一九二八年 三十四岁
三十四岁
一月一日
晚六时，傅增湘招饮，许宝蘅、袁金铠、王式通、恽宝惠、先生、陈宝泉、徐森玉、伦明、凌念京等人与席，八时左右散。〔《许宝蘅日记》，页1220〕
按：恽宝惠（1885-1979），字公孚，江苏武进人，清末常州进士、国史馆总纂恽毓鼎长子，时应任蒙藏院副总裁等职。
一月六日
先生致信柯林，告知收悉来函，中华图书馆协会签署国际图书馆和书目委员会章程，并推选戴志骞、先生、沈祖荣为中国代表。
January 6, 1928
Dr. Isak Collijn,
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 29 November, 1927, enclosing a Resolution passed at Edinburgh containing the statute for an International Library and Bibliographical Committee.
In reply, I take pleasure in saying that the Board of Directors of the Library Association of China has unanimously ratified the above statute and has appointed the following three gentlemen to serve as its delegates:
Dr. T. C. Tai,（Chief Delegate）Librarian, Tsing Hua College, Peking.
Mr. T. L. Yuan, Associate Director, Metropolitan Library, Peking.
Mr. Samuel T. Y. Seng, Librarian, Boone Library, Wuchang.
We wish to congratulate you for your effort in bringing about an international organization destined to play an important part in the intellectual life of the world. If there is anything we can do here in China to further the movement, we shall be more than glad to be of service.
Yours very sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Chairman, Executive Board
〔中华图书馆协会英文信纸。National Library of Sweden, Isak
Gustaf Alfred Collijn papers〕
按：该信为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
一月十日
《音乐杂志》创刊号刊登先生两篇文章，一为《中国音乐书举要》，介绍中国历代乐书121种，其中罕见书籍均标注收藏机构信息；二为《新书介绍》，介绍H. C. Colles, Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, third edition。〔《音乐杂志》创刊号，1928年1月10日〕
按：其中，《中国音乐书举要》未完待续。《音乐杂志》由国乐改进社编辑出版，该社向先生寄赠样刊，后归于国立北平图书馆。
二月九日
上午，先生访Selden Chapin。
按：Selden Chapin（1899-1963），美国外交官，时任美国驻华使馆三等秘书。
先生致信Selden Chapin，附呈美国政府出版物寄送中国情况概要并请转达对史密斯森协会的致意。
Feb. 9, 1928
Mr. Selden Chapin,
American Legation,
Peking.
Dear Mr. Chapin:
As noted in our conversation this morning, I beg to enclose herewith a memorandum concerning the present status of the U. S. official publications sent to China. An abstract from our first annual report is also enclosed for your information.
In writing to the Department of State, will you be good enough to convey our high appreciation of the efficient service which the Smithsonian Institution has been rendering to the Metropolitan Library?
With renewed thanks,
Your very sincerely
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：该件为抄件，附Foreign Official Documents备忘录一页。
先生致信史密斯森协会，告北京图书馆收到三箱美国官方出版品，并附致美国使馆的备忘录。
Feb. 9, 1928
Dear Sirs:
We beg to enclose our acknowledgement for two boxes（nos. 12565, 12623）of U. S. official documents and one box（no. 12681）containing similar material which were announced in your letter of October 24 and November 11 last respectively.
We recently learned from the American Legation here that the Department of State at Washington had written to say that the Department was not informed concerning the fact that the Metropolitan Library has been the Depository Library for the U. S. official documents forwarded to China by the Smithsonian Institution. Enclosed herewith please find a memorandum we submitted to the American Legation in Peking.
