Organized according to interview and visit, Vincent talks to various professionals in the field of public health and discusses projects and proposals. As President of the Rockefeller Foundation he steers the focus toward supporting the war effort and making the world a better place through public health funding. The 1919 diary documents Vincent overseeing and getting updates on Rockefeller Foundation projects from various other officers, compiling of a hookworm bibliography, and a trip to the Far East to survey and tour medical education and public health facilities in Asia. He oversees construction of Peking Union Medical College.

This diary is a record of Mr. Gunn's interviews and travels between October 21, 1932 and September 11, 1933. This first part of Gunn's diary is devoted to his time in Hawaii interviewing the professors, doctors, and administrators of the University of Hawaii and various public health institutes. While Gunn's diary states he sailed for Yokohama Japan on Oct. 28th, the next entry on Nov. 28th places him in present-day Beijing at Yenching University. The rest of the diary records Gunn's travels to the major cities in China, inspecting the universities receiving funding from the RF and recording the state of Chinese education. Two particularly long entries record the poor quality of academic discipline in the Chinese university and the current and growing state of the hostilities between KMT and Communist forces in Fukien province.

Organized according to interview and visit, Fahs as the Assistant Director of the Humanities Division of the RF discusses projects and proposals with professionals. He is involved in the progress of Humanities programs, selection of fellows and grants-in-aid, and development of new research. The Humanities Division vision is to extend an international understanding of methods in humanistic study, and assist in training and research of foreign cultures. Fahs surveys various American universities to observe their Far East programs. The Chinese History Project is detailed and he attends various conferences.

Organized according to interview and visit, Fahs as the Assistant Director of the Humanities Division of the RF discusses projects and proposals with professionals. He is involved in the progress of Humanities programs, selection of fellows and grants-in-aid, and development of new research. The Humanities Division vision is to extend an international understanding of methods in humanistic study, and assist in training and research of foreign cultures. Fahs surveys various Asian universities and libraries. Notes on Coronado Beach Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations are included as well as "Trip to the Far East (8 April-14 July 1947)" diary.

Organized according to interview and visit, Harrar discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of agricultural sciences. The Agricultural Sciences Program is focused on aiding research and teaching; continue operating current programs and grants to other agencies in support of long range relations to the future food supply of the world. He is involved in the progress of RF programs, selection of fellows and field staff officers, and developments of new research. In 1960, preliminary organizations and discussions take place regarding African agricultural research.

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.

Arranged by interview and visit, this diary memoranda documents the meetings and conferences Embree had with various professionals in the field of public health in Asia.