Appalachia

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

Senator Jim Broyhill: A Remembrance
Feb 20, 2023

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...

Trevor McKenzie sitting in a rocking chair

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...

Historian Luke Manget

Lecture, Book Signing: Environmental Historian Luke Manget, 9/15
Sep 2, 2022

Thursday, September 15, 2022Lecture and Book Signing: 6-7:15 pmBelk Library & Information Commons Room 114On Thursday, September 15, Dr. Luke Mang...

Camp Yonahlossee Exhibit
Jun 30, 2022

A new exhibit featuring materials from the Camp Yonahlossee Collection is now on display in the rotunda of the fourth floor of Belk Library.  Sto...

William A. Bake Papers Collection Re-Processed
Mar 21, 2022

Fresh off the re-processing table are the William A. Bake papers.  The finding aid for this collection has been updated to increase access and di...

Watauga College Records Collection Added!
Jan 11, 2022

The Watauga Residential College records (UA 09.12) were recently processed and are available for research in the Special Collections Research Center.W...

Mary Elizabeth Lewis Papers Collection Added
Nov 18, 2021

The Mary Elizabeth Lewis papers (AC 1215) are now available for research at the Special Collections Research Center.  Mary Elizabeth Lewis (...

Fall foliage on the App State campus

Fall in the High Country
Sep 21, 2021

This post was originally posted on October 31, 2018. Autumn brings an array of tourism to the mountains. North Carolina’s High Country boasts v...

Photo depicts snowy street with vehicles and storefronts of bank, café, Farmers Hardware & Supply Co., and Quality Shoe Shop.

New Digitized Collection
Jun 21, 2021

The Mary D. Davis photographs were recently digitized and are now available online. Davis graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College in 19...

Girl starting a fire, Camp Yonahlossee

Yonahlossee and Catawba: Mountain Summer Camps of the Past
Jun 9, 2021

This post was originally posted on July 7, 2017.Summer’s cool temperatures in the Blue Ridge Mountains have beckoned tourists and visitors to the ar...