Through Shen-Kan is the account of a 1908-09 expedition to the Shensi and Kansu provinces of northern China. The expedition was funded by Robert Sterling Clark, one of the heirs to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark was joined by the...
China--History--May Thirtieth movement, 1925; Shanghai (China). Municipal Police; Shanghai (China : International Settlement); Communism--China; Zhongguo guo min dang; Child labor; Shanghai (China)--History--20th century; China--Politics and...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby provides a long treatise on current events in Shanghai in China, in particular the circumstances leading up to a protest during which Shanghai police fired on a...
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945; World War, 1939-1945--China; Rubber industry and trade; Emphysema, Pulmonary; 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 expresses concern that he hasn't heard from Clark. Sowerby is newly released from a Japanese concentration camp. He has learned that Clark deposited money to him...
H.V. Allen & Co.; Berry Bros. & Rudd; Brooks Brothers (Firm); Browning Firearms Company; G. & J. Cary; Crouch & Fitzgerald; Dent; Dr. Auzoux; Duveen Brothers; F.E. Brandis, Sons & Co.; Galle; Gaumont (Firm); George Philip & Son; Gerrard and Company...
These items range from a set of andirons presumably used by the Clarks to RSC’s military uniforms. Items related to RSC’s horse breeding and scientific exploration are included, as are decorative objects.