Yours truly,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于3月3日送达。
二月十日
《音乐杂志》继续刊登先生的文章《中国音乐书举要》。〔《音乐杂志》第1卷第2号，1928年2月10日，页13-23〕
按：本期介绍中国历代琴书114种、其他乐器17种、杂书27种，其中罕见书籍均标注收藏机构信息。
二月十二日
北京图书馆及各学术团体在中央公园公祭范源廉。〔《北京图书馆第二年度报告（十六年七月至十七年六月）》，页1〕
二月十六日
朱希祖致函先生，内容应为图书馆管理办法和购书方式建议。〔《朱希祖日记》，北京：中华书局，2012年，页1445、1447〕
按：先生收到此函后即覆，并赠《图书季刊》一册。
二月二十二日
朱希祖覆函先生。〔《朱希祖日记》，页1447〕
二月二十三日
周作人致函先生，欲将一种日文书转售北京图书馆。
守和先生：
久疏问询，想必公私顺适。兹有一事奉烦，不知北京图书馆亦收美术书否？弟有一本《笔耕园》帖，系日本审美书院复制宋元明画六十帧，不知贵馆能赐购入否？此书系“特别最上制”，在东京地震前所买，原价金六十圆。如可购入，当再将原书店目录及画帖送呈。如何，乞费神示覆为荷。专此奉托，敬颂近安。
二月二十三日
弟周作人上
新街口八道湾十一号
〔国家图书馆档案，档案编号1945-※057-综合5-007001〕
按：收到此函后，先生即覆信周作人，愿意购入。
二月二十五日
先生致信史密斯森协会，告北京图书馆收到美国专利局的出版品，并请其考虑补寄国会图书馆曲谱类出版品。
February 25, 1928
Dear Sir:
We thank you for your letter of December 6, in regard to the Report of the Investigations of the U. S. Patent Office and the Manual of Classification of Patents. We feel sure that these documents would prove to be valuable additions to our collections.
As we are in need of the publication noted below, will you please be good enough to take steps to have the Metropolitan Library supplied with it as a part of the U. S. Official Documents transmitted to the Chinese Government through the Bureau of International Exchange of Publications, Peking?
Thanking you for your courtesies,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
Library of Congress: Dramatic Compositions, vol. 2 and also any edition of dramatic compositions issued from 1917 to date.
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于3月28日送达，3月30日阿博特致信国会图书馆询问有无可能答应此请。4月20日，国会图书馆覆函阿博特，同意寄送Dramatic Compositions 1870-1916两卷本，Catalogue of Copyright Entries Part 1, Group 2（containing the dramatic compositions registered, Volume 14, 1917-Volume 24, 1927）。
周作人覆函先生，请派人来取《笔耕园》。
守和先生：
覆书敬悉。《笔耕园》帖因篇幅稍大，如能由尊处饬人来取最佳，请于星期二三差人来舍，弟当将书放在门房，随时可以取去也。匆匆，敬颂近安。
弟作人启
二月廿五日
〔国家图书馆档案，档案编号1945-※057-综合5-007002〕
按：原信上用铅笔标注“星期二去取”，该日为2月28日。
本年春
先生致信施廷镛，欲聘其来北海图书馆主持中文编目。〔施锐编著《奋斗一生：纪念施廷镛先生》，南京：南京大学出版社，2008年，页47〕
按：施廷镛与先生相识于1925年左右，时任职于南京图书馆，本欲接受邀请北上，但忽接好友洪有丰邀请，由后者致信先生说明情况，恳请借至安徽省教育厅做事。
先生致信日本《圕研究》编辑部，代表中华图书馆协会感谢其寄赠刊物。
Dear Sir:
Many thanks for a copy of the Toshokan Kenkyû, and please accept our congratulation for your valuable contribution to the library world.
We are very interested in this new publication on library science and I shall be very glad to write articles for it if my official duties permit me. It is also our great pleasure to know that you are willing to use your organ for the creation of friendship relations between your country and ours, and we beg to thank you for your good will.
