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.
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New Collection from Gag-Master William Boswell "Bosh" Rigsby Added
Recently processed and now available for research, the William Boswell "Bosh" Rigsby papers (AC 907) contain family papers, photographs, and a collect...
Fall in the High Country
This post was originally posted on October 31, 2018. Autumn brings an array of tourism to the mountains. North Carolina’s High Country boasts v...
Welcoming Freshman in The Appalachian
As students have returned to campus, I found myself browsing through old issues of The Appalachian to see how students were welcomed back to campus in...
New Exhibit: Girls' Series Books
The Special Collections Research Center invites you to visit its current exhibit, “A New Look at Old Friends: An Exhibit of Vintage Series Books for...