Abstract Dr. Appleton was a pediatric physician who practiced medicine in both Hawaiʻi and China, and was a member of the UH Faculty for a short period of time. The contents of this collection mainly document Dr. Vivia Appleton’s research, work, and publications on health of mothers and children in China and Hawai‘i. These include documents created while she was the Director of the Division of Infancy and Maternity of the Territory of Hawai‘i’s Board of Health (1925 – 1927) and documents related...