Appalachian Feuds Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection includes early 1900s correspondence between Berea College President, William G. Frost, and feud researchers; manuscript accounts; photographs; and newspaper clippings relating to specific feuds and feuding in general comprise the collection. Materials documenting such feuds as the Callahan-Deaton, Hatfield-McCoy, Baker-White, Phipps-McNeil, Tolliver-Martin-Logan, and Turner-Sowder feuds are included in the collection.
Dates
- created: 1898-1977
Creator
- Hutchins Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations.
Extent
2.00 boxes_(general)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Material in the collection was compiled over several years by Hutchins Library staff in response to the historical, cultural, and popular interest that feud activity has engendered, especially in Kentucky.
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in six series:
Series 1: Correspondence - This series consists of correspondence between Berea College President William Frost and feud researchers, 1900 to 1903.
Series 2: Manuscript Accounts of Feuds - This series consists of typed or handwritten accounts of specific feuds: Callahan-Deaton, Hatfield-McCoy, Baker-White, Phipps-McNeil, Tolliver-Martin-Logan, Turner-Sowder.
Series 3: Clippings and Articles - This series consists of feud related newspaper clippings and magazine articles organized by family feud name. See also Series VI for oversized clippings.
Series 4: Students and Crime - This series consists of a 1936 publication entitled Breathitt County High School Students Give Their Thoughts About the Local Crime Situation, written by the Breathitt County, Kentucky school superintendent.
Series 5: Photographs - This series consists of one unidentified photograph and one set of published photographs relating to certain feuding family members.
Series 6: Oversize News Clippings - This series consists of oversized feud related news clippings. Also see Series 3.
Accruals and Additions
Materials in the Appalachian Feuds Collection were collected over several years by Hutchins Library staff.
Other Descriptive Information
Collection Number: BCA 0008 SAA 007
Processing Information
The finding aid was updated in February 2015.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu