Collection of seven items signed by either General George C. Marshall or one of his peers, consisting of letters, statements, and an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 slip. The lot is highlighted by a World War II-dated TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Office of the Chief of Staff letterhead, July 17, 1941, addressed to Oscar-winning producer “Lt. Col. Darryl F. Zanuck,” in part: “Your suggestion for educational and semi-historical courses is far from presumptuous;—as a matter of fact, I think the observations which prompted your recommendation are entirely accurate. To be perfectly frank, I believe the state of bewilderment which you have noted is the result of a very apparent lack of unity of thought throughout the country, and not a fault of training. Our difficulty lies in the fact that we are bound to avoid controversial or political subjects, or any attempt to control the views of our men on such matters. We can, and do, instruct in the obligations of citizenship and of military service, but this is about as far as we can go under present conditions.” Also included in the group lot: Dean Acheson (slip), George F. Kennan (statement), Matthew Ridgway (TLS), Dean Rusk (TLS), Eric Sevareid (statement), and William Westmoreland (ALS, penned at the close of a fan letter). In overall fine condition.
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