This series contains negatives and photographs of artwork sold by M. Knoedler & Co. These records were presumably used by William Collins, in his career at Knoedler's before he became Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Sterling and Francine...
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...
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...
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...
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; 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...
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--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...
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...
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...
Fujian Sheng (China); Scientific expeditions -- China; Mammals -- China -- Classification; Crustaceans -- China -- Classification; Mollusks -- China -- Classification; Birds -- China -- Classification; Xiamen (Xiamen Shi, China); Fuzhou Shi (Fujian...
Letter from Arthur de Carle Sowerby in China to Robert Sterling Clark in which Sowerby reports on the situation in the Fujian province, where he's on a collecting trip. He tells of Chinese citizens forcibly impressed by soldiers who are left for...
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...
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...
Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Form sent by the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation informing Clark of the balance in his account upon closing it. It was apparently sent to Sowerby, who forwarded it to Clark.
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...
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.
Shipping; Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts; Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954 -- Correspondence -- Manuscripts;
Letter from Robert Sterling Clark in New York City to Arthur de Carle Sowerby in which Clark instructs Sowerby to have items such as wine, tents, and horse tackle shipped back to France and the United States. He also states that he's enclosing a...