一九三〇年 三十六岁
三十六岁
一月五日
正午，北平图书馆协会在忠信堂举行新年聚餐，到会者约五十人。饭后先生以主席身份报告会务进展情况，后选举新一届职员。执行委员七人：洪有丰（主席）、先生、刘国钧、钱稻孙、蒋复璁、罗静轩、汪长炳，监察委员五人：严文郁、李文
、陈宗登、胡树楷、张一航。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第5卷第4期，页17〕
按：浙江省私立流通图书馆馆长陈独醒旁听，并介绍该馆情况。李文
（1902—？），字翰章，河北大兴人，时任平馆期刊部中文期刊组组长、阅览部阅览组组长等职，后曾任北平市第一普通图书馆馆长。
一月十三日
先生致信斯文·赫定，询问宴请名单是否需要补充，并告可能参加明日的欢迎会。
13th January
Dear Dr. Hedin:
I am sending you herewith the list of persons to whom you are going to send invitations next Tuesday.
The list does not include Messrs. Pei and Yang of the Geological Survey.
If there is anything that I can do for you, you may tell me at tomorrow's reception at the National History Museum which I shall attend.
Yours cordially,
T. L. Yuan
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。韩琦教授提供〕
按：Messrs. Pei and Yang似指裴文中、杨钟健，时均为实业部地质调查所研究员。该信为先生亲笔。
《教育部公报》1930年各期未收录该训令，《申报》所登载文字似又有改写，故记作“大意如下”。
教育部第23号训令。大意如下
：
查本部蒙藏教育司成立伊始，亟需各种图籍，用资参考。北平为吾国文物中心，庋藏图书备极丰富，该馆尤为囊括古今中外图书之唯一府库。用特令仰该馆将馆中所有关于蒙藏之复本图籍、扫数检送到部以资应用，其无复本者亦可将名称价目、以及出版处所详为开列具报，以便购置。
〔《申报》，1930年3月1日，第18版〕
按：收到此训令后，先生以国立北平图书馆副馆长身份呈文教育部，并送呈馆藏复本蒙文书籍及书单。共呈缴14种蒙藏图书，如《蒙汉五方元音》《蒙汉字典》《成吉思汗传》《钦定同文韵统》等。
一月十四日
贺葆真来访，先生表示平馆对民国以来新修县志表搜访甚博。〔《贺葆真日记》，南京：凤凰出版社，2014年，页524〕
《中华图书馆协会会报》第5卷第5期，页37。
按：贺葆真觉先生有卖弄之意。但此时平馆入藏民国以来新辑志书二百余种，
实为广博。
一月中旬
国立北平天然博物院研究院欢迎吴敬恒、斯文·赫定，先生亦受邀到场，合影留念。〔《北平画刊》第55期，1930年1月26日，第2版〕
按：该院曾陪同吴稚晖、张继、故宫博物院保管委员会及西北科学考查团在平人员参观五塔寺。
一月二十七日
贺葆真来访，约明日同吴廷燮到馆观《明史稿》。先生因明日出门赴会，故嘱徐森玉届时招待。〔《贺葆真日记》，页527〕
金毓黻著《静晤室日记》第9册，沈阳：辽沈书社，1993年，页6519-6520。
按：吴廷燮（1865-1947）
，字向之，江苏南京人，晚清时曾任山西抚署文案，民元后历任内阁法制院副使、大总统府秘书、政事堂主计局长、国务院统计局长。
一二月间
先生与图书馆界、政界、文化界人士共同发起“韦棣华女士来华服务三十周年纪念大会”。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第5卷第4期，1930年2月28日，页2-3〕
按：该会拟以四种方法举办活动，分别为1930年5月16日在武汉文华公书林举行纪念大会、出一专刊、捐款六万元建筑韦氏中国美术博物馆、捐款五万元在其手创的文华图书馆学校设立讲学基金。
二月十二日
先生致信斯文·赫定，约定下周三在欧美同学会为其祝寿。
February 12, 1930
Dear Dr. Hedin:
Your Chinese friends are giving an informal dinner in honour of your 65th birthday next Wednesday, the 19th February, at the Western Returned Students Club, at seven thirty.
Will you please ask your colleagues Messrs. Hummel, Montell and Larson to come also as our guests?
Yours cordially,
T. L. Yuan
〔韩琦教授提供〕
该译名参考《徐旭生文集》第8册，北京：中华书局，2022年，页223。北京鲁迅博物馆（北京新文化运动纪念馆）编著《万里向西行：西北科学考查团90周年纪念展展览图录》，石家庄：河北美术出版社，2019年，页91。《徐旭生文集》第8册，页223。
按：Hummel即David Hummel（1893-1984），瑞典植物学家，本谱中译作“赫默尔”
；曾参加中瑞西北科学考查团，担任医生和植物采集工作；Montell即Gösta Montell（1899-1975），瑞典民族学家，本谱中译作“芒太尔”
，曾赴蒙古、热河等地考察，并参加中瑞西北科学考查团；Larson即Frans A. Larson（1870-1957），瑞典传教士，中文名兰理训
，1893年来华，旋即赴蒙古传教，后曾参加西北科学考查团，著有Larson, Duke of Mongolia，1930年波士顿出版。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
二月上中旬
北平学术界人士设宴款待斯文·赫定，除各团体外，张继、罗家伦、刘半农、先生、福开森等人亦与席。〔《大公报》（天津），1930年2月13日，第5版〕
二月十六日
中午，吴宓与叶公超在东兴楼设宴，先生、陈垣、黄子通、瞿宣颖、杨丙辰、叶企孙、陈岱孙、杨振声、吴之椿、邓以蛰、金岳霖、余上沅、熊佛西、陶孟和、杨宗翰、张奚若、张颐、冯友兰、瞿国眷、李声轩、罗邦杰与席。〔《吴宓日记》第5册，页26〕
按：另有萧纯锦、温源宁、施嘉炀三人未到。
二月十九日
恒慕义致函先生，告知国会图书馆因为经费问题无力购买王亮所藏《清季外交史料》，但出版后会购入书籍，另外不久会告知是否有经费购入中国历代学者画像、委托平馆抄录明代历史书籍。
February 19, 1930
Dear Mr. Yuan:
I fear we cannot afford to purchase the diplomatic documents offered by Mr. Wang Liang. Since so much of it is being published, we shall have to content ourselves with that.
I shall let you know before long whether we can afford to purchase the reproductions in color of eminent Chinese scholars which are offered for Mex. $6. each. Our funds for this year are very low and we have orders to go very slowly in buying. Last year we had a special gift, but this year we are dependent on our regular funds, or less than that.
About the further copying of the manuscript Ming dynastic history, I shall let you know shortly. Payment will be made for what is already copied as soon as the manuscript transcriptions arrive.
Very sincerely yours,
Arthur W. Hummel,
Chief, Division of Chinese Literature.
〔Library of Congress Archives, Arthur W. Hummel Sr. correspondence series, MSS86324〕
按：该件为录副。
二月中下旬
商务印书馆寄来其所藏方志目录，傅增湘与先生主持在故宫博物院图书馆等处藏书目录与之比对、抄补。〔《张元济傅增湘论书尺牍》，页221、231〕
按：1929年底，故宫博物院接收清史馆地方志，傅增湘致信张元济，问询是否需要帮忙抄补商务所缺之书。后具体负责人似为谭志贤，约5月底方及比对完，只有16部相同。而其核查范围，似不限于故宫博物院，亦包括平馆，因傅增湘致信时所称“志书以京馆目核之”，未直言“故宫”。
二月二十四日
先生致信斯文·赫定，借四册游记并表示将协助其购买热河地方志。
Dear Dr. Hedin:
I am sending you herewith 4 volumes of the Jules Travels which you wished to borrow from the Library.
I shall look for a copy of the of Gazetteer Jehol, as you requested.
I have just sent a telegram to Mr. Li Yu-ying urging him for a decision of the Lama Temples.
Yours sincerely
T. L. Yuan
Feb. 24th
〔韩琦教授提供〕
按：Jules Travels应指儒勒·凡尔纳（Jules Gabriel Verne）游记。Li Yu-ying urging him for a decision of the Lama Temples应该是询问李石曾对承德普陀宗乘之庙万法归一殿搬迁（仿造）计划的回覆。该信为先生亲笔。
是年春
意大利使馆参赞罗斯因离平，欲将其收集的各种佩章、纪念章出售，先生介绍中央研究院史语所裘善元前往查看。〔《国立中央研究院十九年度总报告》，1930年，页307〕
按：最终，史语所以600元购入全套收藏，共得913种，其中不乏罕见之物。
三月一日
先生致信斯文·赫定，告物色到的热河方志版本情况及建议价格。
March 1
My dear Dr. Hedin:
I am sending you for your inspection the Gazetteer Jehol written by Hai Cheng in 1829. It is a reprint（dated 1887）of the original edition of 1831 and is in excellent condition. It consists of four covers in 84 volumes.
The owner wanted for $25, but I think $20 will be quite reasonable.
Your sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
P. S. I shall come to see you after my return from Tientsin.
〔韩琦教授提供〕
按：此信为先生亲笔。
三月二日
William E. Soothill覆函先生，恳请协助影绘精准版本利玛窦地图。
4, Bradmore Road,
Oxford
2 March 1930
Dear Dr. Yuan,
No doubt my reply to your kind letter of 24th December has reached you safely, in which I expressed my sincere gratitude for your interest in our project of obtaining an exact facsimile of the Ricci Map. I at once informed the Royal Geographical Society, who was very grateful to you and the Authorities of your National Museum.
On Thursday last I went to the Bank and arranged for a draft for ￡5 to be sent you on account, but the same evening received yours of Jan. 16, regretting that the Museum had found itself unable to carry out the proposed arrangement, so I cancelled the Bank draft for the time being.
