一九三九年 四十五岁
四十五岁
是年初
先生致信美国商务部(Department of Trade and Commerce),告知平馆更换地址,请其将相关出版品改寄云南昆明。大意如下:
……Owing to the present situation in China, we have established an office at Kunming, Yunnan.
All publications intended for the National Library of Peiping should henceforth be sent to the above address……
〔The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, Feb. 4, 1939, p. 4〕
按:平馆从该部获取之期刊应为Commercial Intelligence Journal。
一月二日
先生乘坐火车由滇越铁路离开昆明,前往海防。〔《民国日报》(云南),1939年1月3日,第4版〕
一月九日
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,告知今后日文书报寄送办法并谈购买帐薄、卡片及请款购书事。大意如下:
由滇赐书三封,均已先后收到,敬悉一是。此间寄滇日文书报,闻遭扣留,但封皮外并未写“日文书”字样,想系沪方检查时所注明,以后日文书报当径寄史料征辑会,以免注意。
联大所订《申报》,闻款已由滇直接汇来,订阅八个月,至本年六月止,共三份,该馆均按日寄出。《新闻报》及《译报》亦均系同样情形。来示嘱为史料征辑会再订一份,即照办。自复刊起自六月计每月报费十元,本馆一份,由此间备函接洽,已允自复刊赠送全份存沪。
嘱购登记簿、薄纸片,拟均托便人带港,邮寄恐须纳税,日文书倘能在沪购得一部,亦当带上。最近在大陆新闻广告中录出此类书报约四五十种,共约日金一百余元,拟先订购。最近闻京沪交通已恢复,惟领取通行证等手续甚为麻烦。日下京杭各地刊物应不甚多,京中曾托人代觅,并无结果。此时前往,恐所获有限,惟当随时注意,倘遇便人当前往一视,顺便可一探工程图书籍。
联大所购卡片尾数98.73元,已在本馆帐内垫付,收据已寄交严先生。前在中基会所付贰百元,顷已用罄,账单业于上月底挂号寄港,便中拟再请通知会中续拨贰百元,以便付中文书账等款为盼。
附日文书单。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页653-654〕
按:“严先生”应指严文郁。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
一月十日 香港
先生致信王重民,谈牛津大学Henry N. Spalding捐款及分配可能,并谈陈寅恪赴欧之目的。
有三吾弟如晤:
在滇寄上陆拾镑汇票,想已收到。旋接上月二日及九日手书,详悉一一。Spalding捐款购书曾否在任何报纸上有所记载?极愿一阅。此事照例由郭大使通知外交部,将来必为中央各机关分配无余因翁文灏、蒋廷黻等皆愿购书,吾馆恐未能染指,惟愿致函Spalding氏表示谢意。请将其名字、爵位查明速覆,至其牛津住址,想可由Hughes转到也。郭大使处亦拟寄一信,表示赠本馆之希望,但伊必推到政府,将来似仍须在重庆设法,最好请第三者出面向伊说项,如熊式一、王礼锡诸先生。注重两点:(一)昆明为学术机关集中之地同济、广州中大、中正医学院均移滇,需要较殷;(二)昆明较重庆为安全。关于法方赠书由英转运公司代运一事,如能办到最佳。兹另寄协会信纸,发信时名字下写一European Representative即可。英文图章似无需要,因外人认公文信纸及签字为有效也。剑桥所聘德人汉文教授姓名为何?陈先生愿赴欧闻尚未决定,目的在到维也纳治眼,此中情形不必为外人道也。本月三十日返滇。顺颂旅安。
同礼顿首
一月十日香港
王育伊今日可到港转滇,渠亦协助编辑《图书副刊》。
《益世报》不肯印单行本,仅赠三十份报,实不敷分配也。
〔国立北平图书馆用笺。中国书店2013年秋季书刊资料文物拍卖会〕
该人译名,参见《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第5期,页15。
按:Henry N. Spalding(1877-1953),本谱中译作“石博鼎”
,1909年起开始在英国海军服务,后与妻子在牛津大学设立有关东方宗教、伦理学、东正教、东方艺术等研究奖学金。王礼锡(1901-1939),字庶三,江西安福人,曾与陈铭枢、梅龚彬、胡秋原等人创办神州国光社,1933年赴欧,1938年底归国。
一月十三日
国会图书馆覆函先生,告知前请寄送该馆所藏有关中国西南书籍、期刊文章目录卡片已获批准,随函寄出。
January 13, 1939
Dear Sir:
In response to your letter of November 19(received by us on January 3),asking for a bibliography of books and articles relating to southwestern China, we send herewith a collection of cards which the Chief Bibliographer has selected from the Library of Congress Catalog under the various subject headings.
Very truly yours,
Secretary of the Library
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: National Library 1930-1939〕
按:此为录副。
一月十四日
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,报告访购书刊事。大意如下:
顷阅致照亭先生手示,敬悉一一。所嘱代购各书及圕用品均已分别照办,薄纸片一万张已托科学公司切好,价廿六元,中文登录簿二本及导片一百张亦均购好。闻最近寄滇包裹不通,拟得便带港。期刊登录卡片印二千张,未知照何格式(中文抑西文),候示再印。
前寄滇日文书,闻遭扣留,未知能否交涉收回。先后所寄各书封皮外均依遵嘱写私人姓名(昆明拓东路迤西会馆袁守和),藉免此间检查□意。所扣一部想系十一月廿五日所寄三包(内装各书十九册,见发票),此书系托环球代购,发票系写西南联合大学图书馆(此项单据已于十一月份报销时托李君寄滇,函内将副张寄上备查)。倘与当局交涉似可将此项发票作为证明。又以后所寄各书未知有无缺少,另开一单,以便查核。
以前嘱购各日文书报,因不便以本馆及联大名义与内山书店往来,故转托环球书报社代办(现租界内各书店均与日方书店□化),惟以该社价目汇率开价太高,曾数次去函交涉,后允由1.75改按1.25计算(曾将该社来函随发票附上寄滇)。惟仍较市价为高,故除前已订各书外,新购各书均用个人名义向内山书店购买。惟该店售价均须按定价加一成,汇价按市价计算后环球可少一角上下,但该店不在虹口,倘沪上□□□□□□书外□□,托其向东京配订须付定洋等,甚感不便。
平方汇价较为合算,以后日文书籍拟请寄交平方代购,如不便径寄昆明,可嘱由东京径寄此间代为收转。日前寄上书单三纸,其中有十余种已向内山购到,日内拟托人带港再为寄滇,似较由此间寄发为便也。
前嘱订《申报》已代史料征辑会订一份寄滇(寄报地址该馆不允与收据互异,故亦写史料征辑会,未知报销方面有无困难)。本馆一份由此间接洽,自复刊号起赠一全份,并自本月起按日寄滇,前出各份已送存此间。另,本埠各大报经接洽后,允予赠送者有《华美晨报》、《大英夜报》、《大晚报》,均自一月一日起各送一份。《文汇》、《中美》已各承送一份。
寄来《图书半月刊》已收阅,一俟得暇,当将沪出各版新刊择要介绍。
科学社方面编目工作,数月来已将西文书本目录赶编完成,样本已送排印,除分类部分外并附一author index。日来正忙于校对。俟西文部分印成后,刘先生意似要再为编印中文部分,此事拟俟西文部分完成再说。因此前拟为本馆编制之西文抗战论文索引,迄未得暇着手,中文部分均已抄成卡片,但亦未有暇整理也。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页655-658〕
按:“迤西会馆”即平馆驻昆明办事处、西南联合大学图书馆所在地。环球书报社(International Bookseller, Ltd.),位于博物馆路(今虎丘路)。《图书半月刊》似为某种油印刊物,内容为分类目录,类似于美国图书馆协会刊行的Book-List,参见1938年11月25日先生致史蒂文斯信。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
费正清致函先生,告知其已在哈佛大学组织捐书委员会,希望将募集到的书籍尽可能的赠予清华大学,并就所需书籍的种类、数量上限、运输渠道等向先生征求意见。
Jan. 14, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
We have organized a committee here to make a collection of books to be sent for use in China. We propose to collect from students in the University textbooks of recent date, and from faculty members books which they have recently reviewed favorably or consider as standard works. We propose to limit this collection largely to books on the social sciences. Prof. K. L. Wildes of the Mass. Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, is making a collection in that field also and would like the same information which I should like.
1.We propose to have a member of each department pass upon the value of the books selected, to insure their quality.
2.We are particularly interested in making this donation available for the use of Tsing Hua University, and we assume that you can dispose of them with that interest in mind.
3.We plan to make the collection in February at the beginning of the second semester with a view to shipping the books in the spring. We assume that they would in any case be too late for use this school year, but that they can be used for 1939-40 if they arrive in the summer time.
There are a number of questions on which we should much appreciate an answer from you as soon as possible, so that we can carry out this plan in the most effective manner.
1.Do you think our plan a sound one? Can you make any suggestion regarding the type of books most needed, the maximum number desirable, or the mode of selecting them?
2.To what destination and by what agency should we ship them? This is the chief question. The Library here has already made a shipment to the International Exchange Service of the Smithsonian, mentioned in your letter.
We have hopes here that American foreign policy is going to come to life and shut off the supplies to Japan. I think efforts of all kinds in the future to rouse the American public will meet a more active response. At any rate, the University community here is more anxious to help. I hope very much that you will tell me any ideas you may have on things that might be done here, whether there are other things more pressing than books that we could supply.
My wife and I hope to see you in Kunming within a couple of years. I need hardly say that Chinese defense and unity in the past year and a half have given us all a great hope in the future.
With sincerest best wishes,
J. K. Fairbank
〔Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive〕
按:此件为录副。
一月十六日
先生致信史蒂文斯,告知平馆中文新书的月刊即将印行并拟寄送中外各学术中心,并再次提交备忘录希望该基金会考虑援助平馆。
January 16, 1939
Dear Dr. Stevens:
I have already reported to you about our work at Kunming. Our monthly bulletin of new Chinese publications is now in the press and copies will be sent to all sinological centres in China and abroad. It takes the place of the Quarterly Bulletin of Chinese Bibliography, although it is printed entirely in the Chinese language. Its pages will show in a concrete way how much scientific work is being done in China during the national crisis.
In order to foster every form of intellectual life, we have been making full use of the limited supply of materials which are placed at our disposal. China's need for Western scientific literature is most urgent at the present time, as set forth in the enclosed memorandum which I beg to submit to you. As China's future depends upon her intellectuals, we sincerely hope that our request will receive due consideration from the Trustees of your Foundation. Any personal assistance which you may extend to us will be gratefully appreciated.
With cordial regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,似于2月中旬送达。
一月十九日
战时征集图书委员会(重庆)致函先生,请中华图书馆协会加入该会征集图书序列中,以便更好开展图书募集与分配工作。
守和先生大鉴:
关于中华图书馆协会向美国图书馆协会征集图书事,经先生之努力,已获该会之同情,允向各方捐赠。我国文化前途,实深利赖。兹全国各学术机关团体,因感觉此项工作之重要,已在政府指导下,联合成立战时征集图书委员会,并拟向各国作大规模之宣传与征集,刻正积极进行。为对国际间表示划一,俾收较宏大之效果起见,经本会第二次执行委员会会议决议:“凡在本会未成立以前,已向国外征集图书之团体,均拟请其加入本会统一办理,对于已征集之图书,均请集中本会由教育部作最后之分配”纪录在卷。此项决议,一方面可使国际间明了中国政府对于征集图书已有统一之组织,一方面可将已征得之图书,斟酌各方损失及需要情形,作适当之分配,谅荷赞同。尚祈惠示尊见,以利进行,无任企盼之至。再本会成立经告情形,想已由沈祖荣先生转达。兹特检送本会章程,暨历次会议纪录各一份,以供参考。此颂台祺!
战时征集图书委员会启
一月十九日
〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第5期,1939年3月30日,页12〕
《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第5期,1939年3月30日,页19;《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,1939年5月30日,页18。
按:“本会成立经告情形”当作“本会成立经过情形”。“想已由沈祖荣先生转达”,1939年1月14日、2月6日战时征集图书委员会先后举行第二、三次执行委员会,先生皆请沈祖荣作为代表参加。
George J. Beal覆函先生,请联系驻沪办事处兰安生,证明昆明办事处为平馆合法代表。
January 19, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan:
We received your letter of November 25th in reference to the Foundation's appropriation for printing of Chinese catalogue cards, payment of which has been withheld since October, 1937. We note that you expect to resume the printing of these cards as soon as there is a sufficient supply of paper. This grant, as you know, expires June 30, 1939, and we assume that in connection with the reopening of the grant you have sent to Dr. Grant in Shanghai information in connection with the legal transfer of the Library from Peiping to Kunming and also financial data in connection with the work to be done and possibilities for the future.
Very truly yours,
George J. Beal
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:George J. Beal为洛克菲勒基金会(纽约总部)的审计员。此函寄送昆明。
一月二十日
先生致信詹森大使,请其协助平馆向洛克菲勒基金会申请援助,并附去年十二月三十日撰写的备忘录。
January 20, 1939
Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson
c/o Division of Far Eastern Affairs
Department of State
Washington, D. C.
U. S. A.
Dear Ambassador:
All of your friends in China are extremely glad to learn of Your Excellency's safe arrival at Washington. We are looking forward with keen pleasure to your early return.
Your Excellency will probably recall our talks both at Chungking and Kunming concerning China's urgent need of Western books and journals particularly at the present time due to Government's control over foreign exchange.
At the suggestion of my colleagues, I have submitted a memorandum to the Rockefeller Foundation in the hope that due consideration will be given by the Trustees at their next meeting. I beg to enclose herewith a copy of the memorandum for your reference. Should Your Excellency find it possible to write to President Raymond B. Fosdick to support our application, Chinese scholars will be exceedingly indebted to you.
Being far away from the scene of conflict, the Trustees would naturally adopt a more cautious policy. We shall greatly appreciate your assistance if Your Excellency could explain to the Trustees that amidst all the human conflict and turmoil, a great deal of scientific work is being carried on with renewed vigour and enthusiasm.
With kindest regards to you and Mrs. Johnson,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(冯平山图书馆转)英文信纸。Library of Congress, Nelson T. Johnson Papers; Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:2月11日,詹森致信洛克菲勒基金会主席Raymond B. Fosdick(1883-1972),表示先生在备忘录中对中国高校、研究机构的描述与自己在重庆、昆明、贵阳等地所见一致,希望该基金会能够妥善考虑先生申请援助的请求。此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,另附备忘录一份,共两页。
一月二十一日
先生致信胡适,告其中日战事史料征辑会工作计划、收集范围、委员构成,希望中基会年会对该项目给予特别资助。
January 21, 1939
Dear Dr. Hu:
Knowing that you will be interested in our special war collection, I enclose herewith a statement regarding its present status as well as our future plans.
Among our desiderata, we are particularly anxious to have copies of your addresses delivered before public bodies in Europe and America. In the case of important documents, we shall treat them as confidential and shall not allow anyone to consult them unless we get from you the necessary permission.
As we are building up a historical collection, any duplicate material which you or your Embassy may wish to dispose of will be most gratefully received.
The annual meeting of the Trustees of the China Foundation is scheduled for April 10th. Should Mr. Greene be able to come out, I hope you will discuss with him about our plans. All members of our Committee hope that US $10,000 would be granted by the China Foundation for this purpose and any personal assistance which you will be able to extend to us will be gratefully appreciated.
Professor Yao is mailing to you his unpublished manuscript about our work and he hopes that you would kindly give us some advice.
I wish to add that amidst all the human conflict and turmoil, a great deal of scientific work has been carried on. Through our collection of scientific journals, we have been rendering invaluable services to various government departments and scientific institutions, not to mention a large number of refugee scholars now concentrated at Kunming.
With warmest regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。台北胡适纪念馆,档案编号HS-JDSHESE-0393-011〕
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,报告图书采访事。大意如下:
昨日奉到一月九日及十二日赐书,敬悉一一。附来书单及介绍信件亦均收到,中基会事即当遵嘱前往办理。惟现孙先生以足疾未到会,尚未晤面。因此间每日常存信件及须接洽之事,故拟于每日下午前往。据金先生告,谓本馆购书账及福利储金两项账目甚繁,大约均须交由本馆自理。至时间是否足够支配,拟俟晤孙先生后再议。
前托Dr. Read代索之《中国文化情报》,昨收到十二日出版之第十三期一份,已随时转港。以前各期恐已无存,已函请代询矣。
本馆购书事当随时留意,附下日文书单已函内山书店派人前来接洽,作为史料会委托个人代办,不以办事处名义往来可也。联大付款贰百元已收到,以后垫款及本馆书账当分列。本馆搜集资料事,前在Dr. Read处曾见馆中所发乙份,其他各处,未知已有何处业经去函接洽请求协助者,盼示知数处,俾易于接洽。
代联大所购日文书报,现尚存沪未寄,未知滇方能否交涉不至扣留,并请示知为幸。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页658-659〕
按:“金先生”应指金绍基。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
一月二十二日
先生访蔡元培,告知平馆文津街馆舍照常开放。清华大学图书馆阅览室住日本伤兵,北京大学第二院未被扰乱,图书馆封存未动。惟缪荃孙旧藏拓片存国学研究院,稍有损失。另,中法大学因受扰停办。〔《蔡元培日记》,页598〕
按:“第二院”即京师大学堂旧址,北大数学系等理科院系所在,旧址在今东城区沙滩后街55号院。“国学研究院”,似指北京大学研究院文科研究所。
一月二十四日
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,报告文具购买、平馆购书账目工作。大意如下:
兹托赵善之君赴港之便,带上小包一件,内系薄纸卡片一万张,三组导卡二百张,又战事照片册一部;函内附上托人在京觅得军用手票四种,照片二张,又海关及俄文书目数种,均请一并查收。
顷奉十九日手示,得悉尚需五组导片200件及登记簿一册(二册已寄滇),当另购寄National Christian Council之文件,日内当前往一询。倘能取到,当托任先生之便带港。
中基会已自本星期起每日下午前往,购书账已接手办理。孙先生足疾未愈,尚未晤面。日文书购到二十余种,因携带不便,已由沪交邮寄滇(现限定每日每处只能寄两件)。前代本馆所购西文书亦已寄出,书单附上备查。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页660〕
台北胡适纪念馆,档案编号HS-JDSHSC-1505-001。
按:赵善之,与胡适有旧
,其子赵树林似曾在平馆任职。National Christian Council即中华全国基督教协进会,其会址位于上海圆明园路169号。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
一月二十六日
先生致信William A. Simmons,请其在美协助募集再版、新旧书刊以利中国学者在困境中继续研究工作。
January 26, 1939
Dear Sir:
Ever since Japan's military occupation of Peiping, all national institutions of learning in that historical city have been unable to function. In view of this situation, we have established an office at Kunming, Yunnan. We have been collecting books and journals in order to meet the intellectual needs of Chinese scholars in this hour of distress. As many of our universities and scientific institutions have been deliberately destroyed by Japanese militarists, the need of scientific literature felt by the Chinese scholars is especially urgent at the present time.
In order to keep Chinese scholars informed as to the recent development of various branches of science, we are building up a special Reprint Collection which will be of great value to investigators engaged in scientific research.
Knowing that your institution has made notable contributions to learning and cognizant of your intellectual sympathy for China, we earnestly hope that you will find it possible to ask each member of your scientific staff to send us a complete set of his reprints if they are still available for distribution.
As we have to start our work entirely afresh, we are in urgent need of books and periodicals of all kinds, old and new, especially standard works in various fields. Donations of books from American and Canadian authors may be sent to us care of the International Exchange Service, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. which makes monthly shipment to China. Should any of your friends be willing to lend a helping hand in the rehabilitation of our collections, will you kindly make the necessary contact for us?
As a great deal of scientific work is being carried on in China in spite of the war, your contributions will render a great service to the present and future generations of intellectual workers in this country.
Thanking you in anticipation for your kind co-operation and assistance,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
Mr. William A. Simmons
Association of Business Officers of Preparatory Schools
Tarrytown, N. Y.
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988(Record Unit 509),Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按:William A. Simmons,该人生平待考。此件为录副。
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,告知向中华全国基督教协进会等机构索取文献的进展。大意如下:
昨托赵善之君赴港之便,带上卡片包一件及目录函件,日内当可送到。所有书籍因携带不便,均由此间寄滇,其余各书俟有儥到,当再寄去。又嘱购德文报及俄文报,自1937七月起至1938底,嘱查出一份,惟均不全,每月约缺少四五份,是否需要购存,即请示知(每份全年约廿元)。
《期刊日报索引》及《人文月刊》均已托人设法检一全份,《人文月刊》(已出八年)或可允赠送全份,尚在接洽,其余书籍□书店均不□允,容当留意。昨赴National Christian Council晤C. L. Boynton先生,得悉允予送存本馆之文件尚未整理就绪,其内容大概包括南京、杭州等地之通信及报告,闻此项文件仅有五份,N. Y. State Council, London Embassy, □□□□□及其本人各存一份,其余一份则拟送存本馆。现因一部为各报馆借用,故拟俟整理完备并装订成册,再为送来。其他尚有关于难民救济及捐款文件、广播文稿及Bulletin,谓亦可送存一份。伊谓事甚忙,大约再有数星期当来函通知,届时前往领取。
《译报》已为联大另订一份寄史料会,前预约百期合订本已出版,日内即寄滇。《文汇报年刊》亦为联大预约一册,又前代联大购各画报、什志,因中国图书公司允有办法寄滇不致检查,故均各订半年(共九种),将来即由该公司负责直接寄出,其余新书当随时购寄,勿念。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页661-662〕
按:《期刊日报索引》应指《期刊索引》和《日报索引》,由中山文化教育馆编印,均为月刊;前者涵盖国内期刊二百余种,后者以《申报》、《新闻报》、《时事新报》、《中央日报》、《武汉日报》、《大公报》、《晨报》(北平)、《工商日报》(香港)、《国民日报》(广州)、《星洲日报》(新加坡)等十种报纸为对象。《人文月刊》,1930年2月由钱新之、穆藕初、徐静仁、王儒堂等人创刊,该刊以现代史料为核心,尤其侧重社会经济方面,并以民国大事类表与杂志索引为特色。C. L. Boynton即Charles Luther Boynton(1881-1967),美国浸礼宗来华传教士,毕业于纽约协和神学院(Union Theological Seminary),时任中华全国基督教协进会(National Christian Council)干事。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
二月二日
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,报告平馆、联大中西文购书账目信息及采购图书馆文化用品情况。大意如下:
兹寄上一月份本馆及联大购书单据卅一张,清单各二份,计本馆购书账付出94.32元,代联大垫付135.00元正。兹遵嘱将前中基会拨付三百元作为联大垫款,本月廿一日续付贰百元作为本馆西文书费。兹分别报告如下:
代联大垫付购书费,计十月份53.40元及十一月27.28元,合计80.68元,系由李照亭君在办事处经费内垫付,账已由李君报销。十二月91.77元及本月135.00元,合计二二六。七七元,则在三百元内扣除,计尚余七十三元二△三分正。
本馆西文书费自上年十月至本年一月止,共付231.27元(见清单),除收中基会最近拨付贰百元外,尚不敷卅一元二△七分。兹拟请在联大账内再付贰百元,以便付定购之日文书及什志、报纸等账,则连前合共五百元,可由联大当局正式备函请中基会发款时扣还。另本馆西文书账亦盼再付若干,以便随时应用。至于本馆所购中文书等,以后均将账单交请李君照付,以便与西文书账分列。
上月由港寄下应购日文书单及1937至最近之日文什志、报纸等,本嘱内山书店派人前来接洽,迄无回音。故现托圕服务社设法向东京直接往来,价格或可较廉。
前次来示,提及内地需用圕用品甚多,嘱此间商店到滇开设分店,此事曾与圕服务社(现由文华校友陈鸿飞君主持)商洽,大约目前派人到滇甚多困难,倘协会或其他机关能设法代理为最好,可需先付□□若干成。由此间制成大批运滇,售出后由该社给予代理人经售佣金,则西南、西北各内地图书馆需要用品者可径向协会定购,必多便利。此事倘协会认为可办,当再嘱该社将详细办法说明,径向协会接洽可也。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页663-665〕
按:陈鸿飞(1904—?),山东益都人,山东齐鲁大学毕业后留该校图书馆服务。1931年考取武昌文华图书馆专科学校,与童世纲等人为同学;1936年至1938年任上海市图书馆特藏部主任;1939年成立“中华图书馆服务社”,任理事长;1940年2月赴沙县出任福建省立图书馆馆长。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
二月七日
先生致信费正清,感谢哈佛大学成立向中国捐赠书籍的委员会,告知平馆亟需国际法、国际关系等领域的图书,对寄赠出版品的可行渠道给出建议,并谈中日战事史料征辑会的工作,请其在美留意相关书刊、报纸。
February 7, 1939
Dear Dr. Fairbank:
Words fail me to express to you my keen pleasure and deep gratitude for your air-mail of January 14th. The news contained in your letter is particularly welcome at a time when Chinese intellectuals are in such urgent need of assistance.
I am delighted to learn that a committee has been organized at Cambridge to make a collection of books for China. The fact that you have already given so much thought on their selection is especially appreciated. I am confident that through the good offices of your Committee, a collection of books representative of American scholarship and learning will be sent to China.
Concerning the type of books needed here, I wish to advise that all standard works in various fields are needed in China especially in view of the loss and destruction of so many scientific libraries. But since you are limiting your selection largely to books on the social sciences, may I request that you make a special effort in gathering material for the National Library in the field of international law and relations? China would need such material as soon as we have the peace conference. For your information, I enclose herewith a memorandum regarding the present status of National Library.
For teaching purposes, books on sociology, economics, statistics, public finance and commerce would be most welcome. Donation of books for Tsing Hua University should be marked in order to avoid any possible confusion. If the number of volumes is not very large, you may like to send them by book-post directly to Tsing Hua at its Kunming address.
The other alternative is to forward the boxes to Hong Kong through the International Exchange Service, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. which makes monthly shipment to the Library Association of China. Our Association would send by book-post those items especially needed by Tsing Hua. A list of books(in duplicate copies)thus donated should be sent to us for reference.
The freight traffic between Haiphong and Kunming is already too much congested, and with the French way of conducting business, it usually takes three or four months for such boxes to go through Indochina alone! Under these circumstances, it does not seem advisable to send the boxes by freight to Kunming via Haiphong.
The National Library will be very glad to pay transportation charges from Cambridge to Washington, if the books are destined for this Library. I am writing to Prof. K. L. Wildes giving him the same information contained in this letter.
I am also enclosing a statement regarding the special war collection which we have been building up at Kunming. Being a historical scholar, I trust you will be interested in this undertaking. May I, therefore, look forward to your help? Any material published since September, 1931, which your University community may wish to dispose of will be most gratefully received.
I wish to add that in spite of the undeclared war, a great deal of scientific work is being carried on in China. Even amidst all human conflict and turmoil, there is always good news.
All of us feel keenly that if supplies to Japan can be shut off, it would be a most desirable thing and we are sure that public opinion in America is already moving towards the right direction.
With renewed thanks for your assistance in the re-establishment of our intellectual edifice,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名。
二月八日
平馆向教育部陈立夫呈文一件,题为《请转咨财政部准予按照法定汇率再购英镑贴补王重民在英生活费用》,具先生名。
案查职馆馆员王重民奉派在英法两国影照燉煌古写本,于学术前途至关重要。其工作费曾于九月间呈请大部转咨财政部购买外汇,当承该部渝钱汇字第九九三号准购外汇通知书节开准,凭该通知书向昆明中央银行购汇英金六十镑在案。查该款仅敷四个月之用,用特再行呈请转咨财政部念此事之重要,准予按照法定汇率再购英金陆拾镑,以便该员继续工作,不致中途辍业,实为德便。耑此上呈,伏希鉴核。
谨呈
教育部长
国立北平图书馆副馆长袁同礼谨呈
廿八年二月八日
〔中国第二历史档案馆,教育部档案·全卷宗5,国立北平图书馆请拨员工学术研究补助费经常费有关文书,案卷号11616(1)〕
先生致信史蒂文斯,报告此前洛克菲勒基金会资助平馆刊印中文书籍卡片目录项目之余额,并表示平馆近期有可能恢复印行,询问未拨付的资助款可否移作购买美国出版的书籍和期刊。
February 8, 1939
Dear Dr. Stevens:
With reference to the Foundation's grant of US $18,000.00 for the printing and distribution of Chinese catalogue cards, I beg to enclose herewith a statement regarding the receipts and expenditures up to February, 1939.
From the enclosed statement, you will note that out of the grant of US $18,000.00, we have received from the Foundation only US $7,500.00 which was equivalent to Sh $24,930.00. Out of this sum, there is held in the Bank a balance of Sh $6,959.28.
As the work of printing and distribution of catalogue cards was suspended under circumstances entirely beyond our control, may I make the following suggestions?
1.Taking advantage of the facilities available at Peiping, we propose to resume the printing of these cards on a smaller scale by our Peiping office. This service and our new bibliographical bulletin would supplement each other and would serve as an essential link between Chinese and Western scholars. I therefore propose that the unexpended balance of Sh $6,959.28 be used for these two projects.
2.Concerning the balance of US $10,500.00 not yet paid to the National Library, we venture to request that sympathetic consideration be given to the present difficulty of obtaining American books and periodicals by Chinese educational institutions as a result of Government control over foreign exchange. The reasons for suggesting a diversion of the grant from printed cards to printed books are set forth in the enclosed memorandum.
As you might have received similar requests from other institutions in China, we earnestly hope that conditions would be more favorable this year for a recommendation for changes in these projects necessitated by unforeseen conditions resulted from the war.
But if you do not see your way of acceding to this request, we shall expect that the unpaid balance be held in trust temporarily by the Foundation until permanent peace is restored in China when we shall be able to carry on the work on a larger scale.
With kindest regards, I am
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,随信附Statement Re the Expenditure of the Rockefeller Foundation Grant for the Printing and Distribution of Chinese Catalogue Cards两页,Memorandum Re the Establishment of a Bureau of American Bibliography in the National Library of Peiping, Kunming, Yunnan, China一页。
二月九日
中国驻英大使郭泰祺覆函先生,告先生前此寄送备忘录已获英方人士、机构积极响应,石博鼎等人已捐资购书,并将于最近寄送书刊。大意如下:
径启者,阁下前致敝人之备忘录,已在英国获有良好之结果。牛津大学石博鼎先生,已开始发起为中国各大学募集图书。想阁下闻此消息,必感无穷之欣慰。石先生本人愿先捐二千英磅,在英购置图书,以为之倡;并愿继续捐赠三千英磅,如牛津其他人士,亦能凑成同样或更较大之数额。现为此事已成立一委员会,专司选择图书事宜,其第一批捐募之书,并于本月内即可寄出矣。敬颂台祺!
弟郭泰祺谨启
一九三九,二,九。
〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,页12〕
按:郭泰祺(1888-1952),字保元,号复初,湖北广济人,时任中华民国驻英大使,后又改任外交部长、最高国防会议外交委员会主席等职。原函为英文,后被译成中文刊登。
二月十一日
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,报告接洽《密勒氏评论报》等西方社团组织以获取文献资料的进展。大意如下:
在港先后寄下各函及介绍信、书单等件均已收到。兹将各处接洽情形奉告于后:
《密勒氏评论报》、J. B. Powell对于本馆征集史料甚表兴趣。该报所载各项照片,均允由本馆翻印一份,惟以并无底片,故复印每张需费一元至一元五角,如要一全份,约二□张。此项印费似嫌太巨(亦有多数系内地寄来),故与该处商定,俟尊处随时视需选定该片前□要,再为开明接洽专印。上次本拟先择一部文化机关被毁照片添印,然以为数不多亦甚普通(约七八张),故未决定,仅先购日方宣传画照片四种(付价贰元)。至于各项资料,Mr. Powell允予随时留意,伊复介绍往晤American Chamber of Commerce秘书Mr. Howes,在该处觅得该会所印小册子数种,关于外人在华投资损失情形,曾请其将各方报告录一副份,据称此项情形均保存于美领署,现时尚系秘密文件,恐难索得。关于日方新闻检查制度,American Book Shop经理Mr. F. D. Mortimer或有相当材料供给,日内当前往一询。
又《新申报》等单据,往订时系具名钱公垂,该处误写公□,因系收据不允另补,倘馆中不便报销,请将该条寄下,可嘱圕服务社设法另开一代订发票也。
民23《中国外交年鉴》、Young-The International Relations of Manchuria等均已觅得旧书,价甚廉。《海关条约》二册可购到,每部35元,未知需要否?又China Information Committee(原在汉,现迁港)及Shanghai Federation of Culture Assn.出有小册多种,未知馆中已有否?
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页665-667〕
The North-China Desk Hong List, 1939, pp. 51、68.
按:J. B. Powell、Mr. Powell即John B. Powell(1919-2008),美国新闻记者,《密勒氏评论报》编辑。American Chamber of Commerce即驻华美国商务会,位于福州路209号,Mr. Howes即James Howes,确为该会秘书。American Book Shop即中美图书公司,其地址位于上海南京路160号。
The International Relations of Manchuria全称为The International Relations of Manchuria: a digest and analysis of treaties, agreements, and negotiations concerning the three eastern provinces of China,Walter Young著,1929年芝加哥大学出版该书,后由蒋景德翻译,书名译作《满洲国际关系》,1931年11月由神州国光社出版,本文第十六封信中亦提及购到此书。“海关条约”应指Treaties Conventions etc. between China and Foreign States,1908年初版,由海关总税务司署(Inspectorate General of Customs)发行,该书收录了1689年至1908年间清朝与各国订立的条约,按国别分类编次,各条约均以中西原文对照排印。China Information Committee应指中国情报委员会,国民政府于1937年筹设,负责对外宣传抗日战争,其最初办公地点位于上海,后经南京、汉口、长沙,最终于1938年迁至陪都重庆,并在香港设有分支。钱存训极有可能不清楚内陆情况,故有“原在汉,现迁港”之说。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
詹森大使覆函先生,告知已应先生前请致信洛克菲勒基金会主席Raymond B. Fosdick,请后者妥善考虑援助平馆,并谈个人休假计划。
February 11, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan:
Your letter of January 20 has just reached me and I shall be glad to write to Dr. Fosdick in the matter. I took occasion, while in New York the other day and when talking to people interested in colleges and other enterprises in China, to say that one of the ways of helping with the work of education in China would be to send out books and I found people interested in that. I hope that you will receive a sympathetic response.
