Catalog Search
Search here for published items in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, University Archives, Rare Books, and Stock Car Racing Collection. See the "Instructions for Searching Collections" below to learn how to limit your searches to specific collection areas.
Manuscripts & Archives Search
Search the finding aids of the manuscripts and archives in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, the University Archives, and the Rare Books and Manuscripts collecting areas.
Digital Collections
See this page to select materials to search or to browse digitized items from our physical collections. See the "Instructions for Searching Collections" below for written and video instructions, including directions for using popular resources such as The Appalachian student newspaper and App State historical photographs.
Instructions for Searching the Collections
Written and video (Digital Collections only) instructions for searching the Library Catalog and the Digital Collections for items in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, the University Archives, and rare book collections.
Research Aids for Appalachian Regional Topics
Writing a paper on a topic within the Appalachian Region and don't know where to start? Start here! These research aids, or pathfinders, cover major secondary sources on a specific topic, including books, articles, Library of Congress call number ranges and subject headings, and websites. Topics vary widely, from African-American Music and Musicians in Appalachia to Hunting in Appalachia to Rural Homelessness and Poverty in Appalachia.
Subject Guides
Guides on subjects that are part of the Special Collections Research Center, including Appalachian Studies, Appalachian History, Researching University History, Moonshine and Auto Racing, Women in Auto Racing, and Stock Car Racing Guide.
Clippings File Subject Lists
Click the links for topic headings for folders in the Appalachian regional newspaper clippings files and the Stock Car Racing Collection newspaper clippings files.
Video Orientations
View orientations to the Special Collections Research Center, the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, and the Digital Collections.
Bibliographies
Lists and annotated lists of rare books, films, maps, and genealogy manuals, including the Rhinehart Collection on British History, O'Quinn Girls Studies Collection, and Appalachian regional shape note hymnals.