Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. The bulk of the diary focuses on a trip to India to assess current academic programs, RF help requests, research and cultural activities. The cities that were visited include Bombay, Poona, Ceylon, Madras, Andhra, Rangoon, Calcutta, Dacca, Agra, Delhi, Lucknow and Karachi.

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. DeVinney returns to the New York office after the trip to South Asia. In addition to his interviews, he attends several conferences, seminars and meetings including "Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America" in Washington D.C., conference on "Preference Analysis and Subjective Measurements" in Princeton, New Jersey, the "American Law Institute" meetings, Council for Cultural and Economic Affairs, The Asia Society's "Democracy in Asia Series" and a seminar on the urbanization in India in Berkeley, California.

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. Conferences on "National Economic Policies and the Common Market", "Inflation and Growth in Latin America" and Research in Family Planning" are attended at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center ("Villa Serbelloni") in Bellagio, Italy. The month of December details a trip to the Southern United States.

File continues diary record of DeVinney's Asian trip. DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. The diary focuses on a trip to Asia to assess current academic programs, RF help requests, research and cultural activities. Summaries of current studies are included as well. The cities that were visited include Poona, New Delhi, Calcutta, Dacca, Madras, Madras, Djakarta, Djokjakarta, Bogor, and Manila.

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and DeVinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. A trip to Chicago, Illinois is taken to check on the progress of the Population Research and Training Center of the University of Chicago. A trip to India is taken. Only the travels to Bombay and the trip index are included with this diary. In Bombay, DeVinney checks out the progress of the Demographic Training and Research Center which is slow, understaffed and without UN representation on its Advisory Committee. The Department of Economics of the University of Bombay is visited and summaries of different studies are outlined as well.

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. Interviews describes the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. The beginning of the diary continues Devinney's trip to Asia. It documents the progress and development of many foreign educational institutions including University of Malaya, University of Singapore, University of the Philippines, University of Hong Kong and University of Tokyo. He returns to the RF office and continues to meet and interview professionals.

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. The diary focuses on a trip to Asia to assess current academic programs, RF help requests, research and cultural activities. Summaries of current studies are included as well. The institutions that were visited include Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi, Punjab University, Indian Statistical Institute, University of Dacca, Chulalongkorn University, Thammaset University and Kasetsart University.

Index to the diary 1955. Organized by person, organization, or institution interviewed