May I, nevertheless, trespass on your kindness to interview the Authorities again. For the photos of the Map which they have so kindly sent, and which will no doubt reach me in due course, I am grateful. I regret, however, that they will not enable us to call as much attention to the Map as we desire. May I, therefore, beg you to explain that if we may have an exact facsimile of the Map, supplied of course at our expense, it will be exhibited in the Hall now being built, and act as a valuable advertisement for the Museum's proposed publication of it, especially in this country, America and the countries of Europe. Wide attention will thus be drawn to it, and add to the fame of the Map and of your Museum. We would not hinder, in any way, the public demand for the published copies, but rather further that demand.
I shall therefore be greatly obliged to you, if you will again explain the position to the Authorities, and beg them to carry out the original arrangement, that is, to supply us with as exact a facsimile as may be possible, in size, paper, and other details. If it is possible to do this for ￡10, well and good. If that sum is insufficient, may I leave the amount to your decision.
W. E. Soothill
〔台北“中央研究院”历史语言研究所傅斯年图书馆，“史语所档案”，元285-3b〕
按：William E. Soothill（1861-1935），英国来华传教士，汉学家，中文名苏慧廉，1881年冬来华赴温州传教，1907年北上太原，任山西大学西斋总教习，1928年离开中国，时在牛津大学任教。该函抄件附在3月19日致先生、傅斯年信中。
三月七日
先生与马衡代表故宫博物院致信钢和泰，向其表达感谢，并对洛克菲勒基金会捐款修缮慈宁宫花园的善举给予高度评价。
March 7, 1930
Dear Baron Stael-Holstein:
On behalf of the Palace Museum, we want to thank you for your good offices in securing the splendid gift from Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., which has enabled us to restore four Lamaistic temples in the Imperial Palace. The Lamaistic images are now preserved from destruction, a fate that had threatened them for some time, and will be available to students in the days to come. We would also request that you would be kind enough to convey our thanks to Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., for his timely donation.
It is most gratifying to us to be able to inform you that as a result of Mr. Rockefeller's gift, which was the first of its kind received by the Palace Museum, other friends were moved to make gifts to help us in our work. President Chiang Kai-Shih gave a large sum toward the repairs of the gate, towers, etc., which have greatly improved the approach to the Museum. Sir Percival David and Mr. Joy Morton have contributed toward the repairs of the halls used for exhibiting porcelains and bronzes. When we think that these gentlemen were influenced by the example of Mr. Rockefeller, our gratitude to him is all the greater. In conveying him our thanks, kindly inform him that his gift has not only enabled us to make repairs to the Lamaistic temples, but has also served as an impetus to others to make similar gifts.
Assuring you of our keen appreciation of your constant interest and assistance, we remain,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director of the Library,
Ma Heng
Associate Director of the Art Museum,
〔故宫博物院英文信纸。《美国哈佛大学哈佛燕京图书馆藏钢和泰未刊往来书信集》下册，页535〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款签名处为先生、马衡签名，寄送地址为前奥地利租界（Ex-Austrian Legation）。
三月十六日
上午十时，故宫博物院图书馆开会欢迎新任馆长江瀚。博物院秘书长李宗侗、先生、总务处长俞同奎、古物馆副馆长马衡、专门委员卢弼，朱希祖、刘国钧、赵万里、余嘉锡等三十余人到场。首由先生讲述江瀚与故宫博物院间的密切关系，后由李宗侗、江瀚发言。最后，先生报告图书馆最近工作情况，涉及清史馆所存各种书籍、志书、影印出版等事。与会者共摄一影，约十二时散。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第5卷第5期，1930年4月30日，页38〕
按：故宫图书馆馆长原为庄蕴宽，但因其无法到任，易培基改聘江瀚。
三月十九日
先生致信傅斯年，请其协助影绘利玛窦地图。
梦真先生大鉴：
前英国地理学会请求历史博物馆准予影绘利玛窦地图事，曾由该馆赠以照片在案。顷又接牛津大学苏锡尔教授来函，仍申前请，爰将该函录副奉上，即希台察。事关传播文化，尚希惠允，至为感幸。专此，顺颂台绥。
弟袁同礼顿首
三，十九
〔国立北平图书馆用笺。台北“中央研究院”历史语言研究所傅斯年图书馆，“史语所档案”，元285-3a〕
按：“苏锡尔教授”即苏慧廉。此信为文书代笔，落款处签名及日期则为先生亲笔。傅斯年批注“交所务会议，斯年”。
三月二十日
《北大图书部月刊》刊登先生文章，题为《宛委别藏现存书目》。〔《北大图书部月刊》第2卷第1-2期合刊，页39-52〕
《宛委别藏现存书目及其板本》，《图书馆学季刊》第6卷第2期，1932年3月，页265-277。
按：该文后又刊于《图书馆学季刊》，有细微差异。
三月二十四日
北平图书馆协会在市立第一普通图书馆举行本年度第二次常会，馆长罗静轩报告该馆成立及近况。此外，常会讨论妇女阅览室有无设立之必要。最后，刘国钧作学术演讲，题为“民众图书馆在社会上之功用”。〔《北平图书馆协会会刊》第5期，“北平图书馆协会集会纪要”页2〕
先生致Edna M. Sanderson两信。其一，告知严文郁即将赴哥伦比亚大学学习、交换，请其给予必要的帮助。
March 24, 1930
Miss Edna M. Sanderson,
School of Library Service,
Columbia University,
New York City, N. Y.,
U. S. A.
Dear Miss Sanderson:
I am very glad to receive your letter of February 18, and specially appreciate your kindness in sending me the Library Service News Bulletin. It will keep me informed of the activities of the present School and also news about the old acquaintances I made during my sojourn in America. The library has been receiving from Columbia the announcements and reports of the Library School.
I have made arrangements with Mr. Howson to send over one of our cataloguers to work in the Chinese library at Columbia. This gentleman, Mr. James W. Y. Yen, is leaving in the summer to arrive in New York in September. It is my understanding with Mr. Howson that we should send over, as exchange librarian from China, a well-qualified young man every two years to help him in the Chinese library, while he would allow him facilities to study in the School of Library Service. Now that the arrangement with Mr. Howson has been made, I have to request you to give whatever assistance you can to Mr. Yen.
Mr. Yen is a graduate of the Boone Library School and has been with me for more than four years. It is my desire that he should complete the course for his M. A. degree during his two years'stay in New York. I understand that he will have to pay the regular tuition etc., but perhaps there are special arrangements to be made for his taking a one-year course in two years. His English and previous training have proved to be very satisfactory in his work here, and so I hope you may find it possible to admit him to the Library School. If there is any blank form to be filled out, will you kindly send one to me? I have advised Mr. Yen to call on you on his arrival, to learn what are the necessary steps to be taken in his special case. I assure you that your assistance will be much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director.
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Columbia University Library, New York State Library School Collection, Series 2 Student Records, Box 65, Folder Yuan, T. L.〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于4月21日送达。
其二，附上平馆出版品目录，请其选择所需并拟彼此交换。
March 24, 1930
Dear Miss Sanderson:
I am enclosing herewith a list of the publications of the National Library. Please cheque up those you desire to acquire for the School of Library Service. We can send them to you on exchange basis.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Columbia University Library, New York State Library School Collection, Series 2 Student Records, Box 65, Folder Yuan, T. L.〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
三月三十日
午，吴雷川、徐淑希、陆志韦、刘廷芳、陈垣在东兴楼设宴款待学界同仁，江瀚、沈尹默、罗家伦、吴之椿、杨振声、洪有丰、叶企孙、陈岱孙、陈大齐、王令之、何基鸿、马裕藻、马衡、沈兼士、王季绪、段苃庵、先生、唐钺、任鸿隽、傅斯年、陶孟和、刘汉池、马师儒、李书华与席，张继、张见庵、徐旭生、徐诵明、萧瑜、谢仙亭、李宗侗、刘半农、李蒸、冯友兰、张广舆、孙洪芬未到。〔《吴雷川日记》，北京：商务印书馆，2020年，页23〕
按：排印本中，先生被记作“袁叔和”。王季绪（1881-1951），字絸庐，江苏吴县人，机械工程学家，早年赴日本、英国留学，时应任北平大学工学院代理院长；马师儒（1888-1963），字雅堂，陕西米脂人，曾任北京高等师范附属中学教员，后赴德国留学，获教育学博士；张见庵即张敬虞，以字行，河北人，历任北京师范大学教授、北平特别市教育局长；徐诵明（1890-1991），浙江新昌人，教育学家、病理学家，早年留学日本九州帝国大学医学部，1919年任国立北京医学专门学校病理教研室主任、教授，时任北平大学校长；张广舆，字仲鲁，河南巩县人，早年赴美留学，后任河南省立中山大学校长、河南省立大学校长。
四月八日
晚，诸桥辙次在西长安街忠信堂设宴款待中日学人，江瀚、胡玉缙、陈大齐、陈垣、马衡、先生、徐祖正、朱希祖、徐森玉、仓石武四郎等人与席。〔荣新江、朱玉麒辑注《仓石武四郎中国留学记》，北京：中华书局，2002年，页111〕
按：诸桥辙次（1883-1982），日本学者，毕业于东京高等师范学校，时在中国留学，后主持编纂《大汉和辞典》。
四月九日
午后，孙宣往居仁堂访先生，晤谈。〔谢作拳整理《孙宣日记》，北京：中华书局，2021年，页32〕
按：孙宣（1896-1944），字公达，浙江瑞安人，曾任北京大学校长室秘书，与蔡元培颇有往来。
四月十一日
先生致斯文·赫定两信。其一，告昨日见张荫棠，并转达斯文·赫定有意翻译其出使西藏的记录。
April 11
Dear Dr. Hedin:
Yesterday afternoon I met Mr. Chang Yin-tang who was commissioner for Tibetan affairs during 1905-7, and who wrote the narrative of his negotiation with Lord Curzon, which you said you would like to have it translated. He is of the age of 71.
If you are free Saturday afternoon, I shall be glad to accompany you to his residence at 4 p. m.
Sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔韩琦教授提供〕
按：张荫棠（1860-1935），驻藏帮办大臣，此处所言71岁应指虚岁，因实不可能为1931年，信中所指应为《使藏纪事》。Lord Curzon即乔治·寇松（George N. Curzon, 1859-1925），英国政治家、外交家，曾任印度总督。该信为先生亲笔。
其二，告知明日下午自己将赴车站为雷尧武德男爵夫妇送行，此后可与斯文·赫定一同拜会张荫棠。
Dear Dr. Hedin:
I shall be at the station to see Baron and Baroness Leijonhufvud off tomorrow afternoon. We may meet there and to see Mr. Chang later.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
April 11th
〔韩琦教授提供〕
按：该信为先生亲笔。
四月十九日
晚，先生至北京饭店，遇吴宓。〔《吴宓日记》第5册，页58〕
四月二十二日
为纪念韦棣华女士来华三十周年，先生与任鸿隽、周诒春共同撰写募捐启事。
敬启者：
韦棣华女士于民国纪元前十一年来华，致力图书馆事业，热心倡导、广植人材，海内外中西人士同深钦仰。爰有卅周纪念大会之举行，并拟募捐六万元建筑韦氏博物馆一座；募捐五万元为其手创之图书馆学学校（即文华图书科）之讲学基金。既可为韦女士之永久纪念，又能促进我国图书馆事业之发展，用意良美，国人自应尽量协助，以促其成。素仰尊处于文化事业夙具热忱，敢祈慷慨解囊，共襄盛举，毋任感祷。专肃，敬颂公绥。
袁同礼、任鸿隽、周诒春
四月廿二日
〔国立北平图书馆用笺。《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编（1909-1949）》，页1147-1148〕
按：该件为文书誊写，落款处为三人签名。
此处“馆讯”本对应1930年3、4两月馆务情况，该条记录只注明“于本月二十四日”，但考虑《国立北平图书馆馆刊》第4卷第2号刊印时间为4月，故将此事系于本月，特此说明。
四月二十四日
平馆委员会假欧美同学会召开第五次会议，讨论十九年度预算，各项均酌情增加，经常费定为十二万元，购书费则仍为七万五千元。〔《国立北平图书馆馆刊》第4卷第2号，页151〕
先生致信毕安祺，提交平馆与佛利尔艺术馆合作计划的备忘录。
April 24, 1930
Dear Mr. Bishop:
I am delighted to learn that you have recently returned to the city and I shall look forward with much pleasure to seeing you before very long.
Supplementary to my last talk with you regarding co-operation between the Freer Gallery and the National Library, I take the liberty of sending you herewith a draft memorandum concerning some archaeological work which we are in a position to undertake. I shall be very glad to have your valued suggestions.
With cordial regards.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives. Field Expedition Records, Box 11 Folder 18, Yuan, T. L., 1929-1940〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，随信有两页备忘录，涉及青铜器、碑刻铭文、考古文献三部分。
四月
山东省政府第七十八次及八十四次会议决定成立“全省图书委员会”，延聘蔡元培、李石曾、吴敬恒、戴季陶、蒋梦麟、先生、傅斯年、杨铨、冯庸、葛敬恩、赵太侔、宋春舫、王献唐、陈调元、朱熙、袁家晋、陈鸾书、何思源、于恩波、陈名豫、崔士杰、刘半农为委员。〔《山东省立图书馆季刊》第1卷第1期，1931年3月，“记载”页80〕
《国立北平图书馆月刊》刊登先生文章，题为《〈永乐大典〉现存卷数表再补》。〔《国立北平图书馆月刊》第4卷第2号，页42〕
按：此前，英国汉学家翟林奈（Lionel Giles, 1875-1958）致信先生，告知大英博物馆新入藏4册《永乐大典》，分别为卷8268-8269（铭）、卷8275（兵）、卷10115-10116（旨）、卷18244-18245（匠）；另伦敦大学亚非学院亦新发现1册，为卷3944-3945（槃）。该篇署名“和”，实为补白。
五月十五日
毕安祺致函先生，商讨与Archibald G. Wenley见面的时间并对其略作介绍。
15 May, 1930
Dear Dr. Yuan:-
I have just received the word from my former associate, Mr. A. G. Wenley, for which I was waiting. He informs me that he will reach Tientsin on June 6th, and will be in Peiping about a week. He will be back in Washington in the autumn, where he will be with our Curator, Mr. John E. Lodge, and can take up in person matters which, if left to correspondence, would entail great delay.
Hence, I am anxious to have him meet you while he is here, and discuss the matters regarding which you wrote me, and in which I personally see great opportunities for doing a real piece of constructive work, valuable to scholars the world over.
Do you expect to be in Peiping around the 9th or 10th of June? I should like to have you and Dr. Liu and a few others meet Mr. Wenley at an informal “stag” dinner, and talk things over, and then no doubt Mr. Wenley can come out to see you at your present headquarters for more definite discussion. Mr. Wenley's stay here will be short, and there will be much for him to do; but I regard your proposal as a most important one, to which I want him to give ample attention.
I do not know whether you met Mr. Wenley when he was living in Peking. He was here with me from 1923 to 1925, and then went to Paris for two years'further study, under Prof. Pelliot and others. For the past year and a half, he has been in Kyoto, studying Japanese. Mr. Lodge's idea is to give an opportunity to promising young men to study Chinese and Japanese, in order that they may interpret Far Eastern, and particularly Chinese, culture to the western world. Hence it is altogether probable that you may someday find Mr. Wenley spending a lot of time studying at the National Library; for that, I fancy, will be the logical place for him to do much of his work.
Please let me know if you are going to be in Peiping at the time I have mentioned. If it suited you, we might make a tentative date for the evening of the 9th, which will, if I am not mistaken, fall on a Monday. I should like to have Dr. Liu there too, for as Reference Librarian he will no doubt be in a position to guide Mr. Wenley's investigations in many ways, and aside from professional matters, I found him very good company indeed on the occasion of your recent luncheon.
With renewed thanks for your many courtesies, and hoping to have the pleasure of seeing you soon, I remain,
Very sincerely yours,
C. W. Bishop
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives. Field Expedition Records, Box 11 Folder 18, Yuan, T. L., 1929-1940〕
按：A. G. Wenley即Archibald G. Wenley（1898-1962），美国艺术史学家，通译作“文礼”，本谱中蒋彝记作“文雷”，后任佛利尔艺术馆馆长。Dr. Liu即刘国钧（Liu Kwoh Chuin），时在平馆任职。该件为录副。
五月十六日
先生覆信毕安祺，告知自己与文礼为旧识，并表示将偕刘国钧、徐森玉与席并讨论合作事宜。
May 16, 1930
Dear Mr. Bishop:
Thank you very much for your kind letter of May 15. I shall be delighted to renew my acquaintance with Mr. Wenley. The time you suggest would suit me and Dr. Liu admirably. May I also bring over Mr. Hsu who has charge of our archaeological collection and who is an expert in Chinese archaeology.
If Mr. Wenley has no previous engagement, I hope you will arrange to have him pay a visit to the Library. I should like to have you and Mr. Wenley come to lunch on June 11, or 12 at one o'clock.
I am much gratified at finding you taking so much interest in the project I communicated to you. I hope we shall be able to do something to facilitate studies in Chinese archaeology.
Please assure Mr. Wenley, when he arrives, that he will be most welcome to pursue his research in the National Library.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan.
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives. Field Expedition Records, Box 11 Folder 18, Yuan, T. L., 1929-1940〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
五月二十日
先生致信燕京大学图书馆代理主任钟慧英女士，谈哈佛大学委托平馆购买书籍事。
Dear Miss Chung:
Some time ago, Mr. Alfred Kaiming Chiu, Chinese custodian of Harvard College Library, authorized the National Library to buy Chinese books for Harvard, same to be delivered to Yenching for shipment. I have now purchased on its behalf a copy of SELECTIONS FROM MEI LAN FANG, 2 vols., in special silk binding and cloth case, which I am sending under separate cover, and bill enclosed. Please forward it to Harvard at your convenience.
Yours sincerely,
Acting Director.
〔Harvard-Yenching Institute Archives, Letter of Yuan Tung-li to Clara Hui-yin Chung, May 20, 1930〕
《北平私立燕京大学一览》，1930年，页284。
按：钟慧英（Clara Hui-yin Chung），华裔，檀香山出生，哥伦比亚大学文学硕士，1929年9月到馆任事，原主任田洪都时在假中。
SELECTIONS FROM MEI LAN FANG即《梅兰芳歌曲谱》，此书限量1050套，实为一册全，两卷应指中英文两部分。5月28日，钟慧英致信在美的裘开明，并附先生20日信。此为抄件，无落款。
五月二十二日
下午二时，何家驹、卢蔚乾、郭泰祺、王法勤、白云梯、陈公博、叶琪、茅祖权、张鸿宝、王靖国、李服膺、楚溪春、王锡符、梁上栋等十余人至中海居仁堂平馆参观，先生招待并引导参观《四库全书》、善本书库、普通书库，约二时四十分散。〔《世界日报》，1930年5月23日，第2版〕
按：中午十二时，北平军政人士王靖国、李服膺、楚溪春、王锡符在中海怀仁堂宴请国民党要人，宴后同赴近旁的平馆参观。
五月二十九日
毕安祺致函先生，约定于六月九日晚在德国饭店会面。
29 May, 1930
Dear Dr. Yuan:-
This is just by way of being a reminder that I am looking forward to the pleasure of seeing you and your two colleagues, Dr. Liu and Mr. Hsu on Monday evening, June 9th, at 6.30 p. m., at the Hotel du Nord, when my former assistant, Mr. Wenley, will be present, and also one or two others that I have asked to join us. Mr. Wenley himself, as you perhaps know, set out to be a librarian before he got diverted into Chinese studies, and I am sure we shall find lots to talk about. It is just a “stag”, and very informal, so don't dress.
I don't quite know how to address Mr. Hsu, and don't like to write a separate invitation to Dr. Liu unless I write one to Mr. Hsu also. So, I am hoping they will both pardon me if I make this a collective invitation to all three of you. I should appreciate it if you would extend it to them as such.
