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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
Dec 18, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center posted a story about some of the earliest photographers of the local area.  Documents held in the Sp...

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Rapido Arrives at Appalachian State: More Access, Simpler Requests
Dec 16, 2025

Appalachian State University Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of Rapido, a new interlibrary loan and document delivery system.  Rapido...

Rhinehart Room Open House with students and Library Faculty in the Rarebooks Room in Belk Library and Information commons

Rhinehart Room Open House - December 3
Dec 8, 2025

Special Collections hosted a Rhinehart Room Open House on December 3 offering students faculty and staff an opportunity to explore the Library's state...

Photograph of Dr. Steve Fisher

SCRC post on the passing of Dr. Steve Fisher
Oct 10, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center posted a story about Stephen Fisher written by Jesse Barber, former Oral History Assistant in the Special...

Photograph of the exhibit space on 4th Floor Belk Library exhibiting a comic book collection featuring female comics

Comic Book Exhibit 4th Floor Belk Library and Information Commons
Sep 25, 2025

In honor of National Comic Book Day on September 25, the Special Collections Research Center unveiled its latest exhibit, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...

Artist and students observing a pop up book open on a table in the SCRC

Artist Book Viewing in Special Collections
Sep 15, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center recently participated in a satellite event to the North Carolina Museum of Art’s End Paper Art Book Fair.&nb...

Class of students in Special Collections with course instructor Willard C. Watson III

“The Life and Music of Doc Watson” class visits Special Collections
Sep 4, 2025

First year semester students in the course, “The Life and Music of Doc Watson,” visited the Special Collections Research Center on August 27 and 2...