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....
Doc and Merle Watson featured at 1973 Spring Commencement
May 11, 2017
This week is exam and commencement time at Appalachian State University. As I looked for interesting commencement photos in the University Archives to...
Stock Car Racing Collection Receives Kudos
May 10, 2017
Stephen Bubb’s column in the February 21, 2017 issue of Area Auto Racing News focused on efforts to preserve motorsports history. The lead...
5th Annual British History Lecture
May 5, 2017
This year’s Fifth Annual Appalachian Lecture in British History took place on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Belk Library and Information Com...
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...
Stock Car Racing Collection Items Exhibited at NASCAR Hall of Fame
Apr 10, 2017
The recently opened “Petty: Building a Family Legacy” exhibit at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC, features a number of items from the Ric...
Class Visit Opens New Perspectives on Golden Age Comics
Mar 29, 2017
This is a guest post by Dr. Craig Fischer, Professor of English at Appalachian State University.I’ve been a comic book fan for almost half a ce...
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, ...
New Exhibit in Special Collections
Feb 10, 2017
Special Collections’ new winter exhibit, “Snow Scenes of Winters Past,” gives this year’s snow-starved region a visual feast of past snows in ...
New Appalachian State Special Collections Blog
Feb 8, 2017
Hello blog readers,Five years ago this blog was founded to document the processing of collections for an NHPRC grant from the Library of Congress. Sin...