John Calvin Ferguson Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ferguson, John Calvin, 1866-1945
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content: John Calvin Ferguson Family Papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.2 Linear feet (Boxes 1-7)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1902-circa 1945
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A1999.33, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged as 3 subseries. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by sender, unless otherwise noted. Married names of women are in parentheses following their maiden names, when identified. Relationship to John Calvin Ferguson is in parenthesis following name.

2.1: Professional Correspondence, 1924-1945

2.2: Personal Correspondence, 1902-1945

2.3: Family Correspondence, 1902-circa 1945
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The bulk of correspondence files are letters received by John Calvin Ferguson between 1943 and 1945, though earlier correspondence to and from family is also included. Personal correspondence is primarily from friends and acquaintances inquiring about his general health and prospective visits, as well as his return to the United States from China aboard the M. S. Gripsholm. Professional correspondence is from organizations and universities in which Ferguson was involved and regards professional activities and   consultation queries about a variety of topics. Researchers should note that there may be some relevant professional information discussed in personal letters, though the letters are primarily personal in nature. Correspondents of note include former First Lady Edith K. Roosevelt, Alfred Sao-ke Sze, and Shih Hsiang Wang, among others.