I have been very busy here in Washington during the last two weeks and am now looking forward to the real holiday that is coming when I can go to Cody and spend a couple of months with the children before returning to China.
With kindest regards, I am
〔Library of Congress, Nelson T. Johnson Papers〕
按:Cody似指怀俄明州帕克县(Park County)的度假地。该件为录副,无落款。
二月十三日
先生致信鲍曼,推荐严文兴前往匹兹堡大学学习。
February 13, 1939
Dear Dr. Bowman:
You will probably recall that when you were in Hong Kong last September, we talked about the desirability of assisting young Chinese scientists to pursue graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh. It was very kind of you to promise to look into the matter after your return and to see whether something might be done for its realization.
For the past few months, I have been thinking over the matter and I now have the pleasure in enclosing herewith a statement regarding Mr. Yen's academic career.
Under separate cover, I am sending you several professional papers published by Mr. Yen. He seems to be a highly qualified candidate worthy of your consideration and support.
As China needs trained men more than anything else to assist the great task of reconstruction after the war, I sincerely hope that your University may find it possible to offer Mr. Yen a fellowship which would enable him to pursue advanced studies at your great institution. I need hardly say that any courtesy and assistance which your University would extend to him will be gratefully appreciated.
With sincerest thanks and cordial regards,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔University of Pittsburgh Library, John Gabbert Bowman, Administrative Files, Box 2 Folder 13, Chinese Material〕
按:Mr. Yen即严文兴(Yen Wen-Hsing, 1909-2012),湖北汉川人,严文郁之弟,1930年上海圣约翰大学毕业,后入燕京大学研究生院学习化学。该件为录副。
先生致信阿博特,感谢史密斯森协会及其国际交换服务的成员馆给予中国学术界的援助。
February 13, 1939
Dear Dr. Abbot:
We have so far received one hundred and four boxes of books donated by American libraries and institutions which your Institution has so kindly forwarded to this Association. We understand that more boxes will be forwarded to China, as soon as sufficient materials have been accumulated at Washington.
As Chinese universities and scientific institutions have been forced to migrate to the remote West to carry on their work without books and journals, the contributions made by American libraries and institutions will aid materially the cause of education and culture in China particularly at a time of our national crisis.
While we are unpacking the boxes forwarded by your Institution, I hasten to write to express to you our deep sense of gratitude for this scholarly cooperation and assistance. May I convey to you and through you to all members of the International Exchange Service our heart-felt thanks and great admiration for the valuable help you have given to Chinese libraries. Your courtesy and assistance has won our everlasting gratitude.
Yours very sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Chairman
Executive Board
〔中华图书馆协会(冯平山图书馆转)英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988(Record Unit 509),Box 1, Library Association of China, Hong Kong〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于3月28日送达。
二月十五日 昆明
下午四时半,中日战事史料征辑会假平馆昆明办事处召开第二次会议,冯友兰、姚从吾、刘崇鋐、先生出席,颜泽霮记录。讨论请款案、本会工作人员职务分配案。通过决议,推定蒋廷黻为本会名誉委员;姚从吾为总编纂,刘崇鋐为副编纂;函聘郑天挺、钱穆为中文编辑;函聘蔡维藩、雷海宗、皮名举、叶公超、王信忠、傅恩龄、吴达元、邵循正、刘泽荣为外文编辑;颜泽霮为干事。〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1939-※054-综合2-001011和1939-※054-综合2-001012〕
《国立北平图书馆、国立西南联合大学合组中日战事史料征辑会工作报告》,1939年,页12。
按:蔡维藩(1898-1971),字文侯,南京人,历史学家,1924年毕业于金陵大学,后赴美留学,1930年归国在南开大学任教,时任西南联合大学历史系教授,其与雷海宗、叶公超为英文编辑;皮名举(1907-1959),湖南善化人,时任西南联合大学历史系教授,为德文编辑,后又增聘冯文潜
;傅恩龄,字锡永,北平顺义人,1918年留学日本,在庆应大学经济地理专业学习,归国在南开大学任教,时任西南联合大学外文系教授,其与王信忠皆为日文编辑;王信忠(1909—?),江苏南通人,日本史专家,1927年入清华大学历史系,师从蒋廷黻,后被公派留学日本,抗日战争爆发遂归国在西南联大历史系执教,1943年8月初离开昆明赴美;吴达元(1905-1976),祖籍广东中山,生于上海,清华大学外文系毕业,后赴法国深造,时任西南联合大学外文系教授;邵循正(1909-1972),字心恒,福建侯官人,历史学家,清华大学毕业后赴法留学,师从伯希和,时任西南联合大学历史系教授,与吴达元同为法文编辑;刘泽荣(1892-1970),字绍周,广东肇庆人,早年随父前往俄国,毕业于圣彼得堡大学,时任西南联合大学外文系教授,为俄文编辑。
二月十六日
先生致信王重民,告知刘修业《云南书目》完备后可在上海印刷,并谈离欧前注意事项。
有三吾弟:
顷由港转到二月三日来书,敬悉一一。《云南书目》自以补充完备再付印为是。昆明印刷不易,香港又贵,将来或改在沪付印。Vial已去世,Savina亦病,其苗族历史在安南亦未觅得,请在各书店书目中随时注意,代为购置一部为盼。燉煌资料在离欧以前应尽量搜集,以后能否赴欧颇是问题。小孩应携至华京寄存教会中或其他教养机关,当托吴光清代为一询,想携美与留巴黎所费相等,而可免将来再赴欧也。况欧局不安,难保一、二年内不发生战事,故稿件及照片亦应送美保存,似较巴黎为安全也。寄去之六十磅系挂号信,想此时已收到。《益世报》需要之文以关于时事者为最欢迎,普通考据之文章只能慢慢付印。三月一号,全国教育会议在渝开会,现定廿五号赴渝。Spalding捐款事当与张伯苓、杭立武诸先生一谈,看此情形吾人不易染指,现正在美国进行。尊处之余款正与教部交涉,仍请转洽财政部批准售与外汇,但不识又需若干时日耳。顺颂旅安。
同礼顿首
二,十六
外一信阅毕加封寄出。寄Hummel之信日内即写。
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:Vial即Paul Vial(1855-1918),中文名邓明德,法国传教士,长期在云南传教,专门研究彝学。Savina即François Marie Savina(1876-1941),法国传教士、人类学家,长期在越南、老挝等地传教。《云南书目》即A Selected Bibliography of Yunnan and of the Tribes of Southwestern China,后刊于《图书季刊》英文本New Series Vol. I, No. 1, 3, 4; Vol II, Nos. 3-4,该目本拟分为8类,但实际只刊登了前6类,分别是概述和游记、自然科学、交通、商贸、回教、历史语言文学,共计1231个条目,第7西南少数民族和第8地图和影集并未刊登。
史蒂文斯覆函先生,重申RF36072项目的资助范围,言明该项目款不能挪作《图书季刊》英文本复刊之用,此外先生前此申请基金会资助平馆购买外文书刊的请求不予考虑。
February 16, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
Your letter of January 16 gives welcome news of activities in your new location. I believe that Mr. Beal wrote you on January 19 regarding our grant that expires on June 30, 1939. This was for a three-year period to provide for the development of the card catalogue of current publications 1931 ff., for the visit of the representatives of the American Library Association, and for reproduction of Chinese materials for American scholars. The plan to resume publication of your Chinese Bulletin of Bibliography falls outside this grant and would therefore need to be carried on your own funds. You may be thinking of the earlier appropriation for the Bulletin. This was kept open until December 31, 1938, in order that you might give an accounting on the last items of printing. On Mr. Koo's request the account then was closed at the Shanghai office of the Foundation.
On the other matter in your letter, namely the extended purchase of scientific literature beyond what is provided from the China Foundation, I can now only repeat the report of last spring, I greatly regret that it is not feasible for us to recommend extensive purchases of library materials. A considerable service to the National Rural Administration continues through the China program of Mr. Gunn. Beyond that and the aids to various institutions I fear we are now not in a position to go.
Sincerely yours
David H. Stevens
P. S. At our March meeting I will bring up the recommendation to extend the grant for one year and to change the terms for use as indicated in your letter.
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:该函寄送昆明,此件为录副。
二月十八日
先生访徐森玉,稍后徐旭生亦来。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页985〕
二月二十日
先生致信石博鼎,对其捐款帮助中国各大学购买图书之举动,表示感谢。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,页11〕
二月二十二日
刘文典邀先生和徐旭生约期晤谈。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页987〕
按:24日,徐旭生忽记起此事。
二月二十四日
先生访徐旭生,提出平馆与国立北平研究院合作办法数条,请其与李书华相商。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页987〕
按:晚餐时,徐旭生曾与李书华商谈,后者表示原则上赞成,但其中数项提议须问清。
国际图书馆协会联合会覆函先生,先生前函经联合会主席在大会上代为陈述并引起反响。大意如下:
主席先生:
前接尊处上年六月八日来函,内述关于此次因战事被毁之图书馆恢复藏书一节,业经本联合会主席歌德特先生(Mr. Godet瑞士国立图书馆馆长)在大会中代为陈述,其讲演词曾印于国际委员会纪录第十卷第三三至三四页,兹随函附上,即希台阅。此项讲演词,曾发生极大之注意,及深刻之印象,用特专函奉达,即希台察。
二月二十四日
〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,页12〕
按:Godet即Marcel Godet, 1909年至1945年担任瑞士国立图书馆馆长。原函为英文,后被译成中文刊登。
二月二十五日
徐旭生访先生,不值。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页987〕
按:徐旭生先后至先生寓所、办公场所,皆未能遇见先生。此时,先生或已动身前往重庆。
先生致信国会图书馆馆长秘书,感谢国会图书馆寄赠中国西南地区书籍卡片,并请寄赠少数民族主题卡片。
February 25, 1939
Dear Madam:
We have pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your letter dated January 13th as well as a set of cards relating to southwestern China which you have so kindly sent to this Library. On behalf of the National Library, I wish to convey to you and to your Chief Bibliographer my sincerest thanks for the courtesy which you have so kindly extended to this Library.
If it is not too much trouble to you, will you kindly ask your Chief Bibliographer to select for us once more other cards under the following subjects:
Lo-lo, Moso, Miao and other tribes in Southwestern China.,
Languages such as Lai, Khyang, Kaki-Chin and Tibet-Burman languages.
and supply some to us for our use. I need hardly say that any courtesy and assistance from your Library will be gratefully appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Library of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special Files, China: National Library 1930-1939〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于4月3日送达国会图书馆秘书办公室。
二月二十六日 昆明—重庆
先生乘坐中航飞机由滇赴渝,同行者有李书华等人。〔《民国日报》(云南),1939年2月27日,第4版〕
先生抵重庆,致信王重民,告知战时征辑图书委员会内情,并请其转交备忘录。
有三吾弟:
离昆明之前接一月二十八日来函,知近被窃,不知已有线索否?观来信情形似系熟人又明了情形者所为,如能物归原主,可谓幸极。今日来渝,知重庆组织战时征集图书委员会仍系蒋复聪所为,而对于Spalding之捐款显然欲独自染指,而以张伯苓为傀儡,大约张仲述在英活动又不啻暗中帮助蒋慰堂也。闻此委员会曾函熊式一代为帮忙,请速访熊并托其为昆明帮忙。因昆明是学术的,而重庆则完全政治意味也。兹寄上备忘录两份,可以一份交熊,一份交张(对张说话要小心)。昨已寄一份于牛津副校长,并用协会名义函谢Spalding。关于此类消息请王维诚随时供给是荷。
同礼顿首
二月廿六,重庆
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:“并用协会名义函谢Spalding”,参见1939年3月30日《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第5期第15页。王维诚(1904-1964),福建长汀人,1926年入北京大学理科学习,1928年转哲学系,1934年任清华大学哲学系助教,1937年赴英国牛津大学讲学,1940年归国任西南联大哲学系教授。
二月二十七日
管理中英庚款董事会函云南省政府,决定补助昆明图书馆建筑费五万元,由该会与省政府合组国立昆明图书馆筹备委员会,函聘李书华为主任,龚自知为副主任,蒋梦麟、梅贻琦、任鸿隽、熊庆来、先生为委员。〔《民国日报》(云南),1939年2月28日,第4版〕
《国立北京大学廿周年纪念册》,“学生一览”页38。《中华图书馆协会会报》第14卷第2-3期,页21。
按:龚自知(1896-1967),字仲钧,云南大关人,1917年北京大学文预科英文乙班毕业
,时任云南省教育厅厅长。收到中英庚款董事会来函后,云南省政府以事关文化教育,函覆赞同。该馆本拟于是年秋动工。
二月二十八日
先生致信王重民,告知美方捐赠图书数目,并请其便中赴牛津大学访问修中诚。
有三吾弟:
二月十七日来函顷由香港转到,致Hughes信随函奉上。美国方面已寄到143箱,有一万三千余册,均暂存香港,将来交教部支配。
Spalding十一月廿八日致牛津副校长之信今日始见到,此种资料王维诚何以早不供给,便中似须赴牛津一访Hughes,并托王维诚可也。
陈寅恪须八九月间方能赴英,主要目的在治眼,不可为外人道也。
英美期刊关于抗战论文之索引已作完,Times索引已购全份,以后出版者务请随时注意。
Clegg君已通讯数次,日内再函谢。
同礼
二,廿八重庆
王礼锡昨日来访,未晤,日内可见面也。
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
先生致信萧特会,请卡耐基国际和平基金会对中国教育界予以援助。
Chungking
February 28, 1939
Prof. James T. Shotwell
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
407 West 117th Street
New York City
U. S. A.
Dear Prof. Shotwell:
With reference to my recent letter, I beg to enclose herewith copy of a communication from Mr. H. N. Spalding. While the amount of the gift is not very large, it has made a most profound impression in China where educational and scientific work is going on steadily in spite of the war.
Since you and I are most anxious to bring China and America closer together, it seems desirable that one or two Foundations in America could see fit to give some practical help to China now and not after the war. I shall be glad to take a trip to New York and talk matters over with you whenever it is necessary.
I came to Chungking yesterday to attend the National Educational Conference which begins its session tomorrow. Presidents of universities and academies, directors of libraries, museums and all scientific institutions have come from all parts of the country. In one of the sessions, a full report of Spalding's gift will be given by the Minister of Education and will no doubt be peculiarly appreciated. It is really painful to see that in this hour of its need, no national institution of learning in China has received any material help from the United States!
Being a graduate of Columbia, I earnestly hope that President Butler and the Endowment could give some practical help to China. The memorandum I sent you could be used as an application. The amount of grant needs not be very large, but an expression of moral support to a victim of Japan's aggression seems most desirable.
With warmest regards, I am,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:该信应于3月中下旬送到,随后萧特会于3月21日致信史蒂文斯,并表示先生曾是他的学生,请洛克菲勒基金会考虑给予帮助。该件为抄件。
先生致信费正清,寄上石博鼎捐款书信副本并希望哈佛大学及哈佛燕京学社能继续援助中国学术界。
Chungking
February 28, 1939
Dear Dr. Fairbank:
With reference to my recent letter, I beg to enclose herewith copy of a communication from Mr. H. N. Spalding. While the amount of the gift is not very large, it has made a most profound impression in China where educational and scientific work is going on steadily in spite of the war.
Since you and I are most anxious to bring China and America closer together, it seems desirable that one or two Foundations in America could see fit to give some practical help to China now and not after the war. I am writing to Dr. Graves to-day to the same effect.
I came to Chungking yesterday to attend the National Educational Conference which begins its sessions tomorrow. Presidents of universities and academies, directors of libraries and museums as well as all scientific institutions have come from all parts of the country. In one of the sessions a full report of Spalding's gift will be given by the Minister of Education and will no doubt be peculiarly appreciated. It is really painful to see that in this hour of need, no national institution of learning in China has received any material help from the United States.
Knowing that you are interested in the promotion of Sino-American cultural relations, I earnestly hope that you will urge Harvard University or the Harvard-Yenching Institute to give some practical help to China just as an expression of moral support to a victim of Japan's aggression.
I didn't have time to write to Prof. Wildes before I left Kunming. Since I am going to Chengtu after this conference, will you kindly send a copy of my last letter to him, so that he may be kept informed. Our experience has shown that book-post is much quicker and in the long run is cheaper. The Harvard University Press could be entrusted with such practical matters.
With warmest regards, I am,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive, folder Books for China〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名。
二三月间
先生致信周恩来,征集延安出版的抗战文献。〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页679-680〕
按:三月初,似由周怡代为回访,但先生出席全国教育会议,不值。
三月一日
上午九时,第三次全国教育会议在川东师范学校开幕,孔祥熙院长、张群副院长、居正院长、张继委员、何应钦部长、王宠惠部长莅临,会议主席为陈立夫,出席代表张伯苓、宋美龄、吴敬恒、颜福庆、先生等二百余人。〔《申报》,1939年3月2日,第15版〕
《申报》(上海),1939年3月18日,第13版。
按:该次大会会期至9日结束,共举行全体会议十次。先生为社会教育组代表之一,该组其他代表有李蒸、李济、吴敬恒、吴景超、吴泽霖、俞庆棠、唐学咏、庄泽宣、陈果夫(王凤喈代)、陈天鸥、陈访先、陈泮藻、陈礼江、晏阳初、宋美龄、蒋复璁、赵太侔、滕固、骆美奂、萧友梅。
三月四日
上午、下午刘节两次前往英青会访先生,皆不值。〔《刘节日记》,郑州:大象出版社,2019年,页43〕
按:此次开会,先生与李济同宿重庆英青会。
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,报告搜集书籍、抗战报纸的进展。大意如下:
昨接九日手示并附《大陆报》等处函件,均已照收。该报照片三张计洋陆元已付,报纸一份按日送到,1937七月起旧报允俟觅全即送来。Rules of Procedure for the U. S. Court for China预约一部,该书三月初出版后即直接寄滇。兹将收据一并附上,计洋拾捌元正,连上月合计垫付四十九元二△七分。联大书账本月付廿六元〇九分,尚余四十七元一角四分。按嘱觅《大公报》,尚未获得,但购到上海战事期间之《救亡日报》(郭沫若等在沪主办)自创刊至停刊止全份,及《战时日报》(上海十种小报联合发刊)。又,《译报》自创刊起239份,共合五元,以后遇此类报纸及全份什志当随时留意收购。代印什志登记卡3000已分寄港(一千张)滇(二千张),指引卡二百张亦寄去,发票单据已交李君报销。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页667-668〕
按:《大陆报》即The China Press;Rules of Procedure for the United States Court for China该书名称直译“美国在华法庭程序规则”,1939年在上海出版,出版方为A. R. Hager。《救亡日报》1937年8月24日在上海创刊,社长郭沫若、总编辑夏衍,后迁广州,再迁桂林出版,1941年初停刊。《战时日报》1937年10月5日创刊,姚吉光为经理、龚之方任编辑、冯梦云任编辑顾问,该报实为《上海报》《小日报》《大晶报》《金刚钻报》《东方日报》《正气报》《世界晨报》《铁报》《明星日报》《福尔摩斯》十家小报联合出版,1937年12月11日停刊。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
三月七日
晚六时半,战时征集图书委员会假松柏厅举行第四次执行委员会会议,张伯苓、郭有守、顾毓琇、李迪俊、先生、杭立武、吴俊升、蒋复璁等人出席。议决各案如下:
一、郭有守辞职,由吴俊升继任,并推章益为执行委员;
二、在美征集图书,全权委托中华图书馆协会继续办理,但所得书籍运到香港后由平馆办事处负责运往内地,再统由本会交教育部分配;
三、在英征集图书,由战时征集图书委员会办理,书籍运到海防后委托国际出版品交换处负责国内运输费用。
四、各学校、团体送来所需图书目录,推举先生、蒋复璁、沈祖荣三人担任审查书目委员。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第5期,页12-13;《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,页18-19〕
按:章益(1901-1986),字友三,安徽滁州人,早年就读于上海圣约翰大学附属中学,后入复旦大学,1924年赴美留学,时任教育部总务司司长。李迪俊(1901—?),字涤镜,湖北黄梅人,清华学校毕后留学美国,获威斯康星大学博士学位,时在外交部任职,后曾任“中华民国驻巴西大使”。吴俊升(1901-2000),字士选,江苏如皋人,1928年赴法留学,1931年获巴黎大学文科博士学位,1938年初应陈立夫之邀,担任教育部高等教育司司长。《中华图书馆协会会报》前后两期对本次会议举行时间记载不一,暂依晚六时半,地点松柏厅应在川东师范学校内。
三月八日
刘节来访,谈北平诸旧友近况。先生对谢国桢多有烦言,并言英国庚子退款似可继续,每月薪俸如有二百元,不妨安于现状。〔《刘节日记》,页45〕
按:此时,刘节与先生已有三年未见,刘节认为先生“情形甚佳”,惟因谢国桢擅自由湘返平,遂有不满。此后,刘节确在管理中英庚款委员会从事研究工作。
晚六时,竺可桢与先生、孙洪芬至陕西街留春幄赴孙学悟宴,其他与席者有黄涵瑞、梅光迪、陈长蘅、李烛尘等,谈至十点半。〔《竺可桢全集》第7卷,2005年,页45〕
按:孙学悟(1888-1952),字颖川,山东文登人,化学家,主持创办了中国第一个化工科研机构——黄海化学工业研究社。
三月十日
先生致信王重民,告其国内各方就向国外征集图书达成妥协,并请其在英法留意购买中外国际关系史料,以利将来战后与日谈判。
有三吾弟:
在重庆共住十二日。关于向国外征集图书事已与各方商定,美国方面仍由协会继续办理,英德法方面则由战时征集图书委员会办理(实即蒋慰堂所策动)。该会之事业完全注重Spalding及牛津捐款之应付,对于英国圕协会等等机关尚未顾到,盖彼等对于国外情形隔膜殊甚,但既已成立,于协会在英德法之进行殊感困难。英法两国方面除仍由本馆继续进行外,协会之工作似须停止,尊意如何?希示复。英国方面何处接到该会之申请,亦盼便中一询,想为数甚少也。英国之Blue Books on China已函购,此外有无Yellow Books、White Books请到Stationery Office一询,并在法国政府官书局Imprimerie Nationale一询,各买一全份与中国有关者寄滇。本馆刻正搜集近百年来中国国际关系之书,如东北问题、领事裁判权问题、关税问题、租借地问题、中国资源开发及门户开放问题、内外蒙问题、铁路问题等等,请到旧书店及P. S. King、Stationery Office诸处查照上列项目一一选购,速同前函所述关于各种书目bibliographies一并采购,所需之款当于四月间汇出。刻下英贷款一千万磅,今后如能采其他报复手段,则中日战争结束之期当不在远,吾人亟应准备和平会议时之各种资料,以供政府参考。因外交部书籍、档案遗失不少,故王部长、徐次长均盼本馆协助此事。务祈于离英以前从速办理,而各种有关之书目及索引尤为重要也。顺颂旅安。
袁同礼顿首
三,十日,重庆
第二次应汇之补助费正与财部交涉,盼能早得结果。
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:P. S. King应指英国出版社P. S. King & Son, 1855年创立,位于伦敦议会街,代售议会出版物;Stationery Office应指英国财政部文书局,1786年成立,最初作为政府采购办公用品的机构。Blue Books on China似指英国政府报告中有关中国之部分,Yellow Books应指法国官方出版物报告,White Books待考。“王部长”即王宠惠,“徐次长”应指徐谟。
三月十六日
第十八集团军重庆办事处周怡致函先生,告知将寄送延安出版的抗日文献与平馆。
同礼先生:
恩来同志因公赴前方,于月前即已离渝。接奉先生致恩来同志函后,当即趋贵寓拜谒,因先生教育会议忙碌,数次均无缘晤谈。现除将先生大函留交恩来同志外,已函延安方面搜集有关抗战文献,直寄昆明。肃此,即颂公绥。
周怡上
三月十六日
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页679-680〕
按:周怡,湖南新化人,时任第十八集团军驻渝办事处通讯处处长。
三月十八日
平馆上海办事处钱存训覆函先生,报告其在上海征集抗战史料情况。大意如下:
接奉由港转到三月三日及十日由渝赐书,敬悉一一。林伯遵先生一函及请款单亦已交去,日内领馆垫付越币卅元已寄还。第四期中文书费四月中发出,届时当请将预支款归帐后(李君三百元,职支五百元,内二百元为西文书费已报销,故应归还六百元),余数转作联大付日文书款。钧处俟收到后再行奉告。
前印期刊登录卡已分寄港(一千)滇(二千),孙君来信谓又由港分寄五百张去滇,想均收到。又印日报登录片五百张,沪上拟留用百张,余数当即寄滇。
《大公报》顷悉在沪设有办事处,已拟就公函托人接洽,或可觅到。开示购书范围,当随时留意,其中太平洋国际学会出版各种似均需要,兹将该处目录两种附上一阅。中国出版者或可索到,外国出版者该会可以购得。另,又索到《海关图书馆目录》一册,一并另寄并附书单两纸,并请查收。
关于史料征集事,连日在各救济团体觅得文件若干。又,日人近日所倡之建设东亚新秩序运动,亦获得一部标贴传单。关于外人投资损失调查,前曾得人介绍,向英大使馆商务参赞公署接洽。关于本馆请求,甚表赞助。惟各项秘密文件,该处未敢擅自做主。前日该署特派副领事Mr. G. C. Crowe君来此说明其意,谓已将本馆此项请求送达伦敦Foreign Office请示,倘获允许即可照办云云。经连日接洽,结果觉各方对于本馆近况多不甚明了,故拟将日前寄下之启事交由各报发表,俾使各界对此工作有一认识。稿中注明勿与昆明直接接洽,而仍以办事处名义个别接洽,避免公开。
兹有小册等数种,因不易见到,故已先行购下,日内即寄滇,余俟续陈。
顷代本馆购《四川经济参考资料》一部,并代联大订《中外经济拔萃》三卷一年(半价,并送《中外经济年报》一部),一卷二卷有存书,要否请示。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页668-670〕
The North-China Desk Hong List, 1939, p. 107.
按:G. C. Crowe实际应为C. T. Crowe,该人确为英国商务参赞公署(British Commercial Counsellor)
副领事,钱存训在此拼写有误。《四川经济参考资料》,张肖梅编著,1939年1月初版。《中外经济拔萃》,英文名为The Economic Digest,1937年1月于上海创刊,由中国国民经济研究所编辑出版并负责发行工作。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
石博鼎覆函先生,对中国抵抗日本侵略表示莫大的钦佩,并愿竭尽所能推动英国学术界积极、持续地援助中国各大学。大意如下:
奉到二月二十日函惠,使敝人非常感动!贵国文化机关能在异常困难环境之中,努力前进,继续工作,钦佩莫名!此次敝夫妇得稍尽棉薄,深为荣幸!
牛津大学捐赠贵国书籍事,已由评议会正式通过,正在积极办理中,本大学出版部已制一书签,除包括牛津之古塔及校徽外,并有下列文字“一九三八年牛津大学以学术友谊赠与中国各大学”,想贵国教育界同仁,必能予以赞同也。
敝馆对于贵国抵抗侵略之伟举,莫不予以极大深切之同情,盖吾人深觉贵国不仅为自由而战,实为拥护全世界人类之自由与人道而战也。倘吾人未能以实力表现吾人之同情,实因今日欧洲局面之紧张,颇阻碍吾人之进行故也。
因此之故,吾人今日能在文化方面实际援助贵国,藉此表示吾人深切之同情,实深引为欣慰。敝人希望并相信英国其他大学及学术机关必将追随牛津之后,继续援助,刻下已有数处在进行中。
英人与贵国人士向有友谊之同情,谅彼此均有同感。牛津中国学生莫不为同人所爱戴,此间一般知名之士,俱深切感觉吾人对于了解中国固有文化,实有迫切之需求,而对贵国今日在抗战期中种种建设之进步,尤为欣佩。又同人等对于中国大哲学家,深致景仰,深信东方哲学,对今日世界政治道德各方面种种问题,均有无限贡献!舍弟在(Brasenose)担任哲学教席,近著有《荀子墨子庄子评论》一书,本年出版后,当举以奉赠。
闻贵国教育当局,对于各种科学及其研究方法,正加以新考虑,尤使吾人深感幸趣,如吾人经验能供参考时,则尤为荣幸。吾人对于先生个人工作之成绩——对于学者,对于读书人,对于世界图书馆之贡献——愿表示景仰之意,并盼不久可以晤面也。
石博鼎谨启
三月十八日
〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,页11-12〕
范旭仑《钱锺书不就牛津大学哲学讲师》,《文汇报》,2021年6月17日,第12版。
按:“舍弟”即Kenneth J. Spalding(1879-1962),与钱锺书颇多往来,Brasenose即Brasenose College,通译作“布雷齐诺斯学院”,创建于1509年,为牛津大学下属院校之一,《荀子墨子庄子评论》应指Three Chinese Thinkers,似因欧战爆发并未按信中所言如期出版,后钱锺书主编International Series of Chinese Studies(《寰宇汉学丛书》)被列为第1种
,1947年由国立中央图书馆在南京印行。原函为英文,后被译成中文刊登。
三月中旬
先生赴成都考察文化事业,曾至四川省中山图书馆等处参观。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,1939年5月30日,页11;国家图书馆档案,档案编号1939-※051-协会5-001006〕
三月二十日
先生回抵昆明。〔《民国日报》(云南),1939年3月21日,第4版〕
Norma S. Thompson致函先生,通知洛克菲勒基金会就此前资助平馆RF36072的项目期限予以延长。
March 20, 1939
My dear Mr. Yuan:
I have the honor to inform you that at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Rockefeller Foundation held March 17, 1939, the Foundation's appropriation RF 36072 to the National Library of Peiping was amended to make the unexpended balance available during the period ending June 30, 1942, for development of library services, for purchase of materials, and for production of materials for the Bulletin of Chinese Bibliography, not more than $8,000 to be available in any year of the period.
Very truly yours,
Secretary
Norma S. Thompson
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:该函中并未注明可支配的余额总数,先生收到后误以为是10500美金,即该资助案(RF36072)内针对中文图书目录卡片18000美金扣除已支取的7500美金,因其他两部分分别为美国图书馆专家访问费用和为美国学术界复制文献资料(拍摄缩微胶片)并未开展,极有可能是出于自律先生直接忽略这两部分的费用——7000美金。事实上,洛克菲勒基金会修正案可用余额总计17500美金,唯一的限制是每年不多于8000美金。该函寄送昆明,并抄送上海洛克菲勒基金会办事处。3月21日,洛克菲勒基金会致电其驻沪办事处,告知这一决定。
三月二十一日
先生致信郭有守,请其拟具筹设四川省立图书馆计划书,以便正式向中英庚款董事会提请补助。
有守先生左右:
在蓉小留,诸承款待,厚意隆情,无任铭感。去岁管理中英庚款董事会举行年会时,曾经弟建议,在西南诸省,各设图书馆一所,以宏文化。旋经该会决议在滇设立图书馆,在黔设立科学馆各一所,对于川省,独付阙如,不无遗憾。此次弟来蓉视察,深觉图书设备,诸多简陋,极有补充之必要,矧成都为后方重镇,此项设置,似不宜缓,刻下中英庚款董事会本届年会已决定于五月杪在香港举行,除仍由中华图书馆协会继续建议,促其对于川省文化事业积极援助外,拟请贵厅拟具设置省立图书馆详细计划,正式申请,弟能力所及,自当从旁赞助。如何之处,并盼考虑赐覆是荷。专此,顺颂道祺!
〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,1939年5月,页11〕
按:同日,中华图书馆协会致函管理中英庚款董事会请在成都筹设一所大规模图书馆。
三月下旬
先生致信王重民,告外汇申请已得圆满结果,开列购书清单,并请其继续在英申请援助。大意如下:
顷接三月十四日来函,兹将应复各点列后:
(一)向财政部请求外汇六十磅,在重庆时曾托钱币司戴司长帮忙。顷接来信,谓已复教部,一俟教部函到,即购买英磅汇上由Giles转,此事经数月之奔走,始能如愿。
(二)联大书单系严文郁根据Mudge: Guide to Reference Books所开,匆促之间错误当不少。此次本馆所开者共三单①近代史及国际关系②国际公法③经济建设,皆寄交Hughes转交英伦之委员会。张似旅君研究何种科学,请查明示复处不日当寄一信,拜托一切。
(三)张仲述已抵美,此后在英接洽是否即是张似旅君,请询明示复。除牛津外,剑桥、伦敦、爱丁堡诸处有无动静,在离英以前最好到牛津去一次,见见Spalding亦好。观渠来信注重大学,而对国立图书馆则未提及,已寄二谢函一用协会名义,一用本馆名义。又牛津副校长及New College院长Fisher均有谢函寄去也。
剑桥史学教授Temperley处曾寄一信,请帮忙。
关于英国书目,此间甚少,尽可购置,如有重复,可让给联大也。
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:此信残,但在右端注有“此信三月廿七日发”字样,据此可以推断约在三月下旬所写。“戴司长”即戴铭礼(1901-1991),字立庵,浙江衢县人,1921年进上海公学商科,曾主编《商学周刊》,1936年3月起任钱币司司长。张似旅,广东人,毕业于岭南大学,后赴美国哈佛大学留学,曾任国民政府驻日内瓦国际联盟代表团秘书、驻美公使随员,后调任驻英国大使馆秘书。Fisher即Herbert Albert L. Fisher(1865-1940),英国历史学家,1926年起担任New College院长。
三月二十五日
下午三时,昆明图书馆筹备委员会假云南教育厅会议室召开成立会议,主任委员李书华,副主任委员龚自知,委员蒋梦麟、梅贻琦、熊庆来、先生、任鸿隽出席,白潜叔、张鸿书列席。首由龚自知报告云南省政府筹建图书馆新馆经过暨拨定专款之收支现况。后讨论议案如下:
(一)本会款项如何保管出纳案。议决,由龚副主任委员负责保管。
(二)建筑地址如何选定案。议决,建筑地址改于昆明大西门外,与学校区接近。
(三)建筑图样如何设计审定案。议决,旧图案已不适用,请余工程师另行设计提会审定。
(四)建筑费如何决定案。议决,以国币十万元为土木工程建筑及水电设备费,国币五万元为购书费。
(五)建筑工程如何实施案。议决,建筑工料招包承办,由会监督建造。
(六)本会办公地点及利用会章印制信封纸案。议决,本会办公地点仍在教育厅内,其余各项由厅派员制备。
此外,临时动议三项,分别为(1)本会筹备之使命及限度,为建筑图书馆及购买书籍;(2)请先生调查省会各方面现有书籍及以后之需要,作为将来购书标准;(3)图书馆之性质,本馆收藏书籍以社会科学及普通书籍为主,供给中、大学生及中学教员参考使用。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第13卷第6期,页24〕
吴宓致函先生,荐王文漪到平馆昆明办事处任职。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页9〕
三月二十六日
费正清覆函先生,告知已收到先生此前两信,仍须就所需书籍的内容给予明确指明,不建议在校内成立正式的组织,并就以上问题致信陈岱孙、刘崇鋐、钱端升等人。大意如下:
Mar. 26, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
Thank you for your letters of Feb. 7 and 28.
In making a collection here, we find that it is not difficult to get books if we know what books to get. In other words, we must try to ascertain what you need; whereupon we can try to supply it. The community here is tired of campaigns, like those for Spanish Loyalist ambulances or scholarships for German refugees, and we shall not try to have a formal University campaign; we can get just as good results with our informal committee. However, we have decided to expand our efforts, to get books on all subjects, not merely on social sciences.
Could you therefore send me as soon as possible an indication of the present state of your collection and of the Tsing Hua or United University collection? We need to know 1)on what subjects books are needed, 2)what books you already have on those subjects, 3)what kinds of textbooks you want. I am writing to Prof. Deison Chen of Tsing Hua, in Economics, and Prof. Liu Ch'ung-hung, in History, and Prof. Ch'ien Tuan-sheng, Political Science, to ask them the same question. You have already mentioned international law and relations; could we have similar suggestions, if possible more specific?
Until we receive a reply from you, we shall go ahead with the List of Books for College Libraries, Supplement published by the American Library Association, as our chief bibliographical guides……
〔Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive〕
按:此件为底稿,只存首页。
三月二十七日
先生致信George J. Beal,声明平馆昆明、上海、香港办事处的地位和作用,并表示中文书籍的编目、卡片印刷即将恢复。
March 27, 1939
Dear Mr. Beal:
Thank you for your letter of January 19 which was received while I was attending the National Educational Conference at Chungking. Please pardon this unavoidable delay in answering.
Besides our Library at Peiping which has been holding on ever since Japan's military occupation of the city, we are having three offices at Shanghai, Hongkong and Kunming. In addition to the duty of looking after our book-collections deposited in Shanghai and Hongkong, our offices at these two places have been assisting our Kunming office in the acquisition of material along certain fields in which we are especially interested.
The Kunming office was established in May, 1938, by the order of the National Government and was subsequently approved by the China Foundation. The creation of a new library centre in an interior province has three immediate objectives: first, to give facilities for research to Chinese intellectual workers who have come in large numbers from war-affected areas; secondly, to develop cultural life in Southwestern China which lies beyond the reach of Japan's arm of war; and thirdly, to continue to build up a systematic collection of books of Western learning so that scientific research shall not be interrupted during the national crisis.
It is, therefore, not a “transfer” of the Library from Peiping to Kunming, but an addition to the library resources of the Southwest which is in urgent need of cultural development.
The cataloguing of Chinese new publications started at Kunming in November, 1938, and the printing of cataloguing cards will be resumed at Peiping next month. While it involves some correspondence, our mails have been unusually regular.
The statement concerning the receipts and expenditure in connection with the grant of your Foundation was enclosed in my letter of February 8 to Dr. Stevens and I trust it has received your attention.
Hoping the above information answers the points raised in your letter,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,该信附于翌日致史蒂文斯信中,于4月19日送达。
三月二十八日
下午三时,吴宓至柿花巷平馆办事处,先生表示不能聘用王文漪。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页12-13〕
先生致信史蒂文斯,告知云南省政府和管理中英庚款董事会将共同出资在昆明东北部建立新图书馆,并谈石博鼎捐款及平馆开始筹建四类特藏文献,请洛克菲勒基金会再次考虑资助平馆购买外文文献。
March 28, 1939
Dear Dr. Stevens:
I beg to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of your letter of February 16.
I trust you have received my letter of February 8 enclosing a statement of the receipts and expenditures of your grant as well as a memorandum re the proposed Bureau of American Bibliography. In the light of information given in that letter, we hope that the whole question of extending assistance to the National Library might be reconsidered by your Foundation.
I enclose herewith a letter addressed to Mr. Beal and shall be obliged to you if you will kindly forward it for us. In this letter, I have tried to explain the legal status of our Kunming office and I hope it answers the points raised in Mr. Beal's letter.
Since writing to you last, several developments have taken place. Knowing that you are interested in the promotion of library services in China, I wish to submit to you a very brief report.
Firstly, a new library building costing Sh $150,000.00 will be built this fall at Kunming. The Provincial Government of Yunnan provides two-thirds of the cost, while the British Boxer Indemnity Trustees contribute the rest at the request of the Library Association of China. The library will be located in the northeastern section of the city which is within easy reach of the two universities and two academies. The National Library is collaborating with this project and all of its books and journals will be deposited in the new library as soon as it is completed.
Secondly, Mr. H. N. Spalding and the University community at Oxford have contributed £8,000.0.0. to be used for the purchase of scientific literature for various universities in China. Every book sent to China contains a book-plate with a picture of Oxford and the words:
“From the University of Oxford to the Universities of China in Fellowship of Learning”
The first consignment of books intended for the National Southwest Associated University at Kunming has already been dispatched. Although the amount of the gift is not very large, this “gesture” from Oxford has a psychological effect on Chinese intellectuals, perhaps even greater than the American credit of $25,000,000.00 and the British stabilization loan of £10,000,000.0.0. combined.
Since the Oxford gift is limited to Chinese universities, the National Library will not be privileged to have a share which, we feel, is rather unfortunate. However, in spite of intense difficulties, we have been building up four collections at Kunming, viz.(1)Special Collection on the Southwest,(2)Special Collection on the undeclared war,(3)Special Collection on international relations and(4)Special Collection on postwar rehabilitation and reconstruction. Materials of this kind are urgently needed in China and we have been rendering valuable services to the National Government as well as to all research institutions. We are carrying on this work under the unfortunate difficulties of the present hour, especially due to the Government's control over foreign exchange.
Arm in arm with resistance, the Chinese people are carrying out an extensive program of reconstruction particularly in the remote West which lies beyond the reach of Japan's arm of war. If we win the war, we will emerge stronger than we entered it. All of us are confident of our ultimate victory and we are more concerned with the European situation than that of the Far East.
While we do not expect your Foundation to assist us in the extensive purchase of research materials, we earnestly hope that sympathetic consideration might be given by your Trustees to our need of American literature as set forth in my memorandum of February 8. The Foundation will be rendering an invaluable service to the cause of higher education in this country if we were enabled to continue to carry on our work of coordination in the field of library services.
With warmest personal regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于4月19日送达。
三月二十九日
徐森玉致函先生,谈故宫南迁文物在安顺等地情形及浦江清借钞《也是园藏古今杂剧目录》事。
守和先生赐鉴:
养病昆垣,诸承照拂,隆情挚谊,感思至今。侧闻台从返滇,博论精研,切实振作,收获良多,欣服无似。宝来安已将一月,建造洞中木质库房,尚未就绪,盖此间工匠玩怠之疾已入膏肓,呼唤无灵,驱策尠效,殊令人烦闷耳。苗夷名称虽繁,大别不过四种,曰苗、曰仲家、曰倮
、曰仡佬,暇时拟加调查顷已雇一青苗服役,藉可询问一切。红崖山径崎岖,须库工完毕后,再往探考也。理会决议渝蓉文物悉数疏散,渝物限一个月办竣,蓉物限一个半月办竣。叔平先生已在嘉定西乡安谷镇觅得私人祠宇十余所,又在峨眉县东门外觅得大佛寺一所,容纳二处文物。日来正在交涉船只,准备于最短期间迁往。刘官谔、李光第二君均调往渝中帮助顷接欧阳邦华来函,劝傅维本兄前往。惜宝股胫之作用尚未恢复,不能胼胝躬与此役,甚自媿恧耳。邓竹筠兄生计异常困难,倘能特予提挈,俾竟所学,感同身受。《也是园杂剧目》宝曾手写一份,在途中遗失,清华浦江清兄书来借钞,无以应之,求将馆中一份暂假渠一阅。浦君住农校,望通知渠来馆领取为祷。专此,敬请钧安。
弟徐鸿宝再拜
三月廿九日
馆中同仁均此致候。
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1945-※057-综合5-015003〕
《徐旭生文集》第9册,页927。
按:“养病昆垣”指1938年10月中下旬,徐森玉在昆明因从人力车坠落,髀骨受伤颇重。
“台从返滇”非指从香港回抵昆明,实为自渝返滇。傅振伦在《蒲梢沧桑·九十忆往》中亦提到因贵阳山洞多潮湿、不便保存古物,1939年1月3日他与同事前往安顺华严洞考察,21日装运古物,翌日运抵安顺。徐森玉于本年3月间抵达安顺,负责督建华严洞库房。刘官谔,抗战前任故宫文献馆第二科科员;李光第,字绍时,抗战前任故宫总务处第二科书记。临时大学图书馆从长沙到昆明的撤迁工作结束后,邓竹筠自香港奉调入滇。
三月三十日
教育部社会教育司致函平馆,令平馆在滇办事处改组为馆本部。
奉部长发下贵馆二月二十五日呈,以在滇仅设办事处尚无组织法规等情,奉批“该馆现已迁滇,如在滇仅设办事处,殊不足以正观听,亟应加以调整,将办事处改组为馆本部,并呈送组织法规候核”等因;相应函达,即希查照遵办为荷。此致
国立北平图书馆
教育部社会教育司启
三十
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页683-684〕
按:《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编》《中国国家图书馆百年纪事》均将此函归在4月10日,有误。
阿博特覆函先生,告知美国各学术机构曾向史密斯森协会询问拟捐赠援华的文献期刊是否有价值,并谈寄送重庆教育部出版品交换局的箱件数量。
March 30, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan:
The Institution is glad to learn from your letter of February 13 that the consignments of American publications being forwarded to you through the International Exchange Service are reaching you safely. Many organizations in this country, before sending material here for you, ask whether the publications they have to offer are of a character that would be needed. In all such cases the Institution has replied that in its opinion the books or journals in question doubtless would be of value in the work you are undertaking even though some of the material is duplicated.
I might add that in July 1938 the Institution forwarded 46 boxes to the Chinese Bureau of International Exchange in Chungking. Those boxes recently were acknowledged and yesterday another shipment consisting of 30 boxes was forwarded to Chungking. Those consignments contained packages from various American establishments for distribution to correspondents throughout China.
Very truly yours,
C. G. Abbot
Secretary
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988(Record Unit 509),Box 1, Library Association of China, Hong Kong〕
按:此件为录副。
三月三十一日
先生致信章益、陈礼江,请从旁协助将平馆(南馆)经费列入国家预算。
友三、逸民司长惠鉴:
在渝畅聆教言,至为欢慰。关于敝馆购书经费,恳请列入本年度追加预算一案,荷承惠允,无任欣感。敝馆自南迁以来,购书经费业已大减,本年庚款停付,而大部分经费仍用于北平,困难情形想在洞鉴之中。尚希于该案呈送行政院时多加按语、从旁赞助,至为感荷。耑此拜托,顺颂道祺。
弟袁同礼再拜
三月卅一日
又馆员王重民在伦敦摄照燉煌写经工作费请求外汇六十磅,闻已得财政部之允准,尚祈将通知书早日寄下为感。
〔中国第二历史档案馆,教育部档案·全卷宗5,国立北平图书馆请拨员工学术研究补助费经常费有关文书,案卷号11616(1)〕
按:陈礼江,字逸民,时任社会教育司司长。3月30日,蒋梦麟以平馆委员会主席身份亦致信教育部,恳请从旁协助将平馆经费列入国家预算。该信为文书代笔,尾页左侧标注“查该项准购外汇通知书以本部图叁8第6677号训令转发在案。谷馨敬注,四,七。”
四月三日 昆明
中午,先生在厚德福设宴,冯至、吴达元等受邀与席。〔冯至《昆明日记》,《新文学史料》2001年第4期,页27〕
四月五日
平馆驻沪办事处钱存训覆函先生,汇报购书事宜。大意如下:
接奉三月十日由成都及廿五日由滇赐书,并购书单等,均已先后收到。十八日曾有一函寄滇,想达尊览。兹将购书各事奉陈于后:
一、太平洋国际学会赠送本馆全部出版物一套,并有代售各种书籍,均检送一份,计138种,一四〇册(书单附上)。上海现由杨兆延女士主持,刘驭万先生现在港□会,九龙北京道十号四楼设有驻港办事处,谓尚有最近出版刊物均在港,得便向刘先生一洽,或可觅得若干。
二、开示本月购书范围。中文者购得刘彦所著外交史数种《国民政府外交史》□□航□□,《外交年鉴》三年亦均觅得。上海通志馆刊物十种,购一套(尚有《上海市年鉴》及《上海研究资料》(均中华出版),《申报年鉴》需要否?)外交部白皮书、黄皮书及日本研究会各种小册均无法觅到。西文因恐购置重复,附上书单乙纸,请示知再购。Walter Young之著作,仅购Int. Rel. of Manchuria一种(二元五△)。除者商务存有此两种,均售原价,要否购下,请示知。又China United Press现似迁渝或在港,出有刊物多种,上海尚可购得,请阅附单,示知要否?Directory of China, Japan请在港购。
三、海关出版各种贸易统计,本馆似均应备一份。惟该处各种出版物得托中美、别发及商务代售,未知能否索到。拟请缮一公函,以便持往接洽。《海关条约》如不能索到,商务可允九折。
近来因寄滇包裹拥挤,邮局暂停收寄昆明邮件,故购好各书均无法寄出。是否候通递后再寄,抑托中基会公便带港?请示知照办。又,海关圕及太平洋学会目录未及寄香滇,已改寄香港。《图书季刊》已阅两次,大约十五日以前可以出版。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页671-672〕
《交通公报》第8卷第4期,1945年,页10。
按:杨兆延,生平待考,抗战后期曾在交通部任职。
刘驭万(1896-1966),湖北宜春人,清华学校毕业,后赴美留学,获欧柏林学院文学士、威斯康星大学政治学硕士,回国在交通部、经济部任职,时兼任太平洋国际学会中国分会执行干事。“刘彦所著外交史数种”似指《中国近时外交史》《最近三十年中国外交史》等书。China United Press即联华书报社,原址在上海四川路299号。“中美”应指中美图书公司(American Book Shop)。该信寄送香港,此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
四月七日
徐森玉致函先生,谈安顺近况并重申不受薪酬等事。
守和先生赐鉴:
前闻台驾返滇,曾寄一书,谅邀青照。侧闻馆中新猷旧绩同时并举,声誉四驰,论者推为西南第一,欢忭之情不可言状。贱体如恒,股胫之间仍未恢复原状,不识何故。安顺四乡土匪出没无常,前数日距华严洞二里之版桥邨竟遭匪劫,殊令人担忧昨日此间有警报以敲锣为号。因戒备起见,宝所雇之苗人遂不敢用。当此乱世,虽调查工作亦不易进行也仍在蒐访材料,并未怠工。木质库房建筑费不过二千元,屡受叔平先生驳诘,故至今不能开工,慕陵、维本两兄已赴贵阳接洽此事矣。平馆金壬父兄前寄赠宝百元,业已设法汇还。兹又由邮局汇来承邓竹筠兄转来,每次汇费十八元,甚不合算,似不能再行汇还,拟暂收下,将来另设他法还渠。前将汇票及信封寄上汇票在金信封内,求饬人代为取回。宝之图章在房东杨文斋处,兹写一片请饬工友取回或托万稼轩、邓竹筠两兄亦可,或请代刻徐森玉三字章亦可。此款不必汇下,寄存尊处为祷。外间寄宝之款,除邢勉之外,尚有张寓锋一百元、葛仲勋四百元、周仲洁一百元、周叔廉一百元、陈茨青二百元,均已一一璧回,费去汇费甚多。成都寄宝拓片二包承邓竹筠兄由邮局取得,亦拟暂寄馆中,种种劳神不安之至,铭感万分。晋陵县各碑摹拓已毕工否?甚为念念。贵阳朱汉云住竹桐井、陈志书住三版桥两家藏书甚富,均毁于二·四炸灾。宝已托人觅其目录,尚未到手。昆市物价日高,竹筠兄境况极为困难,务恳加以救济,不胜企盼之至。匆此,敬请撰安。
弟徐鸿宝再拜
四月七日
同仁均此致候。
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1945-※057-综合5-015006至1945-※057-综合5-015008〕
按:“慕陵”即庄尚严,抗战前任故宫古物馆第一科科长,时为故宫驻黔办事处主任;“万稼轩”即万斯年,抗战前任平馆参考组组员;“邢勉之”即邢冕之(邢端),曾就学于保定莲池书院、日本东京帝国大学法律系,解放后出任北京市文史研究馆首任馆长;张寓锋,20世纪30年代初曾任黄郛随从,时亦在西南,1939年底在云南为徐森玉寻觅适宜疗伤的温泉;葛仲勋,1924年曾在北京交易所任候补监事,1941年与徐森玉同为陶剑萍、陈平凡订婚的介绍人;周仲洁,曾任津浦铁路南段浦口特别货捐局局长,后在上海从事房地产业,1943年7月24日“上海特别市房地产业同业公会”合组成立,任首届理事;周叔廉,曾任交通银行副经理;陈茨青,待考。“晋陵县”应指昆明西南的晋宁县,因该地方言发音中N和L不分,且此处颇多碑铭,1939年起平馆派范腾端等人传拓云南各地石刻,详情可参见《图书季刊》新第2卷第1期《国立北平图书馆传拓滇南石刻》一文。朱汉云、陈志书二人应为贵阳士绅,具体生平待考,“二·四炸灾”是抗战中贵阳遭受的一次重大浩劫,全市约七分之一被毁。
四月十一日
先生致信费正清,告知国立昆明图书馆筹建的进展、重庆教育部出版品交换局在昆明设办事处、平馆筹设四类特藏等事。
April 11, 1939
Dear Dr. Fairbank:
I am much obliged to you for your letter of March 26 and for various valuable suggestions which you have sent to me.
Since writing to you last, several developments have taken place.
Firstly, a new library building costing Sh $150,000.00 will be built this fall at Kunming. The Provincial Government of Yunnan provides two-thirds of the cost, while the British Boxer Indemnity Trustees contribute the rest at the request of the Library Association of China. The library will be located in the northeastern section of the city which is within easy reach of the two universities and two academies. The National Library is collaborating with this project and all of its books and journals will be deposited in the new library as soon as it is completed.
Secondly, Mr. H. N. Spalding and the University community at Oxford have contributed £8,000.0.0. to be used for the purchase of scientific literature for various universities in China. Every book sent to China contains a book-plate with a picture of Oxford and the words:
“From the University of Oxford to the Universities of China in Fellowship of Learning”
The first consignment of books intended for the National Southwest Associated University at Kunming has already been dispatched.
Thirdly, the Chinese Bureau of International Exchanges of Publications has recently set up a branch office at Kunming which receives consignments from abroad and distributes them to the interior. Arrangements have been made with the Smithsonian Institution to send shipments to Haiphong from where they are forwarded to the Bureau at Kunming. While the process is slow, yet it is quite convenient to both the sender and the receiver. I would therefore suggest that you send your books through this channel.
I am asking the Librarian and Professors of the Southwest Associated University to send you lists of their books as well as their desiderata. The University would need text-books, while the National Library is interested in sets of journals and other source materials.
Since the Oxford gift is limited to Chinese universities, the National Library will not be privileged to have a share which, we feel, is rather unfortunate. However, in spite of intense difficulties, we have been building up four collections at Kunming, viz.(1)Special Collection on the Southwest,(2)Special Collection on the undeclared war,(3)Special Collection on international relations and(4)Special Collection on postwar rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Under separate cover I am sending you our monthly list of additions to our special war collection. As we collaborate very closely with all the universities and research institutions here in Kunming, we have worked out a scheme for the differentiation of fields. Moreover, we deposit our books and journals in different universities and their reading rooms.
I enclose herewith a list of our desiderata. It could be revised and some additions made. As second-hand copies would serve the purpose equally well, I hope it would not involve too much expense.
At any rate we are grateful to you for your interest and help.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive, folder Books for China〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,随信附平馆迫切需要书目单(List of Desiderata)3页,以美国各主要大学出版社为单元分别列出。
四月十三日
先生、陶孟和等人乘火车离开昆明,前往香港。〔《民国日报》(云南),1939年4月14日,第4版〕
四月十五日
平馆驻沪办事处钱存训致函先生,汇报在沪收集日伪、英文文献及运滇情况。大意如下:
兹托中基会之便带上在沪蒐集所得各种资料一包,计小册子十七种(附单)、传单标贴等二十五件、又橡皮章一件,关于蒐集情形,附有说明,即祈察核。
又在沪所购各书俟设法运滇,其中有孙述万君嘱购Treaties of 1928一书恐须用,先行带上。另有请款单三百张,已印好一并带奉,均请查收。
又昨日往晤Mr. Boynton,本拟将允赠送本馆之一部资料带港,但此君甚忙,尚未整理,现已请其早日办好送来。
《中国文化情报》十三期以后未收到,函询Dr. Read亦未得覆,大约亦未收到。
尚有托工部局华人教育处长陈鹤琴君代集各救济团体之文献,尚未完全收到,容当另行带奉。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页673-674〕
按:Treaties of 1928似指Kellogg-Briand Pact(《凯洛格—白里安公约》或《巴黎非战公约》),日本是最初签约国之一,后中华民国也是该条约的签署国之一,但信中所指之书待考。陈鹤琴(1892-1982),浙江上虞人,儿童教育家,清华学校毕业,后赴美国哥伦比亚大学学习并获硕士学位,回国任南京高等师范学校、东南大学等教授。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
四月十八日 香港
先生访蔡元培,以姚从吾所拟《中日战事史料蒐集及整理之方法》见示,告知平馆现已照此进行,并搜集西南文献,蔡元培认为甚善。〔《蔡元培日记》,页612〕
先生致信王重民,汇补助款及购书费,并谈洽购英国私人所藏《永乐大典》等事。
有三吾弟:
今日到港,接四月三日来书,知日内即返巴黎,尊夫人何日分娩?极念。美国方面想已有信致尊处,大约九月一日可开始工作。兹寄上六十磅汇票,系英庚款补助尊处之壹千元,经财政部特许按法定汇率购买者;壹百磅汇票,系本馆购书费,系以国币二千九百余元购得者。此信系航空,银行信或稍迟。
《永乐大典》可全数购下,如内容不佳,则请Moule再减五磅何如?上次寄来之书目书单均已查过,除Subject Jade已函请大英博物院捐赠外,其余均已入藏,故不必再买。又1937年新出之中国问题书亦均入藏,但如已购买则寄到昆明后可让给联大也。奉上书目两纸,关于云南者可请Madame Meuvret购买,或由尊处买好向伊请款。关于法国黄皮书及中法中越关系之书,以及此次奉上之“九一八以后出版之法文书”,均在此次寄上之壹百磅内购买可也。下月十日返滇,余再函。
同礼顿首
四月十八
已寄张似旅及Hughes书单共三种,一、近代史及国际关系,二、国际公法,三、经济建设,共六百余磅,希望能在Spalding捐款内设法。
关于书目之书,请多买专门目录Special bibliographies,尤注意以上三种。
〔The Chase Bank(Hong Kong)信纸。袁同礼家人提供〕
按:是年6月初,王重民之子王黎敦出生。
先生致信David H. Linder,告知中国植物学、生物学研究机构和学者的通信地址。
April 18, 1939
Dr. David H. Linder
Curator, Farlow Reference Library
20 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, Mass.
U. S. A.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of February 24th addressed to the Smithsonian Institute has been referred to us for reply.
Owing to the present situation in China, a number of scientific institutions have been forced to move to Southwestern China where they can carry on their work without Japanese interference.
Referring to the addresses of several institutions noted in your letter, we beg to give their present addresses as follows:
Lingnan University, c/o Fung Ping Shan Library, Hongkong.
Mr. S. C. Teng, Academia Sinica, Institute of Botany and Zoology, Pei Pai, Chungking, China.
Science Society of China, 533 Avenue du Roi Albert, Shanghai.
University of Nanking, College of Agriculture and Forestry, Chengtu, China.
Mr. F. L. Tai, National Tsing Hua University, Kunming, Yunnan.
Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping, China.
If you will address them in this way, they will be duly received as our mails have been extremely regular in spite of the war.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988(Record Unit 509),Box 1, Library Association of China, Hong Kong〕
按:S. C. Teng即邓叔群(1902-1970),字子牧,福建闽县人,微生物学家;F. L. Tai即戴芳澜(1893-1973),字观亭,湖北江陵人,植物病理学家、真菌学家。该信于5月19日送达,此为抄件,收件人用铅笔做标记。
四月十九日
先生访蔡元培,借得《德意志文学》四册及《五十年来之德国学术》二册。〔《蔡元培日记》,页612〕
四月二十日
上午十时,中基会图书馆委员会在蔡元培居所开会,蒋梦麟、先生、周诒春、孙洪芬、司徒雷登等人与会,十一时半会毕。〔《蔡元培日记》,页613〕
四月二十一日
先生致信史密斯森协会,附上致哈佛Farlow Reference Library信件的副本,并告知最近收到美方赠书的箱件数量。
April 21, 1939
Dear Sirs:
I beg to enclose herewith for your files copy of a letter addressed to the Curator of the Farlow Reference Library at Cambridge.
We have recently received another twenty boxes of books which your Service has recently forwarded to Hongkong. Eighteen more boxes are on their way to China and we hope to receive them very shortly.
May I take this opportunity of expressing to you once more our sincere appreciation and grateful thanks for the most efficient manner in which you have assisted China in the great task of rebuilding our intellectual edifice.
Arm in arm with resistance, the Chinese people are carrying out an extensive program of reconstruction, particularly in the Southwest, which lies beyond the reach of the Japanese arms of war. We have taken special note that the publications are placed in centers where they will be used to the best advantage.
You may be sure of the special care and thought which Chinese libraries will give in preserving them and in making them available to the largest number of interested readers.
With assurances of our sincere appreciation of your cooperation and assistance,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔中华图书馆协会(冯平山图书馆转)英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988(Record Unit 509),Box 1, Library Association of China, Hong Kong〕
按:此件为打字稿,先生略有修改,落款处为先生签名,于5月16日送达。
四月二十二日
国会图书馆覆函先生,告知先生前请寄送西南部族、民族语言卡片已由相关编目员检出并将另邮寄送平馆。
April 22, 1939
Dear Sir:
Your letter of February 25, requesting Library of Congress printed catalogue cards on certain tribes and languages in southwestern China, has had the attention of the Chief Bibliographer, Miss Hellman.
We enclose here memorandum in response, the cards she selected have been sent to you under separate cover and we trust will reach you safely.
Very truly yours,
Secretary of Library
Dr. Hummel, the Chief of our Division of Orientalia, thinks the title on the accompanying card may be of interest to you.
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: National Library 1930-1939〕
按:此件为录副。
四月二十五日
章益、陈礼江覆函先生,告知行政院已将本年预算中平馆(昆明图书馆)删除,教部致函中英庚款董事会请协助维持平馆(滇馆)。
守和先生大鉴:
三月三十一日函,承悉。补助贵馆经费,本部原以成立昆明图书馆名义列入二十八年度预算,已承行政院令删除。顷由部另函管理中英庚款董事会商请特予设法拨款维持。如无办法,拟再专案呈请行政院核办。弟等职责所至,自当力助贵馆之发展也。为王重民先生购买外汇事,业由部将准购通知书转发矣。专此承复,顺颂公绥。
弟章〇
陈礼〇
按:此信应于4月25日发出,同日教部致中英庚款董事会公函,大意如下,
查国立北平图书馆自经迁设昆明后,竭力经营,现已粗具规模,更为保存文献并便联络起见,除北平原馆照常维持外,并于香港、上海各设办事处,积极工作。惟该馆经费,向由中华教育文化基金董事会担任,近以经费锐减,顿感维持为难。而指定购书用费,更限于西文图书,未便夥购中文典籍,尤为遗憾。就该馆目前情形而论,在本年度内至少当须增筹中文图书及研究编纂用费两万元,俾利进行,无奈国库支绌,无款可拨,素念贵会对于文化事业,□极扶植,拟请特予设法补助,以资维持,即希查酌见复为荷。
此致
管理中英庚款董事会
部长陈〇〇
〔中国第二历史档案馆,教育部档案·全卷宗五,国立北平图书请拨员工学术研究补助费经常费有关文书,案卷号11616〕
四月二十六日
平馆驻沪办事处钱存训覆函先生,报告采购图书资料情况。大意如下:
昨日奉到十九日手示,并书单、附件均已照收。
(一)徐淑希著作三种,已退还别发。
(二)先后开来书单均已购到一部,其中绝版无法觅得者。
(三)前后所购各书及太平洋学会刊物约有三十余包,寄港须每包八角,再为转滇,似所费太多。拟再稍待以候邮局通递直接寄滇(大约数日后可通)。
(四)沦陷区报纸共订十三种,但有数种仅来数份,其他亦间有缺少。因自虹口送来,屡次函补均无办法,另抄一单附上。其余如《武汉报》等上海无代订。
(五)刘纯甫处已遵嘱汇去卅元,并另函说明搜集范围,俟有复信再为函告。
(六)存沪各种什志内载关于苗族论文均注明原单,其余均不在沪,科学社亦未藏。
(七)《密勒氏评论报》所刊九国公约签字插图,据称亦系从另一什志上所印出制版(什志名称已查不出)。现因本馆搜藏,特请代为本馆用铜版纸另印数份,以供保存。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页674-675〕
《国立中央大学一览第十一种:教职员录》,1930年,页11。
按:徐淑希(Shuhsi, Hsü)“著作三种”似指The North China Problem(《华北问题》,1937)、Three Weeks of Canton Bombing(《广州念日记》,1939)、Documents of the Nanking Safety Zone(《南京安全区档案》,1939),均由别发洋行(Kelly & Walsh, Ltd.)出版、太平洋国际学会赞助,因前信中提及“太平洋国际学会赠送本馆全部出版物一套”,故此三书可以避免重复购买。“刘纯甫”即刘纯(1894—?),字纯甫,南京人,中华图书馆协会会员,曾任国立中央大学图书馆编纂课课员
,时似在南京私立金陵大学任职。“九国公约”——全称为《九国关于中国事件应适用各原则及政策之条约》,1921年11月12日至1922年2月6日,美国、英国、日本、法国、意大利、荷兰、比利时、葡萄牙、中国九国在美国首都华盛顿举行国际会议时签订,该条约确认中国的主权和领土完整,迫使日本将山东省的领土控制权归还给中国。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
四月二十九日
平馆驻沪办事处钱存训致函先生,报告采购图书资料情况。大意如下:
兹将四月份在沪代购书账随函奉上,计代本馆垫付一六五元六角三分,其中有别发账单四笔,因该处催收已先代付,尚有四月五日发票一份,计洋23.50,前已寄港,即请检出附入。又徐淑希著作三种已退还,改换新发票一纸,亦已付讫矣。
联大三、四两月共付二十五元三角四分,另邮汇刘纯甫君三十元,俟单据收到再为报销。圕服务社代办之日文书报现收到一部书籍及年鉴,什志及报纸尚未寄到,该项单据均另分开,拟俟中基会之款取到,再为一并报销。
Mr. Boynton送来油印Bulletin一套(不全),财政部国定税则委员会送来《上海物价月刊》一套(自1937起),俟得便再为带上。日前托林君带港之传单、小册等件,想均收到,其中有日本新友社小册三种,本系别发share交来,故前单写明赠送。日前接该店开来票又将该价计入,因为数甚微,故已照付。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页675-676〕
按:“林君”应指林伯遵。此件为钱存训所拟底稿。
四五月间
先生在港期间,与顾临晤谈。〔台北胡适纪念馆,档案编号HS-JDSHSE-0214-011〕
按:顾临应在4月中旬赴沪,随后南下香港,两地均停留各十天,其中在香港参加中基会年会,但先生与之见面的次数和具体时间均无法确定。此后,顾临经日本长崎、东京返回美国。
五月一日
晚,许乃波夫妇在大华饭店设宴,纪念二人木婚。陈君葆夫妇、芬尼克、马先生、冯秉芬、劭太太、先生、高小姐等与席。〔《陈君葆日记全集》第1卷,页451〕
按:“马先生”应指马鉴,“高小姐”似为高棣华。
先生致信王重民,谈与石博鼎联络捐书情况并请其在英查明其他院校有无捐赠意愿,此外由英寄赠图书至平馆请以付邮方式寄送,无须装箱。
有三吾弟:
前接三月十四日、廿一日、四月三日及十一日来书,曾于十八日复一书,内附汇票二纸,想已收到(寄巴黎)。Spalding亦有信来,非常客气。开来书目,内中四、六两种,昆明已入藏,其余者北平已入藏。前此未向Spalding开此项书目者,因恐伊觉得吾人近在昆明所成立之Bureau of British Bibliography,系因伊之捐款而藉此谋取书籍,故所开书单仅有三种(一)近代史及国际关系(二)国际公法(三)经济建设,如寄来之书单能照单购买则尤所欢迎,惟No. 4及6可删去,径告张似旅可也。Spalding赴美有何职务,能探得一些消息否?英国图书馆协会六月间开年会,届时拟寄一信作进一步之进行,希望能有结果也。Spalding来信谓英国其他大学亦正步牛津之后尘,援助中国学术界云,未系究为何大学,请询明示知。又前曾函告张似旅谓寄北平馆之书应直接付邮by book-post,不用装箱运,即恐交换局将寄平馆之书扣下也。如必须大批寄海防,即在箱上注明“出版品国际交换局转北平图书馆”为要,National Library of Peiping, Kunming, Yunnan, c/o Bureau of International Exchange of Publications, Kunming, Yunnan(Via Haiphong)
请转告张君Pirkis女士担任功课事,最好请伊开一履历,托大使馆写一信介绍较有力量,需要报酬若干,最好亦注明。联大方面已有人满之患,云大或可设法。此间寄英航邮较廉,故此信仍由英伦转。
同礼顿首
五月一日
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:Pirkis应指Susan Mary Lyne Pirkis(1915-2013),似为希腊裔,牛津大学毕业,未能如愿来中国工作,1946年在香港结婚。
五月二日
钱存训覆函先生,谈寄书、购书及薄卡片等事。
守和馆长先生赐鉴:
孙先生带回各件及四月廿七日手示均已照收,敬悉一一。关于本馆消息,嗣后自当审慎。前购各书均遵嘱于昨日付邮寄港,以便携滇,共计卅四件(内十二件系联大中日文书报,邮费另列),附上书单乙纸,以备查核。至最近寄下应购书单,因不及购寄,拟俟寄滇邮包通后再寄。日前,尊处由滇电嘱购薄卡片三万张带港,此电直至昨日始由孙先生阅及交下,未知何处延误,深以为歉。联大预支之款,昨在本馆中文书账内领到五百元,连前合共八百元(前预支之三百元原在西文书账内支取,顷已由中文书账内拨还,作为共在中文书账内预支八百元)。另还中基会垫付李君一月廿五日预支一百元,又四月廿三日李君另支一百元。联大预支之八百元,倘由该校还到,请尊处赐一收据作为该款转滇,以便察账。顷收到刘纯甫君覆函,随函转奉。专此,敬请道安。
职钱存训谨上
五,二
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1945-※057-综合5-010002〕
按:“孙先生带回各件”应指4月20日中基金会在港开会后,孙洪芬由港带回沪上的文件。
五月三日
先生致信史蒂文斯,感谢其寄赠有关林肯的剧本,告知《图书季刊》英文本复刊并已寄送欧美各汉学中心,平馆已在北平恢复印制中文书籍卡片目录并请其将此前资助的时间延长一年,美国学术界通过史密斯森协会寄赠了书刊。
Hongkong,
May 3, 1939
Dear Dr. Stevens:
The book “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” which you so kindly sent to me has been duly received which I shall read with great interest and pleasure. May I express to you my sincere appreciation of your gift?
