American Red Cross; British Bloodstock Agency; Cooperstown Village Club & Library; Gardner, Mountain & Co.; M. Knoedler & Co.; Williams College; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Ali, Hazrat, d. 1909; Astor, John Jay; Baker, Auval; Baxter,...
This series contains both incoming and outgoing correspondence and represents a wide spectrum of RSC’s financial, personal, and social life, as well as his interests in collecting art, horse breeding, and politics.
Shipping; China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Robert Sterling Clark in Paris to Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Shanghai offering more specific instructions for shipping his items. He instructs Sowerby to ship them to Marseilles, Havre, or any other port in France, to keep a certain...
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Robert Sterling Clark to Arthur de Carle Sowerby, apologizing for the delay in transferring money to Sowerby and stating that he has not had a chance to read or reply to Sowerby’s prior letters.
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Robert Sterling Clark to Arthur de Carle Sowerby enclosing a check for 400 pounds to cover the first half of Sowerby's 1928 salary. He apologizes for sending it late.
Divorced women; Alimony; Tearooms; Women -- Employment; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Mrs. Mary Ann Sowerby (nee Mesny) to Robert Sterling Clark, asking for a loan of 500 pounds. Recently divorced from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, she claims her alimony is insufficient and she is afraid of losing it should something befall...
The papers and records of David Brooke, director of the Clark from 1977 to 1994, include business files and correspondence about the administration of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and also Brooke's personal research about Robert...
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Alice M. Sowerby, Arthur Sowerby's third wife, in New York to Robert Sterling Clark in which Mrs. Sowerby refers to a previous letter that is not extant, asking Clark not to reply to it because Sowerby does not and must not know she...
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby thanks him for the recent gift, delivered by Mr. Kirkland. He tells Clark it was much needed and appreciated. Sowerby states that he is very ill and...
Birds -- China -- Classification; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945; Pellagra; Emphysema, Pulmonary; Thrushes; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby informs Clark that he and Mrs. Sowerby have been ill with the flu. Sowerby says that nothing has gone well for him since the Japanese occupation in...
China Journal of Science and Arts; China Society of Arts and Science; China -- Description and travel; Scientific expeditions -- China; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 --...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby appeals for urgent financial assistance, referring to the impending divorce from his wife and the consequent burden on his personal finances. He outlines the...
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Robert Sterling Clark to Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China in which Clark announces that he's separated from his family's management company, Clark Estates, and taken his affairs into his own hands. This move has rendered him too busy...
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Notes from Robert Sterling Clark to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and to Robert Sterling Clark facilitating payment of Sowerby's salary for 1927.
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...
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...
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Note from Robert Sterling Clark in New York City to Arthur de Carle Sowerby in which Clark wishes Sowerby a happy new year and states that he's sent money and will write soon.
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
This brief note from Robert Sterling Clark in Cooperstown, NY to Arthur de Carle Sowerby informs Sowerby that Clark has transferred money to him. It is accompanied by two telegrams from Sowerby to Clark asking for money.
Mollusks -- China -- Classification; Reptiles -- China -- Classification; Amphibians -- China -- Classification; Tibet (China); Insects -- Classification; China Journal of Science and Arts; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence --...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby lays out a a thorough accounting of his expenses and insists that the allowance Clark pays him is inadequate. He points out, furthermore, that Clark has not...
Archaeology--China; Exterritoriality; Peking man; Antiquities, Prehistoric--China; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle,...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby notes that he has sent, under separate cover, the final volumes of his work, "The Naturalist in Manchuria." He thanks Clark for the most recent payment and his...
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Telegram from Robert Sterling Clark to Arthur de Carle Sowerby in which Clark informs Sowerby that a deposit has been made in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in London.
