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Creator:
March, Benjamin, 1899-1934  Search this
Names:
Yanjing da xue  Search this
Ferguson, John Calvin, 1866-1945  Search this
March, Benjamin, 1899-1934  Search this
Priest, Alan Reed  Search this
Rowe, Dorothy, 1898-1969  Search this
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968  Search this
Collection Creator:
March, Benjamin, 1899-1934  Search this
Extent:
182 Items (typed unbound pages with solid wood covers)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
China
Beijing (China)
China -- Description and Travel
Date:
1925-1926
Scope and Contents note:
Binding removed, 9 ½" x 6". 182 pages. First entry, 30 June 1925. Last entry, 13 March 1926. Inscribed, "The Memoirs of MA". Wood cover. In the introduction, March wrote, "Chronicles of Benjamin" had, for three years, served as a journal, notebook, and record for himself of places he visited. Said that since he's now not alone that it is fitting to rename his notes, "Memoirs of MA." (Chinese name of his family). ["Chronicles of Benjamin" may be found in Series V, subseries B, photo albums.]
Scope and Contents:
A diary typed by the young Chinese art scholar Benjamin March from June 1925 to March 1926 describing his life in China. Events include March's marriage to the author Dorothy Rowe (1898-1969) in Nanjing, their honeymoon in Hangzhou and Suzhou, and their subsequent life in Beijing. March describes hikes through scenic areas in Hangzhou and Beijing; his acquaintance with scholars such as John Calvin Ferguson and Alan Priest; attending performances by Ruth St. Denis and Mei Lanfang, and his work at Yenching University.
The Memoirs of Ma
Biographical / Historical:
East Asian art historian, curator and lecturer, Benjamin Franklin March Jr., was born in Chicago on July 4, 1899 to Benjamin and Isabel March. He studied, lectured, and wrote in the United States and China and through his works gained respect as one of the foremost authorities on Chinese art during the 1920s and 1930s. March was East Asian art lecturer at the University of Michigan, and curator of Asian art at the Detroit Institute of Art. Although he lived only thirty-five years, Benjamin March was a respected and influential scholar of Asian art.
Local Numbers:
FSA A1995.10 2.3
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
No restrictions on use.
Topic:
Art, Asian  Search this
Art, Asian -- Research  Search this
Art, Chinese  Search this
Chinese language -- Terms and phrases  Search this
Painting, Chinese  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries
Collection Citation:
Benjamin March Papers, FSA.A.1995.10. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Judith March Davis, 1995
Identifier:
FSA.A1995.10, File FSA A1995.10 2.3
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Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc36bd63e4b-4db8-4872-ac06-0002023d7c84
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1995-10-ref40
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Red-spotted ox a Pokot life as collected, translated and edited by Pat Robbins

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Domonguria, Kaparketo  Search this
Author:
Robbins, Martha E  Search this
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs  Search this
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xxxv, 337 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color), maps 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Autobiography
Erlebnisbericht
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Place:
Kenya
Kenia
Suk (Volk)
Date:
2010
Topic:
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Indigenous peoples  Search this
Herders  Search this
Souk (Peuple d'Afrique)  Search this
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Meet the Scientist: Paleontologist Advait Jukar

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Fossil Elephants of Deep Time featuring Smithsonian Paleontologist Advait Jukar

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Baby Elephant Shrew - February 2009

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FIELD IN FOCUS | Elephants in Myanmar: Elephant Poaching

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Snow Day at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute: Jan. 3, 2022

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Animal Friendships: Asian Elephants Bozie and Kamala

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Male Asian Elephant Spike Makes His Debut

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Asian Elephant Meet Up: Introductions Between Two Social Groups

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2014-06-26T22:16:44.000Z
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FIELD IN FOCUS | Elephants in Myanmar: Human-Elephant Conflict

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2018-05-31T16:13:29.000Z
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B-roll for Media Use: Electric Eel in the Electric Fishes Demonstration Lab

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2017-10-06T13:42:29.000Z
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Remembering Asian Elephant Shanthi at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

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Shanthi, the National Zoo's Musical Elephant, Plays the Harmonica!

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2012-05-01T21:35:24.000Z
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FIELD IN FOCUS | Elephants in Myanmar: Tracking Elephants

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Browse for Asian Elephant Bozie

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Women on the Move: Technology and Animal Tracking, Part III: Land

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Elephant Poaching Crisis Emerging in Myanmar

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Treating Asian Elephant Shanthi's Arthritis at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

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