Letters, 1866-1906.

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Letters, 1866-1906.

Included is a letter sent in his capacity as honorable secretary of the Architectural Museum of the South Kensington Museum to Edward William Cooke (1866) regarding the establishment of a new facility near Westminster Abbey. Also included is a letter sent to England by Clarke in his capacity as President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (1906) describing his initial impressions of the U. S. and the American character, and commenting on his early work for the Museum.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8273312

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