Personal correspondence, primarily comprised of letters received, includes letters from friends, acquaintances, and colleagues. Topics are generally personal in nature, and concern Ferguson's health, friendly visits, his journey back to the United States via the M. S. Gripsholm in 1943, and shared feelings and ideas about the social and political unrest in China.
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.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the
Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