With good wishes and cordial regards,
Your faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔《圕研究》第1卷第2期，1928年4月，页235〕
按：Toshokan Kenkyû即《圕研究》（季刊），日本青年图书馆员联盟机关出版品，其主要撰稿人有间宫不二雄，1928年1月在大阪创刊。除先生信外，第1卷第2期还刊登了戴志骞的来信；第1卷4期则刊登了桂质柏、刘国钧、裘开明的祝贺信。
二月二十九日
《中华图书馆协会会报》刊发先生的两篇文章，一为《与毛坤书》，二为《中国音乐书举要》。前者失收于《袁同礼文集》，原无标题，笔者冠以“与毛坤书”。
毛君此文，颇可供编纂者之参考。关于名称问题，“大辞典”既不甚妥，而“图书目录”亦不能将此项工作性质标出。毛君所引之合众国图书目录，其性质仅著录当代之出版物，并无考订之工作，即英文中所谓之通行目录（Current bibliography）者是也。至北京图书馆编纂中之大辞典，系对于已往之典籍，加以整理，实兼有著录及考订两项工作，即英文中所谓之Retrospective bibliography者是也。敝意厦门大学国学院前有“中国图书志”之计画，与此吻然相合，似可采取其名。至英文名称，则可译为“Bibliotheca Bibliographica Sinica”，不识适宜否？至毛君所述之标题及排列问题，敝意中国典籍，内容复杂，制定标题，必须互相联贯（Cross reference）而后可。惟工作极大，恐非二年内所能告成也。但如每类之中，多分子目，亦非绝对不能救济。以中国书之性质及索引方法之困难而言，如有一详细分类目录，末附著者及书名索引，当较字典式之目录为便。（《图书馆学季刊》第一卷之字典式索引，亦未能尽合吾人之所期）。此则愿与诸同志共商榷者也。
袁同礼识
〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第3卷第4期，页5-6〕
毛坤，生于四川宜宾，早年曾经求学于北京大学、武昌文华图书馆学专科学校，先后担任过武昌文华图书馆学专科学校教授兼教务长、四川大学教授兼图书馆馆长。《音乐杂志》第1卷第3号，1928年3月，亦刊登《西人关于国乐之著作》一节。
按：本期先刊登了毛坤
《关于〈中国图书大辞典〉之意见》编纂计划的想法，后附先生所写回应短文。另，《中国音乐书举要》较《音乐杂志》已刊行版本多《西人关于国乐之著作》一节，
收录英文37种，法文9种，德文7种，皆以出版时间为序排列，其中13种由赵元任增列。
三月三日
下午，许宝蘅、朱启钤、叶恭绰赴庆霄楼参观北京图书馆，先生导引观看藏书、编目各室，并赠中华图书馆协会所编《图书馆学季刊》，约五时三位访者离去。〔《许宝蘅日记》，页1232、1233〕
三月七日
下午三时，故宫博物院图书馆开会，傅增湘、许宝蘅、先生、陈宝泉、张允亮、徐森玉、凌念京均出席，约六时散。〔《许宝蘅日记》，页1233〕
三月十三日
先生致信康乃尔大学（图书馆），寄赠《中基会1927财年报告》。
March 13, 1928
Dear Sirs:
We take pleasure in sending you, under separate cover, the second report of the China Foundation for the Advancement of Education and Culture, Peking.
You will please note that on pages 36-37 there is a short description about the Metropolitan Library.
We have placed your institution on our mailing list to receive our annual report as soon as it is published.
Yours truly,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Cornell University Library, Wason Collection Records, 1918-1988, Box 1, Folder Koo, T. K. Letters〕
按：该信应为一组，致各国图书馆。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于4月18日送达。
三月二十四日
杨树达赴北海图书馆看新近采访的李慈铭手校各书，先生又出示陈澧《学思录》稿本，即《东塾读书记》的底稿。〔杨树达著《积微翁回忆录》，北京：北京大学出版社，2007年，页25〕
三月三十日
先生致信柯林，询问国际图书馆和书目委员会执委会举行情况和结果。〔National Library of Sweden, Isak Gustaf Alfred Collijn papers〕
按：该信属具文性质，并无太多实际内容，笔者未录。
三月
《图书馆学季刊》刊登先生文章，题为《宋代私家藏书概略》。〔《图书馆学季刊》第2卷第2期，1928年3月，页179-187〕
四月二日
国会图书馆覆函先生，前信索取的《分类法之总类》和《宗教哲学》两部均将寄送北京图书馆，其他部分则已绝版无存或正待印刷。
April 2, 1928
Dear Sir:
Your letter of February 23（addressed to Mr. Martel, the Chief of the Catalogue Division, now in Europe），has been referred to this Office for attention.
In response, we have had pleasure in sending to your Library（under separate cover and free of charge）copies of Class A（General works）and Class B, part 2（Religion）. We regret that we are unable at this time to furnish copies of the undermentioned classification schemes,-the editions of which are now exhausted. P-PA is now in press, and our Publication Section will see that a copy is sent to your Library as soon as it is available.
We do not expect to reprint C（History）and L（Education）at present.
We have been unable to locate in our files your letter of July 2, 1927, to Mr. Martel, to which you refer.
