This is a notebook kept by Robert Sterling Clark during his 1908-1909 exhibition to northern China. It contains observations related to surveying and meteorology, as well as some anecdotes about the trip.
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 Estates; Singer Sewing Machine Company; James F. Drake, Inc.; Sherry-Lehmann, Inc.; Parke-Bernet Galleries; M. Knoedler & Co.; Galerie Durand-Ruel; Tiffany and Company; Wildenstein and Company (New York, N.Y.); Paul Drey Gallery; National...
This series contains RSC's diaries from 1923 through 1949. The entries recount his daily life in New York City, Cooperstown, Virginia, and Paris.
Bernard Quaritch (Firm); British Bloodstock Agency; Equitable Trust Company (Wilmington, Del.); George D. Smith Book Co.; James F. Drake, Inc.; Kentucky Association; Ritz-Carlton Hotels (Firm); Tiffany and Company Clark, Francine, d. 1960; Clark,...
This series contains financial records, including bills and receipts, check registers, and bank statements.
British Bloodstock Agency Clark, Francine, d. 1960; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State); Horse racing; Horses; Horses -- Breeding; Porcelain; Porcelain Collectors and collecting; Race horses; Silver servers;...
The Images series consists primarily of images derived from stereodrome (Taxiphote) negatives: the negatives themselves; black-and-white glass slides; and prints in various sizes. Other materials include a film; miscellaneous snapshots and studio...
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.
Reprinted from the Art-journal; I. The adaptability of our native plants to the purposes of ornamental art. By F.E. Hulme.--II. Sea-weeds as objects of design. By S.J. Mackie.--III. The crystals of snow as applied to the purposes of design. By...
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.
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...
Bankers Trust Company (New York, N.Y.); Conseil interprofessionnel du vin de Bordeaux; Daily Racing Form, Inc.; Italy (Kingdom, 1805-1814); United States. Bureau of Animal Industry; United States. Committee on Public Information About, Edmond,...
The personal reading library of Robert Sterling Clark includes collected works of fiction and history with significant subject development in cookery and horses.
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...
Birds -- China -- Classification; Yan'an Shi (China); Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Note from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in Washington, D.C. to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby encloses a page from the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington crediting Sowerby for the discovery of a species of bird. Sowerby writes in...
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...
This is a Mandarin translation, commissioned by the Clark, of Through Shen-kan. 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...
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...
China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Budgets, Personal; Cost and standard of living; Tianjin (China); Foreign exchange rates; Zhejiang Sheng (China)--History; Hebei Sheng (China)--History; Anfu Xian (China)--History; Jiangsu Sheng...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby acknowledges and thanks Clark for the 400 pounds he's sent. He apologizes for the "over-vehement" tone of his previous letter, but insists that the former...
China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Budgets, Personal; Cost and standard of living; Tianjin (China); Foreign exchange rates; Zhejiang Sheng (China)--History; Hebei Sheng (China)--History; Anfu Xian (China)--History; Jiangsu Sheng...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby to Robert Sterling Clark duplicating the other letter from October 31, 1924. This one was produced prior to the other and is lacking the postscript and enclosure.
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...
China--Politics and government--1912-1928; Hangzhou (China); Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China); Henan Sheng (China); Shanghai (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 thanks Clark for the check he recently sent, agrees to send Clark's possessions to him, and offers some updates on the political situation. Sowerby isn't certain...
