Reading Center,1962, photo 1 · Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections

Collection

Appalachian State University Historical Photos

Citation

“Reading Center,1962, photo 1,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed November 6, 2026, https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/items/show/14230.

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Comments

Title

Reading Center,1962, photo 1

Description

This image shows a group of people sitting in a circle looking at books in the Reading Center at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in June 1962. The Reading Center provided diagnostic and remedial services for Appalachian students and the region in general. It also served as a laboratory for students in the teacher preparation program.

Subject

Faculty

Staff

Students

Literacy

Appalachian State University

Source

Retired Faculty/Staff Biographical Information Files, 2005.009, Box 2, Spencer, William FF59, C11.2.3.2.

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Date

1962-06

Contributor

News Bureau

Rights

In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted

Format

JPEG

Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Temporal Coverage

1960s

Corporate Names

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). Reading Center

Series

Series 4 -- Faculty and Staff. Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

File name

6918_2005_009_A.jpg

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