Federer, Greenland Thompson, 1888-1961

Scope and Contents Records of Greenland Thompson Federer, a WWI veteran, Morgantown businessman, and politician. Includes records documenting his WWI service in Company E, 317 Infantry, 80th Division in France, and papers from his campaign and political career as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Federer's business, a meat market, is shown in photographs, including interior and exterior views. The collection also includes postcards and some artifacts. The collection is grouped...

Overview Papers of Greenland Thompson Federer and family. Box 1 includes 1) General (3 letters to G.T. Federer, including letter from sister with words to "Battalion Hymn" dating from 1917 during World War I [WWI]; and pamphlet regarding history of Consolidation Coal Company in northern West Virginia, undated); 2) Artifact (cap with "Federer's Market" label, undated); and 3) Photographs (6 items, including WWI material). There are also two scrapbooks, including clippings regarding infant care from...