Looking forward to seeing you all on the 9th prox., then, and with my most cordial respects to Mrs. Yuan and yourself, I remain,
Sincerely yours,
C. W. Bishop
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives. Field Expedition Records, Box 11 Folder 18, Yuan, T. L., 1929-1940〕
按：Hotel du Nord即德国饭店，位于哈德门大街。
五月三十日
先生覆信毕安祺，告知自己将如期赴约，并表示平馆最近购入样式雷烫样，望其能于六月十一日来馆参观。
May 30, 1930
Dear Mr. Bishop:
Thank you so much for your kind invitation on Monday evening, June 9th, which Dr. Liu, Mr. Hsu and myself accept with great pleasure, we are looking forward with much pleasure to seeing you and Mr. Wenley.
We have recently acquired a number of models of the Three Palaces of Peking and various Imperial Tombs. In addition, there were included numerous maps of the old Summer Palace, all of which are of great historical importance. Although it will take some time before we can put them in good order, I shall be very glad to arrange a private view for you and Mr. Wenley.
If convenient, will you and Mr. Wenley come to lunch Wednesday, June 11th, at the Library in Chung Hai at half past twelve o'clock? Hoping you are able to come.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives. Field Expedition Records, Box 11 Folder 18, Yuan, T. L., 1929-1940〕
按：a number of models of the Three Palaces of Peking and various Imperial Tombs应为样式雷的烫样。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
五月三十一日
毕安祺覆函先生，愿于六月十一日前往平馆参观，希望中美两国能够通过互派教授、学生来建立起深厚的友谊以及加深对彼此文明的理解。
31 May, 1930
Dear Dr. Yuan:-
This is just by way of confirming and perhaps amplifying my penciled acceptance of your very kind invitation, for lunch on the 11th prox. I shall look forward to the occasion with much pleasure, and so, I am sure, will Mr. Wenley when he hears of it.
I feel very strongly the importance to both our countries of the building up a body of strong, sound scholarship to interpret the two nations to each other. And one of the best ways in which this result may be achieved, in my mind, is by exchanging not only professors, but students. We welcome Chinese students in American institutions of learning, and I am happy to see young Americans resorting in increasing numbers to Chinese universities, libraries, and museums. It augurs well for the future. Mr. Wenley is only the first of several young students of Chinese whom we either actually have studying now, or have in mind. He is fortunate, he says, in a letter just received, that he is to meet you and your colleagues and establish contacts which cannot but be most helpful to him later.
Looking forward to seeing you and Dr. Liu and Mr. Hsu,
Very sincerely yours,
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives. Field Expedition Records, Box 11 Folder 18, Yuan, T. L., 1929-1940〕
按：此件为底稿。
五月
先生主持平馆购入样式雷烫样，共计三十七箱，费五千元。〔《大公报》（天津），1931年6月22日，第5版；《世界日报》，1931年5月29日，第7版〕
该书局原名似为穆斋鬻书处，店主马俊祥，字杰卿，河北枣强人。参见孙殿起辑《琉璃厂小志》，北京：北京古籍出版社，2001年，页234。
按：样式雷（样子雷）旧藏于雷氏，由雷瑞泉、雷云峰、雷荫堂等人负责保管，该物经琉璃厂穆参书局
马杰卿、杨俊杰介绍，由先生力主平馆购入。其中二十五箱似为第一批交付，余下部分则于6月1日端午节出让与平馆，涉及圆明园、三海、普陀峪陵。平馆得此模型后，请朱启钤整理、研究。
先生撰写《北平故宫博物院图书馆概况》一文。〔《图书馆学季刊》第4卷第2期，1930年6月，页311-313〕
按：该文共五部分，依次为组织、馆址、藏书、目录、出版，后刊于《图书馆学季刊》。
六月七日
北平图书馆协会假故宫博物院举行本年第三次常会，会上胡适作“图书采访诸问题”的演讲，并对先生领导北平图书馆界的功绩颇为赞许；先生则报告会务及宣读纪录等。散会后分为两组，一至瓷器库参观，一至文渊阁参观，后汇合于神武门上。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第5卷第6期，1930年6月30日，页18-19〕
六月十二日
北平小剧院开会，议决各案如下：（一）董事会职员投票结果，赵元任为主席，陈衡哲为副主席，名誉秘书熊佛西，常务委员许地山、先生，财务委员叶公超、谭公远、陈治策；（二）推定董事会章程及细则起草委员三人，Lilian Taylor、余上沅、陈治策；（三）通过正副院长人选，分别是余上沅、熊佛西；（四）通过剧务、事务、出版、组织各部主任人选。会后，发表“宣言”。〔《益世报》（北平），1930年6月13日，第7版〕
按：北平小剧院由余上沅、熊佛西、陈治策等人发起，宗旨为“具体地努力小剧院运动，促成现代剧艺术之发展”。Lilian Taylor，女，美国人，中文名为秦泰丽，与金岳霖交往甚密。
六月十四日
黄郛致函先生，告其与韩应陛家颇有渊源，请平馆购入韩家旧藏古籍四百余种。〔《黄郛日记（1929-1930）》，香港：开源书局出版有限公司，2019年，页130〕
《张元济傅增湘论书尺牍》，1983年，页238。
按：收到此函后，先生嘱赵万里南下时就近一并访查。
六月中上旬
先生致电武昌文华图书专科学校，表示因路远事忙无法南下参加本月二十日的校董事会议，但就应讨论事宜略陈意见。〔《文华图书科季刊》第2卷第2期，1930年6月，页271〕
按：此次到会的董事有陈叔澄、周苍柏、孟良佐主教、卢春荣、韦棣华、沈祖荣，未能到会者有周诒春、先生、戴志骞（南京）、陈宗良（南京）、冯汉骥（杭州）。
六月十七日
先生致信斯文·赫定，邀其与芒太尔十九日赴中海参加平馆茶会。
June 17, 1930
Dear Dr. Hedin:
I shall be delighted if you and Dr. Montell would come to tea on Thursday, June 19, at the National Library in Chung Hai, at half past five o'clock, and to view the models of the Old Summer Palace which we bought recently.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔韩琦教授提供〕
按：the models of the Old Summer Palace即样式雷颐和园烫样。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
六月十八日
先生长子袁澄出生。
按：袁澄（1930年6月18日—2004年8月2日）。
六月十九日
下午五时半，平馆在第一馆（中海）举行茶话会，邀请驻平各国公使，先生主持招待，并引导参观书库及各主要阅览室，至七时许始散。〔《世界日报》，1930年6月20日，第6版〕
六月中下旬
傅增湘与先生、徐森玉商议购买松江韩应陛之旧藏善本，并代张元济谢先生允借平馆所藏《册府元龟》影印。〔《张元济傅增湘论书尺牍》，页226、233、235、237-238〕
按：此次购书事似因四月初张元济致信傅增湘而起，并陆续寄来目录、照片。傅增湘收到后，将其转交先生、徐森玉，但认为合购之想万难落实。张元济本拟或联合他人合购，或由平馆购入全部。《册府元龟》则是商务印书馆欲以平馆馆藏配静嘉堂残本，加以影印。
六月二十二日
傅增湘致片先生，赠书一种。
友人涂子厚君新撰家谱印成，特奉贻贵馆一部。兹专价送呈，祈察收见复是幸。此请
守和先生台安
弟傅增湘拜启
六月廿二日
〔国家图书馆档案，档案编号1939-※039-采藏11-003003〕
按：涂凤书，字子厚，四川云阳人，所撰《云阳涂氏族谱》于1930年在北平印行。
六月二十三日
下午，马古烈（Georges Margouliès）至中海答拜先生。〔《世界日报》，1930年6月24日，第6版〕
按：Georges Margouliès（1902-1972），俄裔法国人，汉学家，时受法国政府派遣来华考察教育事业，国民政府教育部即派丁肇青以全国高等教育视察专员身份，陪同其到上海、沈阳等地考察，6月19日抵平。
下午五时半，先生率平馆全体馆员在中海居仁堂开茶话会，欢送蒋复璁赴德、严文郁赴美深造，至七时许方散。〔《益世报》（北平），1930年6月24日，第6版〕
六月二十六日
中午，先生在居仁堂设宴款待马古烈、丁肇青，陪同者有前驻法公使陈箓、省政府刘秘书、荷兰公使、西班牙公使、法国领事、中法银行行长、法文政闻报主笔等十余人。席后，先生引导参观《四库全书》、宋元明各代善本。〔《世界日报》，1930年6月27日，第6版〕
按：丁肇青（1893-1950），字雄东，河南邓县人，1913年入上海复旦大学攻读法文，1917年转入北京大学，1920年留学法国，后获文学博士学位。
先生致信Gussie E. Gaskill，告知将寄送故宫博物院三种出版物并“国立北平图书馆刊行珍本经籍”招股事。
June 26, 1930
Miss G. Gaskill,
North China Language School,
Peiping.
Dear Miss Gaskill:
I am sending on approval the following Chinese books:
The above are all published by the Palace Museum, being reprints of rare books in its collection. The first is Ming geographical work on foreign countries as known to the Chinese at that time. The second and third are works on Chinese ink, a subject of considerable interest to Chinese Scholars. The last is a poetic work of a famous Sung poet. The text of this original edition is quite different from the current text, and thus it has great bibliographical interest. It will be seen that the first is a type reprint, but the others are photo-litho reprints. I think Cornell may be interested to have these reprints of rare books.
I do not know whether you have noted from an advertisement in our Bulletin that a group of friends have undertaken to finance a publishing scheme on behalf of the National Library. The National Library will prepare for publication ten series of rare books, many of them prohibited works of a historical nature concerning the Ming-Ch'ing period, a tentative list of which is enclosed. Most will be reprinted by type, but a few will be reprinted by photo-litho. Whether we can put through the entire scheme or not depends upon the number of subscriptions we receive. Subscription is now invited. Except in the case of supporting members, no advance payment need to be made. Bill will be sent with each series of books as published. It is expected that the first series will be published in August or September, and the whole will be completed in several years. The cost of the whole will not be in excess of $50, if the exchange rate does not go below 3 to 1. If you feel the books selected for reprinting are of sufficient sinological interest, I hope you will place a subscription on behalf of Cornell.