Very truly yours,
Secretary
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: Metropolitan Library〕
严文郁《美国国会图书馆及其分类法》，《图书馆学季刊》第3卷第4期，1929年12月，页519。
按：Mr. Martel即Charles Martel（1860-1945），美国图书馆学家，一般译作“马特尔”
，负责编制国会图书馆分类法，1929年9月15日不再担任国会图书馆编目部主任，对美国图书馆发展产生了深远影响。P-PA指语言文学总类、希腊语言与文学、拉丁语言与文学学。C、L所指历史和教育两大部，分别于1915年和1911年刊印。此件为录副。
四月四日
国会图书馆致函先生，将通过外交邮袋补寄《国会图书馆1927财年报告》一册，并感谢北京图书馆寄赠《中基会1927财年报告》。
April 4, 1928
Dear Sir:
We regret to learn from your letter of March 5, which reached us only recently, that the copy of the Librarian's Report for 1927（which we sent you under date of December 19, 1927）failed to reach you. Our Publication Section is sending a duplicate by the diplomatic pouch.
Pray accept our thanks for the copy of the Annual Report of the China Foundation for 1927. We have been interested to see it and to read the description of your Library contained therein.
Very truly yours,
Secretary
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: Metropolitan Library〕
按：此件为录副。
四月二十日
朱希祖致函先生。〔《朱希祖日记》，页1470〕
四月二十七日
阿博特致函先生，告知前代北海图书馆向国会图书馆索取两种书刊的结果，并会将其放入下次寄出的出版品箱件中。
April 27, 1928
Dear Sir:
On receipt of your letter of February 25, the Institution brought to the attention of the Library of Congress your request for copies of the volumes of Dramatic Compositions. That library now replies as follows:
In response to your request of March 30, the Librarian has directed that the bound volumes of Dramatic Compositions 1870-1916, volumes 1 and 2, and the complete yearly volumes of the Catalogue of Copyright Entries Part 1, Group 2, containing the dramatic compositions registered, Volume 14, 1917, Volume 24, 1927, shall be sent to your Institution for transmission to the Metropolitan Library, Peking, China.
I trust that these publications（which are usually sold by the Superintendent of Documents）will prove of service to that Library.
The volumes which the Library of Congress has supplied will be included in the next consignment of exchanges sent to the Chinese Bureau of International Exchanges.
Very respectfully yours,
C. G. Abbot
Secretary.
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为副本。
四月二十八日
先生赴清华大学，下午二时至三时与吴宓晤谈，其间吴宓向先生建议提高赵万里月薪。〔《吴宓日记》第4册，页53〕
《吴宓日记》第4册，页57。
按：本日为清华大学（学校）成立17周年纪念。后，吴宓之请获允，赵万里月薪增至120元。
四月三十日
《中华图书馆协会会报》刊登先生撰写的两篇书评，分别针对李小缘的《中国图书馆计画书》、范志熙的《四库全书总目韵编》。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第3卷第5期，页23-24〕
按：此二书实际均未排印出版，前者为1927年5月油印本，后者则为清末缪荃孙藕香簃旧钞本。先生署名皆为“和”。
五月三日
恒慕义致函先生，告知其已开始负责国会图书馆中文馆藏建设，请先生推荐中文文献以利增加馆藏，并建议代购前联系施永高。
May 3, 1928
Dear Mr. Yuan:
You may remember me as having been connected for the past few years with the Peking Language Schools for foreigners. Now for the past three months, and for the next year, at least, I am in charge of the Chinese Collection of the Library of Congress. I recall with pleasure the fine dinner Mr. March, Capt. Gillis, and Mr. Pettus and I had at your home almost a year and a half ago.
Until recently we have had but very little money to spend on Chinese books, as you are aware. But I am glad to report that we have a small allotment now which we can use in the purchase of Chinese materials. So, if you know of any rare items which you think we ought to have, please let us know, and we will telegraph you whether or not we can purchase them. Or you can write to Mr. Swingle as you have done before. He is, of course, still interested in the Chinese Collection and is still recommending books to us, as he always has done. He sends the recommendations on to us. It may be best for you to keep on with the old procedure of first notifying him.
I hope all is well with you. We still see your beautiful hand-writing on many of our books, so we are reminded that you were once here.
Sincerely yours,
Arthur W. Hummel
〔Library of Congress Archives, Arthur W. Hummel Sr. correspondence series, MSS86324〕
按：Mr. March待考，Capt. Gillis即Irvin Van Gillis（1875-1948），中文名义理寿，美国驻华公使馆海军武官，后成为美国工程师Guion M. Gest（1864-1948）在华购买中国书籍的代理人，在他的不懈努力下葛斯德华文藏书库得以确立并逐渐扩大，并与白炳骐合编《葛思德东方藏书库书目》。Pettus即William B. Pettus（1880-1959），通译作“裴德士”，基督教青年会干事，华北协和华语学校校长。该件为录副。
五月七日
先生致信史密斯森协会，寄赠《中国加入国际交换出版品协议之经过》。
May 7, 1928
Dear Sirs:
I am sending you a copy of the Bulletin of the Library Association of China, vol. 3, no. 3, in which you will find my article on the organization of the Bureau of the International Exchange of Publications at Peking. I hope you will find it of interest.