Under separate cover, I am sending to your Division a copy of the Quarterly Bulletin of Chinese Bibliography which is printed in Shanghai. A glance of these pages will show that in spite of the war, a great number of scientific publications have been produced in China. The Commercial Press has been able to publish one book each day since last winter.
Copies of our Bulletin have been sent to all sinological centres in Europe and the United States. I trust that they will be found useful by scholars interested in Far Eastern studies.
The printing of Chinese catalogue cards was resumed last month by our office in Peiping. These cards will be distributed very shortly. We are hoping that the Foundation will extend the term of the grant for another year in accordance with my request of February 8th.
At a recent meeting of the China Foundation held in Hongkong, a total sum of $1,800,000.00 was appropriated to educational and scientific institutions for the year 1939-1940. The National Library received the same grant as last year. Both Dr. Monroe and Mr. Roger S. Greene attended the meeting and have just returned to the United States.
Over 200 cases of books have been received by the Library Association of China from the Smithsonian Institution. We have been distributing them to various centres in the interior. A report will be sent to the American Library Association for its annual conference at San Francisco.
With many thanks and kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:Abe Lincoln in Illinois作者为Robert E. Sherwood(1896-1955),本书为3幕的剧本,描述林肯少年时代至其前往华盛顿前的生平事迹,1938年10月15日在百老汇剧院首演。此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于5月22日送达。
五月十日
先生致信王重民,告刘修业所编《云南书目》可印入《图书季刊》英文本,并谈汇款购买《永乐大典》、石博鼎赠书邮寄问题、敦煌写经照片合编目录等事。
有三吾弟:
四月廿一日及廿四日自巴黎来函均收到,张似旅亦有信来。发单亦收到,但内中颇有重复者,已告滇馆于收到后详加检查、转售联大。兹将应复各点列后:
(一)《云南书目》似可印入《图书季刊》,因此刊在上海印,法文部分可令徐家汇天主堂排印,印好后再合钉一本。
(二)《永乐大典》之款共一百磅,于四月十八日航寄巴黎,已收到否?
(三)Spalding第一次所捐之书,已有四箱到海防,由交换局接收,深恐蒋慰堂中饱,因寄来书目仅有一份,径寄委员会,该会无人负责,即交蒋君也。本馆在海防设办事处一节,限于经费不易办到。今为补救计,已函张似旅,请其①将寄北平馆之书在可能范围内装在一箱之内,上面注明北平图书馆收启字样;②以后寄华之书单均寄两份,一份寄委员会,一份寄平馆,想渠能照办;③寄本馆之书可寄海防中国领事收转,刘领事即委托中国旅行社运滇。
(四)前寄北平所藏燉煌照片目,请将巴黎所藏者汇为一目,以便在《季刊》第三期发表,《云南书目》则入三期或四期。
(五)Pirkis女士法文程度如何?如月薪在二百元左右,本馆可请他担任征求法文书报事,请暂勿与之商谈,俟返滇后先与云大接洽可也。蒋慰堂托谢寿康在巴黎及比京进行捐书,不知结果如何?希便中一探听示知。
(六)Kegan Paul寄来一信,内中所开之书多在前寄巴黎之书单内,请查明后已有者不再购径寄该店,告其将书径寄昆明可也。
同礼顿首
五月十日
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:“刘领事”应指刘锴。Kegan Paul为英国出版商,1912年被Routledge & Sons并购,但仍保持原名至1947年,本谱中罗家伦将其称为“伦敦克干保罗公司”。
五月十一日
先生致信张元济,请其赐寄也是园旧藏元曲影印选目,并为《图书季刊》约稿。
菊生先生尊鉴:
违教以来,时深渴想。近维起居清豫,著作日宏,为颂为慰。前接郑振铎君来函,欣悉也是园旧藏元曲已委托贵馆影印,甚感甚感。既系选印,想选目业亦酌定,拟请赐寄一份为感。敝馆编印《图书季刊》,业已由沪方办事处奉上一份,尚希教正。倘承惠赐序跋一类之稿件,俾光篇幅,尤为感幸。专此,顺候著祺。
后学袁同礼顿首
五月十一日
香港冯平山图书馆收转。
〔普通红栏信纸。张元济等撰、胡坚整理《校订元明杂剧事往来信札》,北京:商务印书馆,2018年,页48〕
按:张元济在该信上作了三处批注,依次为“仅由郑君振铎交到半部”“托王君九校订,目亦归伊选定,恐须数日后方能编成”“寄去《宝礼堂宋本书录序》一篇”,并于5月17日覆信。《宝礼堂宋本书录序》后刊于《图书季刊》新第1卷第2期(1939年6月)。
五月十八日
先生致信王重民,请留意英国学术界对华捐款情况并告知将在下年度馆经费中设法为其谋得旅费补助。
有三吾弟:
接Hughes来函,知All Souls College, Oxford又捐一千磅,分五年拨付。Universities China Committee则捐一百磅买仪器。凡此消息如有所闻,希随时函示,以便在会报上发表。图书馆补助旅费一节可以办到四月三十来函已收到,但本年六月以前结亏甚多,实无法可想,当在下年度预算中设法,约在八月间径汇美国可也。另寄中日史料会报告及计划书,均寄英伦转。罗都尔住址望示知,拟寄伊一本《季刊》也。Rock已移居安南,此人不能帮忙中国,实可憾事。
同礼顿首
五月十八
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:“罗都尔”应是法人,其姓氏、生平待考。Rock应指Joseph Francis Charles Rock(1884-1962),美国人类学家、植物学家,生于奥地利,通译作“洛克”,曾多次赴中国西南地区考察,对纳西文化颇有研究。
先生致信Norma S. Thompson,就洛克菲勒基金将其资助平馆的款项展期表示感谢,并请代转信函给史蒂文斯。
May 18, 1939
Dear Miss Thompson:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 20 stating that at a meeting of the Executive Committee of your Foundation held March 17, 1939, the Foundation's appropriation RF 36072 was amended to make the unexpended balance available during the period ending June 30, 1942.
This action taken by the Trustees of your Foundation will enable the National Library to develop its program of coordination in Library services in China. On behalf of the National Library, I beg to express to you and through you to all members of the Executive Committee our deep sense of gratitude for your courtesy and assistance.
With kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
P. S. Will you kindly forward the enclosed letter to Dr. Stevens?
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于6月2日送达。
先生致信史蒂文斯,收到洛克菲勒基金会资助展期的通知,先生对此表示感谢,并附上草拟年度支取计划。
Hongkong
May 18, 1939
Dear Dr. Stevens:
We have recently received a communication from the Secretary of your Foundation stating that at the meeting of your Executive Committee held March 17, the Foundation's appropriation to the National Library was amended to make the unexpended balance available for a further period of three years.
It is with a deep sense of gratitude that this news has been received and I wish to express to you personally our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks for your assistance. Your grant is one which is not to be considered merely in terms of an immediate emergency, but of an opportunity for closer intellectual collaboration over a long period of years.
In view of these considerations, we propose to receive the unexpended balance of G $10,500.00 by quarterly installments as follows:
For 1939-40 $4,000.00
For 1940-41 $4,000.00
For 1941-42 $2,500.00
I shall write to your Shanghai office to this effect after having discussed the matter with Dr. Grant who will arrive at the Colony this afternoon.
With renewed thanks and kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名。
史蒂文斯致函先生,重申已经解除此前资助款的诸多限制,平馆可以自行购买任何所需要的文献,并建议先生与美国图书馆协会联系。
May 18, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
I believe that my report to you of liberalization of use of the balance of the fund to the National Library has made clear the opportunity of using the balance for purposes of the Library in general education. It occurs to me that you will get some aid in purchasing by writing to the office of the American Library Association, 520 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, addressing the letter to the International Committee. This committee is just now starting to lay plans to help popular libraries secure books expeditiously and at certain discounts that would be possible in larger purchases.
If you have at hand the file of other letters from me, please note that the report on liberalization of this balance overrules the statement in my letter of February 16th, for in that letter I was reporting on the terms of the original grant. There is no restriction on the type of material for the Library that you now may secure to the limit of the funds, as reported on March 20 by the Secretary.
Yours sincerely,
David H. Stevens
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:该函寄送昆明,此件为录副。
五月十九日
中午,先生与洛克菲基金会驻沪办事处负责人Marshall C. Balfour聚餐,谈论平馆、中华图书馆协会在西南地区重新开展工作及其他事宜。具体事宜涉及:一、与中华民国驻海防的领事馆商妥,将此作为中转站向内陆运送图书;二、与牛津大学教授Radcliffe-Brown取得联系并收到捐赠的图书;三、美国图书馆协会已寄出200箱赠书;四、洛克菲勒基金会已就资助平馆时限延长至1942年。〔Marshall C. Balfour's Diaries, Rockefeller Archive Center, Rockefeller Foundation records, Officers'Diaries, RG 12〕
按:Marshall C. Balfour(1896-1976),1926年加入洛克菲勒基金会国际卫生部(International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation),1960年退休。Radcliffe-Brown即Alfred Reginald Radciffe-Brown(1881-1955),英国人类学家,结构功能论的创建者,时任牛津大学人类学系主任。
先生致信洛克菲勒基金会上海办事处,告知支取赞助款的初步计划,并请其将支票寄送孙洪芬处。
May 19, 1939
Shanghai Office,
Rockefeller Foundation,
711 Liza Building,
Szechuen Road, Shanghai.
Dear Sirs:
We have recently received a communication from your New York office stating that at the meeting of your Executive Committee March 17, 1939, the Foundation's appropriation RF 36072 to the National Library of Peiping was amended to make the unexpended balance available during the period ending June 30 1942.
Copy of this communication as well as our reply are enclosed herewith for your information.
If it would meet your approval, we propose to receive the unexpended balance of G $10,500.00 by quarterly installments for the following years beginning July 1 1939-
For 1939-40 $4,000.00
1940-41 $4,000.00
1941-42 $2,500.00
The checks should be sent to Mr. Clarence L. Senn, Treasurer of the Board of Management of the National Library at Room 404, National City Bank Building, Shanghai.
With renewed thanks for your cooperation,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
$1000 each 1939-41
$625 each 1941-42
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:洛克菲勒基金会上海办事处收到此信后,于5月25日致信纽约史蒂文斯询问资助案余额的确切数字。该件为抄件。
五月二十二日
陈福洪致信先生,详述四川省中山图书馆创办经历、所遭各种劫难,并请中华图书馆协会协助该馆向有关政府机关申请补助。
守和先生惠鉴:
月前承莅馆指导,别来未久蟾圆一度,感光阴之易逝,念故人之遥隔,引领滇池,不禁神驰左右也。兹将敝馆十年经过略为一陈,幸垂察焉。敝馆自民国十六年由洪约集二十八军第三混成旅旅长周绍芝等十余人在成都卧龙桥川北会馆成立中山政治研究社,是年十月二十日由社成立中山图书馆,十七年春迁移岳府街铁路公司旧铁道银行,由中山图书馆名义呈请国民革命军第二十四、八、九三军联合办事处立案,当蒙批准。是年,洪推设中山政治研究社各县分社并办四川中山政治讲习所,造就宣传及组织各县分社人才,四川党务特派员二十四、八、九三军联合办事处委员兼二十四军新编第二师师长向传义忌刻洪此种组织,派兵占住,书籍不敌刀枪,器具悉被炊爨,于是社务解组、学校停办。幸洪早将善本书籍移开,未尽损失。是年七月,愤而离省赴京沪请求同乡会及老同志援助,黄复生、吕汉群两先生分别专函向传义请予维持。十八年,洪同四川革命后援军总司令吕超、副司令罗觐光率部返川,并代表总司令部赴蓉接洽各将领,始将图书馆恢复。奈铁路公司地址被二十四、八、九三军长划为市府办公。十九年春,租定现住馆址将军街开元宫。是年,二十九军戍区成都县成立成都县官公庙会产业处理委员会处理全县庙产,敝馆所住开元宫庙宇处委会登报拍卖,敝馆呈请二十九军部令饬提留划拨,当蒙批准。洪以馆址既定,呈请四川省教育厅及四川省党务指导委员会立案,教厅派吴天爵科员、四川省党委会派黄莘牧科长来馆查明,始将案批准。至基金一层,请各董事分担承认,用符立案手续,并未实行付款。二十年,洪赴京呈请中央党部立案并请补助,中宣部将案批准并分别函令四川省政府及四川省党务指导委员会宣传部请予协助。是年洪由京返馆,呈请二十九军部令饬成都市政府发给管业证,二十年筹款添制大批书柜、桌凳、书籍,始有收藏设备,稍为就绪。国家主义份子二十四军炮兵司令徐孝匡估住馆内,四川省党务指导委员会委员魏廷鹤、二十八军陈光藻师长、二十四军党务特派员许行怿力为交涉,均无效。迨至是年冬,二十四、九两军巷战,徐始败去。未及两月卷土重来,洪请敝馆董事周绍芝旅长开兵到馆保护,未能入馆。但当徐败去时,馆内损失及几至一空。二十二年,二十一军部兵站第四分处又来估住,洪电请四川善后督办刘湘令饬迁移,殊兵站方去,督办署子弹库又来估住,交涉无效。洪赴京呈请军政部令四川善后督办署军委会令四川剿匪总司令部严饬迁移,洪转省交涉,得罪当局代督办李宏锟,竟以枪毙等词骇洪。二十三年,督办署子弹库始移去。因得罪当局,是年三月,四川剿匪总司令部成立四川官公产清理处,敝馆呈验市府所发之管业证,竟谓二十九军部令饬划拨开元宫是拨予使用,复支使开元宫庙宇会首唐德彝等与敝馆起讼。敝馆处于强权威胁之下,只得让步,法院和解,确定敝馆于开元宫有十年使用权。夫市府所发管业证不下千余张,独敝馆一张不生效,其中黑暗令人敢怒而不敢言。二十四年,军方唆使开元宫会首唐德彝等变卖开元宫,幸洪发觉早,呈请四川省党务特派员办事处及蒋委员长行营,双方函请省府制止未成事实,而教厅即藉故将批准立案撤销,使敝馆根本推翻。至敝馆原名中山图书馆,因别省图书馆亦有以中山命名者,二十年由董事会议决增加省名以资识别,分别呈报中央党部及四川省党务指导委员会、四川省教育厅备案。随奉中央党部秘书处及党务指导委员会均蒙批准,教厅独谓应遵图书馆规程第三条定名为私立成都中山图书馆。查图书馆规程第三条第四项载凡私立图书馆应以所在地教育行政机关为主管机关,并无不能用省名之规定。敝馆设在四川省会、四川教育厅所在地,敝馆应以教育厅为主管机关,是时省会尚无市政府,况经教部、教厅批注立案之杭州私立浙江流通图书馆已有成例,兼之敝馆加增省名沿有既久,未便更改。而又早经中央党部、四川省党务指导委员会批准有案,教厅撤销立案,敝馆将以上各由具呈申明,迄今竟无明白批示。二十五年,敝馆之设立系由私人集资及筹措所办,行文以私立四川中山图书馆名义。是年改修书屋、添制大批书柜,刘督办湘正式由督署拨款补百元补助,又为题四川中山图书馆馆名,邓锡侯军长、唐式遵军长亦为题馆名刊挂街口,薛岳总指挥亦为题“创造革命文化,建设强盛国家”一联刊挂。敝馆是年呈请四川省党务特派员办事处拨款补助,随奉党特派处二月十日宣尚字第二八五七号指令开:“呈悉。该馆长苦心经营、奋斗不懈,成绩斐然,殊堪嘉许,惟本处经费亏累已深,一俟整理就绪再行酌予补助可也。此令。”等因在案。奈书屋添修未久,二十一军唐式遵军长所买住宅与敝馆相连,竟向开元宫会首串买,用修私人住宅。敝馆以法院确定十年使用权未满两载,由董事长陈泽霈率同各董事联名专函唐式遵军长说明馆址情形。唐军长遂坚持,乃涉讼,经一、二审唐均败诉,复以武力摧残。洪不得已请中委黄复生、国府参军长吕超援助,蒙两先生分别函电刘主席维持、制止,刘以督办署名义明令唐军长静候最高法院解决,但唐式遵军长已命人将墙垣拆毁,后又摧残。洪又电请军政部制止,军政部函川康绥靖公署核办,摧残得以中止。二十六年,为敝馆十周年纪念,发印刊物、征求题词,并征书籍,孙院长哲生特为题“东壁图书自宏富,西川文化夙瑰琦”一联刊挂。二十七年,各方题词赠书先后寄到,是年将馆舍略为培修,复添制大批阅书椅凳。八月五日,柬请各机关、法团莅馆举行十周年纪念典礼。未久,中委邓家彦、邹鲁及萨镇冰将军先后来蓉,洪均请到馆指导。书籍达四万余册、日报达五十余种,华侨日报亦有八种。是年十一月,应中国学术团体联合年会之约赴渝,便中接洽孙哲生院长。孙院长特电请川省府王治易主席切实扶助,最高法院亦于是年十一月判决敝馆十年使用权不能变更。王主席函孙,反谓敝馆地址未定、纠纷未了、经费无着,虽欲设法补助,窒碍良多,不知馆址已定、纠纷已了,即云经费无着,政府自应协助,并中央于教育一项,指有专款补助而不肯维扶加以补助,恐有得罪于唐式遵耳。但洪以百折不回之初心求遂,发扬主义之宏硕,故愈挫愈奋、不畏强敌、赤手创造,十余年来所用金钱不过万余元,募集之数不过四千余元,其余之数悉由洪挪垫借贷,呈报四川省党部有案可查。月前,鸠工庀材添修书屋数间,所有全体房屋亦加培修刷新,因此一度布置颇改旧观。现刻正筹款添置大批书柜,及呈请市府在成都南门外划拨新村四五亩,扩充建筑。敬请先生由大会专函杨市长请予切实扶助,并电郭有守厅长请予维持原案以利进行,贤者谅必乐予玉成也。窃维中央纪念总理,特设中山文化教育馆,敝馆在四川为纪念总理之唯一图书馆,现在规模已具、成效日著,只待发皇。况当此抗战时期,三民主义教育更应积极推动。奈洪以环境恶劣、才力棉薄、孤掌难鸣,以致发扬主义迄今未遂。务望先生予以指示,俾洪所创办纪念总理之图书馆十余年来惨淡经营成绩不致功亏一篑,尤所盼祷,所拟电稿请予参酌。又凡此实情均不足为外人道,幸勿公诸报端也。如何之处,统希见复。耑此,即颂勋安。
弟陈福洪再拜
五月二十二日
〔四川省中山图书馆用笺。国家图书馆档案,档案编号1939-※051-协会5-001006至1939-※051-协会5-001014〕
中华图书馆协会执行委员会编《中华图书馆协会会员录》,1935年,页66。
按:陈福洪,字范畴。
“王治易主席”即王缵绪(1886-1960),字治易,四川西充人,1938年4月担任四川省主席。“杨市长”即杨全宇(?—1940),四川西充人,1938年至1940年担任成都市市长,后因“抢米事件”被枪决。
阿博特覆函先生,询问中央研究院各研究所及金陵大学等机构现在的通讯地址。
May 22, 1939
Dear Sir:
The Smithsonian Institution acknowledges, with thanks, a copy that you have sent here of your letter of April 18 to Dr. David H. Linder, Curator, Farlow Reference Library, 20 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, giving various changes of address for establishments in China.
In going over the list it was found that the address changed in connection with the Academia Sinica, was that of the Institute of Botany and Zoology, which was not listed by the Smithsonian Institution for its publications. There was, however, on the mailing list for the Smithsonian Reports the National Research Institute of Psychology of the Academia Sinica. Will you please tell me how that Institute should be addressed, as I find that the various Institutes of the Academia Sinica have been in different towns. It is noted also in the list that the College of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Nanking is at Chengtu. The college is not listed by the Institution, but the University of Nanking itself is on the mailing list for all Smithsonian publications. The University Library address has now been changed to Chengtu, but if this is not correct will you please inform me.
Very respectfully yours,
C. G. Abbot
Secretary
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988(Record Unit 509),Box 1, Library Association of China, Hong Kong〕
按:此件为录副。
五月二十五日
洛克菲勒基金会上海办事处致函先生,告知该会将于七月一日起如先生前请每季度向平馆汇出美金一千元。
May 25, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
We note from your letter of May 19 that you request us to make payments under the present extension of the Foundation's appropriation RF 36072 to the National Library of Peiping, at the rate of US $1,000.00 quarterly, commencing July 1, 1939. Inasmuch as this makes an annual payment of US $4,000.00, which is well within the stipulations of the letter from the Secretary, limiting the amount available in any one year to $8,000.00, we see no reason why we should not comply with your request.
We will therefore, as be requested, make the first payment on July 1 to Mr. Clarence L. Senn, Treasurer of the Board of Management of the National Library, at Room 404, National City Bank Building, Shanghai.
Yours sincerely,
C. G. Copley.
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
The North-China Desk Hong List, 1934, p. 167.
按:C. G. Copley,生卒年待考,洛克菲勒基金会驻沪办事处人员,曾任Lincoln Inn餐厅经理。
该函寄送昆明,此为抄件,寄送给纽约总部。
顾子刚致函先生,告知北平生活日益艰难,留平馆员收入难以维持。
May 25, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
Dr. Stuart came back on the 20th, but he has not yet been in to the library. I suppose he feels there is nothing particular with the last China Foundation meeting.
The CF has replied to our request to pay our monthly allowance to the Chung Foo Bank in Shanghai. Since it has our May and June allowances here already, the consideration of our request has to be deferred.
The difference in exchange is now about 25%, against 40%at the highest, but the cost of foodstuffs, except flour, has not come down. Indeed mixed millet flour is now 11¢. When exchange was fluctuating badly, the price of all textiles varied from day to day, or rather from morning to evening. The cheapest竹布is now 29¢. This is to give you some idea of conditions here. I think conditions in Kunming are no better, if not worse, but our men have their families here, so feel the burden most keenly.
We have done what we can for those below $40. Yenching is giving a subsidy based on exchange, and PUMC, a flat 20%. Our people petitioned for the same, but, of course, we could not do anything of the sort. It was explained to them that YC and PUMC had gold income, and consequently their local currency income was greater, while ours was local currency, so we could not follow them. Some even thought our a/c at the City Bank was in Shanghai currency, that we actually have got a profit on exchange. This we dispelled easily by telling them that we paid ¾% in March to change our a/c to local currency, and that the CF had done the same.
The Municipal Government has ordered a $3-subsidy to policemen, so we have to pay $12 a month extra for our police.
Yours sincerely
顾
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1939-&249-027-1-5-003002〕
五月二十七日
John A. Pollard致函先生,告知其兄Robert T. Pollard逝世,临终前曾全力为中华图书馆协会征集图书。大意如下:
径启者,四月二十一日阁下致兄饶伯(Dr. Robert T. Pollard)之函,现已由西雅图转来敝处,因渠不幸业于四月十二日与世长辞矣。自一九三三年以还,先兄即患剧烈心脏病,但渠对于应尽职务,则从来未放弃。迩为贵国各图书馆征集图书,由渠口中所述遗札中所记,余深悉渠实积极赞助。余抵西埠之时,适先兄弥留之际,即闻人言,本年一月初,当渠旧病复发时,至三月十日入医院期间,渠仍躬亲奔走,进行征书及运华事宜,而并未以此委诸他人,足征其热诚之一般。
吾人追思之余,觉渠今所捐躯以赴者,实乃至上仁义感召之所致,而对其过去四十一载之成就,尤引以为荣焉。
阁下来函,辱承申谢先兄协助贵会复兴大业,至为感激。刻下西雅图先兄诸挚友,正筹募纪念金,以为救济中国学生之用,此则余愿以奉告者也。此致
中华图书馆协会袁理事长
约翰·波拉德(John A. Pollard)谨启
一九三九,五月,廿七日,于美国俄亥俄头立多城
〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第14卷第1期,1939年7月20日,页13-14〕
按:Robert T. Pollard(?-1939),曾著China's Foreign Relations: 1917-1931,1933年纽约初版。该函原为英文,后被译为中文刊登。
五月
美国图书馆协会刊登先生来信,感谢美国同仁给予中国图书馆界的无私援助并将编印美国赠书目录。
To the Secretary:
We have been informed by the Smithsonian Institution that over one hundred boxes of books donated by American libraries and institutions have been shipped to China. We understand that more boxes will be sent as soon as sufficient materials have been accumulated at Washington.
As Chinese universities and scientific institutions have been forced to migrate to the southwest to carry on their work without books and journals, this notable contribution will aid materially the cause of education and culture in China.
It is with keen pleasure and sincere appreciation that we are now unpacking the first installment of thirty-six boxes just received. We plan to have a catalog of the American gift of books printed and trust that it will serve as a token of American sympathy as well as a memento of Sino-American cooperation in intellectual work.
It might be a source of gratification to all of our American friends to know that scientific and educational work of permanent nature is going on steadily in China in spite of the war. As the need of books and journals is a pressing one, further gifts from the United States are earnestly solicited.
May I take this opportunity to convey to you and all members of your Committee on International Relations our heartfelt thanks and great admiration for the generous efforts you have made in conducting the book campaign in the interest of Chinese libraries. Your work has won our everlasting gratitude.
T. L. Yuan, Chairman
Executive Board
Library Association
〔A. L. A.Bulletin Vol. 33, No. 5(May, 1939),p. 352〕
《中华图书馆协会会报》第14卷第4期,页11。
按:1939年收到美国捐赠的书刊后,中华图书馆协会委托九龙海关将存港图书设法运滇,运费由教育部出版品交换局承担,但该处海关以海防仓库无余地、无力转运为由拒绝落实该办法,导致运送效率极低。
原信登载时并未标明撰写时间,暂系于此。
六月五日
先生致信李俨,转寄王重民在法所摄算学古籍照片,并附中日战事史料征辑会计划书及报告等件。
乐知先生大鉴:
兹寄上王重民君在巴黎所摄《阿尔热巴拉新法》照片三十八帧,即希查收,并盼见覆。敝馆征辑抗战史料,屡荷赞助,感谢不尽。兹奉上报告及计划书各一册,统祈教正为荷!
耑此,即颂公绥。
弟袁同礼顿首
六月五日
〔韩琦《王重民、向达致李俨信》,《国际汉学研究通讯》第22期,2021年10月,页189〕
按:《阿尔热巴拉新法》由来华耶稣会士傅圣泽(Jean-François Foucquet, 1665-1741)译出,该书名即“代数”(algebra)一词的音译。
先生致信国会图书馆Louise G. Caton,请寄赠1800年以来中外外交关系书籍的卡片目录并就其中重要者标注星号。
June 5, 1939
Miss Louise G. Caton, Secretary
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C.
U. S. A.
Dear Madam:
I beg to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of your letters of April 22nd and May 2nd enclosing memoranda from the Chief Bibliographer with the cards she has so kindly collected for us. We appreciate very much your assistance in the matter and we wish to express to you and to the Chief Bibliographer our deep sense of gratitude. Please convey our hearty thanks also to Dr. Clark and Dr. Hummel. We are looking forward to the receipt of the books recommended by you from Messrs. Stechert & Co.
We shall be most indebted to you if you will kindly solicit the assistance of the Chief Bibliographer once more for us. We are in need of a list of references on China's foreign relations from 1800 to date from the collections in the Library of Congress and we shall be obliged to you to have a set of cards on this topic. If you could mark with a red star on all the more important works, it will be a great help to us.
May I assure you once more our grateful appreciation of your valuable cooperation and assistance?
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
P. S. Please send the enclosed letter to Mr. Robert and □□□□.
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Library of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special Files, China: National Library 1930-1939〕
按:Stechert & Co.应指G. E. Stechert & Company, 1872年在纽约成立的一家大型国际图书进出口公司,后在伦敦、巴黎、斯图加特等地设立分支办事处。此件为打字稿,补语、落款均为先生亲笔,以航空信方式寄送,6月22日送达国会图书馆秘书办公室。
六月六日
先生致信王重民,寄上书单一纸请其购买,并谈昆明被日寇空袭所扰。
有三吾弟:
接五月十五日来书,详悉一切。兹寄书单一纸,请代访购,寄滇或港。在法所购之书,如装箱运华,则均托王景春寄港,因此间随时有被炸之可能也。刻下疏散者日多,但乡间诸多不便,于办事尤感困难也。
同礼
六,六
〔中国书店·海淀,四册〕
按:所附书单不存。
六月七日
顾子刚致函先生,告知本月五日其赴天津拜会德尔格的情况,并就缩微胶片机组装周期、费用、人员培训、运营成本和耗材等方面予以必要的说明。
June 7th, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
I saw Dr. Draeger in Tientsin on the 5th in connection with the book camera. The camera parts were all built in America, but they require a certain amount of machining before they can be put together. This work will require about four more months, and it is to this that Dr. Draeger referred to when he mentioned about setting up the machine. The actual assembling of the finished parts will not take much time.
Dr. Draeger kindly explained to me in a general way the operation of the camera, the personnel and space requirements, and also showed me all the parts that were ready. Although I had feared the actual operation would be rather more complicated than the photostat, I found all the important processes were more or less automatic, so there would be no difficulty. According to Dr. Draeger, the most difficult part is to keep the machine in order. An article by Dr. Draeger is enclosed for your information.
The following points are presented as a report of my visit:
(1)Home for the Camera. Dr. Houghton had expressed a great deal of interest and had informed Dr. Draeger that PUMC would furnish the necessary space if we couldn't find a suitable home for it. I think for a Rockefeller camera to stay in a Rockefeller institution is about the best arrangement under the circumstances. Moreover, there are certain other advantages, as heating in winter and cooling in summer(for the dark room),the availability of engineers and mechanics, etc. It will also be more convenient for Dr. Draeger to look over the camera at PUMC than at Yenching. The matter will be taken up by Dr. Draeger directly with Dr. Houghton on his return from America. I am therefore not approaching Dr. Stuart.