With best regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Cornell University Library, Wason Collection Records, 1918-1988, Box 1, Folder Koo, T. K. Letters〕
按：Gussie E. Gaskill（1898-1988），美国学者、图书馆学家，本谱中译作“加斯基尔”，康乃尔大学图书馆查尔斯·华生特藏（Charles W. Wason Collection）负责人。Shu Yüeh Chou TzüLu即《殊域周咨录》，1930年5月故宫博物院图书馆据明万历刊本排印，每部八册实价六元；Mo Pu和Mo P'ing即《李孝美墨谱三卷附潘膺祉墨评》，1930年1月故宫博物院图书馆印行，每部两册实价二元五角；Huai Hai Chu Shih Ch'ang Tuan Chu即《淮海居士长短句》，1930年4月故宫博物院图书馆影印。“国立北平图书馆刊行珍本经籍”招股事，可参见《国立北平图书馆馆刊》第四卷内广告。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于7月1日送达。
六月底
先生覆信黄郛。〔《黄郛日记（1929-1930）》，页135〕
按：此信于7月7日前送达，黄郛收到后，又将此信转与其侄黄尧年。
六月
故宫博物院开图书展览会。〔《顾颉刚日记》卷2，页415〕
按：顾颉刚因未收到邀请函，对先生颇有怨气。
六七月间
书商马杰卿受仇人诬告，被拘于警备司令部，先生前往解救。〔《贺葆真日记》，页548〕
按：马杰卿以三海模型售与平馆，凡三十七箱，仇人诬告其卖与外国，遂有此风波。先生前往警备司令部说明情况后，囚一日得免。
是年夏
贺葆真母亲苏太夫人八十寿辰，先生撰贺诗一首。〔《贺母苏太夫人八十征寿集》，叶6〕
先生担任中国营造学社“校理”一职，担任该职务的还有陈垣、叶瀚、胡玉缙、马衡、任凤苞、叶恭绰、江绍杰、陶湘、孙壮、卢毅、荒木清三。〔《中国营造学社汇刊》第1卷第1册，1930年7月，“社事纪要”页5、8〕
按：该职务为名誉，非常务之列，不受薪，后又增补王荫樵、卢澍森、刘敦桢、唐在复、叶公超等人。中国营造学社在发起时，主要向中基会申请资助，1929年7月5日中基会回信朱启钤，告知资助金额和年限，并请其将一切研究所得及编绘成式、书籍、收集材料一并交予北海图书馆收存。
七月七日
此信应另寄劳佛（Berthold Laufer），亦聘为平馆通信员，参见《北京图书馆馆史资料》（1909-1949），页324。
先生致信伯希和
，请其担任平馆通讯员。
July 7, 1930
Prof. Paul Pelliot,
Dear Sir:
I beg to inform you that at a recent meeting of our Board of Management, you were unanimously elected Special Correspondent of the National Library of Peiping. A formal letter in Chinese inviting you serve as Special Correspondent is enclosed. I sincerely hope that you will honor us with your acceptance.
I believe that you have already noted from our Bulletin that the National Library of Peiping was formed last year as a result of the amalgamation of the Peiping Library and the Metropolitan Library. The amalgamation of these two libraries is of far-reaching importance, and it is our hope to build up a representative national library, of which, in spite of her literary tradition, China has only made a modest beginning. I hope you will favor us with your valued advice and assistance.
Hoping to be favored with your acceptance, I am,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。法国吉美博物馆伯希和档案〕
按：随信附中文聘书一份。原文如下：
敬启者。敝馆成立顷已经年，设施进行，力图美备。夙仰先生声华聿著、学术淹通。兹特聘为敝馆通讯员，庶凿匡壁以增辉，益幸他山之攻错。肃笺奉达，伏乞惠允是荷。此致
伯希和先生
国立北平图书馆启
七月七日
恒慕义致函先生，就先生将寄出的来薰阁销售书籍、故宫博物院出版物表示感谢，并请先生陆续寄送重印书籍目录和江苏省立国学图书馆出版书目以便购买，此外业已收到平馆受托抄录的明代史料六十卷，十分满意。
July 7, 1930
Dear Mr. Yuan:
I have received your letter of June 10th, 1930 in which you state that you are sending what books were available from those we picked from Lai Hsun Ko's catalogue. Naturally, this has not yet arrived, but I wish to thank you most sincerely for your cooperation in getting them for us, especially the rarer works of Wang Kuo-wei's. It is kind of you also to include in the list the other works published by the Palace Museum. We always appreciate your sending the rarer items of which we have no knowledge. You can count on our cooperation in the purchase of these items whenever you send them from time to time.
Without going through the formality of the official routine, I hope you will send to us the reprints of rare works which the group of book lovers of the National Library of Peiping is publishing. Kindly include in this list also the publications issued by the Sinological library in Nanking. The list you sent of the latter publications contains thirty-three items. Since they are not expensive, I request that you send the whole list on to us for approval. I may say that it is not at all likely that these will be sent back, for the librarian places the highest confidence in your judgment and has so far approved every item that you have sent us.
You have doubtless received the request of the Accessions Division for the complete copying of the two Ming manuscript histories even at the advanced price of which you reminded us in a recent letter. We have so far received the first sixty volumes of the set and are very much pleased with the same. I note from the corrections in red ink, that the work has gone through a process of proof reading after being transcribed. This list of course, is very essential to insure the accuracy of the copier.
I hope that before long we can come to some decision on the copying of the Yung Lo Ta Tien. Dr. Swingle had this matter in hand for so many years that I have been waiting for him to make a recommendation to the librarian about it. I understand that he will be in Peiping in the fall, and trust that after talking with you he will make some recommendation. I agree with you that a manuscript copy like the two you have sent us is far superior to any photostat and I hope you will impress this upon him when he comes.
Thanking you for your thoughtfulness in considering our needs, I remain,
Ever sincerely yours,
Arthur W. Hummel
Chief, Division of Chinese Literature.
〔Library of Congress Archives, Arthur W. Hummel Sr. correspondence series, MSS86324〕
按：该件为录副。
七月二十七日
陈宗器致函先生，告知西北科学考查团行迹和近况。
守和先生：
此处似应为Cyclometer（回转计）非Chronometer（精密手表），参见刘衍淮《中国与瑞典合组之中国西北科学考查团（1927-1933）》，《台湾师范大学地理学研究》第6期，1982。
考查团全体于七月十八日平安抵肃，勿念。原预定本年三月间可抵此，因沿途考查材料多，行程极缓慢。考查路线，自归化西北三百二十里之贝勒庙西行，抵额济纳河。在居延海考查后，即沿河西南行抵肃州，全程凡二千六七百里，计行八月有余。此次考查成绩之主要者，约略述如次：考古方面，有石器时代之刀斧箭头等用具，及前汉元始、元康、地节、始元诸年间之隶书竹简，为二千年前之古物；在古生物学方面，在Ma chareh地方发掘古代化石甚多，鲍林博士谓系世界尚未发现之新种；在地质学方面，有贺兰山山脉构成及居延古代海岸之考察；在地文方面，计新测定路线地图九百公里约，图为器所测定，地形测量因工作需要之不同，比例尺自“五万分之一”至“二百分之一”不等，总计器一人所测者，约八百方里，至经纬度，因内蒙一带位置，多为第一次考查时所测过，以是新测定者较少，计新测者有经度十处，纬度十三处。于本年四月间，始接斯文赫定博士专差送来Chronometer
二枚，经度测定，方较准确。中国出版地图多不准确，且于西北一带，每多空白，即英人斯坦因所测考查详图，经度亦不可靠，黑河沿岸，位置相差在二十六里以上。此次器所测定，虽不敢云绝对准确，但比较的差误当较少也。现因日用品多用罄，在肃购办尚需时日。盛暑炎日，骆驼须在水草丰茂之处，长期休息，方可成行。现拟购驴马赴祁连山一带考查，待秋后再赴新疆。西北连年荒旱，未可以一概论，肃□五六年前曾有一度大旱，近年来出产良好。交通梗阻，谣传每多失实。气候变迁殊甚，考查期中温度，冬季最低摄氏表冰点下三十八度，夏季最高摄氏表四十度。去冬十二月间大雪中进行，在Mlgochik地方，团员多冻创，迄本年三月始愈。现在又闷热异常，急欲往高山去可凉快些。但农事正忙，驴马一时不易购得，上山非驴不办，而考查团只少须四十匹。肃南二三百里外，祁连山脉，积雪终年不消，风景如画，炎暑中想不会受冻吧。现考查团团员多壮健，堪慰锦注。耑上，敬候大安。
晚陈宗器
七月二十七
〔《大公报》（天津），1930年8月29日，第3版〕
《大公报》，1930年9月4日，第4版。
按：陈宗器（1898-1960），字步清，浙江新昌人，1929年加入考察团，是在西北考察、工作时间最长的中方团员之一。“肃州”（肃）应指酒泉；“归化”即呼和浩特；“鲍林博士”即Birger Bohlin（1898-1990），瑞典古生物学家，西北科学考查团成员之一。Ma chareh似指Ulan-tsonch，今内蒙古巴彦淖尔市乌拉特后旗巴音满都呼，有恐龙化石自然保护区。此信前冠介绍文字——“西北科学考查团第二次采集队，自去年十月出发后，久无消息，各界均甚悬念。该队除有瑞典团员四人外，并由中央研究院派定研究员陈宗器前往考查”，后又刊于《北平日报》《中央日报》等处。此外，陈宗器又撰一信致刘半农并转西北科学考查团理事会。
八月十六日
先生致信斯文·赫定，邀其与芒太尔二十一日赴中海出席平馆的午餐。
August 16, 1930
My dear Dr. Hedin:
Will you and Dr. Montell give me the pleasure of your company to lunch next Thursday, August the twenty-first, at the National Library in Chung Hai at one o'clock?
