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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.), 1930 November 16 |
| Format (Extent) | 1 item (3 leaves), 1 envelope |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby offers greetings of the season to the Clarks and expresses a desire that Clark would write to him. He reports new upheavals between warring factions in China and notes that Tiayuan is being bombed. Sowerby notes the difficulties western explorers are having exporting specimens out of the country and tells Clark that the Chinese have made extensive discoveries of ancient art and artifacts in tombs throughout the Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces. Sowerby describes the activities of various secret societies within China and their roles in ongoing struggles for centralized powers. He speculates that Soviet communists are behind much of the societies' activities. Sowerby goes on to describe a recent trip to Bali, which he tells Clark is full of natural beauty and worth a visit. |
| Preferred Citation | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1930 November 16. 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 |
Zhongguo guo min dang Ordos Desert (China) China--Politics and government--1928-1937 Archaeology--China Scythians--Antiquities Communism--China Secret societies--China White lotus (Sect) Triads (Gangs) Bali 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 Feng, Yuxiang, 1882-1948 Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 Nystrom, Erik, b. 1877 Karlbeck, Orvar, 1879- Field Museum of Natural History |
| 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 | November 16, 1930 |
| Country | Shanghai (China); New York (New York); |
| Type-ContentType | Text |
| Format-MediaType | Unmediated |
| Format-CarrierType | Sheet |
| CONTENTdm file name | 85.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.), 1930 November 16. Page 1 (recto) |
| Format (Extent) | Page 1 (recto) of 3 |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby offers greetings of the season to the Clarks and expresses a desire that Clark would write to him. He reports new upheavals between warring factions in China and notes that Tiayuan is being bombed. Sowerby notes the difficulties western explorers are having exporting specimens out of the country and tells Clark that the Chinese have made extensive discoveries of ancient art and artifacts in tombs throughout the Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces. Sowerby describes the activities of various secret societies within China and their roles in ongoing struggles for centralized powers. He speculates that Soviet communists are behind much of the societies' activities. Sowerby goes on to describe a recent trip to Bali, which he tells Clark is full of natural beauty and worth a visit. |
| Preferred Citation | Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1930 November 16. 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 |
Zhongguo guo min dang Ordos Desert (China) China--Politics and government--1928-1937 Archaeology--China Scythians--Antiquities Communism--China Secret societies--China White lotus (Sect) Triads (Gangs) Bali 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 Feng, Yuxiang, 1882-1948 Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 Nystrom, Erik, b. 1877 Karlbeck, Orvar, 1879- Field Museum of Natural History |
| 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 | November 16, 1930 |
| Country | Shanghai (China); New York (New York); |
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