Podcast 05: Trauma Begets Trauma Series S.2 Ep. 3- Vasper Wright's Later Years
Supplemental and Source Materials
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Detective Board
Detective Board depicting the names/locations if those places and people involved in Iris's incest case.
Primary Source Documents
Here are some of the primary source documents used in the investigation.
Generational Trauma
Genogram
Tracking generational traumas and abuses via a genogram.
Court Case Information
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Mental Health Miners
Here you will find information about the court case, specifically the appeal and an article about the mental health of miners.
Newspaper Articles
Newspaper articles focused on Vasper Wright.
Sources & References
This has all the reference material compiled into one location.
Court Case Information & Mental Health of Miners
State v. Wright, No. 9907
Mental Health of Miners
Matamala Pizarro, J., & Aguayo Fuenzalida, F. (2021). Mental health in mine workers: a literature review. Industrial health, 59(6), 343–370. https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2020-0178
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8655752/
Sources & References
"Age of Consent Laws [Table]," in Children and Youth in History, Item #24, https://cyh.rrchnm.org/items/show/24 (accessed October 16, 2023). Annotated by Stephen Robertson.
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Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Barkers Ridge, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 1776; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0139 Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
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Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Barkers Ridge, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1698; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0198; FHL microfilm: 1375711. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1920; Census Place: Barkers Ridge, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1966; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 169. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342280. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04428; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 28-23. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
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“Eastern Regional Coal Archives.” Craft Memorial Library. Accessed October 18, 2023. https://craftmemorial.lib.wv.us/index.php/ eastern-regional-coal-archives/.
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“Eastern Regional Coal Archives Accession List.” Craft Memorial Library. Accessed October 18, 2023. https://craftmemorial.lib. wv.us/ wp- content/ uploads/ 2022/10/ERCA-v1022.pdf.
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“Former neighbors, friends gather for fifth annual McComas Memory Walk,” Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 27 April 2014, News, Digital Paper, Bluefield Daily Telegraph E-Paper (https://www.bdtonline.com/news/local_news/former-neighbors-friends-gather-for-fifth-annual-mccomas-memory-walk/article_0d156d16-e526-5839-876e-0492e2d14c8f.html), citing digital publication.
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“Laws Against Bogus Checks Affect Jail Inmates, Too,” The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 25 Nov 1945, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25686800/the_raleigh_register/?xid=637), citing original p. 7.
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Matamala Pizarro, J., & Aguayo Fuenzalida, F. (2021). Mental health in mine workers: a literature review. Industrial health, 59(6), 343–370. https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2020-0178
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“Notice of Bankruptcy,” Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 2 July 1931, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13103070/bluefield_daily_telegraph/?xid=637), citing original p. 10.
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"Oral interview with Tony Wright," 7 Oct. 2023 by Nicole Joseph & Melody Colter, owned by Nicole Joseph & Melody Colter, East Hartford, Connecticut, no notes taken; oral information on Vasper Wright.
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“Parents are Fined,” Beckley Post Herald, 19 Nov 1964, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-claude-wright/101304253/), citing original p. 11.
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“Rhodell Man Granted Appeal by High Court,” Beckley Post Herald, 13 Nov 1946, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald/25686894/), citing original p. 12.
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“Trial Conducted in Jail Over Fight,” The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 30 Sep 1945, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register-vasper-fight-in-jai/100603544), citing original p. 4.
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"Two Men Injured in Crash; Booked on Drunk Charges," The Van Nuys and Valley Green Sheet, Van Nuys, CA, 16 Jan 1958, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/701130963/?clipping_id=134794049) citing original p. 15
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“Two More Writs,” The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 23 Aug 1946, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register/25686749/), citing original p. 2.
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“Vasper Indictment,” The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 20 Jan 1946, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register/6779362/">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register/6779362/), citing original p. 5.
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Westlaw. State v. Wright, 130 W. Va. 336, 43 S.E.2d 295 (1947). Digital Copy. Accessed 5 September 2023.
West Virginia Register of Marriages [database on-line]. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Online Database Charleston, WV 2021. Accessed 5 Oct 2023 https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx.
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West Virginia Register of Marriages [database on-line]. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Online Database Charleston, WV 2021. Accessed 5 Oct 2023. https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcresults.aspx?GroomsLastName=hicks&GroomsFirstName=&BridesLastName=&BridesFirstName=annie&County=All&Year=All&PlusMinus=Exact&Search=Exact&NumRec=25
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West Virginia Register of Marriages [database on-line]. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Online Database Charleston, WV 2021. Accessed 5 Oct 2023. https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12146596&Type=Marriage.
“Writ of Error in Criminal Court Case Is Granted,” Beckley Post Herald, 22 Nov 1946, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-iris-wright/38862045/), citing original p. 1.