Marshall, John
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- 5.86 Cubic Feet 15 letter document boxes and 12 microfilm boxes (35mm)
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John Marshall (1903-1980) was born in Portland, Maine, completed undergraduate (1925) and graduate (1928) studies, and taught in the English department (1927-1933) at Harvard University. In 1933 he joined the Rockefeller Foundation as Assistant (later Associate) Director of the newly formed Humanities program, and from 1933 to 1940 served as a Director of Education with the General Education Board.
As an officer with the Rockefeller Foundation in a newly formed program, Mr. Marshall explored not only specific projects, but the concept of the humanities as a field. Mr. Marshall developed a concern in promoting world-wide culture, with a special interest in the Near East. The Rockefeller Foundation funding for the arts and humanities from 1933 to 1950 was approximately $4 million. Between 1951 and 1960, the support increased to $8.4 million, supporting projects in areas including language, radio, and motion pictures.
Mr. Marshall remained an Associate Director for the Humanities program when appointed as the first director for the newly acquired Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, Italy, in 1959. The Villa was (and continues to be) used as a retreat for scholars in a variety of disciplines who were were working on intensive projects and as a conference center for international meetings focused on significant issues or scientific developments. As director, Marshall worked to develop the direction for the Villa, while maintaining his connections with the European humanities community.
John Marshall was married to Mary Gardner Marshall (1927-1960) and Charlotte Trowbridge Koechl Marshall (1961), and had two children from his first marriage, Mary Elizabeth Scott and Ann (Sister Mary John OSB). He was the author of "Classic Cooking" (1959).
Mr. Marshall retired from the Foundation in 1970 and died in 1980.
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The archival material has been reformatted. Access to the original archival material is restricted. Digital files and user copies of the microfilm are available for access.
- Places:
- Italy
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- Each set of officers' diaries is open for research 20 years after the date of the last diary entry.
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