Betsy McCreight, Collector, Papers
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Betsy McCreight, Collector, Papers, A&M 2961, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
- Creator:
- McCreight, Betsy.
- Abstract:
- 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 Governor G.W. Atkinson to Mingo County Prosecutor John L. Stafford (9 August 1899), concerning the extradition and prosecution of the Hatfields, and a sentence of death pronounced on Laban T. Walken in Wayne County (1879).
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Betsy McCreight, Collector, Papers, A&M 2961, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Hatfield-McCoy Feud
Politics and government.
West Virginia - Governors. - Names:
- Hatfield family
Miller family
Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925
Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925
Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923
McCreight, Betsy.
Miller, B.F.
Miller, Clara Shumat.
Miller, John L.
Miller, John S.
Shumat, Tollison.
Stafford, John L.
Walken, Laban T. - Places:
- Logan County.
Raleigh County (W. Va.)
Wayne County (W. Va.)