Women

Camp Yonahlossee 100th Anniversary Gathering Celebrated in Special Collections
Jul 18, 2023

The afternoon of Saturday, June 10, the Special Collections Research Center was privileged to be a part of the 100th Anniversary celebrations on the A...

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...

Cover of Cherry Ames Army Nurse

New Exhibit: Girls' Series Books
Jul 6, 2021

The Special Collections Research Center invites you to visit its current exhibit, “A New Look at Old Friends: An Exhibit of Vintage Series Books for...

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...

JAM(min’) in Appalachia
Apr 14, 2021

This post was originally posted on April 10, 2018.  In 2001, the National Museum of American History designated April as Jazz Appreciation M...

Mary Marvel on the cover of Wow Comics

Comic Books in Special Collections
Feb 18, 2021

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...

Book Cover of The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

Nancy Drew in Special Collections
Dec 9, 2019

ASU SPEC RARE BOOKS Childrens PZ 7 .K23 Hi c.4 The Elaine O’Quinn Girls’ Studies Collection in Special Collections houses original Nancy...

Janet Guthrie

Women in Motorsports
Aug 1, 2019

Check out Women in Auto Racing: A Brief Guide which suggests books, periodical articles, movies, and more on women in motorsports. All items...

Louise Smith

Podcast on Pioneer Racer Louise Smith
Jun 14, 2017

Stock Car Racing Collection curator Suzanne Wise recently did a podcast for Wondery Media on the colorful career of pioneer NASCAR racer Louise Smith....

Mary Jane Putzel talks with Pat Beaver

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, ...