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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A Look Back at Appalachian (via "The Appalachian" Student Newspaper)
This image shows two students making snowballs after a snowfall at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1950s. Two women in winter co...
University Records: 2021 UNC System Wide Schedule released
The State Archives of North Carolina has officially released the updated 2021 version of the UNC System General Schedule in February, which can be fou...
Comic Books in Special Collections
This post was originally posted on October 18, 2019. Many people think of superheroes and action-packed stories when they think of comic books, b...
Cool Discoveries: the Medieval Illuminated Manuscript Leaves in the Rhinehart Collection
Among the most eye-catching of the items in the Rhinehart Rare Book Room on the 4th floor of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Comm...