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于6月4日送达。
先生致信史密斯森协会，请寄赠美国农业部年鉴和生物调查局全套报告。
May 7, 1928
Dear Sirs:
The Metropolitan Library is in need of a complete set of the Yearbook of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and we are writing to you in the hope that you will be good enough to take steps to have our Library duly supplied. We have on files the Yearbooks for 1922, 1925, and 1926. Any issue other than these will be a valuable addition to our collections.
We doubt you have forwarded the earlier volumes to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs at Shanghai as a part of the full set of U. S. documents sent to that Bureau. But if you have extra copies which you can spare for our use, they will be gratefully received.
If a complete set is not available, we shall hope to acquire a complete set of the Bureau of Biological Survey Report separately printed by the said Bureau.
Thanking you in advance, we remain,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于6月4日送达。
五月九日
恒慕义致函先生，此前寄来的丛书单，国会图书馆缺藏八种，请先生将其价格告知施永高。
May 9, 1928
Dear Mr. Yuan:
Some time ago you sent to Dr. Swingle a list of thirteen t'sung shu, which he sent on to me. The Library of Congress does not have eight of these items, which I list below. When you sent the list you did not give the cost of the items. May we request you please to send to Dr. Swingle the cost of the eight items? He will send them on to me, and we will telegraph you whether or not we can purchase them.
Very sincerely yours,
Arthur W. Hummel
Chief of Chinese Collection
〔Library of Congress Archives, Arthur W. Hummel Sr. correspondence series, MSS86324〕
按：函中所指八种丛书应为《隅楼丛书》《天马山房丛书》《潜园二十四种》《烟画东堂小品》《仿知不足斋丛书》《碧声吟馆丛书》《宝彝室集刊》。该件为录副。
五月十八日
先生致信国会图书馆，请求赠予北京图书馆所需的西文书及编目指南。
May 18, 1928
Dear Madam:
We beg to thank you for your good letters dated April 2 & 4 and are looking forward with gratitude the receipt of your publications noted in your letter.
The Metropolitan Library desires to secure the publications noted in the enclosed list, and shall be very much obliged if it would be possible for you to have extra copies to spare for our use.
You will recall that you kindly sent us a complete set of your Classification Schedules last year. Since it is necessary for us to have duplicate copies of those classes mentioned in the attached list, we beg to appeal again to your generosity.
With best thanks, we remain,
Respectfully yours,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: Library Association〕
按：随信附一页目录，共计图书八种，多为编目、分类书籍。落款处为先生签名，该信于6月16日送达国会图书馆秘书办公室。
五月二十一日
国会图书馆致函先生，告知前请寄赠北京图书馆额外两种编目指南已获批准。
May 21, 1928
Dear Sir:
In response to your request of April 18, the Librarian has had pleasure in directing to be sent to your Library（under separate cover and free of charge）one additional copy of each of the publications noted below. He is glad that you have found these publications of service in your work.
Very truly yours,
Secretary
Guide to the Cataloging of Periodicals.
Guide to the Cataloging of the Serial Publications of Societies and Institutions.
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: Metropolitan Library〕
按：此件为录副。
五月二十二日
下午五时半，协和医院中国音乐研究会假协和礼堂请赵元任演讲，讲题为“中国音乐之研究”，先生出席并致介绍词。〔《益世报》（北京），1928年5月22日，第7版〕
按：该会由协和医院中美人士组建。
柯林（罗马）致函先生，寄上三月三十一日国际图书馆和书目委员会罗马会议记录，并告知将于一九二九年举行国际图书馆大会。
Rome, May 22nd, 1928
Mr. Tung-li Yuan
Chairman, The Library Association of China
Peking.
Dear Sir,
In reply to your very kind letter of March 30th I have the honor to tell you that the International Library and Bibliographical Committee has held its first plenary session the on 31st of March here in Rome, under the auspices of the Minister of Education of Italy.