Hoping you will be able to come.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔韩琦教授提供〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
八月
《国立北平图书馆月刊》刊登先生文章，题为《〈永乐大典〉现存卷数表三补》。〔《国立北平图书馆月刊》第4卷第4号，页4〕
按：署名“和”，此文为补白。
九月一日
正午，先生在中南海居仁堂招宴，梁启勋、梁思成、林徽因、梁思永、周国贤、吴宓等受邀与席。后同观圆明园及北海模型，又至养蜂夹道新建馆区现场参观，梁思成夫妇多有指陈，约五时始散。〔《吴宓日记》第5册，页108、131、167〕
按：旋，吴宓赴欧放洋，先生为其作介绍函与伦敦大学教授叶慈（W. Perceval Yetts, 1878-1957）、翟林奈。本年10月1日，吴宓见翟林奈，并观大英博物馆藏敦煌经卷和中文藏书。翌年1月8日，吴宓赴庄士敦宴时见叶慈。
九月三日
晚八时许，先生乘车离开北平，赴北戴河休息。〔《京报》，1930年9月4日，第7版〕
参见1930年9月7日胡适日记，《胡适日记全集》第6册，页272。
按：此次离平，似受中原大战影响，8月底反对蒋介石及南京政府的各派在北平召开国民党中央党部扩大会议，决定成立国民政府，对文化界人士有不利传闻。
九月十一日
先生致信傅斯年，谈转售日文《大藏经》事。
孟真先生大鉴：
馆中所购《大正新修大藏经》共合日金壹千贰百元零叁角肆分。如尊处愿购，自当格外优待，即以国币壹千贰百元计算可也。此上，顺颂时绥。
弟袁同礼谨启
十九年九月十一日
〔国立北平图书馆用笺。台北“中央研究院”历史语言研究所傅斯年图书馆，“史语所档案”，元310-3-3〕
按：此信为文书代笔，另附账单一页，傅斯年亲批“存，斯年”。
国会图书馆覆函先生，前信提及的汇票已经留存，待收到等值的账单后，再将此汇票寄还。
September 11, 1930
Dear Mr. Yuan:
Your letter of July 5 regarding the draft indorsed by you for $157.38 Peiping currency has had our careful attention. Since we are dealing rather extensively with you, we have put the draft aside and will hold it until future bills equivalent in amount are presented by you for other Chinese items to be sent us and will then return the draft to you for collection.
We thank you sincerely for your action in the matter.
Very truly yours,
Chief Assistant Librarian
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: National Library 1930-1939〕
按：函中所言之汇票，国会图书馆为出票人，平馆为收款人，付款人则为花旗银行（National City Bank of New York）在北平的支行。此件为底稿。
九月十七日
先生致信义理寿，推荐其购入明版《三国》等书籍。
September 17, 1930
Mr. I. V. Gillis,
Peking.
Dear Mr. Gillis:
I take liberty to recommend you the following five works, viz:
Item No. 4 has the musical notation printed with the text and is very nicely printed. It is printed in 1847, but as the blocks were destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion, this book is extremely rare.
Item No. 5 is an early Ming edition of the Three Kingdoms. The first volume contains prefaces dated 1494 and 1522. This is the first edition printed soon after the author Lo P'in wrote it, and the text differed entirely from later editions. Being the first edition of a famous novel that exerted great influence on the masses, it occupies a very unique place in the field of Chinese literature. According to Mr. Hsu, whose bibliographical knowledge I have great respect, it is not likely that another copy would ever appear in the market. In July 1927 our Library, after much search, obtained a copy of this edition, in 48 vols, at $1000.00 and it was then considered very fortunate.
Please do not hesitate to return any of the above items, if you are not interested.
Your sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Princeton University, Mudd Manuscript Library, AC123, Box 421, Folder Yuan, T. L.〕
按：Catalogue of Ting family library或指《八千卷楼书目》，第2、3、4种待考，义理寿在第4、5两种处作了标记，似有意欲购买。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
九月二十日
先生致信义理寿，转述桂质柏离开麦吉尔大学（McGill University）的原因，并表示葛斯德华文藏书库如在一九三一年夏仍需要编目人员，平馆应有优先推荐的权利。
September 20, 1930
Dear Capt. Gillis:
With reference to your inquiry about Mr. John Kwei, I am quoting below for your information a paragraph from his letter to me received while you were away:
“As to the reasons why I had to leave there, I put you into my confidence. First of all, I wish to record the kindness of the authorities of McGill University towards me, and to state that I enjoyed the companionship of Miss Swann and others. There was no misunderstanding on either side, between me and the Library. In fact, they enjoyed my stay and I loved my temporary work. All together I have been in Canada about 16 months. However, I was and am conscious that my life-work should not be in Canada, but in China. All I have been trying to do is to gain experience and knowledge. I feel that I need a little study on the Library of Congress classification, so I came to Chicago since last October. This course is now offered by Prof. Hanson who was the Chief of the Cataloguing Division of the Library of Congress from 1897-1910, and perhaps he is more able to give this course than anybody else in the U. S. A. This is the main reason why I left Montreal.”
Some months ago, you told me that McGill is planning to secure the service of a trained librarian to work on the Gest Chinese Research Library. If, after July 1931, McGill is still inclined to do so, I hope one of our cataloguers may have the privilege of working there. May I count upon you for making the necessary contact?
This year we have sent one of our men to Columbia, being the first “exchange librarian” from China. I hope the arrangement will prove helpful to both parties.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Princeton University, Mudd Manuscript Library, AC123, Box 421, Folder Yuan, T. L.〕
按：John Kwei即桂质柏（John Chi Ber Kwei）。Miss Swann即Nancy Lee Swann（1881-1966），美国汉学家，中文名孙念礼，长期担任普林斯顿大学高等研究院（the Institute for Advanced Study）葛思德东方藏书库（The Gest Oriental Library）主任；Prof. Hanson即Jens Christian Meinich Hanson（1864-1943），美国图书馆学家，对美国国会图书馆图书分类法（Library of Congress classification system）的发展和确立起到了决定性作用；one of our men to Columbia应指严文郁。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
九月二十五日
恒慕义致函先生，告将会听从先生的建议订购一套百衲本《二十四史》，并请继续寄送北平书铺的售书目录。
September 25, 1930
Dear Mr. Yuan:
I take this opportunity to write a few lines in order to say that we shall be glad if you can from time to time recommend to us important works, as you have done in the past. The Librarian of Congress accepts your judgment in these matters, and when the price is not too high, is always glad to accept such items as you can recommend. We have ordered the new edition of the Twenty-four Dynastic Histories（Pe Na Edition）which you recommended in previous letter. Or if the Peking dealers are issuing important catalogs from which we might choose, we shall always be glad to have these.
With best wishes for your work, I remain,
Most cordially yours,
Arthur W. Hummel,
Chief, Division of Chinese Literature
〔Library of Congress Archives, Arthur W. Hummel Sr. correspondence series, MSS86324〕
按：Pe Na Edition即百衲本，本年春商务印书馆发行《百衲本二十四史预约样本》。该件为录副。
九月
先生派馆员岳良木及打字生四人赴故宫博物院咸安宫，协同朱启钤清点Paul Georg von Möllendorff藏书。〔《国立北平图书馆馆务报告》（民国十九年七月至二十年六月），页17〕
按：Paul Georg von Möllendorff（1847-1901），德国语言学家、外交官，中文名穆麟德，普鲁士贵族，他提倡的满文转写方案至今仍被广泛采用，1882年李鸿章保荐他担任朝鲜政府的顾问，1899年回到中国，在上海担任海关人员，后来被调到宁波，不久病逝。其藏书现为中国国家图书馆西文善本专藏之一。岳良木，字荫嘉，湖北汉川人，1927年毕业于武昌文华图书馆专科学校，后入平馆服务。
十月一日
中午，故宫博物院在御花园举行承乾宫、景仁宫修缮落成典礼。江瀚、俞同奎、先生作为博物院委员出席，另有美国大使詹森、英国代办爱渥林、洛克菲勒之孙、开滦矿务局副经理赵君达，以及周作民、刘半农、朱启钤、陈大齐等中外人士四十余人。江瀚主席致辞，感谢中外各方热心人士捐助故宫修缮事业，后中外嘉宾演说，二时许始散。〔《大公报》，1930年10月2日，第4版〕
按：开滦矿务局捐款五千元，用以修理承乾宫；美国芝加哥盐业巨商木顿（Joy Morton）捐款三千余元，修理景仁宫，于本年春季动工。为敬祝修缮完毕，故宫博物院特在承乾宫陈列清朝古瓷、景仁宫陈列周代铜器，皆为首次展示。
十月上旬
先生赠胡适《射阳先生存稿》。〔《胡适日记全集》第6册，页330〕
按：1930年7月，故宫博物院图书馆印行《射阳先生存稿》，共两册，实价一元五角。
十月十日
先生与平馆同人共摄一合影。〔“国立北平图书馆图书展览会同人撮影”相片〕
晚，任鸿隽、陈衡哲夫妇设宴，Grafton E. Smith教授、Brooks教授、Nelson A. Rockefeller夫妇、顾临、陶孟和、赵元任、秉志、杨光弼夫妇、周诒春夫妇、先生、胡适等人受邀与席。〔《胡适日记全集》第6册，页308〕
《胡适日记全集》此页有误，排印本作“I. D. R.之孙”，应为“J. D. R.”（John Davison Rockefeller）之孙。
按：Grafton E. Smith（1871-1937），英国解剖学家和埃及学家，生于澳大利亚，英国皇家学会会士。Nelson A. Rockefeller（1908-1979），美国慈善家、政治家，本谱中译作“纳尔逊·洛克菲勒”，约翰·洛克菲勒（John Davison Rockefeller
，1839-1937）之孙。秉志（1886-1965），原名翟秉志，字农山，满族，河南开封人，1909年毕业于京师大学堂，1918年获美国康乃尔大学博士学位，1921年在南京高等师范学校创办中国第一个生物系，继而在南京创建国内第一个生物科学研究机构——中国科学社生物研究所，1928年与胡先骕在北平创办了静生生物调查所。《胡适日记》另有一人，记作“性和”，当为胡适笔误，应指陶孟和夫人沈性仁。
十月十三日
先生致信傅斯年，告中研院史语所购《大正藏》缺卷原委，并附日本文化事业部覆函（译稿）。
孟真先生大鉴：
九月十四日奉台函，以《大正新修大藏经》事见询，当即去函托查。兹接日本文化事业部复函，谓第七十四卷已付邮，余三卷未出书，惟第五十五卷久已寄出云云。现时应请贵所切实一查有无第五十五卷，如有则所出各卷皆备矣。专此，敬请台安。
付钞译函一件。
弟袁同礼顿首
十月十三
按：译函内容如下，
日本文化事业部复函关于《大正新修大藏经》事
九月十六来函所称《大藏经》第五十五、六十一、七十四、七十七、七十八等五卷尚未收到云云。敝处现已查明第七十四卷已付邮。第六十一、七十七、七十八三卷现时尚未刊行。第五十五卷，久已奉寄，请再一查为要。（下略）
日本外务省文化事业部
昭和六年九月廿六日
〔国立北平图书馆用笺。台北“中央研究院”历史语言研究所傅斯年图书馆，“史语所档案”，元310-3-4〕
十月十六日
加斯基尔致函先生，告其已返回美国开始工作，请先生协助购书数种。
October 16, 1930
Dear Mr. Yuan,
It is now almost two months since I got back to Ithaca, and if I had not been so busy getting settled again and caught up with my work here, I should have written sooner to thank you for all your kindness to me while I was in Peking, which I do appreciate very much.
