a guide - The George C. Marshall Foundation

Department files.
b. Categorical
The categorical correspondence was arranged by Marshall's
staff in an elaborate decimal system scheme. Since parts of the
papers which made up this scheme are no longer in this
collection, and because many of the categories needlessly
duplicated one another, some alterations and simplifications
of that arrangement have been made. Even so, there are still
twenty-six categories, many of which are divided into several
subcategories; these are all enumerated in the container list.
Some parts of the categorical correspondence (e.g., the "Organizations"
and "Speeches and Statements" categories) hold
more research potential than most other portions of this
subgroup.
A set of cross-reference sheets similar to those described in
the Pentagon Office subgroup is filed before the correspondence
series. These sheets provide references to both the general
and categorical correspondence. Because of the changes
made from the original order of the correspondence, these
sheets may provide only a partial clue to the present location
of any given document.
3. SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS
This series (l linear foot) is divided into two subseries:
a. Those of Marshall
The Marshall speeches and statements include near print
copies which were distributed to the press corps; typewritten
drafts of speeches, some with corrections in Marshall's hand;
and memoranda pertaining to the speeches. Other materials
in this series include news releases concerning press conferences,
and texts of certain Marshall letters in the form of news
releases. Again, the researcher is cautioned not to consider
this group of speeches as being a complete set of the speeches
made by Secretary of State Marshall. (See also the "speeches
and statements" part of the categorical correspondence for
materials related to this series.)
b. Those of Others than Marshall
There are six speeches by others than Marshall. The speech
given by Charles Bohlen on January 5, 1948, was made on
Marshall's behalf.
4. ENGAGEMENT RECORDS
The engagement records are in one box and include an
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