(2)Equipment. The camera and the darkroom are almost completely equipped. Additional equipment required, besides pipes and some minor things, are the following: an exposure meter, a voltage meter, and a pair of scales for weighing chemicals(other things may be required, as work progresses, but during my visit, we thought of these). The two meters are required to insure correct exposures, for with these we can easily determine and get the amount of light required for particular books, without having to adjust the lens opening or speed. If we were to depend upon the operator's judgment, the results wouldn't be satisfactory, particularly with old Chinese books, whose condition varies so much. The cost of the meters and the scales will be about US $50.00.
The Rockefeller Foundation has paid for the parts already made, but Dr. Draeger does not know what other financial provision has been made for expenses in China, and I do not know either.Transportation has been through U. S. government agencies, so we do not have to pay for that, but we have to refund Dr. Draeger for the expenses he is incurring on our behalf. Roughly speaking, the mechanics he now puts on the camera cost about Ch $100 a month(to be four months probably),while no idea can yet be formed of the total cost of minor equipment that has to be bought or made. I presume it will also cost something to fix up a darkroom in Tientsin.
(3)Personnel. If the camera is kept in full operation, we shall need two operators and one darkroom man to process the films, besides a mechanic. Owing to the speed of the camera(easily 800 exposures an hour),for even allowing only 3200 exposures a day, due to lower efficiency of Chinese operators, we should still require about 40 Chinese volumes a day. Perhaps we should start with only two men, both to be trained in all the processes, so when we have urgent work, they may both concentrate on filming; after the rush is over, one can do the developing and the other continues with filming. I must find out from Yenching how much material we can borrow there, and know what you want for your end, before deciding on this problem.
For operation, only intelligent workers are required, no white-collar staff, so I shall try to pick two from among our pages. I have in mind one already; since he is quite mechanically minded, I hope he can pick up enough not only to run the camera but also to keep it in condition. According to Dr. Draeger, probably a minimum of four months'training under his direct supervision will be required. Training will begin late in September or early in October.
As to the mechanic, Dr. Draeger thinks PUMC should be able to let us have a part-time man. He can be sent to Tientsin before the camera is ready to be set up, so he can see and learn everything. Since the mechanic will not have as much constant work as the other operators, a part-time man from PUMC is ideal. The checking of films to see that everything is o. k. may be done in the Library.
(4)Finances. Since neither of us know much about the final Rockefeller Foundation grant for operating expenses, we did not discuss finances much, except the cost mentioned in(2)above. The following are entirely my own ideas. We have to provide for the cost of final installation and running expenses. For wages, I think $80 a month will be enough; $20 to PUMC for the part-time use of one mechanic, and about $60 for two operators and one darkroom man(if we keep our men in PUMC, we may have to pay more since its scale is rather high). In PUMC we don't have to pay for electricity and water, and the cost of oil and grease will not be much, if not free. Films and chemicals will have to be paid for in U. S. currency. Since the films for the Library of Congress are to be re-exported, I think we should arrange the supply through official channels in Washington, for it will be a pure waste of money to pay 25 percent import duty on them. At the same time, U. S. official quarters may not be willing. Allowing for 250 working days a year, we require that number of 200 ft. rolls of films annually. According to the Library Journal the 100 ft. films cost US $2 something; then 200 ft. films should cost US $5, or we require US $1,000 for films a year. Chemicals may cost one-eighth as much. These are my guess work, merely to let you have some idea of how much of the RF you have to keep in UScy.
We have to decide how the account books should be kept. Probably all US currency disbursements have to be recorded by you, while PUMC should keep the current Chinese currency accounts, or it can give me a nominal appointment to look after the camera and then I can keep the accounts. The National Library here should not have anything to do with the accounts until your return. For this reason, I have not charged my travelling to the Library.
I am sending a copy of this to Dr. Draeger, as I desire his opinion and advice, particularly as to the cost of films and the feasibility of my proposal to arrange for the supply of films through Washington.
Yours sincerely
T. K. Koo.
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 300 Latin America-Series 833 Lebanon; Subseries 601. Box 9. Folder 86〕
按:UScy应指美元(US currency)。此后,该缩微胶片设备的确安装在协和医学院。此为抄件。
六月上旬 昆明
先生路遇傅斯年,后者请先生推荐一位专业图书馆人士到中研院史语所服务。先生告以一人。后傅斯年致信先生,可否请王育伊到所服务,先生快信回绝,但推荐馆员邓衍林代替。〔《傅斯年遗札》,页1008〕
按:此事最初为傅斯年与李济商量,觉史语所图书室须人服务,故致信先生,请代为物色,但先生并未及时复信。两人路遇时,傅斯年并未记得推荐之人的姓名,但以其资历、学识不佳,不甚满意,先生则告知如推荐图书馆专业(文华图专)毕业生,恐史语所负担薪酬为重。王育伊为王敬礼(字毅侯)之子,燕京大学史学毕业,与邓衍林在平馆服务多年。此事记于6月22日傅斯年给李济的信中,但并未提及具体时间,暂系于此。
六月十一日
王重民致函先生,告英国文化界及捐书情况。
守和吾师钧鉴:
兹探得All Souls College拟派往中国之教授为A. R. Radcliffe-Brown,教人类社会学,据云与吴文藻颇相识。又今年正月间,伊在Times发表一论文,述我大学近况,据云其所据材料,为得自吾师者。牛津副校长及各热心教授,又联名发出一函征书(由该大学注册课办理),俟索得原稿,即寄呈。又牛津大学又捐了五十镑。王维诚
有回国消息(或仍回西南大学),此君胆太小,不敢透漏一点消息,以后均托尤桐代探。伦敦之总委员会为张似旅素志,盖伊不主张中国人出名,让外国去办,内只有一华人主传达消息并接受图书即可。想此总委员会成立后,伊之地位益重要。生一切情形均好。图书馆已发一月薪,共1200法郎,实出意料之外。从此每外可得2200法郎,有小孩后每月须三千,八月内无所得,然东补西凑,足可很从容的渡过矣。别有一信,寄呈Stationery Office所寄Parliament papers清单。即请道安!
受业重民敬上。
六月十一日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002051〕
台北“国史馆”,〈中国图书馆协会请补助(教育部)〉,数位典藏号019-030508-0015,页44-48。《河北省教育厅职员录》,1929年,页16。
按:“从此每外”当作“从此每月”。“伊在Times发表一论文”即1939年1月3日,The Times刊登之Chinese Centres of Learning, a sad survey, the policy behind destruction。
尤桐(1897—?),字琴庵,河北完县人,1927年北京师范大学英文研究科毕业,后任河北省教育厅督学
,三十年代赴英在牛津大学留学,1940年有意回国任教,但因海路不通遂前往美国继续深造,后在普林斯顿大学高等研究院担任孙念礼的助理,协助其翻译《汉书·食货志》。
六月十二日
费正清致函先生,告知哈佛大学各院系教员挑选书籍、期刊,并最终寄赠七箱图书、期刊,徐家麟协助编辑了赠书清单。
June 12, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan,
We are shipping to your address in Kunming, via the Smithsonian Institution and routed through Haiphong, seven cases containing some 1008-odd selected volumes and some 4807-odd copies of learned journals, collected from the faculty here during the last few months. I have informed the Smithsonian of your statement in yours of April 11, to the effect that the Chinese Bureau of International Exchange will take delivery of such shipments at Haiphong, and I assume the Smithsonian will be able to route the cases to you without trouble. If such arrangement is not in working order, I shall probably be informed by you or them.
The Engineering School joined in our project in the person of Prof. Lionel Marks, through whom we collected some 200 volumes and 2000 journals(copies)on engineering sciences; I enclose copy of his circular on the subject to the engineering faculty. If and when you have time, perhaps you could write him; but I imagine we might wait until the books arrived, and at that time I shall relay some kind of greeting to the people here, if you will send me a brief statement; this procedure I think will strengthen local interest, and may be considered part of our project as a whole.
These books are selected for value in a reference or teaching library, and I think have fairly high standard of value. Among them are some volumes that might be of particular use to teachers, and with your permission I shall send later in the summer a brief list of volumes which I should like to see put at the disposal of certain teachers at the University. We have a card for each book sent, and so can send a bibliography of the books to be transferred in this way.
Some of the totals now sent run as follow: Physics 919, Science in general 1478, Medical science 74, History 207, Economics 48, Philosophy 209, Geography 420, Literature 134.
I am glad to get this temporarily wound up and go off for a vacation. Mr. C. L. Hsu(Hsu Chia-ling),a graduate of Boone now at Harvard-Yenching, has helped us in cataloguing.
With best wishes as always,
J. K. Fairbank
〔Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive, folder Books for China〕
按:Lionel Marks(1871-1955),英国工程师、航空工程的先驱,1892年移民美国,1894年起担任哈佛大学机械工程系教授,直至1940年退休。此件为录副。
六月十四日
先生致信哈佛学院图书馆,感谢寄赠书籍。
June 14, 1939
Harvard College Library,
Cambridge, Mass.,
U. S. A.
Dear Sirs:
We have pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of a set of books listed on the enclosed sheet which the faculty and students of Harvard University have so kindly presented to this Library. On behalf of the National Library, I beg to express to you and through you to the faculty and students of your University our sincerest appreciation and heartfelt thanks for your timely assistance.
The various books you so kindly sent to China are extremely valuable to our students and investigators. We shall place them in prominent places in our Library where they will no doubt be used to the best advantage.
It must be a source of gratification to you and your colleagues to learn that in spite of the war, a great deal of scientific and educational work is going forward in China. In the face of great difficulties, the work of scholarship is being carried on.
As the need of Western books and journals is most urgent in China at the present time, further gifts from interested friends in America are earnestly solicited. We shall be greatly indebted to you if you would kindly bear our needs in mind and make the necessary contact for us.
With renewed thanks for your cooperation and valuable assistance in the rebuilding of our intellectual edifice.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive, folder Books for China〕
按:这批捐赠书籍应于4月6日以挂号信的方式寄出,附收到书目一页,共14种。此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于7月25日送达。
六月十五日
先生致信费正清,告知因昆明邮局失火此前哈佛大学寄赠的一批图书只接收到十四册且无书单及实际寄出方,只得致信哈佛学院图书馆表示感谢,并告平馆寄赠了《图书季刊》英文本。
June 15, 1939
Dr. J. K. Fairbank,
41 Winthrop Street,
Cambridge, Mass.,
U. S. A.
Dear Dr. Fairbank:
We have recently received 14 volumes of books on the Social Sciences from the Harvard College Library. As they are the gift of faculty and students of Harvard University, I hasten to write to express to you our sincere appreciation of your timely assistance. These books are very well selected and are meeting a real need here.
As the local Post Office had a fire inside their building soon after these volumes were received, we have been wondering whether there was any official communication transmitting these volumes to us. In the absence of such a letter and a complete list of books sent to China, we wrote to the Harvard College Library yesterday acknowledging the receipt of these 14 volumes and asking it to convey our thanks to the faculty and students of your University.
I have recently mailed you a copy of the Quarterly Bulletin of Chinese Bibliography and hope you will find it useful to your work.
With kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive, folder Books for China〕
按:5月21日,昆明当地邮局失火。此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,该信附在本日致裘开明信中,于7月17日送达。
先生致信裘开明,感谢其赠书并表示平馆愿意承担自马萨诸塞州剑桥到华盛顿的邮寄费用,且平馆已寄赠《图书季刊》英文本。
June 15, 1939
Dear Dr. Chiu:
It is a pleasure to learn that you have succeeded in securing some books for Chinese libraries. Please send them to the International Exchange Service, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. which makes monthly shipment to China.
This Association will be glad to pay the packing and transportation charges from Cambridge and Washington. Please send us the bill in duplicate copies.
I wish to assure you and through you to all of your colleagues that in the face of great difficulties in China, the work of scholarship is being carried on, as you will see from the Quarterly Bulletin of Chinese Bibliography which we mailed to your Library recently.
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Chairman,
Executive Board
P. S. Please mail the enclosed letter to Dr. Fairbank.
〔中华图书馆协会(冯平山图书馆转)英文信纸。Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive, folder Books for China〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于7月17日送达。
内政部警政司致函先生,告前呈《图书季刊》中文本在昆明复刊申请登记、挂号等未核法令,并检送《修正出版法及施行细则》,请重新办理。
奉部长交下贵馆来呈一件,为《图书季刊》,迁滇续刊,请查明登记证号数,俾便向邮局挂号等情。查杂志迁移别省出版,依法应另填登记声请书,连同原领登记证(登记证如已遗失,应先登报声明作废,连报附呈)呈由新发行所所在地之主管官署(县或市政府)重行声请登记,层转本部核办,始与法令相符。来呈核有未合。样本二册,亦未收到。相应检送《修正出版法及施行细则》一册,函复查照。此致国立北平图书馆袁同礼先生
附《修正出版法及施行细则》一份。
内政部警政司启
六,十五
〔内政部通用笺。国家图书馆档案,档案编号1943-※041-编印2-001078和1943-※041-编印2-001079〕
按:该函于26日送达,7月1日,平馆(昆明)填具“新闻纸杂志登记声请书”,先生为发行人,王育伊、万斯年为编辑。
六月十八日
下午,先生与凌纯声、董作宾访徐旭生、顾颉刚。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页1016;《顾颉刚日记》卷4,页240〕
六月二十日
先生致信王重民,谈私人、编纂《云南书目》、法国外交部赠书及赵录绰和谢国桢近况。
有三吾弟:
五月三十一日及六月六日及刘女士五月二日函均先后收到六月四日之信尚未收到。兹将各事分别录左:
一、此时想尊夫人已生产,产后应在医院多住数日,不可过于劳碌,将来由法赴美较为简便,到华京后住房极不易觅,因房东多不愿收有小孩者,且对华人态度甚坏,与欧洲情形大不相同,可暂住车站左近小旅馆,徐徐觅房或托吴光清字子明代觅亦可。登岸时须将证明书及Hummel来信携在身上。
二、关于托购之法文书,述及云南及苗民生活者请寄滇,其余寄港,吾人在滇仅系临时性质,将来运费亦待考虑也。
三、关于《云南书目》,兹将哈佛大学寄来书目送上用印刷品与Selected Chines Books一同寄上,请将未收者补入尊目内。
四、近数年中国出版新书曾由顾子刚编一“Selected Chinese Books in 1933-37”,已寄张似旅一份,并寄尊处一份。
五、前来函谓法外交部可赠吾馆一万法郎之书,不知是否与赠云大及燕大完全相同,抑系现款由吾人自由选择。兹又附上书目一纸,请选购。
六、法外交部书及官书局所刻之书,日内即函Marx请求赠与,并谢对于执事之优待。
七、赵孝孟及谢国桢均因为东方作提要,先后免职。谢在大中银行作秘书,赵仍在东方办公,通讯处东厂胡同该会转。
同礼顿首
六月二十日
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:“吾人在滇仅系临时性质”当作“吾人在港仅系临时性质”。Selected Chinese Books in 1933-37中文题名为《新书选目》,该书在《图书季刊》英文本前四卷之“中文图书”(Selected Publications: I. Books in Chinese)基础上,补充1938、1939年出版物,其中1939年出版的部分为前142页,1940年7月版则补齐正文143页至190页内容,并撰写序言和缩写清单及作者索引。Marx即Jean Marx(1884-1972),时在法国外交部任职,主持Service des Œuvres françaises à l'étranger。
王重民致函先生,谈其在法获取赠书的情况及赴美日程。
守和吾师:
近来无多消息,实因在家事忙,与外人接触较少也。今日由医院介绍一女仆,看护小孩及刘女士数日,明日生又可工作如恒矣。Mme Meuvret称,伊与外交部图书馆主任颇相识,法国黄皮书,可请他赠吾馆一份,伊说必成。生又问Imprimerie Nationale出版物,是否可全要一份?她说:“不能很快!”牛津捐书启,不知曾见到否?三两日内,尤桐必能找到一份,当转上。谢礼士即返明星,大约九月以前能返抵北平,因限于时间,恐不能赴昆明一游。杜乃扬女士有时能帮助我们,Bibliothèque Nationale有她,将来定能予以方便不少。以后馆中所有刊物或其他出版物,可以另外赠伊个人一份。如此次图书季刊新号出版,他人多有接到者,她尚未接到,未免叫她不好过。谢寿康仍在比,闻不久来,来后有动作,非找Mme Meuvret不可。美国之事,已算十二分确定,路费百元已寄来,法外部两船票前已允许,刻已选定法邮船Normandie请外部代订舱位,八月二十三日开,二十八日抵纽约,二十九日或三十日即能到华盛顿矣。天津事件,法报所载消息亦不少,除Le Temps外,每天都买四五份报。看情形,英国不起劲,希望就地解决,则不久可完。所买报即可全数寄交史料会。即请道安!
受业重民顿首
六月二十日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002020〕
按:“明星”即新加坡;Le Temps通译为《时报》,1861年至1942年出版,巴黎最重要的报纸之一。1938年9月,日本与英国就天津英租界反日运动产生矛盾,1939年4月9日亲日派天津海关监督兼伪华北联合储备银行天津支行经理程锡庚在大光明戏院被暗杀,6月14日,日本正式封锁天津英租界,迫使英租界内生活停顿,史称“天津英租界危机”。此函后附铅笔标识“函谢寿康Marx: Documents Diplomatiques Français. 3e série”,应为先生亲笔。
六月二十一日
先生致信徐旭生,大意为平馆将其一部分馆藏图书寄存国立北平研究院史学研究所,由研究所负责寻找合适场所妥善保管,此部分馆藏的负责人为平馆馆员范腾端。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页1017〕
按:21日,该信由范腾端交予徐旭生,故暂系于此。范腾端(1891-1948),字九峰,湖南湘阴人,湖南群治法政专门学校毕业,1920年12月入京师图书馆工作,后长期在平馆金石部任职。
六月二十九日
晨,傅斯年与先生晤谈,再请先生荐人至史语所服务。先生依旧推荐邓衍林并表示必不放王育伊,二人相谈未果。〔《傅斯年遗札》第2卷,页1011〕
按:本日,傅斯年致信李济,询问意见。
六月三十日
上午十一时,郑天挺来访,与先生晤谈。〔《郑天挺西南联大日记》,北京:中华书局,2018年,页162〕
先生致信王重民,告知石博鼎捐赠书籍积压在海防无法运滇,请其将英国赠书交邮寄出。
有三仁弟:
六月四日回信均由香港转到。Lady Brownrigg拟售之《永乐大典》请即进行,价或不致太昂,前赠之残叶者已寄港否?Spalding捐款所购之书,第一批四箱于二月间寄出,四月到海防,迟至今日仍在该处,实因交换局办事不力蒋慰堂派陈仲骞世兄陈厚吉在滇设办事处,而滇越路货物堆积如山,且大半专运军火性质之物,故普通货物只得存于海防也。关于本馆之书,请告张似旅仍交邮按Book-post寄滇,一切运费由本馆担任。尊处可先付渠二十磅,不敷用时再设法汇寄。如渠愿利用Blue Funnel之免费,则由英轮运至海防中国旅行社national library of peiping, c/o China Travel Service, Haiphong,该社有刘女士之弟在彼办事,但近日恐又他调转交,由馆派人到海防按运行李办法分批运滇亦可,其他机关之书只得令其在海防存储也。前代垫之已托孙洪芬先生由沪汇还。此外,请在存款内取出十五磅作为尊处赴牛津、剑桥及Manchester之旅费,望先寄下一收据为荷。离英以后关于征募书籍之消息,请委托友人随时以航信报告寄港转交,并可预付其邮费也。P. S. King之蓝皮书已收到数册并闻。顺颂旅安。
袁同礼顿首
六月三十日
英伦摄影工作请作一报告寄港,以便列入馆务报告内。
〔国立北平图书馆(昆明柿花巷)用笺。袁同礼家人提供〕
按:Lady Brownrigg本名似为Beatrice Brownrigg,其丈夫为英国海军少将布朗里格男爵(Douglas Egremont Robert Brownrigg, Fourth Baronet, 1867-1939),该册《永乐大典》应为G. E. Marinus旧藏,此人生平事迹待考。
先生致信徐旭生,告知范腾端最近无法赴国立北平研究院史学研究所协助图书阅览工作。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页1019〕
按:30日,该信送交徐旭生,时该所位于昆明北部黑龙潭。
先生致信史蒂文斯,请求洛克菲勒基金会支付李芳馥回国旅费。
June 30, 1939
Dear Dr. Stevens:
I am much obliged to you for your letter of May 18. We shall get in touch with the American Library Association and shall avail ourselves of the new arrangement which you so kindly informed us.
The last letter I received from you was dated February 16. A fire at the local Post Office on May 21 destroyed a number of foreign mails; and I was most anxious to know whether any letters from your Office has been sent to us during the months of March and April. If so, may I request you to send us duplicate copies?
May I take this opportunity to reiterate our previously expressed appreciation for the Foundation's aid toward our program of library development in Southwestern China. Owing to the dispersal of cultural centres from North China and the coastal regions, something like a renaissance is happening here. As we have intimate relationships with all the institutions of higher learning now located in Kunming, your timely assistance is appreciated by all of my colleagues.
China has been showing the utmost determination in building up her shattered seats of learning and this Library is contributing its share in this task. For this reason, I am asking Mr. F. F. Li, now doing cataloguing work at Columbia, to come back to us early in the fall. I trust the Foundation will arrange to pay his travel expenses in order to enable him to come to Kunming by way of Europe. May I express to you and Mr. Marshall once more my sincere appreciation for the assistance which you have so kindly extended to him?
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan,
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,以航空信方式寄送,7月17日送达。史蒂文斯在该信就李芳馥返华费用处作标记✕。
六月
先生收牛津大学副校长函,其中并附英国赞助委员会致英国、印度、加拿大、澳大利亚各大学公函,号召各处为中国募集书刊资料。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第14卷第1期,页11〕
七月一日
晚六时,先生访吴宓请其改英文稿,吴宓则荐荣琬,先生答应。时吴宓有恙,故请先生代笔作函辞是晚钱锺书宴。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页22〕
按:该函误寄松柏厅,未送到钱锺书手中。
七月二日
王重民覆函先生,谈其在法募集款项及图书交换诸事。
守和吾师钧鉴:
六月二十日直寄巴黎之手谕已奉到,聆悉种切,极为快慰。Mme Meuvret所称一万法郎者,今又仅能预备五千,以后尚有多少,似如再有,至多亦不过五千。此款虽发自外部,似与赠燕大及云大者不同。此五千法郎,现在完全交生支配,所买尽系西南民族等书。又东方语言学校、中国学院、Bibliothèque Nationale、Guimet四机关,不能出钱,仅将其自己出版物拿出若干,先集中于Meuvret处,然后一同装箱。此事在七月内,要完全办清,则八月初方可由生交王景春运华也。窥其情形,完全系报答我方交换图书性质,但不知除吾馆之外,对其他交换机关,如何报答也。Meuvret下周内可去外交部,到时或更有新消息。关于对我国交换一节,现在似由她一人完全负责也。购书进行颇佳,巴黎似较伦敦稍便宜,而在Bd. St. Germain 198号,又有一家G. P. Maisonneuve,书价本来较他家稍廉,近又将中国实业银行之图书馆全部买来,内英文书亦不少,定价似较伦敦便宜一半,(其书目前天方印出)是一机会,故拟多买一些。Kegan Paul之书单,尚未往索,因在此既便宜,除非不能找到之书,再给他去信也。此次所买,十之七八为关于云南,种族,抗战者,或将其最急须者,直寄昆明,余交王景春转运。关于那部永乐大典,又由Moule出来调说,或可索价£20也,然£20似仍太贵。生一切均好,就是太忙了。可补充天主教史料已够作,然一放弃,似又无再来机会,则数年之功,不得结果。故现拟多花一点钱,务期完成。刘女士日内即满月,拟满月之后,多花一点钱雇一女太太来寓看小孩,则刘女士可到图书馆整天抄此史料。六月四日,共发四信,想已收到矣。余再禀,即请道安!
受业重民敬上。
七月二日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002025〕
夏鼐著《夏鼐日记》第2卷,上海:华东师范大学出版社,2011年,页247。
按:G. P. Maisonneuve应指Gustave Maisonneuve与Gaston Maisonneuve新开的书店,全称为“La Librairie orientale et américaine Gustave-Paul Maisonneuve, Successeur”。“那部《永乐大典》”指馆字册(卷11312-11313),夏鼐在5月24日记中详述了此册《永乐大典》的内容及特点,如卷首有乾隆御笔,并特意写下“此册未曾收入袁同礼《〈永乐大典〉现存卷目表》颇希望能归回国人手中,惟索价100镑,未免过昂,商榷结果,减为50镑,函告王君,令其自行决定。”
七月三日
先生致信法兰西学院汉学研究所,告知平馆已寄出《新书选目》并将赠寄《图书季刊》英文本,此外希望平馆能够与之开展出版品交换。
July 3, 1939
Dear Sir:
We have recently mailed to you a copy of the first instalment of SELECTED CHINESE BOOKS 1933-37 and hope that it may be of some service to you. The second instalment including the author index will be distributed during the summer.
We have placed your name on our mailing list to receive copies of the QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF CHINESE BIBLIOGRAPHY, Chinese edition, beginning from new series, vol. 1, no. 1(March, 1939). We trust that through the medium of these aids, you will be kept informed of the output of Chinese publications issued during recent years.
As we are greatly interested in the scientific work you are doing, it is our earnest hope that you would send us your publications in exchange.The need of western literature is especially urgent in China to-day when, arm in arm with resistance, we are carrying out an extensive programme of reconstruction particularly in the vast hinterland of West China. Both culturally and economically these developments are destined to have tremendous importance for the future of the world.
In the face of great difficulty in China, the work of scholarship is being carried on. For this reason, we hope that you will lend us your assistance to our great task of reconstruction by sending us books and journals representative of western scholarship and learning. Any practical help which you might be able to extend to China will be warmly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan,
Acting Director
Secretary
Institut des Hates Études Chinoises
A la Sorbonne
Paris, 5e
France
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。法兰西学院图书馆档案〕
七月五日
下午四时许,吴宓至柿花巷平馆,与先生晤谈,先生请吴宓修改英文稿件。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页24〕
七月六日
先生致信王重民,谈英国赠书寄送的两种方法,并请其在离欧前委托他人继续留意英法两国消息。
有三仁弟:
兹致张似旅一函,请在存款中取二十磅送去为荷。如大驾能赴英,则可将较笨重之书另装入木箱中,小本之书一律改为邮寄。请告张君北平馆需用之书,较其他方面尤为需要,盼其赞助,速寄为荷。关于英法二国方面消息,请于离欧前委托专人报告为幸。
同礼
七,六
〔中国书店·海淀,四册〕
先生致信张似旅,告知英国捐赠的第一批书尚未运抵昆明,请用王重民所预支的英镑付邮寄送,并请注明平馆收讫。
July 6, 1939
Dr. Chang Su-Lee,
Warden, China Institute,
16 Gordon Square,
London, W. C. l,
England,
Dear Dr. Chang:
The first shipment of books which left London on February 24 arrived at Haiphong early in April. When I wrote to you in May, I thought they were on their way to Kunming, but up to the time of writing, they have not yet been received.
This long delay is most annoying. The reason for it is partly due to the heavy congestion on the narrow-gauged railway between Haiphong and Kunming, and partly due to French inefficiency in handling large scale shipments now accumulated at the small port of Haiphong. While our Committee has been doing its best to tackle the business side of the question, a lot of difficulties have yet to be overcome.
In view of these practical difficulties, I wonder whether you would do us a great favour if you could arrange to send the books desired by the National Library by book-post as suggested in my letter of March 31. I am, therefore, asking Mr. Wang Chung-min to send you 20.0.0. as our advance payment for the postage thus incurred. Additional payment will be sent to you as soon as this sum is being spent.
If, however, you wish to avail yourself of the kind offer of Blue Funnel to carry the cases to Haiphong free of charge, will you send the heavy volumes by freight and address the cases to us as follows:
National Library of Peiping,
Kunming(Yunnanfu),
c/o China Travel Service,
Haiphong.
In this case, we shall send, as each shipment arrives, one of our assistants to Haiphong and arrange to bring the cases to Kunming as a part of his personal luggage. It seems that the first method would be less costly; and in view of the utmost regularity of second-class mails, it should be recommended as a temporary measure pending the solution of the transportation problem between the Southwestern provinces and the outside world.
Hoping the matter will receive your immediate attention,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔中国书店·海淀,四册〕
按:该信应以航空信方式寄送,并抄送一副本给王重民。
七月八日
先生致信阿里克(Basil M. Alexéiev),介绍故宫博物院赴苏联展出古物的职员傅振伦。
July 8, 1939
Professor Basil M. Alexéiev,
ul. Blohina, 17/1 log. 5,
Leningrad,
U. S. S. R.
Dear Prof. Alexéiev:
I have pleasure in introducing to you Mr. Fu Ch'en-Lun(傅振伦),assistant curator of the National Palace Museum, who is going to Moscow to attend the Exhibition of Chinese art to be held in U. S. S. R. As he is interested in museum management and methods, any assistance which you could extend to him will be greatly appreciated.
With cordial regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。国家图书馆善本组手稿特藏〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名。该信存信封,其上有先生所写“阿里克教授”,应是给傅振伦写的介绍函,并由傅振伦携带面交,非邮寄。
七月九日
王重民致函先生,告法国外交部再赠价值五千法郎书籍,其已选目,并谈图书交换等事。
守和吾师钧鉴:
礼拜四Mme Meuvret赴外交部,称除前所称之五千元外,外部尚拟再赠五千元书,仍可由吾人选择。生当于礼拜六赴外部,由Mme Meuvret之绍介,去见Joubert先生,伊即Marx司内职员也。法外部印有“Livres français choisis à l'intention des Bibliothèques étrangères et des Bibliothèques françaises à l'Etranger”一目,其所赠书,均由此目内选择,燕大、云大皆然。Joubert氏称再赠吾馆5000 frs书,亦可由此目内选,但多一点亦无妨。生当即索两份目录,即日选就,大部分为文史社会科学,今日拟托人打字约在六七千元之间,因恐有不能买到者,冀下礼拜三交Joubert,伊盼于生离巴黎前买好也。(Joubert又给以赠云大书目,该目多科学书,故生多选社会科学,俾免重覆。)生又告以普通书籍,皆留北平,亟盼法外部所出刊物,另外各赠一份,伊当下先赠:
1.Documents diplomatiques sur la Chine,
2.Bulletin périodique de la presse chinoise,
3.Bulletin périodique de la presse japonaise.
第一次之五千元书,下周内可有清单,此次所选书,拟打三份,连同清单一同寄呈一份。又生在Maisonneuve所选约可二百种,五千元上下由吾馆付款,Kegan Paul所开,大致在内,连生随时所购拟寄存吾馆者,此四宗凑合起来,亦很可观矣。凡Bibliothèque Nationale,Guimet,东方语言学校出版者均未买;东校可赠,当无问题,杜乃杨已得M. Leroy承认,该馆所出目录,可共赠四千元上下。此外,尚有何好消息,再继续禀闻。
其他工作及照相片等,均各努力进行。盖生此次返法,较以前忙多,今又加小孩之累,实在更忙也。法国工人不易找虽各方托人,而十天之内,竟未找到,下周内不论如何,或有相当解决,则刘女士又可帮同抄稿矣。
专此,即请道安!
受业重民敬上
七月九日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002028〕
按:Livres français choisis à l'intention des Bibliothèques étrangères et des Bibliothèques françaises à l'Etranger直译为“为外国图书馆和国外法国图书馆选择的法语书目”;Documents diplomatiques sur la Chine直译为《法国对华外交文件》,Bulletin périodique de la presse chinoise直译为《中国报刊定期公报》,Bulletin périodique de la presse japonaise直译为《日本报刊定期公报》,以上四种皆由法国外交部编辑出版。“东校”即巴黎东方语言学校,下同。
七月十二日
阿博特覆函先生,请留心寄送岭南大学出版物,将其检出并送交该校在香港办事处,另告费正清、明尼苏达大学寄送平馆的出版品,请注意将其从重庆国际交换局检出。
July 12, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan:
The Institution duly received your letter of April 21 and notes the kind words of appreciation expressed therein by you of the part taken by the Smithsonian in rehabilitating the libraries which have been seized or destroyed by the Japanese.
On June 28 there were forwarded to you 27 boxes numbers 2347-73. One of the boxes, namely, number 2375, is for Lingnan University, which, as you no doubt know, has established an office in Hong Kong. I shall be obliged if you will kindly have the box turned over to Lingnan University.
The Institution has received a number of letters from various American correspondents inquiring regarding the sending of publications to China through one of the establishments with which you are connected. Those letters and the Institution's replies, together with announcements from correspondents in this country of the forwarding of publications for you, have been included in the shipment referred to above as you may desire to make some direct acknowledgment to the various senders.
Mr. J. K. Fairbank of the Department of History of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has forwarded to the Institution 6 boxes of books for the National Library of Peiping with the request that the shipment be sent directly to that library through the Chinese Bureau of International Exchange at the National Library's new branch in Kunming, adding that it is your desire that the shipment be so forwarded. The consignment consists of boxes numbered 66-71 and is this day being dispatched from the Institution via Haiphong to the Chinese Bureau of International Exchange, Chungking, in care of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Mengtze, Yunnan. The Institution will call the matter to the especial attention of the Chinese Bureau with the request that arrangements be made to have the consignment delivered to the National Library in Kunming instead of having it forwarded on to Chungking. The Institution understands that the shipment contains an especially selected collection of publications of Harvard University, and I would suggest that you also bring the matter to the attention of the Chinese Bureau of International Exchange in order that the boxes, which are large and weigh more than 700 pounds each, be delivered directly to the National Library by the Chinese Maritime Customs.
On June 28 the Institution forwarded to the Bureau of International Exchange in Chungking 12 boxes numbered 2374-85. Two of the boxes, namely numbers 2374 and 2375, contain publications from the University of Minnesota for the National Library of Peiping and should be delivered directly to the National Library instead of being forwarded to Chungking.The shipment left New York June 30 per SS “Van Buren”.
