:37 am | Special Collections Research Center
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...
September 5, 2024 • 2:00 pm | Special Collections Research Center
Stop by the fourth floor of the Belk Library and Information Commons and check out an exhibit featuring 125 years of Appalachian State University history. The exhibit surveys a small portion of historical events and how global and social changes driven by university...
