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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, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1928 September 22 |
| Format (Extent) | 1 item (5 leaves), 1 envelope |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby notes that he hasn't heard from Clark since the prior February and proceeds to update him on the political situation in China while questioning whether he's still interested in this type of information. Sowerby reports that the clashes between different war lords have decreased and that attitudes towards the British and Americans have improved. He also offers his opinion that Manchuria is ripe for foreign investment in everything from forests to farming. Sowerby tells Clark he isn't collecting himself, but he has men collecting specimens for him. The biggest problem, he notes, is that it's become very difficult to ship collections out of the country. Roy Chapman Andrews, another prominent collector, is having trouble with this issue, which Sowerby attributes to talking too much about his collections before they're safely out of China. He says that he's had opportunities recently to meet important Chinese and has great hope for the future, but indicates that he dare not say more on that subject. Sowerby wishes he was able to take a home leave, but the pressures of running the China Journal of Science and Art are too great. He reports that his son from his first marriage has failed an important examination and expresses disappointment that he isn't more ambitious. Sowerby also tells Clark that he's taken some financial responsibility for his sister and her children after the death of the sister's husband. He assures Clark that despite not having heard from him in such a long time, he continues to do important work. He's anticipating publication of volumes four and five of his "Naturalist in Manchuria" and feels this will be some proof of his accomplishments. |
| Preferred Citation | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1928 September 22. 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 |
China--Politics and government--1912-1928 China--History--Tsinan Incident, 1928 Exterritoriality Manchuria (China)--Commerce China Journal of Science and Arts Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) |
| Genre/Form | Envelopes -- 20th century; Letters -- 20th century |
| Personal and Corporate Names |
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 Zhang, Zuolin, 1875-1928 Zhang, Xueliang Feng, Yuxiang, 1882-1948 Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960 Smithsonian Institution Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient |
| 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 | September 22, 1928 |
| Country | Shanghai (China); New York (N.Y.) |
| Type-ContentType | Text |
| Format-MediaType | Unmediated |
| Format-CarrierType | Sheet |
| CONTENTdm file name | 331.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, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1928 September 22. Page 1 (recto) |
| Format (Extent) | Page 1 (recto) of 5 |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby notes that he hasn't heard from Clark since the prior February and proceeds to update him on the political situation in China while questioning whether he's still interested in this type of information. Sowerby reports that the clashes between different war lords have decreased and that attitudes towards the British and Americans have improved. He also offers his opinion that Manchuria is ripe for foreign investment in everything from forests to farming. Sowerby tells Clark he isn't collecting himself, but he has men collecting specimens for him. The biggest problem, he notes, is that it's become very difficult to ship collections out of the country. Roy Chapman Andrews, another prominent collector, is having trouble with this issue, which Sowerby attributes to talking too much about his collections before they're safely out of China. He says that he's had opportunities recently to meet important Chinese and has great hope for the future, but indicates that he dare not say more on that subject. Sowerby wishes he was able to take a home leave, but the pressures of running the China Journal of Science and Art are too great. He reports that his son from his first marriage has failed an important examination and expresses disappointment that he isn't more ambitious. Sowerby also tells Clark that he's taken some financial responsibility for his sister and her children after the death of the sister's husband. He assures Clark that despite not having heard from him in such a long time, he continues to do important work. He's anticipating publication of volumes four and five of his "Naturalist in Manchuria" and feels this will be some proof of his accomplishments. |
| Preferred Citation | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1928 September 22. 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 |
China--Politics and government--1912-1928 China--History--Tsinan Incident, 1928 Exterritoriality Manchuria (China)--Commerce China Journal of Science and Arts Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) |
| Genre/Form | Letters -- 20th century; |
| Personal and Corporate Names |
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 Zhang, Zuolin, 1875-1928 Zhang, Xueliang Feng, Yuxiang, 1882-1948 Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960 Smithsonian Institution Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient |
| 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 | September 22, 1928 |
| Country | Shanghai (China); New York (N.Y.) |
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