China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Scientific expeditions -- China; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby reports that fighting continues, with Chiang Kai-shek making progress northwards towards Tientsin. Zhang Zuolin, meanwhile, is moving southward. Sowerby reports...
Customs administration--China--History--20th century; China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu; Shanghai (China); Hangzhou (China); Tai Lake (China); Exterritoriality; Scientific expeditions -- China; Agriculture--China; Missionaries--China; Clark,...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark, which Sowerby begins writing December 30, 1928 while on a houseboat near Pinghu Xian south of Shanghai, and finishes at home in Shanghai on January 7, 1929. In this long letter,...
China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Mammals -- China -- Classification; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Manchuria (China); Sichuan...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby apologizes for not writing in a while. He updates Clark on the political situation, noting that the Nationalists have been successful and the assassination of...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby thanks Clark for the most recent payment and laments his expenses, along with the poor exchange rate. Sowerby tells Clark he's been laid up with arthritis for...
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,...
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...