File 103-105 - Visit to New Zealand: Return journey: Soviet Union

The Synges travelled from Peking to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian railway. An account of the journey by Synge, illustrated with pictures taken by his daughter Elizabeth, appeared in the Railway Magazine, August 1960, pp.574-579

G/103: Softback notebook used as detailed diary of journey on Trans-Siberian railway.
G/104: Off-print of article from the Railway Magazine on journey, with letter re publication and typescript draft
G/105: Visas, memorabililia

G/49-G/106 all relate to Synge's visit to New Zealand: G/49-G/56, Correspondence re arrangements; G/57-G/63, Correspondence with relatives; G/64, Diary; G/65-G/81, Research work on facial eczema in sheep; G/82-G/91, Other engagements; G/92 Newspaper cuttings; G/93-G/99, Background material; G/100-G/106, Return journey.

See A/455 for photograph of Synge with A. I. Oparin in Moscow in Dec 1959.