Researchers may note that letters from Mary Elizabeth Wilson (Ferguson) often include accounts of military activities in China, as well as John Calvin Ferguson's activities, including with Chinese government officials, conferences, various commissions and events. Some activities of note have been physically flagged by archives staff and noted within the files.
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.