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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Daingerfield Family Papers Collection Added
Jan 19, 2023
Recently the Special Collection Research Center received a valuable collection; the Daingerfield family papers (AC 1283). These papers contain primary...
New Scrapbooks Added in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Collections!
Nov 29, 2022
The Special Collections Research Center has recently added new scrapbooks to its Rare Books and Manuscripts collections: Maud Williams memory book; Ko...
Welcome to Mark Coltrain, Oral Historian
Oct 20, 2022
Mark Coltrain joined the Special Collections Research Center as Oral Historian on September 6, 2022. Before that, he was the Information Literacy Libr...
Lecture, Book Signing: Musician and Historian Trevor McKenzie, 10/12
Oct 4, 2022
Trevor McKenzie Speaks about the Real Otto Wood, Bluegrass Ballad LegendWednesday, October 12, 2022Lecture and Book Signing: 6-7:15 pmBelk Library &am...