I was puzzled when I didn't hear from Mr. Yen when I expected, and then dismayed to learn that he had difficulty at the last minute about a visa, and relieved when I learned, soon after, that he was here all right. I saw him in New York a couple of weeks ago and he seemed to be getting settled and acquainted quickly.
I have talked with Mr. Kinkeldey, our new librarian, and with Mr. Willis about having our volumes of the Yung Lo ta tien photostated so that we can send copies to you, and they are entirely in favor of it. There is, however, no photostat apparatus here that is adequate to do the work, and it will have to be done some place else. Mr. Kinkeldey is trying to make arrangements to have it done in Rochester. Perhaps we shall begin by having only one volume done, to see how it works out.
Part of the I wu shih mo for the period from 1851-1874（Hsien Feng and T'ung Chih）is now out, I understand. I had asked Mr. Yu, the administrative secretary of the Museum, to have the first installment sent to me at the Language School with the bill, but since it did not come before I left, I am writing now asking him to deliver it to you instead. Can you, without too much trouble, have t'ao（four pen to each t'ao）made for it before sending it to us?
Can you get for us, too, a copy of Chung Kuo jen ming ta tzu tien?
We shall be very glad if you will have some paper made for us, as you suggested, with the name of the Collection, ________on it, in red, and if you will have made for us a copy of the manuscript夷氛闻记which I saw in the Chung Hai Library.
I wonder if you found it possible to obtain for us a copy of the privately printed（Lin Wen-Chung kung i kao）（not Lin Wen-Chung kung cheng shu, which we already have）.
I am enclosing twenty-five dollars gold, which ought to be enough to pay for the I wu shih mo（forty dollars, Peking currency, isn't it?）and the t'ao, the Chung kuo jen ming ta tzu tien, and leave some over for the paper and copying the manuscript. If it is not enough for all please let me know and I will send some more; if I have not already done so-I shall probably be bothering you often with requests for something or other.
I talked with Mr. Howson while I was in New York about the purchase of books for Columbia, but it seems hard for them down there to understand the differences there are between buying books in Peking and in Europe, and I do not know just what they are going to do about it.
With best greetings to both you and Mrs. Yuan, and thanks for all your help,
Sincerely yours,
〔Cornell University Library, Wason Collection Records, 1918-1988, Box 1, Folder Koo, T. K. Letters〕
按：I wu shih mo即《夷务始末》，Lin Wen-Chung kung i gao即《林文忠公遗稿》，Lin Wen-Chung kung cheng shu则是《林文忠公政书》。Mr. Kinkeldey即Otto Kinkeldey（1878-1966），美国图书馆学家、音乐学家，美国音乐学学会（American Musicological Society）首任主席，1930年担任康乃尔大学图书馆第四任馆长。此件为底稿。
十月二十二日
平馆委员会开会改选委员及职员，结果陈垣为委员长，马叙伦为副委员长，刘半农、孙洪芬两委员连任，先生继任书记。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第6卷第2期，1930年10月31日，页17〕
十月二十五日
先生致信斯文·赫定，请其在袁复礼向中央研究院呈报西北科学考察团的文件上联署，并请寄送科考成果简报。
Oct. 25th
Dear Dr. Hedin:
I have hoped to come to see you this afternoon, but things unforeseen have come up which prevent me from coming.
I am enclosing this letter which I shall send to the Academy on behalf of my brother. Will you kindly put your signature on it?
The Academy would like to have a statement of the scientific work which my brother has done in Sinkiang. Could you prepare one for my brother? The application should be sent out before next Wednesday.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
P. S. Dr. W. W. Yen was in town a few days ago, and he told me that he would be glad to hold his house for you until December or January, if you wish to take it.
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。韩琦教授提供〕
按：Dr. W. W. Yen即颜惠庆。该信为先生亲笔。
朱启钤致函先生，谈寄存穆麟德藏书事。
守和仁兄馆长大鉴：
启者，民国三年曾任宁波税务司德人穆麟德在华逝世，身后鬻其藏书。弟曾与梁燕荪、周子廙两君集资购得，计装二十二箱。当时因掌内务，筹办古物陈列所诸事，以传心殿为办事地点，此书购到即置殿旁闲屋，旋以出京多年，迄未搬取。本年九月，始悉移存保和殿夹室，乃与古物陈列所柯主任商妥，提至咸安宫内会议室开箱点查，并承执事拨派岳君良木及打字生四人帮同清理。箱内华洋各书始得全份草目，并以一份奉上，计已赐阅。嗣因敝宅插架未齐，暂存咸安宫右侧屋内，并接该所来函嘱即随时移运在案。弟在当年因莫利逊遗书已为外人购去，动于激刺，故将此书全份购存，并置之完全著名之国家图书馆整个保存，仍不令原藏此书之人姓字湮没。兹值贵馆新筑落成，插架宏富，中外图书类别群分。穆氏生前于东方文史蒐集甚勤，弟近日研究中国营造，整理故籍，追怀穆氏，颇具同感。阅贵馆收受寄存图书条例，知有专室庋藏、公开阅览及附加条件，各项办法殊于处置此项书籍最为适宜，但该规则第三款各项纪载在事实上非俟全份书籍清理完竣，不能着手，此项书籍拟请先向古物陈列所就近移取，置馆专室庋藏，一面克日整理，一面由弟处随时接洽，根据现存规则商订限制条件，正式结约以期完善。兹先附上凭函一件，即祈贵馆派员会同弟处代表向古物陈列所接洽搬取书箱。此外各节，如荷同意，亦希示覆为幸。此颂台绥。
朱启钤
十月二十五日
〔《国立北平图书馆馆务报告》（民国十九年七月至二十年六月），页17-18〕
《古物陈列所廿周年纪念专册》，1934年，页41。
按：梁士诒，号燕孙；周自齐，字子廙；“柯主任”即柯璜
，1930年4月7日到所任职，后南京国民政府克复平津，11月起钱桐即为主任。
十、十一月间
裘开明抵达北平，与先生住在同一院落。〔《裘开明年谱》，页33、49〕
按：无论是裘开明还是其哈佛大学的同事，都对其与先生朝夕相处颇为高兴。在《中国图书编目法》（1931年商务印书馆初版）的附录中，裘开明尤其提到“本编三校清样复承友人袁守和先生指教数处，特此附志，以表谢忱”。
十一月七日
先生致信加斯基尔，告知将寄送故宫博物院三种出版物。
Nov. 7, 1930
Dear Miss Gaskill:
I think you have by this time well settled down in your work at Cornell. We have to wait for the completion of our new building early next spring before we can hope to settle down at all, and then it will mean so much difficulty to move.
Three more titles have now been published in the series of reprints by the Palace Museum, while we have published four in the series sponsored by a group of our friends. As you said Cornell would want to have both series for the Wason Collection, I am sending the books by registered post to the University library, bill enclosed in the packages. I hope the books will reach you in good condition.
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Cornell University Library, Wason Collection Records, 1918-1988, Box 1, Folder Koo, T. K. Letters〕
按：所寄三种图书应为《太平清调迦陵音》《射阳先生存稿》《上京纪行诗》，均为故宫博物院图书馆出版，分别为本年6月影印、7月排印、6月影印。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
十一月十日
先生致信斯文·赫定，感谢寄来其兄袁复礼的书信、西北科学考查团报告和照片。
Nov. 10, 1930
My dear Dr. Hedin:
Thank you ever so much for sending me the letter from my brother and this interesting report and these pictures. I am returning them by special messenger.
I wonder whether Dr. Montell and Prof. Lessing have returned from Mongolia. I shall be most happy to see them when they return.
Again, thanking you for what you have done for my brother.
