Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 December 15. Greeting card (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 December 15 |
| Format (Extent) | 1 item (1 leaf), 1 greeting card |
| Description | Greeting card and letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark. The former contains Christmas and New Year greetings from Sowerby and his wife, whom he calls "Dimples" to Clark and his wife Francine, and asks whether Clark remembers hunting ducks in China on Christmas in 1909. The letter thanks Clark for the assistance he's provided Sowerby and his wife and explains that many of his stocks are in the Anglo-Java Plantation Corp., which hasn't been able to establish post-war operations. He also states that he has a worsening case of emphysema, for which there is no treatment |
| Preferred Citation | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 December 15. 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 |
Malaysia Emphysema, Pulmonary Christmas New Year Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts |
| Genre/Form | Letters -- 20th century; Greeting cards -- 20th century; |
| Personal and Corporate Names |
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient |
| 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 | December 15, 1953 |
| Country | Washington (D.C.); New York (N.Y.); |
| Type-ContentType | Text |
| Format-MediaType | Unmediated |
| Format-CarrierType | Sheet |
| CONTENTdm file name | 151.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 December 15. Greeting card (recto) |
| Format (Extent) | Greeting card (recto) |
| Description | Greeting card and letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark. The former contains Christmas and New Year greetings from Sowerby and his wife, whom he calls "Dimples" to Clark and his wife Francine, and asks whether Clark remembers hunting ducks in China on Christmas in 1909. The letter thanks Clark for the assistance he's provided Sowerby and his wife and explains that many of his stocks are in the Anglo-Java Plantation Corp., which hasn't been able to establish post-war operations. He also states that he has a worsening case of emphysema, for which there is no treatment |
| Preferred Citation | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 December 15. 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 |
Malaysia Emphysema, Pulmonary Christmas New Year Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts |
| Genre/Form | Greeting cards -- 20th century; |
| Personal and Corporate Names |
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient |
| 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 | December 15, 1953 |
| Country | Washington (D.C.); New York (N.Y.); |
| Type-ContentType | Text |
| Format-MediaType | Unmediated |
| Format-CarrierType | Sheet |
| CONTENTdm file name | 147.jp2 |
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