All documents relating to the Marshall Plan are part of the records of the US Foreign Assistance Agencies (RG 469). The US administration of the Marshall Plan’s Productivity Program was organized at three levels: (1) the Marshall Administration in Washington, DC (Entry 171-178, Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance); (2) the office of the European Special Representative in Paris (Entry 1058-1059 and Entry 1068-1072, later transformed into the European Productivity Agency), and (3) the US Missions in participating European countries, including Germany (Entry 1202-1205). In addition, the records of the Marshall Labor Advisors were consulted (Entry 48-50 and Entry 784-786). The German national archive mirrors the US records on the Productivity Program to a certain degree.
The following records were consulted:
RG 469 Records of the US Foreign Assistance Agencies, 1948-1961
Entry 48 Office of Labor Advisors, General Correspondence of Clinton S. Golden, Labor Advisor, 1948-51 (7 boxes, closely consulted)
Entry 49 Office of Labor Advisors, Subject Files of Nelson Cruikshank & Robert Oliver, Labor Advisors, 1948-52 (6 boxes, closely consulted)
Entry 50 Office of Labor Advisors, Subject Files of Ted F. Silvey, Executive Assistant, 1948-50
Entry 53 Deputy Administrator of Operations, Subject Files Pertaining to Technical Assistance, 1948-50 (these are records relating to technical assistance before the official start of the Productivity Program)
Entry 54 Deputy Administrator of Operations, Country Subject Files Pertaining to Technical Assistance, 1948-50
Entry 171 Assistant Admin for Production, Productivity and Tech Assistance Division, Records Relating to US Advisory Group on European Productivity, 1952-53
Entry 171-A Office of the Assistant Admin for Production, Productivity Technical Assistance Division, Subject Files, 1949-1954 (14 boxes; closely consulted)
Entry 171-B Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Country & Regional Files, 1949-1954 (consulted only records pertaining to Germany and Europe)
Entry 171-C Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Records Relating to Technical Assistance Projects & Personnel, 1949-1953
Entry 171-E Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Bulletins & Press Releases 1950-1954
Entry 171-F Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Country File 1949-1953
Entry 171-G Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Subject Files of Joseph A. Smith, Assistant Director for US Ops, 1949-1953 (5 boxes closely consulted)
Entry 171-H Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Country Files of Joseph A. Smith, Assistant Director for US Ops, 1951-54 (consulted only records on Germany)
Entry 172 Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Office of the Director, Subject Files, 1950-51 (25 boxes; closely consulted)
Entry 173 Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Office of the Director, Technical Assistance Country Subject Files, 1949-52 (consulted only records relating to Germany)
Entry 173-A Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity, and Technical Assistance Division, Office of the Deputy Director, Subject Files, 1949-1954
Entry 174-A Office of the Assistant Administrator of Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Project Review Branch, Subject Files 1949-1953
Entry 175 Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Program Staff, Subject Files, 1953-55
Entry 176 Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Program Staff, Country Files, 1952-54 (consulted only records relating to Germany)
Entry 176-A Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Program Control Staff, Subject Files 1949-54
Entry 176-B Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Program Control Staff, Country Files, 1952-54 (consulted only records relating to Germany)
Entry 176-C Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Technical Staff Branch, Subject File, 1949-53 (material on US productivity consultants to Europe)
Entry 177 Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Project Review Committee, Project Review Ratings, 1951-53
Entry 178-A Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Technical Assistance Overseas Branch, Country and Regional File 1949-54 (consulted only records relating to Germany)
Entry 178-B Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Military Projects Branch, Records of Chief of Military Projects Branch: William F. Sweeney, 1950-53
Entry 178-C Assistant Administrator for Production, Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Military Projects Branch, Country Files 1949-54 (consulted only records relating to Germany)
Entry 784 Office of Deputy Director of Technical Services, Office of Labor Affairs, Labor Programs Division, Records Relating to the European Productivity Agency Programs, 1955-59
Entry 785 Office of Deputy Director of Technical Services, Office of Labor Affairs, Labor Programs Division, European Productivity Agency (EPA) Project files 1955-59
Entry 786 Office of Deputy Director of Technical Services, Office of Labor Affairs, Labor Programs Division, Records Relating to Foreign Technical Assistance Projects, 1948-54 (consulted only records relating to Germany)
Entry 1202 Mission to Germany Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Subject Files, 1952-54 (29 boxes; closely consulted)
Entry 1203 Mission to Germany, Audio-Visual Aids Section, Records Relating to the Film Program, 1950-56
Entry 1204 Mission to Germany, Labor Advisor, Subject Files 1952-54
Entry 1205 Mission to Germany, Management, Engineering, and Distribution Services Subject Files of the Chief, 1953-55
Entry 1058 Office of the Special Representative in Europe (1949-1961), Productivity & Technical Assistance Division Country Files, 1949-54 (consulted only records relating to Germany)
Entry 1059 Office of the Special Representative in Europe, Deputy for Economic Affairs; Productivity and Technical Assistance Division, Subject Files, 1950-56 (52 boxes; closely consulted)
Entry 1068 Office of the Special Representative in Europe, Productivity & Tech Assistance Div, Military Packaging Office, Country Files, 1952-53
Entry 1069 Office of the Special Representative in Europe, Productivity & Tech Assistance Div, Military Packaging Office, Subject Files, 1952-53
Entry 1070 Office of the Special Representative in Europe (1948-53) Program Division Country Desk Section Country Files, 1950-51 (consulted only records relating to Germany)
Entry 1072 Office of the Special Representative in Europe (1948-53), Office of Small Business Subject Files, 1948-51
Entry 1073 Deputy Director of Technical Services, Office of Small Business, Publication Files, 1949-58
Productivity Machines 