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In 1955, Doris Everhart, wife of Marshall Scholar Tom Everhart (’55), set out to bake a sweet potato casserole for the first-ever Marshall Thanksgiving. The event was to take place at the English Speaking Union on Trinity Street in Cambridge, and the menu included all of the classics: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, Waldorf salad, creamed onions, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. As Everhart began peeling the sweet spuds for the casserole, however, she was horrified to find that the flesh of the British root vegetables was white rather than orange. Although a pale casserole might have tasted just the same, Everhart was determined to bring an authentic American experience to the Marshall community, and that required a brilliantly hued dish. Armed with some quick thinking and a bit of orange food coloring, Everhart delivered.
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1. Aroop Mukharji, “Americana Abroad,” Marshall Alumni Newsletter, December 2011, p. 9.
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2. Mistakenly assuming, of course, that Americans have any conception of a savory course, which is the bite-sized course served at the end of a formal British meal to whet the palate for forthcoming wine or port.
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3. Mukharji, “Americana,” pp. 9-10.
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4. Correspondence between Stephen Black and author [email], 16 September 2011.
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5. Correspondence between Tom Everhart and author [email], 20 September 2011.
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6. Mukharji, “Americana,” p. 9.
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7. Based on author’s reading of annual reports, alumni newsletters, and interviews with Scholars from each decade.
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8. Author interview with Phyllis Piotrow, 19 June 2014.
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9. The term ‘alumni’ is somewhat misleading, as the Marshall is itself not a degree-granting institution. However, of all the terms available, “alumni society” seems to capture its spirit best, albeit imperfectly.
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10. In context, this quote was used as an argument for housing Scholars at Cambridge University, not for supporting an alumni society. However, it is indicative of the general desire that the Scholarship enjoy institutional recognition in the United States. Curle to Makins, The National Archives, FO 371/91013, 26 June 1951.
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11. “Sixth Annual Report of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission,” United States No. 1 (1960) Cmnd. 1042, London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, June 1961.
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12. “Sixth Annual Report,” June 1961; “The Marshall Scholarship Alumni Association,” 1960 MACC Minutes, January 1960, p. 595.
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13. “Twelfth Annual Report of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission,” United States No. 1 (1966) Cmnd. 2899, London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, March 1966.
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14. “Selection and Publicity in the United States,” 1961 MACC Minutes, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, October 1961, p. 853-854.
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15. See: “Fifteenth Annual Report of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission,” United States No. 1 (1969) Cmnd. 3907, London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, February 1969.
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16. 1975 MACC Minutes, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, 1975, p. 3472.
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17. “Twenty-First Annual Report of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission,” United States No. 1 (1975) Cmnd. 5913, London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, February 1975.
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Mukharji, A. (2016). The Beginnings. In: Diplomas and Diplomacy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58653-7_13
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