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Series 2. Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency (box 36), 1905–1934

 Series — Box: 36

Scope and Contents

This series includes material related to the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency (ca. 1890s-1937), which was used by coal operators as strikebreakers in the 1910s and 1920s. Baldwin-Felts detectives were infamous for their violent involvement in the Coal Wars, the Battle of Matewan, and other coal union strikes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905–1934

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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