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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Special Collections Research Center Blog

Appalachian State's 125th Anniversary

Stop by the fourth floor of the Belk Library and Information Commons and check out an exhibit featuring 125 years of Appalachian State University hist...

Image of Nathan Rodney sitting at the SCRC desk

Summer Internship Reflections by Nathan Rodney

A guest post by Nathan Rodney, a graduate student assistant who recently finished his summer internship at the Special Collections Research Center. He...

The foreign students present in 1950. From left to right: Jutta Meyfarth, Hector Sosa, Ming Sung, and Anneliese Schroeder

International Students at Appalachian State Teachers College

 A guest post by Nathan Rodney, a graduate student assistant interning at the Special Collections Research Center. He is a second year graduate s...

Poster for the Mountain Home Music exhibit

Mountain Home Music's 30th Anniversary Exhibit at the Jones House

The Special Collections Research Center is partnering with Mountain Home Music on an exhibit during the month of August at the Mazie Jones Gallery to ...