I am sending you at the same time a copy of the proceedings of our session. I am very sorry that we could not advise your Association in time so that you could have sent a delegate, but we rely upon your interest and an active help from your part, especially at the next international Congress to be held in Rome, June 1929. Invitations for this “World Bibliographical Congress” will be directly sent to you from M. Fago, Italian delegate and Vice President of the Committee.
With best regards, I am, dear Sir,
Yours very sincerely
Isak Collijn
President
〔International Library and Bibliographical Committee信纸。National Library of Sweden, Isak Gustaf Alfred Collijn papers〕
按：该件为录副，落款处为其签名。
五月二十五日
先生致信义理寿，略述王文山的履历并表示其能力完全能够胜任葛斯德华文藏书库中文编目工作。
May 25, 1928
Mr. I. V. Gillis,
Peking.
Dear Mr. Gillis:
I am very glad to know that Mr. Wen-San Wang has been recommended to the Gest Library as an assistant, and feel perfectly confident that the Library will find in him an able, industrious, and trustworthy young man with good knowledge of both Chinese and English languages as well as of Library Science.
He was brought up from a literary family and graduated from Boone University, Wuchang, with B. A. degree in 1922. He received his Diploma of Library Science from the Boone Library School in the same year. When he was a librarian of the Nankai University, he accomplished a great deal and made the University Library one of the greatest school libraries in China.
I know his Chinese is very good and can do any cataloguing and bibliographical work. If the Gest Library can get such a young man as Mr. Wang working in its Chinese department, I am sure that he will be of great service to its valuable Chinese collection which you have so ably built up.
With good wishes,
Your faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Princeton University, Mudd Manuscript Library, AC123, Box 410, Folder National Library of Peiping〕
按：Wen-San Wang即王文山（1901—？），湖北汉川人，1923年武昌文华图书科第二届毕业生，旋即出任私立南开大学图书馆主任，1926年冬赴美留学，先在哥伦比亚大学攻读图书馆学硕士研究生，时应在国会图书馆协助恒慕义对中文馆藏予以编目。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
五月二十七日
中午，先生与周诒春在清华同学会设宴，吴宓、瞿世英、刘半农、温源宁等人受邀与席。〔《吴宓日记》第4册，页66〕
按：清华同学会在骑河楼39号。
五月下旬
先生致信梁启超，商北京图书馆购书费。
日前王重民君返京，借悉尊体安康，闻之欣慰。馆中购书经费，前定三十万元，中西文书为二与八之比，近以购入越缦堂书，又改为三与七。然购入者西文二万余册，中文书七万册，已用尽十余万元，如购书费不能增加，则新馆告成时，恐馆藏仍不能完备。前先生曾有集中（美款）用途之意见，不识仍拟提出否，为念。
董事会将于下月二十左右举行年会，《图书大辞典》之总报告如能于下月十日左右送下，尤所企盼。馆地为汽车队占用，叠经交涉，迄未移出，故尚未能动工。惟数月以来，画绘工作图样颇有进步耳。三月十七日曾寄思成兄英镑五十镑，由伦敦使馆转交，未接复信，不识曾收到否？便中尚祈一询为祷。
〔《梁任公先生年谱长编（初稿）》，页626〕
《梁启超全集》第20集，北京：中国人民大学出版社，2018年，页317。《大公报》（天津），1928年7月14日，第3版。
按：《梁任公先生年谱长编（初稿）》将此信系于3月17日，实无可能。6月10日，梁启超致信梁思成，谈到北京图书馆寄去买书费五十镑，
而5月写给梁思成、林徽因的信中均未提及此事；“董事会将于下月二十左右举行年会”即中基会第4次年会，6月28日至30日在天津举行。
五月
《北京图书馆月刊》创刊，首篇文章《本馆略史》为先生撰写。〔《北京图书馆月刊》第1卷第1号，1928年5月，页1-6〕
按：该刊中文目录和内容页均未标注作者，但据英文封底可知该文由先生撰写。
五六月间
故宫博物院古物馆馆长江瀚、副馆长马衡和图书馆馆长傅增湘、先生共同商定，聘请钢和泰为故宫博物院（宗教部）审查员。〔郑欣淼《钢和泰与故宫博物院》，《中国文化》2015年第1期，页232〕
按：6月16日故宫博物院致函钢和泰，并寄予聘书。
六月一日
恒慕义致函先生，请代为向北京书商询问所列书籍价格，并请推荐甲骨、铜器铭文和考古方面的书籍，另告知江亢虎现在国会图书馆服务。
June 1, 1928
Dear Mr. Yuan:
May we trouble you to get some Peking Dealer to give us an estimate of the cost of the items listed below? We are especially anxious to stock up on all the published works of Lo Chen-yu and of Wang Kuo-wei, of whose writings, we strangely enough have nothing. If you know of any other fundamental works on the bone inscriptions, or late works on bronze inscriptions and archeology, which you think we ought to have, please include these in the estimate. But kindly send us an estimate of cost before sending the books.
