Belk Library Dedication, Irvin and Carol Belk, 1969

This image shows Irvin and Carol Grotnes Belk standing in the first Belk Library before the dedication ceremony at Appalachian State University (1967-current) on June 1, 1969. Mr. Belk was president of Belk Enterprises, Inc., and vice-president of Belk Stores. The Belk Library was completed in 1968 and opened in 1969. It served as the main campus library until 2005, when it was replaced by the newly constructed Belk Library and Information Commons. It was then known as the Library Classroom Building and in 2009 was rededicated as Anne Belk Hall.

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Appalachian State University

General Picture File, 2004.040, Box 1, Belk Library F2, C14.1.6.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

6/1/1969

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1960s

Appalachian State University. Learning Resources

Carol Grotnes Belk Library (1968). Library Classroom Building (1968). Anne Belk Hall (1968)

Series 1 -- Campus and Buildings. Series 5 -- Students, Student Organizations, Student Life

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