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Organized according to interview and visit, Marshall discusses the current state of educational broadcasting via radio in the United States. He speaks with professionals in the education departments at NBC, CBS, and RCA, along with academics creating radio programs for these networks. Marshall also speaks with professionals in the field of classical music, and discusses the current state of musical education. Marshall visits several universities and radio broadcasting organizations in the Midwest (April 1935) and discusses the state of educational broadcasting via radio. He then attends a meeting of the Ohio Radio Education Association (May 6-8, 1935) and a meeting of the Federal Communications Commission (May 15-16, 1935). Marshall also visits the Brooklyn Museum (April 11, 1935) and discusses the public educational programs at the museum. During the summer of 1935 Marshall speaks with professionals and academics in the fields of music, theater, film, literature, and the visual arts, and discusses various projects relating to public education in these fields.

The diary is arranged by interview and visit. John Marshall is an assistant director of the Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Division. The program focuses on a greater means of cultural diffusion instead of research. In the United States grants were made to museums, drama, film and radio. This diary surveys humanities programs in the field of education in the western United States. The diary includes "Iowa State College Extension Service" budget statement.

The diary is arranged by interview and visit. John Marshall is an assistant director of the Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Division. The program focuses on creating a greater means of cultural diffusion. Grants were primarily made to museums, drama, film and radio. In this diary Marshall travels to London to survey education in the arts, libraries, film and radio. He travels to France to report on current developments in radio broadcasting and attends the Intergovernmental Conference to Conclude a Convention on Broadcasting in the Interest of Peace at the League of Nations in Geneva. The Worldwide Broadcasting Foundation's experiment in developing radio program of cultural and education value with the W1XAL radio station is detailed as well.