Very truly yours,
C. G. Abbot
Secretary
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988(Record Unit 509),Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按:该信寄送香港,并抄送昆明,此件为录副。
七月十三日
先生致信哈佛学院图书馆,感谢寄赠图书。
July 13, 1939
Harvard College Library,
Cambridge, Mass.,
U. S. A.
Dear Sirs:
I beg to acknowledge with cordial appreciation the receipt from the Faculty and students of Harvard University of the gifts mentioned below, a welcome addition to the collections of the National Library.
Very truly yours,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
Birnie, Arthur: An Economic History of the British Isles.1936.
Faulkner, Harold Underwood: American Economic History.1931.
Fullington, James F. ed.: The College Omnibus.1938.
Heaton, Herbert: Economic History of Europe.1936.
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive, folder Books for China〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于8月22日送达。
七月十七日
第十八集团军重庆办事处致函先生,告知寄赠书籍。
馆长先生:
兹有周副部长交下书籍数十本,特函附上并付书单一纸,收到后希即赐覆。今后尚有书继续寄上。特此,并祝
敬礼!
国民革命军第十八集团军重庆办事处(印)启
七月十七日
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页692〕
按:“周副部长”应指周怡。该函左侧标注“书已点收无讹并已函覆,曾家岩五十号。八月一日”。
王重民致函先生,告其在法谋取赠书及图书交换诸事。
守和吾师道鉴:
为法外部捐赠吾馆图书事,九日曾上一信,想已蒙鉴察。生依书目,即速速选出社会、语言、历史、图书目录等共值八千二百余元,即于十二日再赴外部谒Joubert氏。伊谓并不算很多,可照办。一月以内可买齐,即直送云南,由法领事转赠吾馆,十月底十一月初准可到达。其黄皮书及两Bulletin,Joubert当时又加入目内,到时一并装箱。生所选目,曾打三份,谨别将一份,由伦敦转香港,冀省一点邮费。Joubert已知我方须要图书之殷,临别又谓:“再要何书,可给我写信。”Mme Meuvret已去休假,八月一日回来,伊所存之5000frs,俟八月初,即可完全支配清楚。法国法律,国立图书馆不能直接向外国买书,必须托书铺办理;然一经书铺之手,则所费不仅一倍。杜乃扬来后,颇欲拓充中文书,又不能直接买,殊以为憾。生因与伊商议,中法两国,可特别交换一万法郎书,即是他们所缺,如三部“四部丛刊”及新出字典辞书之类,由伊开一清单,请北平图书馆将其旧有或特别新买送来,而吾馆开一单要法国何书,伊当速买送去。际此外汇不能办理,用此法买书,于我似甚方便,于彼亦有利不少,似可实行。况我北平如有重份,送到法使馆即可,不必另外花钱也。杜女士学问不大好,但为人勇敢,尚能作事,吾师如赞同此事,请与杜女士一直来信,那时生如未离法,更好办也。上礼拜五已找到一犹太女子看小孩,刘女士已于今日来馆抄天主教史料。云南书目伊即可整理一部分寄上,登入季刊。唯“敦煌相片目”生不能作,八月一日寄不出,只好再推后一期。即请钧安!
受业重民上。
七月十七日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002029〕
七月十九日
先生致信燕树棠,寄上书评样例一份,请于暑期之内撰就《中华民国亲属法大纲》书评。
召亭先生大鉴:
关于荷人所著之《中国家族法》一书,前承惠允写一书评,至感厚意。暑假中盼能寄下,以便付印。兹奉上张煜全之书评一篇,未识可供参考否?专此申谢,顺候著祺。
弟袁同礼顿首
七月十九日
〔国立北平图书馆(昆明柿花巷)用笺。孔夫子旧书网〕
按:“荷人所著之《中国家族法》”即An Outline of Modern Chinese Family Law(《中华民国亲属法大纲》),荷兰学者Marc van der Valk(范可法),辅仁大学《华裔学志》专刊(Monumenta Serica Monograph Series)之二,1939年7月魏智(北京法文图书馆)初版。张煜全之书评,待考。此信暂系于此,后并未在《图书季刊》中文本见及该书书评。
John Marshall致函先生,就前请支付李芳馥归国旅费一事仍待史蒂文斯决定,并告知李芳馥已经离开美国经欧洲回中国。
July 19, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
In Mr. Stevens's absence, your letter of June 30th has come to me. I learned from Mr. Stevens's secretary that his last letter to you was dated February 16th, so apparently none was destroyed in the fire you mention on May 21st.
I was sorry the other day to miss a call from Mr. Li, who in my absence left a message to say that he was leaving. In fact, he is sailing this morning on the “Queen Mary” to return as you hoped by way of Europe. When you see him, will you convey to him my regrets at not being able to see him when he called and best wishes for the success of his work with you at the National Library. Our hope is, as always, that both you and he will find of value the study he carried on while in this country.
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
John Marshall
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:John Marshall(1903-1980),先后获得哈佛大学英文系学士、硕士学位,1931年至1933年担任美国学术团体理事会编辑,后出任洛克菲勒基金会助理,并兼任大众教育委员会(General Education Board)主任。内文his last letter to you was dated February 16th是不准确的,因为5月18日史蒂文斯寄出一信,并且确定送到先生手中。李芳馥在欧期间恰逢欧战爆发,归国受阻只得返回美国,参见1939年10月8日、1940年1月2日王重民致先生函。此函寄送昆明。
七月二十日
上午十一时,吴宓至柿花巷平馆访先生,交送此前修订的英文稿件。十二时,同赴金碧西餐馆,先生设宴,客为吴宓、刘大钧、章元善等人。下午二时半,先生与吴宓返平馆。稍事休息后,吴宓为平馆校改1936年至1937年度英文报告,约五时许,吴宓出,先生告将赴上海。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页35〕
按:“1936年至1937年”或应为“1937年至1938年”,参见吴宓本年7月31日日记。
七月二十一日
先生致信王重民,谈公私杂事。
有三吾弟:
前接六月二十及廿一日来书,详悉一一。关于黄皮书及官书局出版书,请先设法觅一目录,官书局在档案局左近(Archives Nationales),离巴黎前亦可前往参观。杜乃扬处曾寄赠《季刊》,不识何以未收到。兹第二期已出版,另加寄一份,寄尊处之《季刊》则改寄华京。前寄Kegan Paul书单内多关于云南书籍,不识已收到否?望速示。拟在Radcliffe-Brown来华以前,将民族及西南问题书籍搜集成一系统也。馆中进行甚猛,经费亦未核减,惟自庚款停付后中基会已无美金,应付极感困难。罗氏基金会补助本馆美金四千元,可以专购书籍,但亦甚有限耳。抵美国后,对于外人搜书方法及组织请特别留意。如愿返国吃苦,则留美一年后仍请回馆办事。此间工作紧张,惟办事人员尚不敷分配。《馆务报告》下月在沪付印,届时当寄上。大约八九月在沪港约留月余,寄信均寄香港。Hummel夫人处,不日拟写一信托其代觅保育院,俾抵华京后即可安心作事。刻下美金壹元合国币拾贰元,故刘女士如能在美工作亦不无小补也,此层亦托恒夫人代为留意。前在伦敦遗失之手饰,不识已获得否?在美出售必得善价。张似旅第一次寄来四箱书,在海防滞留三月仍未运滇,焦灼万状,故前请汇张似旅二十磅,作为邮寄牛津赠本馆书之运费,不识已送去否?刻下海防货物堆积如山,而每日火车仅运三百吨,内中以军用品为大宗,故普通货物不得不滞留于海防也。张伯苓月初在此,对于征集书籍毫不热心。现在“战时征集会”已全部移入中央图书馆内办公,该会完全为其利用,故牛津赠本馆之书必须请其交邮寄滇,如此办法不致为人劫留也。二十磅如不敷用,则再多寄拾磅。笨重之书可告张似旅寄海防,轻便者一律付邮是荷。
同礼顿首
七月廿一
又Pirkis女士事,已与Reclus现在云大任法文谈过。据云如渠来滇,必能为之设法,最好托Langevin等写一介绍信致熊校长,先用航邮寄滇,俾渠有所准备。云大怕被炸,有迁移大理之意,联大则决定不移也。
P. S. King寄来蓝皮书已到一部分。外致谢理士信,请代发。
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:“廿一日来书”或指6月11日王重民来函,待考。该信写在普通红栏信纸,补语单用半纸,或有部分被裁去。
七月二十五日
上午,郑天挺来访,先生与其一同前往北京大学办事处。〔《郑天挺西南联大日记》,页170〕
按:所谈之事似与借阅平馆藏日本印《朝鲜李氏实录》相关,其书存于沪上,但先生仍答应致信调运。
七月二十七日
先生致信王重民,谈平馆与法国交换图书的方法,并请其将去年春夏的工作报告寄港,以便刊印。
有三吾弟:
顷接十七日航信,欣悉法外交部可捐赠书籍,至慰。惟九日之函尚未寄到。一月以来,国币惨跌,昆明行市均较沪港为高,每美金壹元可换国币十八元,英磅则换八十元,实开破天荒之纪录。与法国交换书籍如大致能按照七七事变前之汇率,则吾人甚为合算,否则太昂,故不如先从小规模作起。敝意中国需要者,先从1940年一月以后出版之法国杂志入手,凡能赠或能与中国交换者,由馆直接函索;商家出版之期刊,则由法国方面代订而以之交换中国书籍;至我方所购之书则以新出版之国学、历史、考古有永久价值者为限。选择之权则我方任之,但法方如需要何书亦可开单,本馆仅有二千元可作此用,如选择精审亦可稍有裨益。至法方能出款若干(或五千法郎左右),则请伊等决定,此中情形不必完全告诉杜女士也。兹致伊一函请转交。又《四部丛刊》初、二、三编均需要否?请函示。现定八月七日到港并拟赴沪,寄信均寄香港为荷。张似旅处前请寄伊二十磅牛津赠书之邮费,已送去否?并向伊索一收据,以便报账为要。在巴黎影照燉煌工作报告,已将去年二月寄英庚款会者印入上年度报告,至在伦敦工作报告及巴黎1938年二月至六月之报告,刻亟待付印入本年度馆务报告内,务于在离法以前寄港为要。致Mrs. Hummel信已发出,请代觅一nursery。匆匆,顺候旅安。
袁同礼顿首
七月廿七日
到纽约后可到China Institute in America, 119 W. 57th Street, N. Y. City访问,主任为孟治,至友也。
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
七月二十九日
Foon Sien(温哥华)致函先生,告知将寄赠加拿大出版的有关抗日战争的书籍、册页。
July 29th, 1939
T. L. Yuan, Esq.,
Dear Sir:-
Your kind favor of June 14th. 1939 came to hand. I am advised that your Library is building up a special collection of source materials relating to the present undeclared Sino-Japanese war, and that books, leaflets, posters as well as other printed matters concerning the work should be sent to you. I, therefore, take the opportunity to mail you under separate cover some booklets and letters sent to Canadians in public office as well as organizations by this League. I shall, also from time to time, send you booklets of that nature hereafter.
Sincerely yours,
Foon Sien
Chairman:
Chinese National Salvation League
Headquarters for Canada,
Vancouver, D. C.
〔加拿大云高华中华会馆(The Chinese Benevolent Association, 108 Pender Street East, Vancouver, B. C. Canada)信纸。国家图书馆档案,档号不明〕
按:落款处为Foon Sien签名,并钤“驻云埠加拿大中华民国国民抗日救国总会”印。此函右上端标有收讫时间“九月七日”。
七月三十日
王重民覆函先生,告其在法选书交换事。
守和吾师钧鉴:
奉七月二十一日手谕,获详聆种切,殊以为慰。谢礼士数日前尚在巴黎,今已回明星,已将师函转去。伊大概九月初回中国,因开校在即,不能赴昆明,明夏则极愿赴西南一行也。伊已将我最近图书馆界努力情形,写好一文,不久可发表。生明年甚欲返国,追随吾师努力,蒙允仍回馆任职,甚感!又蒙特赐访书路费,亦谨将收条附上。吾师于生等情形,如此关怀,又拟给恒夫人写信。前得Hummel信,允将相片寄存伊馆,伊更拟设法筹款,就我所有film,加洗一份。俟抵美后看情形如何,如Hummel肯让刘女士担任此事,月给三四十美金,即可。已遵嘱寄张似旅二十镑。近接伊秘书来信,称张君正在休假,不在伦敦。本月十八日,曾由巴黎直飞一信至昆明,报告法外部赠书经过,又将选定书单,由伦敦飞寄香港一份。其Mme Meuvret处所存5000元,已支配清,伊明日回巴黎,作一报告,即可装箱。昨日生谒见Leroy,Bibliothèque Nationale赠书,亦已当面说明,八月一二日即可拿出,容再将目录寄呈。王景春来信,八月十八有一期船,故十五日以前,均打箱送Le Havre。与法再交换10000元书事,想必蒙赞同。一请书价按政府外汇合计,二请四部丛刊第一集应索国币千五百元至二千元,生已与杜乃扬说明,第一集久绝版,普通卖两千元,而新印报纸的,则仅三百余元。外交部编印目录,生已挂号寄一份至昆明,将来交换时,依该目选书较方便。Kegan Paul书单,共21部,仅七部未找到,内两部太贵,已去信买五部,请直寄昆明。在此所买一切书,刻正在整理,其各书单,不日可以航寄香港。Pirkis女士极欲去中国,伊在牛津毕业,Langevin不易求,请吾师多设法。找人报告消息很不易,在牛津可托尤桐,在巴黎似以杜乃扬较方便也。生等仍在抄辑天主教,尚甚忙。专此,即请道安!
受业重民上。
七月三十日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002031〕
七月三十一日
先生路遇顾颉刚。〔《顾颉刚日记》卷4,页261〕
加拿大公共卫生协会覆函先生,该协会将如先生前请寄赠平馆所需期刊。
July 31, 1939
Dr. T. L. Yuan,
Dear Sir:
I have pleasure in mailing to you copies of the Canadian Public Health Journal for February 1938 and February 1939, as requested in your letter of June 3rd.
I am sorry for the delay in writing to you. Our supply of these issues was exhausted and we had to try to obtain them from other sources. I regret that thus far we have not been able to obtain a copy of the January 1939 issue for you. I hope, however, to have one for you shortly.
Yours very truly,
R. L. Bandall
Executive Assistant
〔国家图书馆档案,档号不明〕
按:该函右上端标有收讫时间“九月十四日”。
七月
先生撰写《〈永乐大典〉现存卷目表》。〔《图书季刊》新第1卷第3期,1939年9月,页246-286〕
按:该篇辑录367册信息。
八月一日
上午九时,吴宓赴平馆办事处访先生,送1937至1938年度平馆英文报告,并托先生赴港时代为打听毛彦文通讯地址。此外,先生为吴宓办理护照事,特撰一信与外交部王占祺处长,并将其交吴宓亲送。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页42〕
外交部编《外交部留部职员名册》,1938年,叶13。《吴宓日记》第8册,页421。
按:王占祺,字禹枚,浙江绍兴人,时应任外交部驻云南特派员。
1942年11月间,先生在重庆晤高棣华,后者告知毛彦文自离港去沪后就一直住在上海,从未再往他地。
先生致信格雷夫斯,附上顾子刚六月七日函,请美国学术团体理事会考虑在美购买缩微胶片摄影机的耗材,并就捐赠图书、仪器的寄送渠道给予建议。
August 1, 1939
Dear Dr. Graves:
I enclose herewith a letter from Mr. T. K. Koo of our Peiping office concerning the setup of the microfilm camera at Peiping. In his letter he raised several questions about the equipment and operating expenses. I shall be very grateful to you indeed if you could give some consideration to this matter.
We shall be glad to pay the overhead expenses out of our own regular budget, but we shall have great difficulty in buying films and chemicals from the States owing to our Government's control over foreign exchange.
Beginning from this month, a grant of US $4,000 will be made to the Library by the Rockefeller Foundation. We are using this sum for the acquisition of materials; largely for subscriptions to current scientific journals. If a part of this sum should be used for the equipment of the microfilm, we shall have to cut down a great number of the purchases.
Although there is a heavy congestion of the narrowed-gauged railway from Haiphong to Kunming, yet things do come through. I would suggest, therefore, that the cases of books and apparatus be addressed as follows:
For books
National Library of Peiping
c/o Bureau of International Exchange of Publications,
Kunming, Yunnan, China
For Scientific Instruments
National Southwest Associated University
c/o Bureau of International Exchange of Publications,
Kunming, Yunnan, China
I understand that the Smithsonian Institution sends them to the above Bureau care of Subira Freres, 44 Boulevard Bonnal, Haiphong, who is the official agent of the above Bureau.
With kindest regards,
Yours, sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 300 Latin America-Series 833 Lebanon; Subseries 601. Box 9. Folder 86〕
按:Subira Freres即徐壁雅洋行,法商筹办,信中提及之处应该是其在海防的分店,代理国际出版品交换业务。该信于9月25日送达,此为抄件。
先生致信费正清,感谢赠书并将致信Lionel Marks表示谢忱,另告法币大幅贬值。
August 1, 1939
Dr. John K. Fairbank
41 Winthrop St.
Cambridge, Mass.
U. S. A.
Dear Dr. Fairbank:
I am much obliged to you for your letter of June 12th informing me that you have shipped seven cases of books and journals through the Smithsonian Institution. At a time when Chinese scholars are working under great handicaps, your timely assistance is very much appreciated.
I am writing to Prof. Lionel Marks to-day to thank him for his valuable assistance. As soon as the books arrive, I shall write again. I hope that these volumes will be here before the University opens in October.
During recent weeks the sudden depreciation of Chinese dollar has hit everbody. Since April, 1938, the exchange rate has been Ch $6.60 to US $1.00, but recently it has jumped to $16.00 to $18.00. Under these circumstances, it is extremely difficult to get American books and journals. I wish to assure you that the books you so kindly collected will meet our need and will no doubt be used to the best advantage.
I am enclosing a statement about library progress in China which I hope may be of some possible interest to you.
Thanking you very heartily for your assistance and with kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive, folder Books for China〕
按:此件打字稿,但先生略加修改,落款处为签名,于10月9日前送到。
八月二日
国会图书馆覆函先生,告知先生前请该馆寄送十九世纪以来中外关系目录卡片已获批准,目录卡片将通过国际交换服务送达平馆。
August 2, 1939
My dear Dr. Yuan:
Your letter of June 5 was received, and its cordial expressions have been noted by the Chiefs of the several divisions mentioned by you.
To meet your specific request of references on China's foreign relations from 1800 to date, the Chief of the Card Division has sent to you, through the International Exchange Service, a set of printed catalogue cards covering works on this subject. We trust these will reach you safely.
For the Librarian,
Very sincerely yours,
Chief Assistant Librarian
We have had pleasure in sending these cards with our compliments.
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: National Library 1930-1939〕
按:此件为录副。
八月初
先生离开昆明前往香港。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页35〕
八月七日
Lyman Hoover致函先生,请平馆协助提供抗战爆发后有关中国回教协助抗击日寇的文献、信息,以利编辑对外宣传册页。
c/o European Y. M. C. A.
Kowloon, Hongkong
August 7, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan:
Professor Frank Price has asked me to prepare a 35 or 40 page pamphlet on “Chinese Muslims and the War” as one of the series which his committee in Chengtu and Chungking is preparing for publication, in cooperation with various other bodies such as the China Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations. These pamphlets will be used widely abroad, it is hoped, and some will be translated into other languages for widest possible circulation.
If you happened to notice my articles in the November and December 1938 issues of Asia Magazine(New York),these will have given you some notion of my interest in this subject. I have been much encouraged in undertaking this present task by Prof. Price's promise that you and your staff would be glad to assist me in the collection of relevant data, and it is because of this promise that I am writing you now.
I shall be most grateful if you will assist me by giving me a bibliography of recent materials on this subject, in English, Chinese, French, or German which you think might be available in Shanghai, where I shall have to do this piece of writing. I shall especially appreciate it if you can secure for me copies of extracts from materials which might not be available in Shanghai(giving sources in each case)covering the following points:
1.Names and positions of Muslim civil and military officials in national and provincial service since 1937 or the outbreak of the war.
2.Detailed evidence regarding assistance being given China's cause by Muslims, including their pronouncements giving their attitude.
3.Detailed evidence and supporting data regarding special consideration and assistance given Chinese Muslims by national and provincial governments during recent years, especially since the war began.
4.Statements made(a)by government leaders regarding Muslims and their part in China's struggle, and(b)by Muslim groups or leaders indicating their hopes, plans, and actual activities in this regard.
I want to try to write a pamphlet which will be thoroughly grounded in facts. Naturally, I shall be interested in any evidence you can give me of Japanese propaganda among Muslims here and abroad and any estimates of the effects which it is having.
If you do not feel it wise to send this material to my Shanghai office, 131 Museum Road, the European YMCA, Kowloon, Hongkong, has kindly agreed to forward materials to me. It will mean a great deal to me if at least part of this material can reach me by September 1st as Dr. Price tells me that the I. P. R. is anxious to use this pamphlet in connection with its coming meetings and that the manuscript should be in his hands by early October. I shall be glad to have you send me these materials in installments, as soon as any part of them is ready, but I hope that a note may be enclosed giving me the list sent to date so I may be sure that everything arrives safely, or perhaps it might be sufficient if the materials were numbered so that any commissions would be self-evident.
I need scarcely say that I shall be deeply grateful for any and all assistance you can give me in this work, which I hope will be of value to China in the period ahead.
With sincere personal regards, I am
Cordially yours,
Lyman Hoover
〔Yale University records, Lyman Hoover Papers, RG 9 Series I, Box: 13, Folder: 280〕
按:Y. M. C. A.即基督教青年会(Young Men's Christian Association);I. P. R.即太平洋国际学会(Institute of Pacific Relations)。Lyman Hoover, 20世纪30年代长期担任基督教青年会驻华机构的行政人员。该函由香港转寄昆明,但先生彼时已前往上海。在沪时,先生曾尝试联系Lyman Hoover,未果。
八月八日
Marshall C. Balfour覆函先生,明确洛克菲勒基金会可支付资助款余额为一万七千五百美金及年度支取上限,并询问先生是否更改此前的拨付申请。
Shanghai, August 8, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan,
In further reference to your letter of May 19, and the notification to you by the Secretary of the Rockefeller Foundation under date of March 20, I may call your attention to the fact, after confirmation by Mr. Stevens, that the unexpended balance of the appropriation RF-36072 was US $17, 500 as of July 1. The action of the Foundation of March 17, 1939 removed all restrictions except that the unexpended balance available during the period ending June 30, 1942 was for the development of library services for purchase of materials and for production of materials for the bulletin of Chinese bibliography, not more than US $8,000 to be available any year of the period. You were advised of the initial advance of US $1,000 of the available balance on July 4. Since your letter of May 19 assumed that the balance was US $10, 500, you may wish to modify your request for instalment payments.
Very truly yours,
M. C. Balfour
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Vol. Box 47. Folder 394〕
按:此函寄送昆明,并抄送给史蒂文斯、胡恒德、耿士楷。
八月十日 香港
先生致信王重民,告其西南运输不便,请设法让法国外交部再赠书,并速将“伦敦影照燉煌写本报告”寄来,另告自己的行踪。
有三吾弟:
到港后接七月二日、九日及三十日手书并法外部书目、牛津征书启事等,均悉一一。关于西南及抗战书邮寄昆明,其余交王景春寄港,因张似旅寄海防之书迄今未到,由海防至昆明之运输尤困难也,存港则较安全。法外部Marx之名字initial为何,已不记忆函谢外部是否即函Marx,故尚未写信。应设法请该部再捐一部法国关于《欧战是文件汇编》Documents Francaise, 3rd Series内中关于重要文件甚多,北平已赠一部,兹昆明仍愿再索一部。刻下需要《伦敦影照燉煌写本报告》颇亟,请从速寄下印入馆务报告内。《永乐大典》二十磅仍嫌太昂,近以国币大跌为理由每磅合国币八十元!请其再让价何如?又前寄上之壹百磅系勉强凑成,本年由罗氏基金补助费内陆续归还,请另立一账,随时函告为要。明日赴沪留两星期,九月初返滇。《四部丛刊》第一集当在沪购买,送交法国领事馆。Pirkis女士事已托Reclus,请渠再函彼一托。
同礼
八月十日,香港
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:“欧战是文件汇编”当作“欧战事文件汇编”,Documents Francaise, 3rd Series应指Documents diplomatiques français. 1871-1914.3e série,国家图书馆确藏有该书。
八月十五日 上海
先生致信王重民。〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002038〕
《张元济傅增湘论书尺牍》,1983年,页372、373。
按:此时先生的通信地址为上海市江西路九江路花旗银行大楼404室中基会。此次赴沪,傅增湘托张元济转交先生一篇题跋,盖先生曾为馆刊向傅增湘索取文稿。后傅增湘又致函先生,请其派平馆留守职员助其录入“《文苑英华》校记”。
八月十七日
上午,先生与赵万里至开明书店访王伯祥,商议《丛书子目类编》书稿排印事宜。〔王伯祥著《王伯祥日记》第16册,北京:国家图书馆出版社,2011年,页126〕
《国立北平图书馆馆务报告(民国二十一年七月至二十二年六月)》,1933年,“编纂”页25。
按:平馆自1932年左右开始编纂《丛书子目类编》,最终并未付梓。
此前,似由谢国桢负责与王伯祥接洽此事,但他此时已经脱离平馆。另,《王伯祥日记》中记作《丛书子目汇编》,特此说明。
先生电话联系Marshall C. Balfour,询问洛克菲勒基金会延长资助的细节,包括资助总额、款项可否用来补助中华图书馆协会。Balfour将修正案的要点再次予以重申。〔Marshall C. Balfour's Diaries, Rockefeller Archive Center, Rockefeller Foundation records, Officers'Diaries, RG 12〕
按:该基金会对平馆资助款项剩余总额为17,500美金,比先生此前认为的要多出7,000美金,先生想用该款对中华图书馆协会进行紧急援助,为期10个月,每月大约150港币,总计约500美金,但不知是否合乎洛克菲勒基金会的资助条款。Balfour在日记中并未反对,只是记录自己再次宣读了洛克菲勒基金会的资助原则。
八月十八日
晚,李宣龚在海格路设宴,先生、赵万里、孙楷第、朱师辙、钱锺书、夏承焘等受邀与席,酒馔极丰。〔夏承焘著《天风阁学词日记》(二),杭州:浙江古籍出版社,1992年,页124〕
按:夏承焘似第一次见先生,故称“始晤”。
八月中下旬
《顾廷龙年谱》将此事系在本年夏,但考虑到先生此次在沪的时间,特将其可能时间进一步圈定。另,《顾廷龙日记》未存本年8月6日之后的日记,特此说明。
先生访合众图书馆,与顾廷龙晤谈,知“合众”意指及该馆创办目的,先生对此大加赞赏。〔《顾廷龙年谱》,页92〕
《图书季刊》新2卷第2期,1940年6月,页269。
按:《图书季刊》曾在“学术及出版消息”栏介绍上海合众图书馆,颇多褒扬。
八月二十二日
H. E. M. Chisholm覆函先生,告知将寄赠平馆所缺的Canadian News Letter及其他加拿大出版的科学文献。
August 22, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
I have your letter of July 8 and take much pleasure in forwarding to you not only the number of the “Canadian News Letter” which are missing from your Library, but also some other literature which I think will be of interest from a scientific and educational standpoint so far as your Library is concerned.
I was much interested to know that you had been steadily carrying on this work in spite of internal troubles. After all a philosophy of that kind is something which is not very common in the world today.
I should be glad if you would let me know of any special literature which you might find useful in your Library. In return for whatever services, we can give you here, I should personally be glad if you would send me some postage stamps, used or unused, as I happen to be a bit of a philatelist.
Kindest personal regards.
Yours sincerely,
H. E. M. Chisholm,
Director of Publicity
〔The Department of Trade and Commerce, Canada信纸。国家图书馆档案,档号不明〕
按:该函寄送昆明,落款处为H. E. M. Chisholm签名,右上标注收讫日期为“十月五日”。
八月二十三日
先生致信刘咸,推荐陈贯吾前往中国科学社图书馆协助编纂中文书目。
重熙先生大鉴:
日前晤教为快。昨日本拟来社面谭,适为友人所阻,因之未果。关于贵馆馆务需人协助事,弟能力所及,自当赞助。兹拟派陈贯吾先生来社工作,陈君前在敝馆服务多年,后又主持镇江江苏省立第二图书馆馆务,颇著成绩,对于编目事务定能胜任愉快。尊处中文书目既待完成,即可先从此项工作入手。仍希尊酌,予以指导,至为企盼。专此,顺颂著祺。
弟袁同礼顿首
八月廿三日
允中先生同此致意。
〔上海市档案馆,档案编号Q546-1-192-53〕
按:先生在此信左下标注“后知陈贯吾君已到社,表谢意”。
王重民致函先生,谈其离法前与各方交接、从法寄送图书情况,并介绍外籍人士来平馆工作诸事。
守和吾师道鉴:
生等刻已离Le Havre,二十八日便可到纽约了。行前因赶工,实在太忙,未及详为呈报。刻精神仍稍倦,谨先略禀一二,其各种账单书单,明后自当可详为清理,再寄。(前已由伦敦寄上书单一包。)交换书事,是由法外部出钱,而凡得来之书,则为各与中国有关之机关分得,故杜乃扬、Meuvret等等,莫不欲与我交换而白得书也。生十五日谒M. Cain辞行,伊表示赞同,并让生转告Meuvret,因此事统由Meuvret太太主持,Cain既赞同,她便可执行也。伯希和方面,伊允一定再设法,另外赠我一批书,至于通报、亚洲学报等,伊表示即直寄昆明。生已将吾馆及昆明最近情形奉告一二。据伯希和言,Marx名Jean。十六日由巴黎寄书五箱,转利物浦运香港。第一箱:吾馆及法外部五千元所买书。第二箱:王重民寄存书。第三箱:王重民寄存书及杂件。第二箱可打开,第三箱甚乱,可后清理。第四箱:吾馆及法外部五千元购书,又B. N.赠书。又向达前代购书目一包,赠抗日战报一包,伊本人□画两册。(俟与向君去信,请其自取或索寄。)第五箱:B. N.赠书,东方语言学校赠书。因箱不满,生又实以破衣物及开明二十五史,请托人代为保存。相片及其他杂书,尚有五箱,生携美。Pirkis女士是无条件愿去中国,薪水多少,在所不计。Reclus方面,生今日可致Pirkis一信,劝其一直去信。她颇愿为吾馆编法文书目,现在所得法文书,亦已值得有一人主其事,吾师前既拟聘伊来馆任事,此地位如未给他人,聘她正好。依生意,如云大不迁而可兼钟点,则给伊150元,如不能兼,则给200元,伊当甚为满足。她家中不大充足,路费问题,多少有点困难,不知吾师可否致王景春一信,请给她设法办一免票。张似旅闻已返伦敦,然杳无消息。依生之意,此次凡为吾馆所买书,请张似旅统交Pirkis女士,托她按行李或按其个人用书,一齐带往昆明,则蒋慰堂更无法矣。不知吾师以为如何?不论云大或吾馆事,Pirkis愿早有决定,以便整顿行装,凡可实现之点,请吾师径致她一信,Miss Susan L. Pirkis, 57, Kidbrooke Park Road, London, S. E. 3。余再及,即请钧安!
受业重民敬上。
八月二十三日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002035〕
按:此函似未及时寄出,故很有可能晚于王重民8月30日函送达。
八月二十五日 香港
先生致信王重民。〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002038〕
八月二十八日
先生致信史蒂文斯,感谢洛克菲勒基金会对平馆的资助并更新每季度支取拨款的数额。
August 28, 1939
Dear Dr. Stevens:
From Dr. Balfour of your Shanghai office, we are glad to learn that the balance of the grant made by your Foundation to the National Library amounts to $17,500, not $10,500 as we had anticipated. The liberation of this balance contributes greatly to the cause of library development in China and I wish once more to convey to you and through you to your Trustees our heartfelt thanks for your timely assistance. The aid from your Foundation in this hour of need is gratefully appreciated.
As to the payment of the grant, I have arranged with Dr. Balfour that quarterly payment be made to our Treasurer at Shanghai as follows:
For 1939-40 $7,500($1,875 each quarter)
1940-41 6,000($1,500 each quarter)
1941-42 4,000($1,000 each quarter)
which, I trust, will meet your approval.
With renewed thanks for your interest and assistance,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,与29日信一并寄出,并于9月22日送达。
八月二十九日
先生致信史蒂文斯,谈个人赴欧美访问计划,请求洛克菲勒基金会给予资助考虑。
August 29, 1939
Dear Dr. Stevens:
In addition to the enclosed letter, may I add a personal one regarding my own plans?
When Mr. F. F. Li returns to China next month, he will be given a position of some responsibility. I am confident that the training which he has received in America through the Foundation's aid will enable him to carry on the work of the National Library to the satisfaction of all concerned.
As soon as I am relieved from routine duties, I hope to be able to visit America and Europe for nine or ten months. One of the projects which I have in mind is to make a survey of the various sinological collections abroad and work out a scheme for closer collaboration in the interchange of source materials. While on the spot I hope also to gather together a systematic collection of materials needed in China for post-war reconstruction and rehabilitation.
I have been writing notes for a Handbook of Chinese Studies and I am anxious to consult some literature which is not available in the Orient. If I could have this handbook published with your aid, it might serve as a useful tool to young American scholars. For this reason, I wonder whether the Foundation would be interested to sponsor this undertaking through a grant in aid.
