George C. Marshall Foundation (Lexington, VA 24450-0920)
Daniel D. Holt (Project Director: November 2009 to May 2016)
RQ-50435-10
Scholarly Editions and Translations
Research Programs
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[Grant products][Prizes]
Totals:
$150,000 (approved)
$150,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
7/1/2010 – 6/30/2013
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Complete Editing of Volume 6 (1947-1950) and Edit Volume 7 (1950-1959, final) of The Papers of George Catlett Marshall
Work on volumes six and seven of the George C. Marshall Papers. (36 months)
Complete editing the sixth volume and edit the seventh and final volume of George C. Marshall's papers. The two volumes include documents (telegrams, letters, memorandums, speeches, congressional testimonies) written during his tenure as special envoy to mediate the civil war in China (November 1945-January 1947), U.S. Secretary of State (January 1947-January 1949), chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission (January 1949-October 1959), director of the American Red Cross (January 1949-September 1950) and as Secretary of Defense (September 1950-September 1951). These volumes cover one of the most important time periods in U.S. and world history from January 1947 to October 1959.
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