George W. and Frederick W. Marshall, WWI Letters and Other Material, 1911/1937

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

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Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], George W. and Frederick W. Marshall, WWI Letters and Other Material, A&M 4262, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.9 Linear Feet 10 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); ( 1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator:
Marshall, Frederick W., 1897-1918 and Marshall, George W., 1895-1918
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], George W. and Frederick W. Marshall, WWI Letters and Other Material, A&M 4262, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of PFC George W. Marshall (1895-August 17, 1918) and PFC Fred W. Marshall (1897-July 29, 1918) of Greene County, Pennsylvania. The two brothers were killed in World War I a few weeks apart. Fred served in Company K of the 110th Infantry, George served in Company C, 313th Machine Gun Battalion. Includes mostly letters that they sent home, 1917-1918. Most of the letters are from the brothers' time in training at Camp Hancock, GA and Petersburg, VA. The majority of the letters were written by Fred Marshall. One folder contains letters sent home from the front lines in France. There are also documents from the War department following their deaths, two panoramic photos, and some printed material. For more about Company K, the Rain Day boys, see this article from the Western Pennsylvania History Journal. This collection is minimally processed.

Physical 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 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Letters