Diaries of Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisty, Samuel Lewis

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

July 8, 1956

[date unknown] From both Dr. Tung and Mr. Dean, superintendent of gardens, I received the impression that they are tuned here to build up a large specimen collection with emphasis on sales, purchase and exchanges. I saw Mr. D. on Sunday and went back to the botanical garden. (Taxis cost more on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 18, 2019

To Bryn Beorse July 6, 1956

To Bryn Beorse July 6, 1956 My Dear Bryn: I am about ready to leave Hong Kong. I am facing my first real difficulty (or it may be imaginary) owing to failure to get any response from Bangkok. I am told it is hot and humid here. It is quite warm in HK, but it has not gone much about 90 and is not... Sign in to see full entry.

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July 5, 1956

July 5 There was a fine Vanilla planifolia in the rear of one house, and then we came into one devoted to Philodendrons and Ferns. There was the largest Monstera leaf Ph. I have ever seen (so far), but what got me and which I think is most important is the Saintpaulia section. Here they did not use... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 15, 2019

July 3, 1956

July 3, 1956 The report on yesterday afternoon is to go to Dr. Quantz Crowford with a copy for Pierre Grimes who will know what to do with it. Dr. Leung Tit Seng belongs in the same class with the Buddhist Abbots met in Japan. We were together about 2½ hours and unless the gentlemen was merely... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

July 2, 1956

July 2, 1956 Dear Jack: When I made my note-book out I copied your Sutter St. number and put down “Geary St.” with the result that I was off and so am sending this to Geary nr. Leavenworth. I am not sending anybody a copy. A good deal of what I have been saying and thinking is being confirmed. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Kowloon, Hong Kong July 1, 1956

Kowloon, Hong Kong July 1, 1956 My dear Mr. Winter: I am writing to you and sending a copy to my friend, Jack Kraftsen, 792 Geary St. He will bear out my opinions from conversations I had written in the past. Ever since Stoddard wrote “The Rising Tide of Color,” there has been an undercurrent in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

June 30, 1956

June 30, 1956 Dear Ruth, Herbert, Ruth, Emily, George, Ruth, all youths, relatives, colleagues, Ruth and diary—and oh yes, dogs, please: After missing Fred in Tokyo he phoned me and I came on the next flight and everything is fine. This hotel is air-conditioned. And don’t get nervous, Doug, yes I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 11, 2019

June 28, 1956

June 28, 1956 Post Cards to Delaplane Good-bye Marin, Farewell Maranouchi, git along little doggies, I’m going to Hong Kong, and hello, Mr. Calabash, wherever you are. I had better let you in on a family secret. When I was born my grandmama was wardrobe lady to De Wolfe Hopper. (I don’t recall who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 10, 2019

June 27, 1956

June 27, 1956 Dear Harry: This will probably be my last letter from Japan. There is some uncertainty about my future movements owing to right timing with my next contacts. I do not know what I shall be doing in Hong Kong. As I have not heard from my own friends for over two months from Thailand, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 9, 2019

June 27, 1956

June 27, 1956 Visit to Tokugawa Biological Foundation Mr. Kinoshita and I arrived at this Station at about 10:00 A.M. June 26 and stayed 1½ hours as the guests of Dr. Tamiya, the Director. He has been in the United States and speaks a good English, writes an excellent Latin—his basic writings are in... Sign in to see full entry.

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