From the University Archives
Nov 20, 2020
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, App State Homecoming was virtual this year. Alumni Affairs asked me to record a video, highlighting App State ...
From the University Archives: The Doris Stam Collection
Oct 28, 2020
The Doris Stam collection (UA 47) consists of artifacts, correspondence, oral histories, papers, and photographs of the Bartlett, Brown, Dougherty, Sh...
Halloween Edition Blog-able Balladry: “It made the hair rize on his head…”
Oct 23, 2020
This post was originally published on October 15, 2018. With fall descending on western North Carolina, it is...
Appalachian Collection offers Spooktacular Delights
Oct 12, 2020
This post was originally published on October 30, 2017. Come by Special Collections on the fourth floor of Belk Library and Information Com...
JAM(min’) in Appalachia: Western Swing and Hot String Band Music
Apr 16, 2018
This April we are celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month in the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection. Although Jazz is a genre not often associated with App...
New Exhibit in Special Collections
Feb 2, 2018
Black Mountain College Writers & Artists in Printed WordA new Special Collections Research Center exhibit, “Black Mountain College Wri...
Student Handbooks Provide More than Just Rules
Sep 6, 2017
One of the rich published resources in the Appalachian State University Archives is the student handbook. These books give today’s reader evidence o...
Blog-able Balladry #1: Ike, Doc, and Cratis — 3 Songcatchers from the Southern Mountains
Apr 19, 2017
Appalachian State has long been connected to the cultural traditions of western North Carolina not only through its location but in the interests of i...
Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies: Dr. Patricia D. Beaver
Mar 6, 2017
Mary Jane Putzel (left), a graduate of Appalachian Studies Department, talks with Pat Beaver (right), Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies, ...
Archives, Historical Memory, and the Power of Place
Dec 27, 2016
Cratis Williams Reading RoomGuest post by Cody Miller. Cody is a graduate of the Appalachian Studies M.A. program at Appalachian State University and ...