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| Accession Number | CAI ARC 2006.01.02 |
| Creator |
Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954, correspondent |
| Title Statement | Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1925 September 25 |
| Format (Extent) | 1 item (4 leaves), 1 envelope |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby updates Clark on the status of the items that are awaiting shipping. Because Clark has asked that new keys be created for all locks, Sowerby has had to have the crates reopened and, because the crates are in poor repair, they must be rebuilt. Sowerby also discusses the ongoing anti-British boycott going on in Shanghai and the disposition of control over the legations, customs administration, and the treaty ports. He names which provinces are controlled by which factions and worries that war will erupt. Sowerby also tells Clark that he's purchased a houseboat which will help him in his collecting work. Sowerby, in a postscript, describes an attack of rheumatism and resigns himself to the likelihood of recurrent attacks. |
| Preferred Citation | Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1925 September 25. 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 |
Exterritoriality Boycotts Strikes and lockouts--China--History--20th century China--Politics and government--1912-1928 China--History--May Thirtieth movement, 1925 Customs administration--China--History Diplomatic and consular service, British--China--History Rheumatism 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 |
James Magill & Co. Smithsonian Institution Zhang, Zuolin, 1875-1928 Wu, Peifu, 1874-1939 Feng, Yuxiang, 1882-1948 Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient |
| Notes | Typescript, 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 | September 25, 1925 |
| Country | Shanghai (China); New York (N.Y.) |
| Type-ContentType | Text |
| Format-MediaType | Unmediated |
| Format-CarrierType | Sheet |
| CONTENTdm file name | 274.cpd |
Description
| Accession Number | CAI ARC 2006.01.02 |
| Creator |
Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954, correspondent |
| Title Statement | Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1925 September 25. Page 1 |
| Format (Extent) | Page 1 of 4 |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby updates Clark on the status of the items that are awaiting shipping. Because Clark has asked that new keys be created for all locks, Sowerby has had to have the crates reopened and, because the crates are in poor repair, they must be rebuilt. Sowerby also discusses the ongoing anti-British boycott going on in Shanghai and the disposition of control over the legations, customs administration, and the treaty ports. He names which provinces are controlled by which factions and worries that war will erupt. Sowerby also tells Clark that he's purchased a houseboat which will help him in his collecting work. Sowerby, in a postscript, describes an attack of rheumatism and resigns himself to the likelihood of recurrent attacks. |
| Preferred Citation | Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1925 September 25. 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 |
Exterritoriality Boycotts Strikes and lockouts--China--History--20th century China--Politics and government--1912-1928 China--History--May Thirtieth movement, 1925 Customs administration--China--History Diplomatic and consular service, British--China--History Rheumatism |
| Genre/Form | Letters -- 20th century |
| Personal and Corporate Names |
James Magill & Co. Smithsonian Institution Zhang, Zuolin, 1875-1928 Wu, Peifu, 1874-1939 Feng, Yuxiang, 1882-1948 Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient |
| Notes | Typescript, 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 | September 25, 1925 |
| Country | Shanghai (China); New York (N.Y.) |
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