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Matewan Trial Transcript, 1921 A&M 3608

Matewan Trial Transcript, 1921 A&M 3608


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3608
Title
Matewan Trial Transcript 1921
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196175
Quantity
0.4 Linear Feet, 5 in. (1 flat storage box)
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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Incomplete court reporter's transcript of the Matewan Trial. This document records testimony bearing upon the event known as the "Matewan Massacre" that occurred on May 19, 1920 on the streets of Matewan, Mingo County. This brief but deadly encounter between local authorities and Baldwin-Felts detectives triggered a chain of events that led to an armed conflict between mine owners and their workers, resulting in the largest armed insurrection in post bellum American history. The transcript contains approximately 2000 pages documenting the trial's proceedings from its commencement on February 12, 1921 to February 23, 1921. It includes testimony of more than thirty participants and witnesses ranging from Baldwin-Felts survivors to a pair of Matewan telephone operators; it does not include examinations of Sid Hatfield or C.E. Lively which apparently transpired at later sessions.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Matewan Trial Transcript, A&M 3608, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Related Material

This collection (A&M 3608) contains a partial copy of the Matewan Trial transcript.

See also:
A&M 4388, William Archer Papers, Box 8, Folders 1-7, Matewan Trial Transcript
Pages 1 to 11, list of witnesses, in Folder 1
Pages 3340 to 4671 (February 22, 1921 – February 28, 1921)

Compare to:
A&M 3608, Matewan Trial Transcript
Pages 2012 to 3958 (February 12, 1921 – February 23, 1921)
Plus 1 page of index of witnesses

West Virgina Archives and History in Charleston, West Virginia appears to hold the entire transcript:
Mingo County, Case file State vs. Sid Hatfield et al., transcripts, jury selection, witness statements (originals and photocopies), 1921 January 19 to March 16, 15 boxes

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Baldwin-Felts Detective Inc.
  • Matewan (W. Va.)
  • Matewan Massacre.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Matewan (W. Va.)
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