Box 1
Container
Contains 12 Results:
Europe, Russia, and China Tours, 1968-1969
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 3
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents
One of two notebooks of his European tour, Dr. Mahaffey begins by writing about his Christmas in Moscow and "Leningrad," St. Petersburg today, where he mentions the difficulties of travelling in the Soviet Union as well as his interest in a group of physicians who taught at some institutions. His trip later takes him to Paris, Belgium, and Germany. His travel agent later takes him and his wife through Bucharest, Tehran, and Peking (Beijing). His trip to China includes interesting notes about...
Dates:
1968-1969
China Tour, 1969
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 4
Identifier: 4
Scope and Contents
This notebook continues Dr. Mahaffey's trip in China, from Peking to Canton (Guangzhou). His notes capture the begininng of China's "one child policy," where he describes it as "family planning devices," and adds that "abortions are available for those asking." He additionally writes about the legacy of World War II in China as well as markets and an opera he watched.
Dates:
1969