If I could arrange it, I shall attend the I. P. R. Conference to be held in November at Victoria. Should you feel that such projects as I have in mind might receive some consideration, I shall appreciate a cable from you.
We have been very much concerned over the European crisis. If war should break out, all these plans have to be postponed. Not infrequently the international and domestic setting has upset research and educational work.
With kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
P. S. My telegraphic address: 7049 Hongkong
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:Handbook of Chinese Studies应为China in Western Literature(1958)的最早雏形。I. P. R. Conference即太平洋国际学会第七届会议,本次会议于1939年11月22日至12月2日在美国弗吉尼亚海滩(Virginia Beach)举行,其原地会议地点为加拿大的维多利亚市(Victoria)。此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名。
八月三十日
王重民致函先生,谈其离法前诸事之进展及到美后的情况。
守和吾师道鉴:
生等于八月二十三日早晨离巴黎,午登舟,至二十八日早十时抵纽约。过海关后,即直赴车站。下午六时余到美京。吴光清、房兆颖二君来站迎接,并已找租好房子,故下车后毫无困难。昨日已见Hummel,并将办公桌子预备好;后天早九时,即正式到馆办事。在巴黎时太忙,临行前数日更忙,故未及写信。离Le Havre后,曾作短信,但未及发,已过Southampton。抵纽约前,又寄回伦敦,或要较此信后数日方收到,请再重述一次。所有相片及film,共装四大箱,携来美国,在船上及在纽约,均详细查看一次,毫无损失,想明后日即可抵华盛顿,昨已告恒先生,到后即一直运国会图书馆。欧战若不幸而再开,Bibliothèque Nationale并无地窖来收藏这些卷子,设遭不幸,则此四箱为无价宝矣。(去年危急时,只将十余卷藏地窖。生行前告杜女士,此次再入地窖,应去掉盒子,冀能多藏一些卷子也。)所捐书及所购书,共装五箱,已于八月十六日离巴黎,二十日可抵利物浦,极盼现在已过地中海,则可无危险矣。里面所藏,另附一单,请照点查。生离法时,M. Joubert正休假,他说九月间可寄出,想现在快要买齐,极望欧战不开,此一批书准能于十月十一月之间收到也。Mme Meuvret称明年再送一批,十九日见Pelliot,特向他说明法外交部已送一些,将来能再特别设法?他说将一定要再特别设法,另外更赠一批,他又问明吾馆最近情形,并说通报及亚洲学报以后即直寄昆明矣。Marx氏之名,伯希和说是Jean。再交换一批书事,生已能明白个中情形,盖交换事由外部出钱,而将所得分送于各与中国有关之图书馆,故在各图书馆方面,莫不愿交换而白得书也。然主持人则以Meuvret太太为总主。杜女士接到吾师信后,非常高兴,曾找M. Cain商谈一次,当然赞成,只待再向Meuvret太太一言。生行前又找Cain辞行,他除详问我图书馆界情形外,又表示十分愿继续交换,并嘱生特将此意转达M. Meuvret;生当日见她,她当然很愿帮忙。但M. Meuvret太忙,非到最后五分钟不作事,将来多给杜女士写信,叫她借近催Meuvret太太即可。生行后未清之事,一切托之Meuvret,给她留下一千一百法郎。除五箱书外,其与云南、西南民族及抗战有关者,曾由书铺寄去昆明十六包,(也许是二十六包,记不大清了。包皮上有生手记号码。)后来又打六包,生离巴黎之前一日,始知有三包过重,不能寄,嘱东校听差再分为五包或六包寄去。想不至有误。一切单据,在船上未弄清,须稍待再从此一直寄。前寄来敦煌目录,嘱将后照者补入,依昨日所观察办公情形,及此工作之不易,恐非短时间所能完成,请先发表这一部分,以后另作如何?刘女士“云南目”已收辑很完全,哈佛及其他目,未有在刘女士所编以外者,现应赶快编号码,以便将来作索引,号码编好后,即可寄上付印。巴黎抗战材料,当应收辑一点,生手中所得,尚有零星几件,将来寄上。行前与王海镜详谈,当然他所主持或参与之数机关可送一全份,惟窥其意似欲借此要一点钱。生表示北平图书馆无外汇,现在非常困难,兹可留下一百元作寄费,如抗日救国会等需要中国日报,可由北平图书馆出钱代订;伊均拒绝,盖觉100法郎太少也。生即说请袁先生一直来信奉托。他住,8 rue Toullier, Paris 5e,王君五六年来,均未读书,只作政治生活;今年很窘,但八月间似又从容,今年不回国,据云明年再说。Pirkis女士事,云大方面,伊当即与Reclus一直去一信。此女士无条件的爱中国,薪水多少,在所不计,尤望今年能成行。云大如不能成功,或钟点太少,不能维持生活,她极愿为吾馆服务,则吾师早先计画,如尚未找人,即可聘她编法文书书目,并采访法文各种图书也。况法文书已得不少,从此亦可继续交换,则必专有一人,来主持此事,聘她正好。吾师如同意,请一直去信为祷。(Miss Susan L. Pirkis, 57, Kidbrooke Park Road, London, S. E. 3.)Pirkis女士家中不大从容,未审可否与王景春先生写一信,给她办一免票,从伦敦到香港。因张似旅至今无消息,不知他意见如何?若聘定Pirkis女士,即可让她在伦敦先作好此事,将吾馆所要之书,买齐后叫她随身带去,一则可催张似旅,一则路上平安也。免票不必须,闻伊已预备好六十镑作路费,但如得到免票,于她帮助实不小也。请一切与Pirkis女士一直去信为祷!生等来后,即能租到一房子,总算不错。房一间,厨房一大间,每月$40,寄存小孩,据恒夫人说不易,因小孩非过十八个月不收,现在恐非自看不可。曾宪三已去哈佛,曾宪文已与裘开明结婚。余再及,即请钧安。
受业重民敬上。
八月三十日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002036和1940-※044-外事3-002037〕
《裘开明年谱》,页222。
按:是年7月1日,徐家麟离开哈佛燕京学社汉和图书馆,同日曾宪三入职该馆。
该函应于9月29日送达。
九月三日
先生和岳父袁道冲访蔡元培。〔《蔡元培日记》,页634〕
按:时袁道冲在《大公报》服务,住坚道95号3楼。
九月五日
先生致信王重民,询问其离法前寄出图书情况,并告知购书款均应按照美金当日行市拨还。
有三吾弟如晤:
抵华京后,住处及寄存小孩处所已觅妥否?离法不久即发生战事,幸而避免,可谓万幸。燉煌照片及一切稿件想已携美,惟寄Havre转英国之书箱是否于八月中旬已寄交王景春先生,迄未接报告,颇以为念。请速函告王先生或寄华,或改存乡间,恐战事延长,大家更无暇及此也刻下赴远东之船为数甚少,且有危险。前在巴黎Maisonneuve代购各书之单据及书目均已收到,法郎4855.20合计英磅二十七磅又八十九法郎,应按当日美汇行市折成美金近日英磅大跌,必须按付款之日之行市计算,以便在罗氏补助费内归还,请查照。另纸所开者,分别查明付款日之行市,一律改用美金拨还。此项拨还之款即另为存储,暂存华京之Riggs Bank可也。已定十号返滇,谢理士乘德轮Potsdam十六日抵港,恐不能上岸,因此间德人均已拘留于收容所内也。顺颂旅安。
同礼顿首
九月五日
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:Havre应指法国海滨城市勒阿弗尔(Le Havre);Riggs Bank现通译为里格斯银行,19世纪成立。
九月六日
先生致信Lyman Hoover,告知其所询出版物信息将会发送到此前给予的九龙地址,但信息为数甚少。
September 6, 1939
Mr. Lyman Hoover
National Committee, Y. M. C. A.
131 Museum Road,
Shanghai.
Dear Mr. Hoover:
Your letter asking for information about Muslim's part in the present war was received while I was in Shanghai. In fact, I called on you at your office, but I was sorry to have missed you.
The publications you requested will be sent to your Kowloon address, but I am afraid that the information given in these publications is rather meager.
With kindest regards,
Yours very Sincerely
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔平馆(冯平山图书馆转)英文信纸。Yale University records, Lyman Hoover Papers, RG 9 Series I, Box: 13, Folder: 280〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名。
九月十二日
加拿大皇家学会Theresa Pereira覆函先生,告知交换品清单上的所有出版物均已寄送北平,如补寄则需额外收费。
Post Office Box, 114
House of Commons,
September 12th, 1939
Dear Sir,
Although your Library is listed on our exchange list as receiving “all parts” of our Transactions, which includes all five sections, I have delayed answering your letter of last June 21st until I had had a chance of checking up the actual plates of our Addressograph machine to see whether your Library was among them. This was done a few days ago, and I can now state that all parts, as published, have been forwarded to your Library.
I do not know whether you understand that our Transactions are only published once a year, because where you quote missing parts, you mention January, March and May, I cannot make it out at all.
The Society's Transactions are published following our annual meeting each year, in Sections I and II(together),Section III, IV, and V. Volume XXXIII is in the hands of the printers at the present time, and, as each part is ready for distribution, it will be mailed to you.
The Society cannot afford to replace any missing parts, but these may be supplied at a cost of ninety cents each, which is a special price quoted to those on our exchange list. The postage is extra.
Yours very truly,
Theresa Pereira
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
P. S. I have just noted that we have been forwarding your Transactions addressed as “National Library of Peiping, Peiping, China.”
〔The Royal Society of Canada英文信纸。国家图书馆档案,档号不明〕
按:Theresa Pereira生平待考。此函寄送昆明,右上端标注收讫时间为“十一月一日”。
九月十三日
钱存训覆函先生,谈购买郑振铎藏书等事。
守和馆长先生:
由港赐寄各函,均已拜悉。郑振铎藏书书款计由罗氏基金款内拨兑美金US $506.11元,合成国币柒仟元正,业分两次交付清讫。香港办事处八九两月经费共美金贰佰元,均已寄发,另由孙先生具名正式通知矣。八月份经费,据中基会称已于前日寄滇,惟中文购书费尚未发出,闻将按月在沪拨付。余、金两君拨款当即止付,俟收到后再候示支配。印件香港停转。联大寄来日文书单,是否照购,乞示。温君托带《国际舆论》廿本,尚未收到,已请孙述万君在港查询。专肃,敬请钧安。
职钱存训谨上
九,十三
〔中华教育文化基金董事会信纸。国家图书馆档案,档案编号1945-※057-综合5-010001〕
陈福康著《郑振铎年谱(修订本)》,上海:上海外语教育出版社,2017年,页737;《文学集林》第2辑,1939年12月,页41。
按:“郑振铎藏书”即郑振铎所藏戏曲之善本,平馆先后分两批购入,共计84种、262册。
“温君”应指温源宁;“国际舆论”应指Japan's Aggression and Public Opinion。
九月十五日
上午,徐旭生来访,请平馆将馆藏中西文文献中有关中国学之书籍借与国立北平研究院史学研究所,先生告查明具体情况后再做决定。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页1040〕
李书华《北平研究院第十一年》,《大公报》(香港),1940年9月12日,第3版。
按:1940年4月,北京研究院与平馆订立合作办法,后者将昆明办事处所藏关于西南文献之中文书籍全部借予该院史学研究所。
九月十七日
午后,先生访徐旭生,晤谈。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页1040〕
晚六时,陈永龄、高棣华在昆明曲园设宴,先生、吴宓、邓衍林夫妇等受邀与席,九时散。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页72〕
九月二十二日
史蒂文斯致函先生,表示洛克菲勒基金会不会考虑资助先生赴欧美考察。
September 22, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
Thank you for your letter on the accounts of the National Library. This has been given to the Comptroller of the Foundation. He will write you if there is any added fact to be supplied to him or to the office in Shanghai.
Your question on possible help toward attending the conference in Victoria in November has been answered in the terms of your request for my response. As I did not find it possible to make provision for the trip that you wish and for work on the handbook of Chinese studies, I did not send a cable.
My best wishes to you, and my hope for the continued success of your program of work.
Yours sincerely,
David H. Stevens
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Box 47. Folder 389〕
按:此信寄送昆明,并抄送给洛克菲勒基金会驻上海办事处。
九月二十八日
晚,先生在曲园设宴,吴宓、陈永龄、高棣华、高棣华之母受邀与席,约九时散。〔《吴宓日记》第7册,页79〕
钱存训致函先生,告知最近所寄邮包情况并谈平馆西文《馆务报告》印刷费用。
守和馆长先生:
前昨两日先后寄港转上邮包廿二件,内三件系本馆西文书报(108-110包),余十九包系为联大所购之日文书七十四种及新到什志多种(63-81包),内有十余种系前寄下书单中指购,余系选购。此间新到之书,另单开列详细名称,即请到时查核为幸。西文《报告》各五百册均已印就,兹寄港转上样本二册,即祈察收。一俟名单寄下,即行发出。纸张本拟用白道林,但印价现涨至五百本每页八元(旧估价乙千本每页四元六角),次道林每页六元,因恐印刷费超出预算,故与李君酌定均用次道林印,可省四分之一。惟纸色较黄,未知是否嫌劣,并请示知,以便下册印时照办。中文本排印甚迟,现仅校阅一次,下月中或可印成。中基会九月份经费昨已发出,据闻以后每月可发当月之款。陈贯吾君薪俸,孙先生嘱尊处再去一正式函件通知,以便在汇滇经费内扣除。专肃,敬请钧安。
职钱存训谨上
九,廿八
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1945-※057-综合5-010003和1945-※057-综合5-010004〕
《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页696。
按:“西文报告”似指1935-1937年馆务报告。1939年11月10日,昆明办事处曾致信北平留守人员王访渔、顾子刚,告知上海办事处会寄上十册馆务报告,因纸价高涨只印五百份,须谨慎分配。
九月三十日
先生致信王重民,请其查明美国国会图书馆所藏《永乐大典》中尚未以photostat方式为平馆复制者,并寄上平馆已有影本之清单。
有三吾弟:
昨奉八月三十日手书,欣悉抵美后一切情形,甚以为慰。由巴黎运至利物浦之五箱迄今尚无消息,已函王景春询问,预料不致有何意外也。由书店径寄昆明之书包,仅收到一包,既系挂号,想陆续必能寄到,惟英伦拟购之《永乐大典》,未识接洽如何?刻下欧战方殷,想可减价,望再与Moule一商,以免为他人购去。国会图书馆所藏《大典》不少,内中尚有四、五本未照相,望查明请Hummel为馆制一复本。兹由上海办事处将本馆所藏国会图书馆入藏之《大典》复本开一清单,随函寄上,即希备查是荷。顺颂旅安。
同礼顿首
九月三十日
向觉明来滇,谓Robertson有关于菲律宾著作一种,约五十本,内中述及中西交通颇详,请为馆中购一部(美国出版),请将书名查出示复。
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
王重民致函先生,谈其由欧洲寄送图书和书稿诸细节及到美后的工作、生活等情况。
守和吾师钧鉴:
生等于八月二十八日抵华京,三十一日曾作一信,报告托王景春先生所转运之五箱书籍,并Pirkis女士愿赴中国,张似旅代买之书,可托她随身带去等节。嗣奉到吾师八月十五日在上海,二十五日在香港所发两手谕。即将经手所购各书,略结账目,到今恰为£100矣。所有帐单,已于二十五日挂号寄上,兹另附上一清单,以便与寄上之账单相对。生之路费,今亦另开一英文收据,惟张似旅之£20,尚未寄来收据,Meuvret太太处,亦尚欠一清单耳。俟收到后再寄上。伦敦某太太之永乐大典,Prof. Moule谓£20或有希望者,至今无消息,恐不能成功。因物主由百镑降五十镑,即不肯再让步故也。如再有消息,拟劝Hummel买恐须三四十镑,吾人能得一照片足矣。此间所藏大典,生尚未及检查,未照者将来当可继续摄影。戴密微、Meuvret太太,均有信来,他们自然有相当恐慌,生有一部分稿子,尚存戴先生处,闻已代藏地窖中。截至今日,已炸沉船五十七艘,故欧美交通颇不便,他们都是八月底九月初写的信,一月后方到此,可见大西洋中商船之少矣。前致Meuvret太太信,请代索Documents diplomatiques français. 1871-1914,又另外给杜乃扬一信,告以四部丛刊有找齐希望,并请其从旁催促Meuvret太太也。欧战再开,法国杂志,想必有一部分停刊,吾人应多开一些,请其代订,至于如何合计,每国币应合多少法郎,吾人心中先按七八法郎计算,届时再向Meuvret一说,想很易达到目的。生一月之内,已将此间善本书撰成提要三十余篇,其比较重要者,当即遵嘱,另抄一份寄上,请登馆刊。二十五日还寄上一挂号包裹,内有①刘女士之云南书目第一章,请吾师稍加改正,送上海印入季刊排字应用几号字,或何处用大字,何处用小字,何处用斜体字,请批注一下。②在法所买西南种族书三小册,③伦敦寄来抗战史料。夏间寄来之敦煌影片目录,嘱生补充,预备付印,至今尚未动手。固然携来之照片箱,直至今日,尚未收到。(Hummel说图书馆秘书处已接到海关消息,不久可到。)即收到后,似亦很难即时编入。依生之意,此目或可先发表,生当另开一极简略之目,预备向中英庚款会作报告如何?将来Library of Congress拟加洗一份,势必为其整理,到那时再编详目,方可一举两得。不知吾师以为何如也。得吾师今冬或明春来美消息,殊为喜跃;但欧战既开,图书馆协会理事会,恐不能如期开会,而国际变化如此大,俾日寇得乘机专对付我国,长沙已危,前途不无悲观,殊恐信到之日,昆明亦较危险于今日也。然祖国如能不亡,战事能告一相当段落,则吾师来欧美捐书,正是大好机会。所难者美金狂涨,筹旅费不易耳。协会如能准期开会,生当便中向Hummel一言,请其代向罗氏基金会设法。
生来此后,倏倏已一月,考订虽亦费一些气力,作来虽亦有相当趣味,但多是明版书,十之八九为明末无聊文人所辑刻,此对象无多大价值,故总觉不如在英法时花得来。从别一方面想,生年将四十,娶妻生子,实应及早积蓄一点,正如吾师所言,美金狂涨,是一好机会也。图书馆只能聘华人四,现冯家昇已辞职回国,另请朱士嘉继任,闻已首途,不久可到。此外房兆颖、吴先生及生共四人,决不能另聘人。房太太杜联喆曾在馆服务,然最近二年赋闲。自冯家昇走,她暂代,朱士嘉到后,又必赋闲。故刘女士决无插入可能。恒夫人曾代询,寄托小孩虽有机关,然非到十八个月以上不肯收养。刘女士不得不决计自己看顾。但她因不习惯于此,且每贪看书,故终日如此极苦。现在恐无他法,将来再找机会,则她可借Library of Congress之便,另编一种专科目录也。据这一月经验,每月有$100或多至$110美金,足够全家之用。则每月至少可省出四十美金,若月月如此,一二年后,亦可称小康矣。
生在欧洲五年,把全部精力,都用在敦煌材料之整理上。一二年前,已计有三十余种,曾开一目,请张菊生、王云五代为印行,想吾师或尚记得该信,但因抗战,不能施行。生此次来美,颇拟设法得一点印刷费,但未敢语人。在巴黎时,戴密微忽一日欲有言而未言,乃劝生到街上散步,遂谈到伊颇愿写一封信致Elisséeff,请在哈佛出一笔款为生印费,正与生所蕴蓄于心者相合。伊劝若托伯希和帮忙,必更有效。生因于伯希和为生饯行时,向他一说此意,伊亦非常同情,愿写介绍信。然除戴、伯二先生外,生尚未语他人,因尚未与吾师商议,生亦殊不明了哈佛组织与Elisséeff先生之为人也。今冬或明春,吾师能来美,此事当极易办,但事前应稍作准备,可否进行,应如何进行,极愿吾师详为指教也。专此,即请道安!
受业重民敬上。
九月三十日
照相费尚有七八十镑,一俟奉到寄款,即将春间寄来之£100寄回香港。又将来与清华不知如何算账,趁早拿回一点钱(能合国币一千五六百元即可)预备还清华如何?
生在船上给胡适之先生发一信,来后未即往拜见,伊却来电话,请到其公馆吃饭九月初。伊身体已很好,大少爷亦已到此。其手稿及重要书籍已运来几箱,余尚在天津。生之稿件到后,拟每两周写定一种,即请他看,并作序。
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002038至1940-※044-外事3-002040〕
按:“伦敦某太太”即Beatrice Brownrigg。冯家昇(1904-1970),字伯平,山西省孝义人,历史学家、语言学家。杜联喆(1902-1994),天津杨柳青人,1924年燕京大学历史系毕业,随即留校攻读硕士学位,1929年起任职于该校图书馆,协助购买、整理古籍并参与哈佛燕京学社引得工作,后赴美,协助恒慕义编撰《清代名人传略》(Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period)。该函及本日刘修业函应于10月2日寄出,首页右上角标注“Nov. 10到”。
刘修业致函先生,寄上《云南书目》之一部,并谈到美后的生活、工作情况。
守和馆长钧鉴:
读寄重民谕,得知关怀修业,至感。现《云南书目》先寄上第一节,如可继续刊布,当再将其余校正编号寄上,惟现因忙,不能多练习打字,请人又太贵耳。前在英伦读圕行政,季末有实习时,曾作一《巴黎东方语言学校圕参观记》,经Mr. Cowley校阅一次,文章间已无大误,将来亦拟寄呈审阅,如可介绍如《天下》月刊等刊布,则请馆中一人代打字后,再将底稿寄下。最近来美,因有小孩杂事多,不能再专心学业,精神上极觉不快,每日清晨忙于各种事务,至午后则体力不支,若再多读写则夜间或至失眠。现惟希望在此有机会找数小时工作,得些津贴则可用以雇黑奴代洗小孩脏布及擦地板等笨重工作,则心力较有余裕,冀再能兼顾课业也。余容再陈,即请钧安。
修业谨上
九月卅日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002043〕
九月
云南民族研究会假云南大学至公堂成立,到者六十余人,云南大学校长熊庆来为会议主席,吴文藻报告筹备经过,继讨论会章并选举职员,龙云被推为名誉会长,周锺岳、熊庆来、李书华、陶孟和为名誉副会长,李济、吴定良、梁思永、罗莘田、顾颉刚、潘光旦、陈达、周云苍、先生、姚寻源、闻宥、凌纯声、吴文藻等十三人被推为理事。〔《申报》,1939年10月18日,第7版;《总汇报》(上海),1939年10月16日,第6版〕
按:该会推定吴定良为理事长、吴文藻为书记、周云苍为会计,拟通过以下方式推进会务:(一)每月举行演讲会一次、延请中外专家担任;(二)组织编纂西南民族学文献目录及提要委员会;(三)组织云南民物标本委员会;(四)组织西南民族学研究工作调查委员会。
九十月间
先生致信张元济,请其在沪代《图书季刊》等刊物征求稿件。〔《张元济年谱长编》下卷,页1122〕
序跋似指《卷盦藏书记略》,刊《图书季刊》新2卷第3期,1940年9月,页338-346。《顾廷龙日记》,页49。
按:此信于10月15日送达,翌日张元济致信顾廷龙,请其在合众图书馆藏善本中择要撰写题记。1940年2月5日,顾廷龙致信张元济,并附未刊布之序跋十篇
,托其转寄先生,并希望获赠平馆出版物。
十月二日
先生致信Foon Sien,感谢其寄赠出版物。
Dear Sir:
On behalf of the National Library, we have pleasure in extending to you our sincerest thanks for your letter dated July 29 as well as 2 copies of “War in China; what it means to Canada” and 3 copies of “Save China and Save World Peace!” and other leaflets which you have so kindly sent to us.
We are happy to learn that you have been so kind as to put this Library on your mailing list to receive future issues of your valuable publications. We are looking forward with great pleasure to their arrival.
With renewed thanks for your kind assistance,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan,
Acting Director
Mr. Foon Sien, Chairman,
Chinese National Salvation League,
108 Pender Street East,
Vancouver, B. C.,
Canada.
〔国家图书馆档案,档号不明〕
按:此件为录副。
Lyman Hoover覆函先生,以未能与先生在上海面谈而深以为歉,并告知此前收到莫余敏卿寄来的参考书目和英法文材料,极具价值。
October 2, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan:
I greatly appreciated your recent letter and am sorry indeed that I was away at the time when you came to call on me here in Shanghai. I hope we shall have another opportunity for a good visit together. I am planning to leave for the interior within the next two weeks, if possible, I am traveling by way of Ningpo or by some other overland route, but on the way back I hope to visit Kunming and the National Library there.
I am glad to inform you that some days ago, I received a very helpful letter from Mr. M. Y. Mok of your staff, enclosing a very valuable bibliography and several other materials in French and English. He also said that he was sending additional materials in Chinese under separate cover. I hope to receive these soon and am most grateful for this assistance.
With cordial regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Lyman Hoover
〔Yale University records, Lyman Hoover Papers, RG 9 Series I, Box: 13, Folder: 280〕
余敏卿的丈夫即莫泮芹(P. K. Mok),时在西南联合大学文学院任教授。
按:Mr. M. Y. Mok应指莫余敏卿,此处应为Mrs.非Mr.,10月17日致先生信中亦如此,特说明。
其寄送的期刊和材料有China's Mohammedans mobilize support for Central Government, March, 1938;《月华》第10卷、《回民论》第1卷;Chinese Mohammedans appeal to Moslem World。该函寄送香港。
十月四日
平馆向教育部呈文一件,寄上已购及拟购英文书籍书单并请转咨财政部准予按照法定汇价购买外汇,具先生名并钤印。
呈为呈请事。窃职馆为适应目前国家之需要起见,所购之西文书专以有关抗战及战后复兴者为限。兹寄上书单甲乙二份。(甲)单为购到之书,亟待付款者(附Stechert公司发单九张),共美金一百二十七元六角七分。(乙)单为拟购之书四十种,共合英磅二十二磅六仙令三辨士。呈请鉴核并乞转咨财政部准予按照法定汇价购买外汇。即希赐予批准,无任感祷。谨呈
教育部长
职国立北平图书馆副馆长袁同礼谨呈
中华民国二十八年十月四日
附书单两份。
〔中国第二历史档案馆,教育部档案·全卷宗5,国立北平图书馆请拨员工学术研究补助费经常费有关文书,案卷号11616(1)〕
十月七日
先生派人将馆藏《朝鲜李氏实录》借与郑天挺。〔《郑天挺西南联大日记》,页196〕
十月八日
王重民致函先生,谈其与法国诸友人的联系,并请先生为王新民在平馆谋一职务。
守和吾师道鉴:
生等在此,生活非常平静。惟因天气太热与相片箱尚未接到,工作方面,尚不能紧张起来。前拟请吾师指教,可否向哈佛请一点款,为印行生手辑敦煌丛抄之用。今又拟先将所作题跋,再汇为“巴黎敦煌残卷叙录第二辑”,寄北平付印。现在美金价高,印费仍可由生自付,但拟借用吾馆代印名义,不知吾师以为如何?
欧洲前途如何,数日后当可分明,接杜乃扬信,知巴黎文化工作,大致停顿。Bibliothèque Nationale已关门,善本书或迁城外,或入地窖,敦煌卷子则仅藏了一半。杜女士已迁往乡间,惟不时进城耳。李芳馥开战前赴欧洲游历,刻仍困巴黎。
张似旅来信,称吾人所请邮寄之书,不能照办,须交委员会分配,不知是否蒋慰堂曾和他通消息,抑是张彭春之主张。张君又称自开战以来,捐书事已停顿,惟牛津方面尚有余款,仍可继续买书耳。想此种种情形,伊已有信奉告吾师。又伊用中文开来一£20收条,既不肯为吾馆寄书,此二十镑将来惟有更用以购书耳。
生屡接家信,知乡间土匪横行,殊为焦虑,家严虽已避居白洋淀边,竟非安全之地。刻此间收入较丰,且汇价又高,故拟今年冬间,仍希望全家搬到北平居住。舍弟新民所受教育虽不高,但七八年来,随家父读书,写字与看书程度已不错,为将来永久计,恳请吾师在平馆给伊一“练习书记”名义,写字或在阅览室管出纳书,或看守书库,均能胜任。每月只希望有十五元,以慰高堂,即足!吾馆如尚能有此种机会,而吾师又特别惠助,则明年一月一日,新民即可到馆任职!
倭寇攻长沙已失败,海外闻之,殊为安慰!此月内欧洲不大打,必有大变化,则东方局势,必能随之而变。以往国际情形,对我愈变而愈坏;但生总相信:将来必有一日,愈变而对我愈好也。在巴黎、伦敦所购诸书,想已收到不少;生寄去账单与书单,可令人点查,如有错误,再速速追究也。
专此,即请钧安!
受业重民敬上。
十月八日
上月三十日,曾上一长信,并附寄Bibliothèque Nationale赠书单等。
因吾师前有信致恒夫人,她今日下午来寓看视。但称托儿所对中国小孩,非过十八个月不收,仍无办法。
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002044和1940-※044-外事3-002045〕
台北胡适纪念馆,档案编号HS-JDSHSC-0939-009。
按:“家严”即王步霄,字近宸。
十月九日
顾颉刚致函先生。〔《顾颉刚日记》卷4,页293〕
费正清覆函先生,告知哈佛寄赠图书、期刊七箱,将通过华盛顿史密斯森协会运往中国,并简述书籍、期刊的分类和数量,其中一些书刊请留意转交陈岱孙、刘崇鋐、钱端升三人。
Oct. 9, 1939
Dear Mr. Yuan:
Thank you for your letter of Aug. 1 in answer to my last letter, of June 12, six cases of books were sent in July by the Smithsonian Institution, and a seventh will be sent from here to Washington for similar dispatch in the near future.
The six cases sent contain the following types of Total books 1008, total periodicals 4807, total both 5815.
(We had a card made for all books received and chosen, and my wife tabulated the above results). The card file from which I draw these figures I am sending to you by post in a separate package, in case it may be of some use to your staff. The items in the seventh case are not listed above.
I am sorry this collection is not larger. All the dormitories were canvassed, by the Phillips Brooks House, a student society, and we reached a large part of the faculty informally, without having an official drive. But as you may have noticed before, the American public is like most publics, rather concerned with itself and with things at hand. The European situation has been monopolizing attention and continues to do so, and so the American conduct toward China generally is disgraceful. Another reason for it lies in the continuation of the depression. In the 1920s we would have had no trouble in raising funds. Public spirit is a luxury to many people, who fail to see that intellectual cooperation is a necessity in any case. When I hear from you that the first cases have arrived, I shall circularize interested persons here and see what we can do further.
I would appreciate it if you could, without too much trouble, have a few of the books given to certain teachers in Kunming. The books I have in mind are nearly all textbooks, which would probably be of most use in the possession of teachers, and the individuals concerned are friends to whom I should like to make a special donation. I have therefore taken the liberty of picking out a few cards from the general file and marking them as follows: for Prof. Deison Ch'en, 9 items on economics; for Prof. Liu Ch'ung-hung, if he is in Kunming, 29 items on history; and for Prof. Ch'ien Tuan-sheng 11 items on political science(I have mentioned this arrangement to Prof. Ch'ien). Theses donations are little enough, compared to what we should like to send, but they may be of a little help.
It is unnecessary to say that in all this project it has been a great satisfaction to know that you were in Kunming to take delivery of anything that we could send. Those of us in touch with the situation admire very warmly the work that you have been doing. Every crisis brings forth its leaders, but it is very fortunate when the leaders are of special competence.
With cordial regards,
J. K. Fairbank
〔Harvard University, John K. Fairbank personal archive〕
十月十三日
先生致信H. E. M. Chisholm(多伦多),感谢其赠书并回赠邮票以表谢忱。
October 13, 1939
H. E. M. Chisholm, Esq.,
Director of Publicity,
The Department of Trade and Commerce,
West Block,
Canada.
Dear Sir:
We have pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your letter dated August 22nd as well as the following publications which you have so kindly sent to this Library:
2 Canadian Geographical Journal Vol. XIX, no. 1, July 1939
2 Canada's Water Power Wealth
2 Canada 1939
2 5000 Facts about Canada
Canadian News Letter
Vol. 7, nos. 25-28, 32-33, Oct. 7, Dec. 8, 1938
On behalf of the National Library, I beg to convey to you our sincerest thanks for your courtesy.
We are happy to learn that you could arrange to send to this Library other Canadian publications. We are sending you herewith our desiderata and shall be most indebted to you if you would kindly procure them for us.
As a humble return for your courtesy, we are sending you herewith a set of used Chinese postal stamps. We hope that they will be of some possible use to you.
Thanking you for your kind co-operation and assistance, I remain,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
〔国家图书馆档案,档号不明〕
按:该件为录副。
先生致信Ontario Research Foundation(多伦多),请该基金会寄赠研究报告及出版物。
October 13, 1939
Secretary,
Ontario Research Foundation
Toronto,
Canada.
Dear Sir:
As we are very much interested in the valuable work your Foundation has been doing, we take the liberty of writing to you to inquire whether it would be possible for you to send us a copy of your report as well as other publications through the International Exchange Service of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. If you would kindly comply with our request, your courtesy will be gratefully appreciated.
Thanking you in anticipation for your valuable assistance,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan,
Acting Director
〔国家图书馆档案,档号不明〕
按:Ontario Research Foundation即安大略研究基金会,1928年成立,主要是该省和制造业协会拨款支持,研究对象多为工科项目。该件为录副。
十月十六日
顾颉刚致电、函与先生。〔《顾颉刚日记》卷4,页296〕
按:此日函电应为王育伊调任史语所任职事。
十月十七日
Lyman Hoover致函先生,告知其收到寄来的中文文献,用毕即奉还。
Oct. 17, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan,
I am glad to report to you that the package of Chinese materials forwarded me through your help and that of Mr. M. Y. Mok has now been received. These are extremely valuable and there is so much material that it may take me some time to finish my use of these publications. As soon as this is accomplished, however, I will undertake to get them back safely to your Library in Kunming. I am leaving very soon on a trip to the interior, in the course of which I hope to visit Kunming, if necessary, I shall try to deliver these materials there in person.
