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| Accession Number | CAI ARC 2006.01.02 |
| Creator | Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954, correspondent |
| Title Statement | Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Fujian (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1923 December 10 |
| Format (Extent) | 1 item (5 leaves), 1 envelope |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby describes his collecting trip to Fukien Province, his illness, financial and personal issues, news of the China Journal of Science and Arts and the China Society of Arts and Science. Included is a three-page report describing conditions and status of work on mammal specimens from Sowerby's collecting trips and an excerpt of a letter sent to Sowerby by Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr., (1869-1956), Curator of Mammals, describing financial troubles throughout the Smithsonian. In addition, Sowerby describes his correspondence with Leonhard Stejneger (1851-1943), Smithsonian curator of the Division of Reptiles and Batrachiansa concerning the descriptive work on the Chinese reptile and amphibian specimens, as well as his correspondence with Tarleton Hoffman Bean (1846-1916), Smithsonian Curator of Fish. He describes his correspondence and plan to send specimens to Oldfield Thomas (1858-1929) at the British Museum and describes the China expedition and publicity by Roy C. Andrews and Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857–1935) for the American Museum of Natural History. |
| Preferred Citation | Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Fujian (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1923 December 10, 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 |
Fujian Sheng (China) Scientific expeditions -- China China -- Description and travel China Journal of Science and Arts China Society of Arts and Science Mammals -- China -- Classification Reptiles -- China -- Classification Amphibians -- China -- Classification Birds -- China -- Classification 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 |
Smithsonian Institution -- History -- 20th century Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956 Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943 Bean, Tarleton H. (Tarleton Hoffman), 1846-1916 Thomas, Oldfield, 1858-1929 Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960 Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 American Museum of Natural History Hoy, Charles M. Ferguson, John C. (John Calvin), 1866-1945 |
| Notes | Typescript, 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 | December 10, 1923 |
| Country | Shanghai (China); New York (N.Y.) |
| Type-ContentType | Text |
| Format-MediaType | Unmediated |
| Format-CarrierType | Sheet |
| CONTENTdm file name | 44.cpd |
Description
| Accession Number | CAI ARC 2006.01.02 |
| Creator | Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954, correspondent |
| Title Statement | Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Fujian (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1923 December 10. Page 1 |
| Format (Extent) | Page 1 of 5 |
| Description | Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby describes his collecting trip to Fukien Province, his illness, financial and personal issues, news of the China Journal of Science and Arts and the China Society of Arts and Science. Included is a three-page report describing conditions and status of work on mammal specimens from Sowerby's collecting trips and an excerpt of a letter sent to Sowerby by Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr., (1869-1956), Curator of Mammals, describing financial troubles throughout the Smithsonian. In addition, Sowerby describes his correspondence with Leonhard Stejneger (1851-1943), Smithsonian curator of the Division of Reptiles and Batrachiansa concerning the descriptive work on the Chinese reptile and amphibian specimens, as well as his correspondence with Tarleton Hoffman Bean (1846-1916), Smithsonian Curator of Fish. He describes his correspondence and plan to send specimens to Oldfield Thomas (1858-1929) at the British Museum and describes the China expedition and publicity by Roy C. Andrews and Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857–1935) for the American Museum of Natural History. |
| Preferred Citation | Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Fujian (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1923 December 10, 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 |
Fujian Sheng (China) Scientific expeditions -- China China -- Description and travel China Journal of Science and Arts China Society of Arts and Science Mammals -- China -- Classification Reptiles -- China -- Classification Amphibians -- China -- Classification Birds -- China -- Classification |
| Genre/Form | Letters -- 20th century |
| Personal and Corporate Names |
Smithsonian Institution -- History -- 20th century Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956, recipient Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956 Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943 Bean, Tarleton H. (Tarleton Hoffman), 1846-1916 Thomas, Oldfield, 1858-1929 Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960 Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 American Museum of Natural History Hoy, Charles M. Ferguson, John C. (John Calvin), 1866-1945 |
| Notes | Typescript, 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 | December 10, 1923 |
| Country | Shanghai (China); New York (N.Y.) |
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