Special Collections Research Center

Kimberly Sims

Introducing Kimberly Sims
Mar 25, 2019

Kimberly Sims is the new Coordinator of Special Collections and University Archivist. She was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. She received ...

Holidays Among the Mountains by M. Betham Edwards

5 of the Most Beautiful Book Covers in the Appalachian State Special Collections
Dec 13, 2017

A guest post by Liv Winnicki, a rare books and archives reference student assistant in Special Collections. She is a second year anthropology major wi...

North Carolina in the Great War, NC Archives Month 2017

Archives Month Open House in October
Nov 7, 2017

October was North Carolina Archives Month, and the Special Collections Research Center at Appalachian State University celebrated with an open house f...

A selection of books available for check-out from the Stock Car Racing Collection.

Stock Car Racing Collection Receives Kudos
May 10, 2017

Stephen Bubb’s column in the February 21, 2017 issue of Area Auto Racing News focused on efforts to preserve motorsports history. The lead...

Students braving the snow and wind in 1965. The old Administration Building is in the background.

New Exhibit in Special Collections
Feb 10, 2017

Special Collections’ new winter exhibit, “Snow Scenes of Winters Past,” gives this year’s snow-starved region a visual feast of past snows in ...