Dr. Kiang K'ang-hu is working here for a year now on a history of Chinese civilization. Dr. Li Chi has arrived and plans to be here for several months. With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
Arthur W. Hummel
Curator of Chinese Collection
〔Library of Congress Archives, Arthur W. Hummel Sr. correspondence series, MSS86324〕
按：Lo Chen-yu和Wang Kuo-wei即罗振玉、王国维，Dr. Kiang K'ang-hu和Dr. Li Chi分别为江亢虎、李济。信后列书目27种，应为恒慕义以中文书写，有《观堂集林》《殷虚书契考释》《清史稿》《自己的园地》等。该件为录副。
六月九日
梁廷灿致函先生，呈《中国图书大辞典》报告书用以向中基会汇报。
守和先生大鉴：
接奉贵馆六月七号公函，敬悉一切。《图书大辞典》应报之成绩，亦已预备，近因交通不便，邮寄恐有遗失。今将报告书先行寄呈，俾贵馆得以编制报告董事会，至该成绩等件，一俟车通当即寄上。专此，敬请大安。
梁廷灿谨上
六月九日
附报告书一分。
〔国家图书馆档案，档号1927-※053-综合-001026和1927-※053-综合-001027〕
按：该信于13日送达，后附15页报告书。
六月十日
上午九时，北京大学教务长陈大齐在二院大学会议室召集评议员及各系、科、部、研究所主任、主席开会，讨论接收事宜。先生以图书部负责人身份与会，其他参会人员有白雄远（体育部）、胡壮猷（二院）、朱锡龄（三院）、沈兼士（研究所）、朱希祖（一院）、王昭瀛（二院）、马裕藻（一院）、陈大齐（一院）、杨丙辰（一院）、刘半农。会议讨论结果，仍以维持现状为妥，直至中央政府有明令发表正式办法时为止。接收具体事宜，明日上午由各系、科、部、研究所负责人会同学生代表一起办理。〔《北京大学史料》第2卷第1册，页18〕
按：此次讨论主旨为抵制南京中央政府对北京大学所施加的诸多变动措施，如大学区归并、校长任命等。
六月十一日
上午九时，先生至北京大学图书馆办理接收事宜。〔《北京大学史料》第2卷第1册，页18、38〕
按：有传闻北京大学史鼐（点书课）携去诸多馆藏书籍，先生负责详查。
六月十三日
国会图书馆助理馆长致函先生，收到前信及《苑洛集》凭单，将尽快付款，另外感谢先生为该馆获取张宗昌藏书（目录）所作出的努力。
June 13, 1928
Dear Mr. Yuan:
I beg to acknowledge, for the Librarian, the receipt of your letter of May 11, and the voucher for the Yuan Lo Chi edition of 1552.
The work itself is here in hand and you may expect early payment. We are indebted to you for your interest in putting us in the way of getting it.
We are also under obligation to you for your continued interest manifested so practically in your efforts to secure for us a copy of Marshal Chang Tsung-chang's book.
With pleasant memories and best regards to you personally,
Very truly yours,
Chief Assistant Librarian
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: Metropolitan Library〕
按：《苑洛集》为明代学者韩邦奇（1479-1555）的代表作，该书应于嘉靖三十一年（1552）刊印。a copy of Marshal Chang Tsung-chang's book应指张宗昌（1881-1932）藏书目录，待考。此件为录副。
六月十四日
下午五时，先生至北海蟠青书室，与傅增湘、许宝蘅等人商谈故宫博物院图书馆事，约六时散。〔《许宝蘅日记》，页1251〕
六月十五日
先生致信史密斯森协会，告知已寄赠中国政府出版品目录。
June 15, 1928
Dear Sirs:
We take pleasure in sending you, under separate cover, a copy of the Catalogue of Chinese Government Publications in the Metropolitan Library. Please accept it with our compliments.
We have forwarded two copies of the Catalogue direct to the Library of Congress.
