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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...

Angela Ocuto Howell

Welcome to Angela Ocuto Howell, Manuscripts and Archives Processor
Feb 1, 2022

The Special Collections Research Center at Appalachian State University bids a hearty welcome to the most recent addition to our team, Manuscript...

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 (...

A portrait from the collections, inscribed with the name

New Collection from Gag-Master William Boswell "Bosh" Rigsby Added
Oct 12, 2021

Recently processed and now available for research, the William Boswell "Bosh" Rigsby papers (AC 907) contain family papers, photographs, and a collect...

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...

Welcoming Freshman in The Appalachian
Aug 27, 2021

As students have returned to campus, I found myself browsing through old issues of The Appalachian to see how students were welcomed back to campus in...

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...

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...