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Dr. Mahaffey's first travelog recounts his cruise within the Inner Passsage of Alaska. He details his companions during the trip, 17 in total, as well as his experience aboard his ship the Princess Alice. He expresses the "grandeaur and majesty" of Alaska and includes small clips of information, such as the sale of Alaska and his spotting of the RMS Empress of Japan, renamed Empress of Scotland two years later in 1941.

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This travelog captures Dr. Mahaffey's Pacific Tour, travelling from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Phillippines, Malaysia, India, and concluding through the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean. He passes and stops through various cities, like Tokyo, Toshugu, Shanghai, Colombo (written as Ceylon, today Sri Lanka), Bombay (Mumbai), Kochi, and later Pisa and Genoa, Italy. He writes about food, shopping, history, and some small cultural shocks.

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The second of Dr. Mahaffey's Alaskan travelog, this journal accounts the trip in more concise detail. He begins by accounting the costs of the trip and names his 17 companions. He starts his cruise from Vancouver, BC to Juneau, Alaska and later Ketchican. He additionally discusses his activities while on board, food, and impressions of some of the people he met.

Scope and Contents Dr. Mahaffey's travelog for his West Indies Cruise aboard the RMS Empress of England begins with listing his travel companions and the different currencies he will use as he sails to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Martinique, Grenada, Venezuala, Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti. His journal includes interesting entries, such as his visit to Simon Bolivar's tomb and the Panama Canal. Later in his travelog he writes about recent events in the West Indies, such as the Caribbean Federation, the...

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Dr. Mahaffey's diary for his Carribean tour recounts the day-to-day activities of the trip. He writes in more detail about his impressions of the places he visits and shopping, as well as his conversations with his companions.

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Dr. Mahaffey's second Alaskan cruise similarly traces his journey from Vancouver to Skagway, Alaska. Among the most notable details of this travelog is his impression of Alaska's role during World War II and veterans who have settled in Alaska folllowing the war. He discusses a few military projects as well as the role of some Native Alaskans, mainly Inuit, and the construction of the Alaskan Highway.

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Dr. Mahaffey's travelog through Virginia and Washington, D.C. His notebook captures his impressions of Richmond, VA, and colonial Jamestown and Williamsburg. He recounts the remains of the Jamestown church and the governors mansion. This journal also includes a later trip through the Smoky Mountains, where he details plants and mountain peaks.

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The first of Dr. Mahaffey is brief but detailed about his trip to Mexico. He travels from Guadalupe, Monterry, and Mexico City. Among his interesting observations of Mexico City and his Victorian Hotel, he also recounts his visit to the Aztec Museum and a Motor Tour.

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Dr. Mahaffey's small diary for his "Deep South Tour" that took from from Nashville, Memphis, Mobile, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. Among his notes are his impressions of various plantation mansions and his experience at the French Quarter. Later in his notebook he details the history of Tennesee, Alabama, and Louisiana. His notes on the Black Belt and white supremacy in the south, though brief, give some details on the American South towards the end of Jim Crow.

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Dr. Mahaffey's second Mexico travelog accounts for the cost of the trip and simply lists the places he visited, such as markets, parades, and the Xochicalco ruins.