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clark, robert sterling, 1877-1956 -- correspondence -- manuscripts (42)
sowerby, arthur de carle, 1885-1954 -- correspondence -- manuscripts (35)
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scientific expeditions -- china (13)
china journal of science and arts (11)
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sowerby, arthur de carle, 1885-1954, correspondent (39)
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- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1923 January 22
- 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...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Fujian (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1923 December 10
- 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 --...
- 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...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1950 March 6
- Liver--Cirrhosis; 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 describes his poor health and precarious financial situation. Sowerby tells Clark he has cirrhosis of the liver. He is not allowed to sell various...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1951 December 22
- 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...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 February 10
- 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...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Washington (D.C.), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1953 December 15
- Malaysia; Emphysema, Pulmonary; Christmas; New Year; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
- Greeting card and letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark. The former contains Christmas and New Year greetings from Sowerby and his wife, whom he calls "Dimples," to Clark and his wife Francine, and asks...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1924 December 4
- China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Tianjin (China); Hankou (Wuhan, China); Henan Sheng (China); Beijing (China); Forbidden City (Beijing, China); Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle,...
- Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby outlines the hostile and uncertain political situation. He reports on the defeat and flight of Wu Pei-fu, the rise of Tuan Chi Jui to the position of Supreme...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, Paris (France), 1923 April 18
- Scientific expeditions -- China; China -- Description and travel; China Journal of Science and Arts; China Society of Arts and Science; Fujian Sheng (China); Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China); Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence --...
- Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby describes preparations for Clark’s forthcoming visit. He gives a brief update of the political situation and the impact on his fieldwork. He refers to the...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1923 May 14
- China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Yangtze River Valley (China); Fujian Sheng (China); Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng, 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 describes the "hopeless" condition in China and the effect it's having on his ability to carry out his research. In this short note, he makes reference to...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1923 December 20
- Scientific expeditions -- China; Fujian Sheng (China); Mammals -- China -- Classification; Crustaceans -- China -- Classification; Mollusks -- China -- Classification; Birds -- China -- Classification; Cephalopods -- China -- Classification; Clark,...
- In this letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark, Sowerby reports on a letter he received from a Mr. Ravenal of the Smithsonian Institution, detailing the many hundreds of specimens received by the Institution from...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, Paris (France), 1923 February 15
- Scientific expeditions -- China; China -- Description and travel; China Journal of Science and Arts; China Society of Arts and Science; Fujian Sheng (China); Zhejiang Sheng (China); Sun, Yat-sen, 1866-1925; Zhang, Zuolin, 1875-1928; Smithsonian...
- Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby refers to the important task of collecting specimens in Fukien and to the working relationships he has established with Caldwell, Hoy and Roy Chapman Andrews...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1924 January 22
- China Journal of Science and Arts; China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1928; Hangzhou (China); Jiangsu Sheng (China); Zhejiang Sheng (China); Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China); Fujian Sheng (China); Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng, China); Clark, Robert...
- Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby gives a detailed accounting of his expenses and asks Clark to increase the amount of his annual payments. Sowerby explains that he must send money to his wife...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1925 November 18
- China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Strikes and lockouts--China--History--20th century; Exterritoriality; Ethnology--China; Rheumatism; China Journal of Science and Arts; Huangpu River (China); Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 --...
- Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby updates Clark on the political situation, including the status of the judicial enquiry into the May Thirtieth events. Sowerby states that the internal strife...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Wedding announcement, Shanghai (China) to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1925 December 3
- Weddings; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
- Card announcing the wedding of Clarice Moise and Arthur de Carle Sowerby.
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1926 January 22
- Scientific expeditions -- China; Exterritoriality; 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 tells Clark that after a number of delays, his goods have been shipped to France via the steamer, "Ceylon." Sowerby states that he's given up trying to...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1926 March 15
- Hangzhou (China); Scientific expeditions -- China; Taku Forts (China); Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
- Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby to Robert Sterling Clark, acknowledging receipt of the latest payment and thanking Clark. He tells him his belongings are on their way to him and that Sowerby has been on a collecting trip.
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1928 November 9
- 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 informs Clark that he hasn't received the second half of his annual payment yet and wonders whether the check has gone astray in the mail. He indicates that...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Pinghu Xian (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1928 December 30
- 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,...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Telegraph from from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to Robert Sterling Clark, New York (N.Y.), 1929 January 5
- Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
- Telegram from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby offers seasons greetings and thanks to Clark.
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence
- Typescript letter signed from Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Shanghai (China), to to Robert Sterling Clark, Paris (France) , 1924 June 24
- China Journal of Science and Arts; China Society of Arts and Science; China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Scientific expeditions -- China; Mosquitoes--Control; Fujian Sheng (China); Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence --...
- Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby updates Clark on the the situation regarding the goods Clark is still storing in Shanghai. Sowerby has received no instructions from Clark regarding their disposition and...
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby Correspondence