0.7 Linear Feet, 7 1/2 in. (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 2 1/2 in.)
Creator
McCoy, Smith, 1908-
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
Correspondence of Smith McCoy of Roderfield, West Virginia, breeder of small ponies (including some as small as twenty-four
inches in height). Most letters are requests for pictures and information regarding small ponies from interested parties and
customers from the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and South Africa. Other letters tell of the joy of owning small ponies
and include photographs that attest to the top rate care and homes of the ponies. The letters also document arrangements for
shipping ponies and for small pony exhibits at state fairs. Attachments include photographs of ponies, a copy of Horsetrader
magazine, and photocopies of clippings showing small ponies that originated from McCoy's 150 acre farm in West Virginia. There
is correspondence with United States District Court Judge Sidney Christie regarding a neighbor of McCoy's that was charged
with moonshining (box 1, folder 5). Other material includes oversize clippings from newspapers and magazines dating from 1965
to 1969 regarding Smith McCoy and small ponies, and two broadsides.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Smith McCoy, Small Pony Breeder, Correspondence and Other Material, A&M
3672, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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