Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 February 10. Page 1 (recto) |
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| Accession Number | CAI ARC 2006.01.02 |
| Creator |
Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954, correspondent |
| Title Statement | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 February 10 |
| Format (Extent) | 1 item (2 leaves), 1 envelope |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby informs Clark that he and Mrs. Sowerby have been ill with the flu. Sowerby says that nothing has gone well for him since the Japanese occupation in China and that he hasn't heard from his friends still there since 1949 and fears the worst. He tells Clark that the pellagra has worsened and the emphysema is bothering him. He describes in further detail the credit he has received from H. G. Deignan of the Smithsonian Institution for discovering several new forms of birds. Sowerby also thanks Clark for his most recent gift. |
| Preferred Citation | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 February 10. Correspondence Series, Sterling and Francine Clark Papers, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts |
| Biographical-Historical Note | Arthur de Carle Sowerby was a naturalist, explorer and writer who accompanied Robert Sterling Clark on his 1908-09 expedition to the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces in northern China. Sowerby remained in China collecting specimens for various museums of natural history and editing the journal he'd founded, The China Journal of Science and Arts. He was interned by the Japanese during World War II and returned to the United States in 1949. RSC funded Sowerby for many years. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1923 through 1930, with letters through 1953, the year before Sowerby's death. Most of the letters are from Sowerby, with some carbon copies of brief notes sent by RSC. The letters concern the often dire state of Sowerby’s finances as well as updates on his scientific pursuits and analyses of the tumultuous political and economic situation in China. |
| Subject |
Birds -- China -- Classification Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Pellagra Emphysema, Pulmonary Thrushes Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts |
| Genre/Form | Envelopes -- 20th century; Letters -- 20th century; |
| Personal and Corporate Names |
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient Deignan, H. G. (Herbert Girton), 1906- Smithsonian Institution |
| Notes | Manuscript, signed with envelope |
| Collection | Sterling and Francine Clark Papers: Correspondence Series, 1901-1957 |
| Restrictions on Access | This material is currently restricted |
| Repository | Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Archives |
| Date | February 10, 1953 |
| Country | Washington (D.C.); New York (N.Y.); |
| Type-ContentType | Text |
| Format-MediaType | Unmediated |
| Format-CarrierType | Sheet |
| CONTENTdm file name | 146.cpd |
Description
| Accession Number | CAI ARC 2006.01.02 |
| Creator |
Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954, correspondent |
| Title Statement | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 February 10. Page 1 (recto) |
| Format (Extent) | Page 1 (recto) of 2 |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby informs Clark that he and Mrs. Sowerby have been ill with the flu. Sowerby says that nothing has gone well for him since the Japanese occupation in China and that he hasn't heard from his friends still there since 1949 and fears the worst. He tells Clark that the pellagra has worsened and the emphysema is bothering him. He describes in further detail the credit he has received from H. G. Deignan of the Smithsonian Institution for discovering several new forms of birds. Sowerby also thanks Clark for his most recent gift. |
| Preferred Citation | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 February 10. Correspondence Series, Sterling and Francine Clark Papers, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts |
| Biographical-Historical Note | Arthur de Carle Sowerby was a naturalist, explorer and writer who accompanied Robert Sterling Clark on his 1908-09 expedition to the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces in northern China. Sowerby remained in China collecting specimens for various museums of natural history and editing the journal he'd founded, The China Journal of Science and Arts. He was interned by the Japanese during World War II and returned to the United States in 1949. RSC funded Sowerby for many years. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1923 through 1930, with letters through 1953, the year before Sowerby's death. Most of the letters are from Sowerby, with some carbon copies of brief notes sent by RSC. The letters concern the often dire state of Sowerby’s finances as well as updates on his scientific pursuits and analyses of the tumultuous political and economic situation in China. |
| Subject |
Birds -- China -- Classification Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Pellagra Emphysema, Pulmonary Thrushes Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts |
| Genre/Form | Letters -- 20th century; |
| Personal and Corporate Names |
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient Deignan, H. G. (Herbert Girton), 1906- Smithsonian Institution |
| Notes | Manuscript, signed with envelope |
| Collection | Sterling and Francine Clark Papers: Correspondence Series, 1901-1957 |
| Restrictions on Access | This material is currently restricted |
| Repository | Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Archives |
| Date | February 10, 1953 |
| Country | Washington (D.C.); New York (N.Y.); |
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