Acco binder with 16 plastic sheet protectors containing copy photographs of photographs used to illustrate his book "Bloodletting in Appalachia"; scrapbooks; correspondence concerning his book, "The Burning Springs"; newspaper clippings; some Marshall College items.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Howard B. Lee Papers, 1902-1976. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Howard B. Lee Papers, 1902-1976.
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Fruits of a moonshine "still hunt" in the WVa mine strike district, ca. 1913.
Fruits of a moonshine "still hunt" in the WVa mine strike district, ca. 1913. Lee captioned this picture as: Fruits of a "still hunt" in the strike district. No. 1 in the photo is Judge R. D. Bailey, who tried defendants in the Matewan Massacre trials; No. 2 is Major Tom B. Davis, who enforced martial law in Mingo County.Published in"Bloodletting in Appalachia," by Howard B. Lee, p.75
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Guns and Ammunition seized during the martial law proclamation, WV mine wars
Guns and Ammunition seized during the martial law proclamation, WV mine wars, ca. 1912 Lee captioned this photo as: Rifles, machine guns, pistols, and ammunition seized by the militia in the strike zone. Boxes on left contain 225,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition.Published in"Bloodletting in Appalachia," by Howard B. Lee, p.32
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Militia encampment on Paint Creek, during WV mine wars, ca. 1912
State militia encampment on Paint Creek, WVa, during WV mine wars, ca. 1912 This was on Paint Creek in Kanawha County, W.Va., ca. 1913Published in"Bloodletting in Appalachia," by Howard B. Lee, p.34
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Mother Jones at Cabin Creek, W.Va., ca. 1912-1913
Old "Mother Jones" (Mary Harris Jones) at Cabin Creek, W.Va., ca. 1912-1913 Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930), born in Cork, Ireland, was a prominent American labor and community organizer, who helped coordinate major strikes and co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World. In 1913, during the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike in West Virginia, Mother Jones was charged and kept under house arrest in the nearby town of Pratt and subsequently convicted with other union organizers of conspiring to commit murder, after organizing another children's march. Her arrest raised an uproar and she was soon released from prison, after which, upon motion of Indiana Senator John Worth Kern, the United States Senate ordered an investigation into the conditions in the local coal mines.Published in"Bloodletting in Appalachia," by Howard B. Lee, p.26
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Howard B. Lee when married Mar 3, 1906 at Athens, Ohio
Howard B. Lee when he was married Mar 3, 1906 at Athens, Ohio, oval, b&w This is one of a pair of wedding photos on the same page in the scrapbook.
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Ida Lenore Lee on wedding day to Howard B. Lee, 1906
Ida Lenore Lee (nee Hamilton) on day she married Howard B. Lee on Mar 3, 1906 at Athens, Ohio, oval, b&w This is one of a pair of wedding photos on the same page in the scrapbook.
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Howard B. Lee in 1906 when he graduated from Marshall College
Howard B. Lee in 1905 or1906 when he graduated from Marshall College. (copyprint) b&w This was made either in 1906 or 1907. Scrapbook caption implies he granduated from marshall in 1906. Other articles state it was 1905.
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Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield family
Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield family, b&w (see1990.11.0525.14.20.01) Typed notation with photo states Identifications by Willis Hatfield, only surviving son of Devil Anse, Sept. 15, 1963: 1. Rose Browning, dau of Devil Anse 2. Troy, son of Devil Anse 3. Betty Caldwell, dau of Devil Anse 4. Elias, son of Devil Anse 5. Tom Chafin 6. Joe, son of Devil Anse 7. Oxer Damron, hired hand 8. Shephard, son of Cap 9. Coleman, son of Cap 10. Levica Emma, dau of Cap 11. Bill Borden, store clerk 12. Mary Hensley-Simpkins-Howes, dau of Devil Anse 13. Vica Simpkins, dau of Mary 14. Devil Anse 15. Levica, wife of Devil Anse 16. Nancy Elizabeth, wife of Cap 17. Robert Elliott, son of Cap 18. Louise, dau of Cap 19. Cap, son of Devil Anse 20. Tennis, son of Devil Anse 21. vica Fields, dau of Johnson 22. Willis, son of Devil Anse 23. Yellow Watch, the coon dog
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Howard B. Lee and 2 siblings, ca 1887, Burning Springs, Wood County,WVa
Howard B. Lee on left with a brother and sister, ca. 1887 (copyprint), b&w Caption in scrapbook states this was made at the Lee's first home at Burning Springs in Wood County, WVa.
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Howard B. Lee on on July 4, 1884, from a tintype.
Howard B. Lee on July 4, 1884, print from a tintype, b&w Caption to this photo states: The author on July 4, 1884. Reproduced from a tintype made at a picnic held on Fish Run, Spring Creek on that date. This appears to be taken from the same photo as 1977/07.0194.scbk2.04.
