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The Buncombe County Special Collections Library (formerly the North Carolina Room) is a medium-sized archival facility located on the lower level of Pack Memorial Library in Downtown Asheville. Buncombe County Special Collections specializes in the social, cultural, and natural history of Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina.

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Featured Photographer: Andrea Clark

Date: 1968 Before acquiring these photographs, the Pack Library NC Collection included only a few photographs of the vibrant Valley Street neighborhood, now just a fading memory. Thanks to Andrea Clark's photographs, the people and places of that community live again. [View Full Collection]

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BERJAYARead more +10 October 2025 By packnc in Events, News

BCSC News: October-December 2025 Events

In August and September, Buncombe County Special Collections presents local history events about food, community, and the memory of Tropical Storm Helene as we approach the disaster's one-year mark.
BERJAYARead more +05 September 2025 By packnc in Events, News

BCSC News: Community Events Commemorating Helene

Join fellow community members at free events commemorating Helene's one year mark at Buncombe County Public Libraries and beyond.
BERJAYARead more +30 July 2025 By packnc in Events, News

BCSC News: August-September 2025 Events

In August and September, Buncombe County Special Collections presents local history events about food, community, and the memory of Helene as we approach the disaster's one-year mark.
BERJAYARead more +01 May 2025 By packnc in Events, News

BCSC News: May-July 2025 Events

Get ready for a vibrant few months at Buncombe County Special Collections! May through July local history events delve into our region's rich tapestry through storytelling, creativity, and science.
BERJAYARead more +07 April 2025 By packnc in Community-Based Archives, Friends of the NC Room, News

Come Hell or High Water Project Update

It’s hard to believe that it has been a little over six months since Tropical Storm Helene hit our mountains.  Since late January, the Buncombe County Special Collections team alongside a trusty crew of friends and volunteers have been working hard to preserve our memories of this disaster.  The Come Hell or High Water digital
BERJAYARead more +22 January 2025 By packnc in Events, News

BCSC News: January-April 2025 Events

Announcing Come Hell or High Water, a community memory project in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene—plus other upcoming events through April 2025, including an art exhibition, book club meeting, and local historian lectures on Asheville women of WWI, and collector F.A. Sondley.
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