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...
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...
Batter Up! Baseball in the Appalachian Collection
May 18, 2021
It’s baseball season! With minor league teams back in action on the diamond, baseball fans are once again able to take in America’s national...
A Look Back at Appalachian (via "The Appalachian" Student Newspaper)
May 7, 2021
This image shows the southern (rear) side of D. D. Dougherty Library, built 1935, at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967). The building serv...
Celebrating National Poetry Month: Appalachian Poets Who Inspire
Apr 28, 2021
This post was originally posted on April 5, 2019.Pictured above is the view from Rough Ridge along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo taken by Wyatt Pitsar...
[NO] Food in the Archives?
Apr 19, 2021
Visit any research center with archival materials and you will find that food and drink is absolutely not allowed in the space. If you look at S...
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...
Get to Know Jesse Jackson, Children’s Author
Mar 16, 2021
“[He] came to Appalachian to spend the day and ended up staying the rest of his life,” said Appalachian State University children’s literature p...
New Digital Exhibit of Katúah: Bioregional Journal of the Southern Appalachians
Mar 10, 2021
This post was originally posted on June 12, 2017. A masthead for the Katúah Journal, used from Spring 1988 to Spring 1993Would you like to learn...
A Look Back at Appalachian (via "The Appalachian" Student Newspaper)
Mar 1, 2021
This image shows two students making snowballs after a snowfall at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1950s. Two women in winter co...