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Collection Creator:
Ferguson, John Calvin, 1866-1945  Search this
Extent:
2.1 Linear feet (Boxes 7-12)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1886-1982
Scope and Contents:
Ferguson family correspondence includes letters sent and received by other members of John Calvin Ferguson's family, including his wife, Mary Elizabeth Wilson (Ferguson), and his children: Charles John Ferguson, Florence Wilson Ferguson (Mackay), and Mary Esther Ferguson, as well as other family. Topics include personal inquiries and accounts of daily events; political and physical conditions in China; and references to activities and experiences of John Calvin Ferguson. Many activities of note have been physically flagged by archives staff and noted within the files.
Arrangement:
This series is arranged as 5 subseries. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by sender unless otherwise noted. 3.1: Charles John Ferguson Correspondence, 1903-1945 3.2: Florence Wilson Ferguson (Mackay) Correspondence, 1902-1943 3.3: Mary Esther Ferguson Correspondence, 1911-1982 3.4: Mary Elizabeth Wilson (Ferguson) Correspondence, 1886-1987 3.5: Other Family Correspondence, 1903-1981
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.
Collection Citation:
John Calvin Ferguson Family Papers, FSA A1999.33. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. Gift of Peter Ferguson.
Identifier:
FSA.A1999.33, Series 3
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Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc376a59566-3f44-42a0-80cd-65da8b2a30eb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1999-33-ref415