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...
July 23, 2025 • 9:27 am | Special Collections Research Center
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...
