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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Special Collections Research Center Blog

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“In the Library with a Poison Book”

Finding something poisonous isn’t unusual when out in nature, there are plenty of plants and animals that are venomous, poisonous, or otherwise toxi...

Welcome to Kari Salisbury, Public Services Assistant

Welcome to the latest addition to the Special Collections Research Center's staff, Public Services Assistant Kari Salisbury.Kari Salisbury joined the ...

Congressman Broyhill at his desk in Washington, D.C.

Senator Jim Broyhill: A Remembrance

We are sad to note that Senator James "Jim" Broyhill passed away on February 18, 2023. He was a good friend to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, t...

Image from the Daingerfield Family Papers of artists at work

Daingerfield Family Papers Collection Added

Recently the Special Collection Research Center received a valuable collection; the Daingerfield family papers (AC 1283). These papers contain primary...

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