Organized according to interview and visit, Sawyer talks to various professionals in the field of public health and discusses projects and proposals. As Director of the Rockefeller Foundation International Health Division, he is involved in the institutional and administrative duties. The focus of the diary is the discussion of current and future public health related research. A discussion with the American Red Cross take place regarding IHD interests in Europe relating to refuges, nutrition, typhus and World War II.

The diary is arranged by interview and visit. George K. Strode is an associate director of the International Health Division working at the New York Office. The International Health Division assists local and central health departments by aiding schools of hygiene, public health and nursing. The IHD has withdrawn many of its European programs due to World War II and focuses its effort in South America specifically for malaria field studies. Strode receives Rockefeller Foundation International Health Division program updates from staff members and interviews professionals in the field of public health. The diary contains information on a nursing school project in Madrid and Strode's travels in Portugal, Spain and France.

Organized according to interview and visit, Sawyer talks to various professionals in the field of public health and discusses projects and proposals. During April 5, 1940-May 17, 1940, Sawyer is visiting Europe to determine effects of World War II on Rockefeller Foundation International Health Division programs and how long the IHD can remain active during the war.

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