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.
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...
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...
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September 11, 2025 • 12:25 pm | Special Collections Research Center
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...