With cordial regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔韩琦教授提供〕
按：该信为先生亲笔。
十一月十三日
先生致信胡适，谈平馆馆务、影印善本书争取美款事。
适之先生：
久未上书，想起居清豫为祝。北平图书馆自改组以来，进行极为顺利。现正赶编中文书目，希望明夏新建筑落成时可以出书，但不识能如愿否。哈佛大学J. H. Woods教授日前在平谈及Hall Estate愿补助中国文化事业，因念馆中所藏海内孤本甚多，而《四库全书》未见刻本之书亦有从速影印之必要，此项事业如有的款即可着手，并非难办之事。但在最近期内决非文化基金董事会所能举办，故与渠曾题到补助出版办法。敝意注重影印罕见之书，渠则主张印目录卡片，观其口气似亟愿成全好事者，盖以款在手中不得不设法用去也。事实既如此，故吾人虽不愿美人藉此获一美名，但如不设法安排则基金将尽为燕京全数取去，亦于心有所不甘也，未识尊意云何？渠来沪时十四、五日到沪，盍与之一谈在沪住圣约翰卜校长处。专此，敬候著祺。
同礼谨上
十一月十三日
〔国立北平图书馆用笺。台北胡适纪念馆，档案编号HS-JDSHSC-1636-007〕
按：J. H. Woods即James H. Woods（1864-1935），哈佛大学亚洲研究的奠基人，精通希腊、印度哲学，20世纪20年代初邀请赵元任赴哈佛任教。Hall Estate应指Charles M. Hall（1863-1914）的遗产，其遗嘱声明一部分遗产要用于研究中国文化，由一所美国大学和一所中国大学联合组成一个机构来执行该项计划。司徒雷登成功说服哈佛大学与燕京大学合作，于1929年成立哈佛燕京学社，并设立燕京学社北平办事处。
十二月六日
先生致信加斯基尔，告知托购图书、抄写馆藏的进展，并请其影照康乃尔大学图书馆所藏《永乐大典》。
December 6, 1930
Dear Miss Gaskill:
I was delighted to have received your letter of October 16 and to know how nicely you have been getting on. Upon the receipt of the I wu shih mo for the period of Hsien Feng from Mr. Yu, I arranged to have ten covers made for you, and mailed to you immediately. By the same mail, I also sent you the collected works of 周馥 which contain many important historical petitions and memorials.
I was not able to find the 中国人名大辞典, nor the 林文忠公遗稿, but instead I secured for you a copy of 信及录 which was sent to you a couple of weeks ago.
The MS work 夷氛闻记 had been copied for you during the summer soon after you had left. So, I am sending it along without having it written on the special paper. I hope this is all right.
We are very grateful to you and to Mr. Kinkeldey for the trouble you have taken in arranging for the photography of the volumes of the Yung Lo Ta Tien. Any effort you made in our behalf will be gratefully appreciated.
With cordial regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Cornell University Library, Wason Collection Records, 1918-1988, Box 1, Folder Koo, T. K. Letters〕
按：the collected works of周馥应指《玉山文集》（亦称《周悫慎公文集》）；《信及录》为林则徐所撰，汇集其主持销烟时期的文稿。此件为打字稿，信中汉字及落款签名均为先生亲笔。
十二月八日
晚，先生招宴，胡适等与席。〔国家图书馆档案，档案编号1945-※057-综合5-002001〕
十二月十日
先生致信斯文·赫定，告知西北科学考查团委员会将于本周六晚开会。
Dec. 10th
My dear Dr. Hedin:
I am very sorry that I was not able to answer your letter of December 1 earlier. I have been away in Tientsin and got back only yesterday. The meeting of the Committee will be held this Saturday evening and I presume Dr. Liu must have written you already.
We are in need of Stein's Serindia. If you are still in need of them, please return to me vol. 2 only. Could I have it by bearer?
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔韩琦教授提供〕
按：Serindia通译为《西域考古图记》，1921年出版。该信为先生亲笔。
胡适致函先生，谈珍本经籍刊行入股、购书诸事。
守和兄：
前晚承赏饭，感谢感谢。珍本经籍刊行会股，先缴一股，俟安居后有余力当续缴一二股。另送上拾元零贰角，为购刊行之四种书之价，其书已收到了。两项共六十元零贰角，合开支票一纸奉上。
胡适。
十九，十二，十。
〔上海朵云轩制笺。国家图书馆档案，档案编号1945-※057-综合5-002001〕
按：是年4月10日，《国立北平图书馆刊行珍本经籍招股章程》公布，开办费暂定1万元，共分200股，发起人为学术界、文化界名人，共计30位，胡适与先生均在其中。该函后注有“退十元〇贰角”字样，似非先生亲笔，可能为具体经手人的备注。
国会图书馆致函先生，告其已经挂号寄回此前汇票，并将尽快支付账单中的剩余部分。
December 10, 1930
My dear Mr. Yuan:
Enclosed herewith we send you by register mail the draft for $157.38, Peiping currency, referred to in your letter of July 5. This sum we now apply in partial payment of your bill for Mex $586.50 received from you in November. We shall soon send you another draft for the balance due on the bill just mentioned.
Very truly yours,
Chief Assistant Librarian
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: National Library 1930-1939〕
按：此件为录副。
十二月十六日
傅斯年覆函先生，谈《大正藏》所缺第五十五卷。
守和我兄：
十月十三日书奉悉，当即查敝所之《大正藏》及当时贵馆转来之文件，知如日本外务省文化事业部所开之册数，实少第五十五卷。此卷为本藏之目录，究竟是日本外务省之错误，或贵馆原来借出，弟不及知，但此册贵馆当时并未交来，有来往之收据可凭也。为此仍请我兄一查，设法补得交下，以成完书，至荷！专此，敬颂日祺！
弟傅斯年敬上
十二月十六日
附：来往收据
卷一至卷八十中
阙 卷五十五 目录部
卷六十一、七十七、七十八（三卷未出版）
十二月十五号收到
卷六十一、八十二
〔《傅斯年遗札》，页343-344〕
十二月二十一日
下午，北平图书馆协会假辅仁大学图书馆举行本年度第四次常会，先生、刘国钧、贺秉铨、金九经、房兆颖、马万里等三十余人参会。会前，与会人员先在该校图书馆旁合影留念。先生为会议主席，报告协会会务情况及明年二月改选计划，后由德人Ernst Schierlitz演讲德国图书馆发达小史，先生口译。〔《世界日报》，1930年12月22日，第6版；《中华图书馆协会会报》第6卷第3期，1930年12月31日，页15〕
《北大图书部月刊》第1卷第2期，1929年12月，页163；《北平特别市市政公报》第29期，1930年1月，“市府文电”页3；《国立北平图书馆馆刊》第6卷第2号，1932年4月，页113。《私立燕京大学一览（民国十九年至二十年度）》，1931年，页323。
按：该次会议拟通过重编北平图书馆指南及会员录、北平图书馆所藏日文期刊联合目录。金九经，朝鲜人，曾任北京大学图书馆主任室事务员，是年初入籍中华民国，后将胡适从英法带回的敦煌写经《楞伽师资记》照片排印。
房兆颖（1908-1985），本谱中又作“房兆楹”，山东泰安人，1928年燕京大学理学士毕业
，1929年入武昌华中大学文华图书科学习，翌年毕业，后赴美。Ernst Schierlitz（1902-1940），德国汉学家、图书馆学家，中文名谢礼士，长期担任辅仁大学图书馆馆长。
十二月二十二日
先生致信傅斯年，告《大藏索引》和《昭和法宝总目录》非属《大正藏》正编。
孟真先生台鉴：
承十二月十八日来示，谨悉种切。查《大藏索引》、《昭和法宝总录》二书，均系在《大藏经》以外之本，并非随行者。馆中所藏均系另购，亦无复本。兹钞奉发行所一纸，尊处如必需用，乞向各该发行所价购可也。至《大藏经》原缺各卷，一俟收到自当转奉。特此函复，顺颂台绥。
弟袁同礼敬启
十二，二二
〔国立北平图书馆用笺。台北“中央研究院”历史语言研究所傅斯年图书馆，“史语所档案”，元310-3-6〕
按：此信为文书代笔。信中所言“十八日来示”，极有可能是笔误，应为十六日来示。附《大藏索引》、《昭和法宝总目录》二书出版发行信息一纸。
十二月二十七日
下午六时，平馆委员会和购书委员会召开联席会议，商定增加购书预算。〔《国立北平图书馆馆刊》第4卷第6号，1930年12月，页122〕
十二月三十日
先生致信国会图书馆财务部，请再寄送一笔汇票以便支付余下的账单。
Dec. 30, 1930
Disbursing Officer
Dear Sir:
We enclose herewith copy of the communication from the Division of Accessions of the Library of Congress. The draft for $157.38 which you sent us on June 4 was returned to you on July 5. You acknowledged receipt of same on September 11 and stated in your letter that you had put the draft aside to meet our future bills. You will see from the communication that your Division of Accessions has deducted the sum from our bill of June 20, and so you are asked to return us the draft at your early convenience, in order to settle this bill.
Yours truly,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔国立北平图书馆英文信纸。Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: National Library 1930-1939〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于翌年1月28日送达国会图书馆秘书办公室。
是年
福开森、先生、俞同奎等人发起募款，修缮故宫博物院东南、西南两角楼，美国陆军少将柯洛齐将军（General William Crozier）捐助六千五百元，周作民和中央公园董事会各捐赠三千元。除修理角楼外，将城上马道一并修理，共用八千四百五十元。〔《大公报》（天津），1931年2月25日，第4版〕
按：此次修缮约在翌年2月完成，并经营造学社审查结果。
洪业介绍朱士嘉与先生相识，朱士嘉向先生请教美国国会图书馆藏中国方志的情况，先生以B. Armstrong Claytor所编国会图书馆藏方志草目见赠。〔朱士嘉《我所了解的袁同礼先生》，《中国图书馆学报》，1985年第3期，页90〕
Von Ostermann，George F.，and Giegengack，Augustus E.Foreign Languages for the Use of Printers and Translators: Supplement to Style Manual of the United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C: United States of America Government Printing Office, 1935, iii; “Proceedings of the American Oriental Society Meeting at Washington, D. C., 1953.”Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 73, no. 3, American Oriental Society, 1953, p. 181.
按：朱士嘉（Chu Shih-chia, 1905-1989），字蓉江，江苏无锡人，图书馆学家。B. Armstrong Claytor时任国会图书馆东亚部参考馆员，后加入美国东方学会。