Appalachian State

A close-up, black-and-white studio photograph showing the underside construction details of the mechanical spider. The image reveals metal plates, small hexagonal nuts, and wire attachments used to construct the legs and attach them to the body. A separate, textured, cast-metal piece—resembling a cephalothorax or head—lies detached on the surface below the main assembly.

Discoveries and Reflections of my Special Collections Assistantship, by London Fowler
Jun 17, 2026

Friday, May 15th, marked the end of my term working as a Graduate Assistant in Belk Library’s Special Collections Research Center this Spring, and I...

Portrait of Graduate Assistant London Folwer

Graduate Assistant London Fowler Joins Staff
Jan 15, 2026

Hello, my name is London Fowler, from Charlotte, North Carolina. I joined the SpecialCollections Research Center in January of this year, where I work...

Appalachian State's 125th Anniversary
Sep 5, 2024

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...

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
Aug 9, 2024

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

Dr. Anna Field

Introducing Rhinehart Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Anna Field
Sep 30, 2019

Dr. Anna Field is the 2019–2020 Rhinehart Postdoctoral Fellow in British History. She will spend the academic year at Appalachian State University r...

President William Howard Plemmons

William Howard Plemmons — Appalachian’s Second President
Sep 16, 2019

This is a guest post by Mandi Burnison, a rare books and archives reference student assistant in Special Collections. Mandi is a junior, majoring in E...

Dr. Joshua Rodda

Introducing Rhinehart Postdoctoral Fellow, Joshua Rodda
Feb 18, 2019

Dr. Joshua Rodda is the 2018–2019 Rhinehart Postdoctoral Fellow in British History. He will spend the academic year at Appalachian State University ...