Hatfield-McCoy Feud
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Chafin Interview Regarding Hatfield-McCoy Feud
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3668
Overview
Transcript of a 1972 interview of Andrew Chafin (1886-1977), great nephew of Devil Anse Hatfield of the Hatfield & McCoy feud, regarding the feud. At age eight years, Chafin was acted as a liaison between his family, the Hatfields, and "civilization". This oral history gives a personal account of the feud from a child's perspective. Names related to the feud and discussed within the interview include: Cap Hatfield, "Devil" Anse Hatfield, and Elias (Ellias) Hatfield, among others. The...
Dates:
1972
Betsy McCreight, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2961
Overview
Miscellaneous items, mainly dealing with the southern counties of West Virginia, particularly the Miller family of Logan County. These include one letter from B.F. Miller of Enterprise, Oregon to his brother, John S. Miller of Logan, two letters from Tollison Shumat of Raleigh County to his daughter, Clara Shumat Miller, and a letter from John L. Miller of Virginia to Mr. and Mrs. John S. Miller of Logan, describing President Harding's funeral. Also includes a letter from West Virginia...
Dates:
1887-1923
Coleman Hatfield, Tales of the Feuding Hatfields (Typed Document [Xerox])
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2120
Overview
A manuscript entitled Tales of the Feuding Hatfields, by Coleman Hatfield. Much of the material pertains to humorous anecdotes and family stories passed down through the various generations of Hatfields.
Dates:
1968
Hatfield Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4490
Scope and Contents
Papers and artifacts of the Hatfield family of southwest West Virginia, as compiled by their descendants. Best known for the Hatfield and McCoy feud during the late 19th century, this collection is connected to Devil “Anse” Hatfield, his wife Louvisa Hatfield, and four of their 13 children: Elias, Tennyson (“Tennis”), Joseph Davis (“J.D.”), and Detroit (“Troy”). The most common types of materials found in the collection are newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and later academic...
Dates:
ca. 1842-2019
John L. Spivak Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1962
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, manuscripts, photographs, and clippings relating to The Devil's Brigade: The Story of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud (1930) by famed author and journalist John L. Spivak.
Dates:
1888, 1929-1946, 1967
Series 3. Printed Material, 1897-2019, undated
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes various pamphlets on the Hatfield-McCoy feud, newspaper articles regarding the Hatfields and the Matewan massacre, West Virginia Goldenseal articles, and printed pages from a genealogy website. Notable contents include a 1920 Logan County Sheriff Election letter from Joe D. Hatfield and the 2003 signed Hatfield-McCoy peace treaty.
Dates:
1897-2019, undated