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Close-up from the title page of Holinshed's Chronicles, showing Queen Elizabeth I flanked by councilors

My "Coolest Thing in Special Collections": Ross Cooper
Feb 6, 2026

Hello, Special Collections blogroll readers! This is a guest submission by Ross Cooper, Public Services Associate, a member of the Public Services tea...

Page from Gregorius Book ca. 1510

Bibliography Week: App State in New York
Jan 30, 2026

Public Services Librarian Hannah Helmey recently had the opportunity to attend Bibliography Week, a yearly event held in New York City at the end of J...

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Early Photographs of Watauga, II: Glass Plate Images
Jan 16, 2026

 Continuing the consideration of the early photographs of Boone, Watauga County, and the wider area now known as The High Country within the arch...

Graduate Assistant Grace Buckner

Grace Buckner is a New Graduate Assistant!
Jan 15, 2026

Grace Buckner is a new graduate assistant in the Special Collections Research Center at Appalachian State University. Grace holds a Bachelor of Arts 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...

A black-and-white photograph shows a country landscape with a dirt road. A horse-and-buggy are stopped in the road, a person sitting inside the buggy.

Early Images of Watauga County’s Yesteryear, I: Landscapes and Photography from an Episcopalian Teacher and Clergyman
Dec 18, 2025

Following the creation of Watauga County in 1849, Boone’s incorporation in 1872, and the founding of what became Appalachian State University in 189...

A group of students sit at tables arranged in a large circle and closely examine paper documents.

Fall Semester Instruction in Special Collections
Nov 24, 2025

As the semester winds down, Special Collections staff are looking back and taking account of our instruction activity this fall. We welcomed 26 classe...

Dr. Stephen Fisher, Ph.D., center, stand in doctoral academic robes with four of his students, wearing academic robes and regalia

Stephen Fisher: Archiving in Memory
Oct 10, 2025

This is a guest post by Jesse Barber, former Oral History Assistant in the Special Collections Research Center.In August of 2024, Jesse Barber, a SCRC...

Books on display during conference workshop

Medieval Manuscripts on Display for Irish Studies Conference
Oct 8, 2025

On Saturday, September 27, the Special Collections Research Center participated in the American Conference for Irish Studies' Southern Regional Meetin...

Cover of Little Lulu comic book. Little Lulu paints a table and reacts to a cat about to jump onto the wet paint.

Girls’ Comics Exhibit Now on Display
Sep 23, 2025

In time for National Comic Book Day on September 25, the Special Collections Research Center unveils its latest exhibit, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun:...

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