With cordial regards,
Very sincerely yours,
Lyman Hoover
〔Yale University records, Lyman Hoover Papers, RG 9 Series I, Box: 13, Folder: 280〕
按:此函寄送香港,另有一副本抄送给莫余敏卿。
十月十八日
先生致信胡恒德,同意将缩微胶片拍摄机永久安装在协和医学院,并感谢该院提供空间和机械师,此外就该设备的运行、服务对象以及委员会构成提出意见。
October 18, 1939
Dear Dr. Houghton:
I have just received a report from Mr. T. K. Koo about the meeting held at your residence September 26 concerning the micro-film camera. I am glad to learn of the new arrangement, particularly the fact that PUMC has agreed to provide the necessary space and a mechanic for the camera.
Because of mechanical and other facilities, it is my hope that the camera can be permanently installed in PUMC. It is most desirable that it should be kept in order under the expert supervision of a mechanic.
As to the actual operation of the camera, permit me to offer to you a few of my observations:
Firstly, the National Library will furnish the necessary personnel out of the regular members of its staff. It was our understanding with the Rockefeller Foundation that these operators be trained by Dr. Draeger after the assembling of the camera. Dr. Draeger will be in China long enough to train them and watch its full operation. After they are trained for the work, they are expected to stay on in order to secure a maximum of efficiency.
Secondly, the National Library will supply the funds for the purchase of films and other equipment to be imported from the United States. As we cannot afford to operate the camera at full speed, I suggested that we set aside temporarily US $4,000 for three years for this purpose. In these days of financial stringency, strict economy should be observed. But should additional sum to be required, we shall make additional appropriations out of our regular book fund.
In order to conform with our usual procedure, all requisitions should be signed by Mr. T. K. Koo who will send them to our Treasurer at Shanghai for payment.
Thirdly, in addition to film rare books for the Library of Congress, we shall make film copies of books and scientific literature for the migrated libraries now located in Western and Southwestern China, not a few of which have been destroyed by the war. The film copies will be supplied at actual cost. The National Library is anxious to render service of this kind.
In view of the considerations enumerated above, may I venture to suggest that Dr. Draeger and Mr. T. K. Koo be invited to serve on the sub-committee. Mr. Koo will be responsible for the actual operation of the camera under the supervision of the local committee.
I am confident that these suggestions will meet your approval as well as that of the local committee. I sincerely hope that we shall co-operate heartily in this joint undertaking which is destined to play an important part in the diffusion of scientific literature in this country.
With renewed thanks and kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Director
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 300 Latin America-Series 833 Lebanon; Subseries 601. Box 9. Folder 87〕
按:由该信可知此套缩微胶片拍摄机除为国会图书馆拍摄平馆古籍善本外,本拟为西南地区学术机构拍摄科学文献。该信于11月3日送达,此为抄件。
十月二十二日
王重民致函先生,谈到美后的境况。
守和吾师道鉴:
九月五日自港发来手谕已奉到;想吾师久已安抵昆明。此次长沙胜利,海外闻之,殊为欢抃,昆明在最近的将来,想可少空袭,亟望在此期间,国际上有有利于我之变化。英镑折美金,日内当函询,或到新闻纸部去查美国旧报纸,一两周内再奉陈。接尤桐自牛津来信,知伊曾寄上关于抗战刊物三数册,伊又称自欧战发生,征书委员会,有将总机关迁牛津之说,该会有人邀他加入帮同买书。迁牛津后或将举行一委员会,开会结果如何,伊当有信报告也。接Kegan Paul信,知又找到Peking to Mandalay一书,已直寄昆明。生抵美后,未曾逛书铺,将来如有好书,未审可否代吾馆购买?但如遇有关云南及西南民族,确知吾馆尚未买者,定当买了寄上。月前曾去信询王景春先生,所托寄之书,刻已离英与否,但未得覆,其信殆已沉大海耶?不然王先生覆信最快,何以至今无消息?又不知吾师最近接到关此之消息没有?(该书曾保险两万法郎。)生等日来稍习惯,刘女士有时亦能出来看点书,小孩下午六时即睡觉,故她晚上尤能有整个时间。云南书目已寄上第一篇,其余即可依次清理,拟不久寄昆明,请找一人打字,打好再寄回编号码,期望明春能印成书,最好!此间中文书总算不少,刘女士已开始簿录中文书中关于西南各民族之著述,冀可与她所编英法文者并行。相片箱已抵华盛顿,还因关税问题,Library of Congress代交涉,尚未十分清,然已大致无问题矣。余再及,即请钧安!
受业重民上。
十月二十二日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002030〕
按:Peking to Mandalay全称From Peking to Mandalay: a journey from north China to Burma through Tibetan Ssuch'uan and Yunnan,庄士敦(Reginald F. Johnston, 1874-1938)著,1908年初版,今译作《从北京到曼德勒:末代帝师中国西南纪行》。
十月二十六日
下午二时,中日战事史料征集会假昆明光华街海棠春召开第三次委员会,冯友兰、陈寅恪、傅斯年、姚从吾、陶孟和、先生出席,张荫麟、王信忠、傅恩龄列席。会议审核本年度工作大纲,决定集中力量先编印(1)《敌情丛刊》、(2)《抗战大事表》、(3)《双月刊》;审议英庚款补助费用途案,其中中日文购书费三千元,西文购书费三千元,编辑出版费四千元;审核并通过借阅书规约、借钞史料规约;聘请张荫麟为英文编辑;决议本会办事人员,非本会特许不得在外发表文章;另聘胡绍声为干事。约三时散。〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1939-※054-综合2-001013〕
《国立西南联合大学史料》第4卷,页67。
按:胡绍声,1928年毕业于金陵中学,后考入金陵大学,1938年任西南联合大学图书馆馆员。
十一月三日
先生致信王访渔、顾子刚,谈寄来的目录卡片及其定价、销售事。
子访、子刚先生大鉴:
关于寄来之卡片,编印精良,至为欣慰。惟刻下纸价日涨,每组卡片拟定为六十元或七十元,外加邮费 元,零售则定为每张一分五厘。如何之处,即希查明示复,以便发出通启。又,寄国内国外之卡片发至若干号时,即希函请寄款(第三组)并盼示及。据目下情形观之,亟须力谋大量增加订户,方能挹注。又,寄来之十八份,每有缺少张数情事,请转告高凌汉君特别注意。兹查一八四八号缺三张,请附在来函内寄滇为荷。
〔《北京图书馆馆史资料汇编(1909-1949)》,页694〕
按:“邮费”与“元”之间的空格,原属有意,请经办人根据实际情况自行决定。高凌汉,北平市人,抗战爆发前任平馆中文编目组书记之一。此件录副,无落款。
十一月四日
先生、梅贻琦、蒋梦麟、张伯苓致信管理中英庚款董事会,寄上征辑中日战事史料会预算书,请予赞助。
敬启者,准贵会渝教字第3040号公函,为本馆、校合组之征辑中日战事史料会请求补助一案,业经议决补助壹万元,嘱即编制详细预算送会查核等由;贵会赞助学术,钦感莫名。除将本工作报告陆续寄奉外;兹将该项预算书随函附上,即希察收示复为荷。此致
管理中英庚款董事会
附预算书壹份。
国立北平图书馆馆长袁〇〇
国立西南联合大学常务委员梅〇〇
蒋〇〇
张〇〇
中华民国廿八年十一月四日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1939-※054-综合2-001167和1939-※054-综合2-001168〕
按:该件应为文书拟稿。
先生致信王重民,谈购书、运书以及敦煌照片目录发表等事。
有三吾弟:
前接到美后第一函,多日未接来信,想工作繁忙之故。巴黎Maisonneuve寄来廿八包已先后收到,尚有书多种(见另单)而无发票,是否在Madame Meuvret处,请查询。至八月十六日转利物浦运港书籍五箱,毫无消息,已函王景春询问;至Meuvret及Joubert面允九月间可寄赠之一批,想欧战发生后已无希望。Pirkis女士处恐亦受欧战影响中止来华,故亦未致伊一函。此间经费亦甚困难,实不易设法也。前在寄上之一百磅内,在Luzac,Kegan Paul所买各书共£18.19.5,兹折成美金$88.95。又在Maisonneuve代购书共4855.20法郎,合英磅二十七又四十九法郎£27+49frcs,均告中基会在罗氏基金会款内陆续拨还,请收到后仍将原数寄还香港孙述万君冯平山图书馆。此外,尚有《永乐大典》残卷迄无收条寄来,请查明示复。又Moule介绍之《大典》,前以索价过昂未成交,近日能否因欧战而落价,亦请进行。《敦煌照片目录》如无暇将两部份合并,则先将孙子书所编部分发表亦可。关于《燉煌卷子叙录》之文章仍可陆续寄来,以便在《季刊》发表。此外,美京所藏中文善本书亦应作一提要登之《季刊》,并交Hummel一份,似需要其同意也。关于刘女士之《云南书目》应将华京所藏者一并加入,俾能完备。此外,请其留意新出版关于汉学之书籍及期刊,将来返国后,可约其协助编辑《季刊》也。三期已出版,由沪寄上。朱士嘉已到华京否?为念,顺颂大安。
袁同礼顿首
十一月四日
〔袁同礼家人提供〕
按:Luzac即Luzac & Co,伦敦书店、出版商,尤其以东方、佛教书籍为特色。《敦煌照片目录》似指由先生所编《国立北平图书馆现藏海外敦煌遗籍照片总目》,载于《图书季刊》新2卷第4期,仅截止到卢沟桥事变爆发前平馆所藏者。《燉煌卷子叙录》后只刊登了其中的一篇——《敦煌本董永变文跋》(《图书季刊》新第2卷第3期)。
十一月十七日
王重民覆函先生,谈此前巴黎寄出五箱书籍的下落及购买《永乐大典》等事。
守和吾师道鉴:
九月三十日手谕奉到。在巴黎所寄之五箱书,曾得王景春先生信,谓接运该书之船Lycaon被英政府征去,未审五箱书曾否上船?刻正在追踪。在巴黎系交Currie公司代运,生因离法在即,故发寄人写的Mme Meuvret,伊已再向该公司探询。此事不一定有大危险,只因正在开战之前夕,办事人手续彼此不接头。吾人甚盼该五箱仍在Le Havre,未及上船,反更安全也。后有消息,再呈报。
觉明所说之书,如下:
Robertson,(James Alexander)The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the beginning of the nineteenth century.1903年在Ohio出版,共55 vols.,即当探询价目,再去买。
Library of Congress所藏大典,拟稍后,俟生编目时,即详为校阅,凡吾馆未有影片之本,当一一代为摄影。照费想系由吾馆付,不是由Hummel送礼罢?伦敦之一册,已售出,吾人因外汇关系,不能出高价,为可惜耳!(Dr. Hummel说,他得此消息后,即拍电报电至英国,信到之前一日,已以£50出售矣。)
在巴黎所寄书包,甚望能平安收到。Maisonneuve共寄十六包,生寄三包,Mme Meuvret代寄五包,(也许是六包,来信未说明包数,仅说共用邮费93.10法郎,想不是五包,就是六包。)共二十五包或二十六包全数收到后,请示知。
兹别寄上一邮包,内计:
1.生所撰此间所藏善本书提要稿,请为季刊补白。
2.前寄北平之敦煌影片目录。生仅稍稍改其差误,并弁一短序,请先发表。带来此间者,俟编好目录后,再继续发表。(短序附此信封内。)
3.刘女士所辑云南书目稿,请派人打字,共打两份,一份同原稿再寄下,以便编号码。此事因小孩耽误,□出版者恐须一年,为可憾。第一章曾打好,已将打稿于九月二十五日寄上,想此时已平安收到。
前信嘱查美金与英镑旧汇对律,因已于九月二十五日将账单寄上,手中无账单,不知日期,故请就便在香港一查,如何?吾馆若有London或New York Times,亦极易查也。
Kegan Paul来信,又寄上Johnston: Peking to Mandalay一书,价£1-4-0,已由生付。
转瞬又将年终,而来美所作自己工作太少了。明年八九月恐作不完,期望能于十二月或1941年春结束,早日归国,与其为人卖气力,不如回去为自己国家作点事,苦乐在所不计也。即请道安!
受业重民上。
十一月十七日
携来五箱影片,已平安运到Library of Congress。(内一最好之箱,反碰坏,幸相片无大损坏。)Dr. Hummel贪图得乘机洗一份,从New York至华盛顿运费,及在税关储存两个多月之储存费,大概由Library of Congress代付了。
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002046和1940-※044-外事3-002047〕
十一月十八日
先生致信王重民,谈《云南书目》、《敦煌照片目录》的整理及刘修业女士文稿可代为向《天下》(Tien Hsia Monthly)投稿、馆中亟需美金诸事。
有三吾弟:
连接十月二日及八日来书,又刘女士九月三十日来函,欣悉种种。《云南书目》亦同时收到,编辑此目想费时间不少,请将以后部分从速整理寄下以便付印,并拟酬赠壹百元。此款应交国内何人,请示知,并寄下一收据是盼。《燉煌照片目》既无暇整理,拟即先发表子书所整理之一部分。关于向哈佛燕京社请求印刷费一节,最好托伯希和或戴先生写一信二人均有力量,不必再托他人,想因印刷关系,该社必交燕京引得处代印。刘女士《观书记》可交《天下》付印,或可得些稿费,请即寄下。如渠有暇,可留意汉学书籍及杂志,写一介绍登《季刊》仿照第三期格式,但须早日示知,以免重复寄上杂志单,均系本馆入藏者。刻下馆中需用美金甚亟。照相款即汇香港可也。顺颂大安。
同礼顿首
十一,十八
关于L. C.所藏中文书搜集经过,可读历年《馆务报告》,并访Dr. Swingle一谈。
借印《燉煌叙录》可照办。令弟事可在大同书店内为之设法,已函顾子刚。因馆中不能添人,亦不能裁人也。
外一纸交吴光清。
〔国立北平图书馆(昆明柿花巷)用笺。中国书店2017年春季书刊资料文物拍卖会〕
按:大同书店实为平馆所开设,由顾子刚负责经营。该信附纸一张,为各外国书店寄书费用清单。
十一月二十日
先生致信J. Periam Danton,请其在美国图书馆协会执行委员会上代为表达谢意,并询问有无可能捐赠医学类书籍,因为此前获捐的此类书籍相对较少。
November 20, 1939
Dear Dr. Danton:
May I write to express to you once more our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks for the generous effort you have made in conducting the Book Campaign in the interest of Chinese libraries. If you attend the Mid-winter Conference, will you kindly convey our sense of gratitude to all the members of the Executive Board of the A. L. A. as well as your colleagues on the Committee on International Relations?
I understand that several people from China have written to your Association requesting for books on medicine and public health. As we find very few medical books included in your shipment, I have been wondering whether it would be possible for your Association to solicit books in this field for Chinese libraries. Perhaps you may like to get in touch with the Medical Library Association and solicit their help. If this can be arranged, it would undoubtedly prove to be a great service to Chinese and foreign doctors who are working under handicaps due to the lack of medical literature.
We understand that your Committee has been laying plans to help popular libraries secure books expeditiously and at certain discounts that would be possible in larger purchases. As our libraries are experiencing great difficulties in obtaining scientific literature from America on account of our Government's strict control over foreign exchange as a result of Japan's invasion, we are greatly interested in your undertaking. Will you kindly give me detailed information regarding your plans?
With renewed thanks for your valuable assistance and with Season's Greetings,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Chairman,
Executive Board
〔中华图书馆协会(冯平山图书馆转)英文信纸。The American Library Association Archives, China Projects File, Box 2, Books for China 1938-1940〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,于翌年1月6日送达。
十一月二十九日
先生致信闻宥,请其撰写书评。
在宥先生大鉴:
Savina所著《法属印度支那语言指南》一书,顷已寄到,兹随函送上,敬祈尊阅,并盼撰一书评,俾能在下期《季刊》内予以发表是荷。顺候台祺。
弟袁同礼顿首
十一月廿九
〔国立北平图书馆(昆明柿花巷)用笺。闻广、蒋秋华主编《落照堂集存国人信札手迹》,台北:“中央研究院”中国文哲研究所,2013年,页399〕
按:后闻宥确为此书撰写书评,刊登于《图书季刊》新第2卷第1期。此信为文书代笔,但落款处签名和日期均为先生亲笔。
十二月三日
王重民致函先生,谈《永乐大典》、购书及刘修业所编《云南书目》等事。
守和吾师道鉴:
“馆”字韵之永乐大典,今不知落谁手,为恨。近Dr. Hummel又接Kegan Paul一信,谓又有一册出售,在“老”韵,亦索价£50,Hummel说可买,如此价钱,吾馆无法问津,只盼美国买了,我们摄影片耳。Robertson之The Philippine Islands一书,只印100部,每部有著者签字,想不甚多。曾函询纽约之Orientalia Inc.,已八九日,尚无覆音,想系书不在手。同时曾与Kegan Paul去一信,亦询该书定价如何?馆中照相费等,如张似旅之£20无用,将来势必退回,则存伦敦者尚约有七八十镑,离欧洲前,未汇成美金;及到华京后,恐金镑太低,将来吃亏,去信往提,已不能提,且有限制,手续亦麻烦。那时每镑已降至四元,想不至再降,故未再设法。不知将来该款应如何处理,寄一点回国,抑仍存伦敦,以待他用。美国新出版书,有关我国者亦不少,不知已否托他公司代购?或以后由生随时购买?寄交王景春先生之书,现在尚无好消息;但那条船无炸沉消息,想尚不至无希望,Mme Meuvret或能探得好消息也。所得之书,均颇有实用,虽说保险20000法郎,与书价相差不远,然再买,一则费时间,再则此机会亦难得也。
刘女士云南书目稿,第一章想已收到,或已送上海付印矣。后又寄上四章,请派人打字。此间尚存三章,有两章已打好,一章未打。望将第一章最末一号码示知,即可再继续编号,继续付印也。季刊西文之部,想已出版,生亦可将所编敦煌目,从3511以后,伯希和未编者,再抄一份,为西文本充篇幅。
Pirkis女士,已在伦敦我驻英大使馆作事,则赴中国之愿,明年再说。生前去一信,称家乡不平安,拟请家严等去北平居住,并请吾师为舍弟新民,在平馆给一练习书记职,看阅览室或书库都可。月薪只有十五元以慰高堂,则感恩无暨矣。该书想已接到。专此,即请钧安!
生重民敬上。
十二月三日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002048和1940-※044-外事3-002049〕
按:“望将第一章最末一号码示知”,见翌年1月24日先生覆信。
十二月十日
王重民覆函先生,报告从美所寄送书信、包裹及其到美后之近况。
守和吾师钧鉴:
敬奉十一月四日手谕,领悉一是为慰。生初抵此,环境稍变,精神因而不振,致劳惦念。来此所寄上函件,计有:
九月二十五日 寄账单一包,又云南书目第一章及抗战史料等一包。(共两包)
三十日 信一封,内附书单数纸。
十月八日 信一封
廿二日 信一封
十一月十八日 信一封
二十二日 包裹一件,内有云南书目及敦煌目子书编等。
十二月三日 信一封
以上各件,想已一一收到。购书款孙洪芬先生已寄来两次,第一次之£18-19-5,并未折成美金$88.95,乃如数寄来英镑。第二次之£27与frs49都折成美金$105.57,显系按十一月间兑价每镑三元多合算,均未照吾师计画,——按买书时日之汇价合算,不知此事将来如何处理?第一次之£18-19-5为九月间接到,当时美金已高至每镑换四元一二角,以英镑不致再多跌,遂将汇票寄存伦敦。(孙先生票寄来美国,而须在伦敦支取,故寄往英国。)今日曾致伦敦Westminster Bank,请提出此数,寄交孙述万先生。这笔款既花汇水,而无形之中,汇价内亦吃亏不少也。这一两周内,美金又提高(上周n. s. $8.02汇国币$100,今日n. s. $, 7.50即可汇国币$100),拟再稍候,再将此$105.57汇香港。
收到之廿八包书,其有书无单者,想都在生九月二十五日及三十日所寄两信件内,想收到后已再检查,如再有有书无目者,请再示知。
此间提要稿,前已寄上一些,寄前曾得Hummel同意。生在此工作,每书都有提要,脱稿之后,约可如善本书室藏书志或适园藏书志。惟该两家多抄提要,生有几句话说几句话,只著明其家著录,而不钞袭也。刘女士闻将来可协助编季刊,闻之颇兴奋,以后自当多看西洋人关于国学之著述,冀将来每期以后,均能附一欧美新刊书目,则于国内治汉学者,当大有帮助也。生来此后,曾将在巴黎所发见刘宋时众经别录(此当为佛经录第一部佛经目矣)寄胡适之先生,请其作跋;闻其不日或可写几句话;如写好,即当速速寄昆明,在季刊发表。
朱士嘉先生抵此已一月余,他专司购书事。现因国币贬价,Hummel几于有书便买,故采访够忙。盖自江浙失陷,故家族谱地志之类,散出不少,现运来华京者,已三四百种矣。
余再禀,即请道安。
生重民敬上。
十二月十日
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1940-※044-外事3-002050和1940-※044-外事3-002052〕
白化文在《敦煌写本〈众经别录〉残卷校释》中推测“王先生在巴黎写卡片时,尚未明确认出哪个卷子是《众经别录》。1948年底展览说明中的正确表达,想系归国后与向先生共同研究的结果。”由该信可以知这个说法是值得商榷。
按:后《图书季刊》中文本自新第2卷第2期起连载王重民所撰《美国国会图书馆所藏善本书叙录》。有关《众经别录》之文章并未在《图书季刊》中文本及时发表,该卷编号为“伯3747”,1948年12月北京大学建校五十周年纪念时曾展出该卷照片。
十二月十三日
徐旭生赴中日战事史料征集会,遇姚从吾、先生。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页1056〕
胡恒德致函先生,告知德尔格将在华北地区停留更多时日足以培训缩微胶片摄影人员,对平馆提交的三年经费预算表示赞同,但希望拍摄时能严格遵守经济原则,并强调该套设备仅限于为美国图书馆和学者拍摄稀见的汉学文献,最后告知顾问会员会及执委会成员。
December 13, 1939
Dear Dr. Yuan:
Reply to your letter of October 18th has been delayed for some weeks because I felt it important to circularize it to the various members of the Advisory Committee for their information before undertaking to answer.
It will be best I think to take up in order the suggestions you have made in your letter and to give you the assurance that they either have already been fulfilled or are in process of being met:
1.Dr. Draeger, fortunately, has had an extension of his assignment to North China and will therefore be here long enough to organize the operating personnel for the camera and to train the people for the work. It is proposed now to assemble a permanent operating team for the camera. It is my understanding that you desire to have people selected as far as possible from the regular members of the staff, and that will be done; the only necessary reservation is that it might be necessary to have an additional person with technical background which library work would not provide.
2.It is understood that the Library will furnish the funds for purchase of film and other equipment to be imported from the United States and that requisitions for these expenses are to be signed by D. T. K. Koo and sent through your Treasurer, Mr. Senn in Shanghai, for payment.
The sum of U. S. $4,000, I note, has been set aside to cover operating expenses for a three-year period, and you ask that strict economy be observed. The designation of these funds and the program of the Library, as suggested, will largely be dealt with by Mr. Koo, who will assume, I understand, the financial responsibility for the Library's program in relation to this photographic work.
3.It is my understanding that the work to be carried out under the Committee's auspices will comprise the micro-film reproduction of rare and valuable sinological material for the use of libraries and scholars in the United States, and that no other activities are to be undertaken at this time.
It is probable that Mr. Graves has informed you of the composition of the Advisor Committee, but if he has not, I give it below for your information:
Dr. H. S. Houghton, Chairman
Mr. Trevor Bowen, Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. R. H. Draeger
Mr. T. K. Koo
Mr. A. R. Ringwalt
Dr. J. Leighton Stuart
Mr. Koo, together with the officers, constitute an Executive Committee.
I hope you will be reassured as to the spirit with which this informal committee takes up its temporary task of aiding the program of the National Library. During the three years in which the micro-film camera is to be installed in the College I hope we will carry out everything as you wish and help you to make an effective contribution to the various services you have in mind. I should be grateful at any time to have through Mr. Koo your advice and instructions.
Cordially yours,
Henry S. Houghton
〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 300 Latin America-Series 833 Lebanon; Subseries 601. Box 9. Folder 87〕
《私立北平协和医学院教职员一览表》,1939年,页14。
按:Trevor Bowen(1886-1960),英国人,时任协和医学院总务长,中文名博文或鲍文
;A. R. Ringwalt即Arthur R. Ringwalt(1899-1981),美国外交官,中文名林华德,时应任驻华副领事。此件为打字稿,落款处为其签名。
十二月十四日
先生致信震旦大学博物馆,告《图书季刊》英文本即将复刊,请该馆惠赠近两年来的出版物或清单,以挂号寄送平馆香港办事处。
December 14, 1939
Dear Sirs:
The need of a bibliographical publication covering current books and periodicals published in China has long been felt by foreign scholars and scientific institutions. To meet this demand, the Quarterly Bulletin of Chinese Bibliography was published from 1934 until 1937 when its publication was interrupted by the outbreak of hostilities between China and Japan.
Since March 1939, we have resumed the publication of Chinese edition. The English edition will appear in March 1940. In resuming the publication of the Bulletin, it is our earnest desire to record every important title of books or serial publications published in China since January 1938. We are addressing this letter to you in the hope that you would extend to us your co-operation and assistance.
In order to make our bibliographical record as complete as possible and in order to review your publications in our Bulletin, we shall greatly appreciate your courtesy if you would send us a set of your publications issued in 1938 and 1939 and place the name of this Library on your mailing list to receive the future issues. After they are reviewed in the Quarterly Bulletin, they will be made available to Chinese scholars now concentrated here. If you do not see your way of presenting complimentary copies to the National Library, will you kindly send us a list of our publications?
As the Post Office at your end does not receive book-parcels for Kunming, you are requested to send them by registered post to Hongkong. They will be reforwarded to their destination by our Hongkong office.
Thanking you in anticipation for your co-operation and hoping to hear from you soon,
Yours very truly,
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
P. S.: Correspondence and printed matter should be addressed as follow: Mr. T. L. Yuan, c/o Fung Ping Shan Library, 94, Bonham Road, Hongkong.
〔上海市档案馆,档案编号Q244-1-499〕
按:此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名。
十二月十六日
晚七时,李书华招宴,陈寅恪、罗文幹、叶公超、先生、李晓生、杨振声、朱君等与席,钱临照、徐旭生作陪。〔《徐旭生文集》第9册,页1058〕
按:朱君为某医学院院长或主任,新自上海来。钱临照(1906-1997),江苏无锡人,物理学家,时应在北平研究院物理研究所工作。
十二月十八日
先生致信董显光,向其介绍荷兰记者Dirk Kluiver,并表示该人希望获得中国抗战的最新消息及中国情报委员会印刷品。
December 18, 1939
Dr. Hollington K. Tong,
The Central Publicity Board,
Chungking.
Dear Dr. Tong:
I have pleasure in introducing to you Dr. Dirk Kluiver, journalist and correspondent of the “Utrechtsch Nieuwsblad” Utrecht, Netherlands. Dr. Kluiver is anxious to obtain first-hand information about conditions in war-time China as well as some of the publications issued by the China Information Committee. As he is a stranger here, will you also put him in touch with foreign correspondents in Chungking. Any courtesy and assistance which you could extend to him will be gratefully appreciated.
With cordial regards,
Yours sincerely,
T. L. Yuan,
Acting Director
〔国家图书馆档案,档案编号1939-※044-外事3-008001〕
按:Dirk Kluiver生平待考。The Central Publicity Board即国民党中央宣传部,董显光时任该部副部长,负责抗日战争的国际宣传;Utrechtsch Nieuwsblad直译即《乌得勒支新闻报》。此件为录副。
十二月十九日
先生致信于道泉,谈为其在国内谋求职务事及其归国事宜。
道泉吾兄:
前奉手书,深慰饥渴。欧战发生,未识东方语言学校之经费因之紧缩否?如无意蝉联,似可早日返国。兹将兄之学历及研究旨趣转达于北平研究院,该院亦极愿罗致在史学研究所内由徐旭生主持聘为专任研究员月薪三百五十元,除五十元不折扣外,其余七折,共得二百六十元。惟该院无力担负旅费,兹特致王景春先生一函,请其援向觉明前例,径与轮船公司接洽,谋一免费优待办法。如决定返国,请将该函加封代为付邮,并请王先生将接洽结果径告足下。如无希望,则所藏西藏资料及照片可让给图书馆,因政府统制外汇,实无法汇款至国外也。专此奉达,即希卓裁示复为荷。此颂旅安。
袁同礼顿首
十二月十九
昆明柿花巷二十二号
〔程道德主编《二十世纪北京大学著名学者手迹》,北京:北京图书馆出版社,2003年,页102〕
按:后于道泉并未归国,而是前往英国伦敦大学亚非学院执教。
十二月二十六日
先生致信Lyman Hoover,告寄上一批刊登回教文章的期刊,并嘱其用毕请挂号寄还。
December 26, 1939
Dear Mr. Hoover;
As requested, we are sending you, under separate cover, a set of Chinese journals which contain articles on Chinese Muslims and the war. A list of these journals is herewith enclosed. We hope that they will be of use to you.
As soon as you finish using these materials, will you kindly return them to us from Hongkong by registered book post? If there is anything else we can do for you, please do not hesitate to write to us.
With kindest regards.
Yours sincerely
T. L. Yuan
Acting Director
P. S.: Enclosed herewith please find a list of articles published in western journals.
〔平馆(昆明)英文信纸。Yale University records, Lyman Hoover Papers, RG 9 Series I, Box: 13, Folder: 280〕
按:寄送中文杂志有《边事研究》第8卷第3期(1938年11月)、《群众》(合订本第2册)、《成师校刊》第5卷第7期(1939年8月)、《回民言论》第1卷第12期(1939年6月)、《回教大众》第1至7期(1938年)、《回教论坛》第2卷第1至4期(1939年)、《中国回教救国协会会刊》第1卷第1至2期(1939年)。此件为打字稿,落款处为先生签名,该信寄送香港九龙。
十二月二十七日
先生致闻宥两信。其一,请其掷下书评稿并送还Reader's Digest。
在宥先生:
前承惠允撰一介绍文字,至感厚意。兹派人前来走取,即希连同原书交其携下为感。又Reader's Digest四册,前托赵诏熊先生送上,如已阅毕,并盼一并掷交去人为荷。专此申谢,顺候教祺。
弟袁同礼顿首
十二月廿七
按:赵诏熊(1905—?),江苏武进人,1921年常州高级中学肄业,转入北京清华学校就读,1928年赴美留学,1930年获麻省理工学院机械工程系学士学位,后转入哈佛大学英文系,1932年获大学硕士学位,时在云南大学任教。
其二,感谢告知《云南戎事志》出让消息,请将此书送往平馆(昆明)。
在宥先生道席:
顷承送下书评及原书两册,敬谢敬谢。蒙示《云南戎事志》出让事,尤为感荷。此书敝处颇愿入藏,拟请便中送下一阅,书价若干,并乞代为接洽。余容面谢,顺颂大安。
弟同礼顿首
廿七
〔《落照堂集存国人信札手迹》,页397-398〕
按:《云南戎事志》,清佚名所撰地方史。
十二月二十九日
先生致信闻宥,询问《云南戎事志》出售细节。
在宥先生:
手示敬悉。承寄下《戎事志》一册,至感厚意。暂存敝处,日内即行奉上,如前途能将全书送下一阅或示地址,当前往一阅,最所盼望。索价若干,并恳询明见示为荷。琐琐奉渎,顺颂著祺。
弟同礼顿首
廿九
〔《落照堂集存国人信札手迹》,页396〕
十二月三十日
先生签署本年度十月至十二月洛克菲勒基金会36072资助案的财务报告,并寄送该基金会驻沪办事处。〔Rockefeller Foundation. Series 601: China; Subseries 601. R: China-Humanities and Arts. Vol. Box 47. Folder 390〕
十二月
平馆向教育部呈文一件,题为《呈为呈请转咨财政部准予给与内汇事》,具先生名并钤印。
窃职馆每年所购外国之文法理工各科之专门杂志为数九百余种,每年均须继续订购以供研究。刻下请求给与外汇既多困难,势须将此项购置费国币四万三千元,汇至上海以便在黑市购买外汇。事关学术研究,拟请转咨财政部,按照优待国立学术机关内汇办法准予自二十九年一月起由滇汇寄上海,每月四千三百元,以资便利。是否有当,敬候钧部俯予察核指令祗遵。谨呈
教育部部长陈
国立北平图书馆副馆长袁同礼
中华民国二十八年十二月
附专门杂志清单十九纸。
〔中国第二历史档案馆,教育部档案·全卷宗5,国立北平图书馆请拨员工学术研究补助费经常费有关文书,案卷号11616(1)〕
是年冬
白寿彝开始校写《咸同滇变传抄史料》书稿,先生、万斯年给予鼓励至多。〔《咸同滇变见闻录》(上)自序,重庆商务印书馆,1945年〕
是年
先生以中华图书馆协会执行部主席身份向美国图书馆协会赠送礼物,以表示感谢美国图书馆界对中国图书馆的援助。〔“A. L. A. News.”Bulletin of the American Library Association, vol. 33, no. 7, 1939, p. 513〕
按:该件礼物于本年12月27日至30日美国图书馆协会芝加哥会议上展示。