The diary is arranged according to interview and visit and documents Mary Tennant's talks with professionals in the field of public health. The focus of the International Health Division in which Mary Tennant is a staff member is disease prevention and investigation of diseases important to public health. The diary details the Rockefeller Foundation nursing program in Brazil and fellowships. The diary includes, "Report of Poliomyelitis Epidemic, 1944 Quito, Ecuador."

The diary is arranged according to interview and visit and documents Mary Tennant's talks with professionals in the field of public health. The diary includes "Proposals for expanded teaching Program at the Yale University School of Nursing ", the family study and information on Gilman Nursing Fellowship candidates.

The diary is arranged according to interview and visit and documents Mary Tennant's talks with professionals in the field of public health. The Division of Medicine and Public Health mission is focused on the development of local institutions for the training of personnel and prosecution of research in the field of public health. The diary includes statistics concerning collegiate nursing education.