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于7月16日送达。
六月十六日
先生长女袁静出生。
按：袁静（1928年6月16日—2005年12月29日）。
恒慕义致函先生，表示国会图书馆愿意购入《百川学海》影宋本，但需获知价格，另外此前寄送的《太平御览》须补交关税才能放行。
June 16, 1928
Dear Mr. Yuan:
Dr. Swingle tells me that you have recommended to him the purchase of a new edition of the Po Ch'uan Hsueh Hai in imitation of Sung blocks. He did not in his letter state the price of this collection. Can you tell us what the price will be? I think we ought to get this, and I am anxious to recommend purchase of the same. But before I can make recommendation of the purchase of any item, I must state what the cost of the work is.
I hope that in the future you can in connection with any work you recommend state at once what the cost is. Then we can either write or telegraph, and so save a great deal of time.
I am sorry that you had such difficulty in shipping the movable type edition of the T'ai Ping Yu Lan. No doubt you will hear very shortly what the Library wants done about it. I fancy they will have to pay the 80 taels of customs duties in order to get it shipped.
With kind regards,
Sincerely yours,
Arthur W. Hummel
P. S. Two days ago we sent back to you the original catalog of the Wang Family Library of Tientsin, and also the one volume of the great collection of seals.
〔Library of Congress Archives, Arthur W. Hummel Sr. correspondence series, MSS86324〕
Report of the Librarian of Congress, for the fiscal year ending June 30, Washington, 1928, pp. 12-13.
按：Po Ch'uan Hsueh Hai in imitation of Sung blocks即1927年武进陶氏涉园刊本，据传世宋本景刊。movable type edition of the T'ai Ping Yu Lan似指巾箱本《太平御览》，但具体是哪一版本，待考。Wang Family Library of Tientsin即王树枏手稿及藏书，1928年夏末国会图书馆以一万美金购入王氏藏书
。该件为录副。
六月十八日
梁启超致函先生，告编纂《中国图书大辞典》进展。
守和足下：
《图书辞典》报告书前星期寄上，想已达，今由舍侄廷灿亲带去成绩若干册，乞察收（内书画录一册，赶抄不及，或开会稍迟则补寄）。此书编纂颇费苦心，其义例及方法皆迥然不袭前人，意欲为簿录界开一新纪元，衍刘《略》阮《录》之正绪而适应于现代图书之用，公试一观其略定之稿（所须改者尚极多），谓可达此目的否耶。致叔永、适之两书，阅后请交去。希望原约不至中止，若不能，则亦付之一叹而已。手此，即请大安，不一一。
〔《梁任公先生年谱长编（初稿）》，页631〕
六月二十一日
南京国民政府派员前往接收故宫博物院，其中吴瀛、沈兼士负责接收图书馆，但在馆长室内发现宋本《郡斋读书志》及许多碑帖未按手续提放，与前任馆长傅增湘发生争执，遂将馆长室封存，并电南京国民政府等待处理。〔吴瀛《故宫尘梦录》，页146、160〕
《张元济傅增湘论书尺牍》，页165-166、168。
按：此前，傅增湘与商务印书馆（张元济）商定影印故宫博物院图书馆所藏善本，以宋版《郡斋读书志》为最为优先者
，先生作为该馆副馆长，在商务印书馆影印该书过程中为实际操作者之一，极有可能以变通手段协助加快影印速度，未能遵守馆内规章制度。本年秋冬，南京国民政府补选故宫博物院理事，先生因该案未能入选。
六月二十三日
北京图书馆设欢迎会，邀请韦棣华女士讲述客岁赴英参加该国图书馆学会成立五十周年纪念活动之经过。〔《北京图书馆月刊》第1卷第3号，页183〕
七月三日
先生致信史密斯森协会，告知南京国民政府责成北京图书馆仍然代行出版品交换，三月和五月寄出的箱件尚未收到，但已经联系海关总税务司署，请求天津海关收到后转送北京图书馆，六月份寄送的交换品提单尚未收到，如有可能请补寄副本，此外北京图书馆愿意承担交换品在华北地区分发职责和费用。
July 3, 1928
Dear Sirs:
Owing to the reorganization of the Government, the work of the Bureau of International Exchange of Publications at Peking is being suspended. Pending the decision of the Nationalist Government concerning the future status of the Bureau, the Metropolitan Library has agreed to take up temporarily the work of exchanges on behalf of the Chinese Government.
The three cases 1474, 1475 and 12923 which you sent in March and the seven cases, 1719-1724, and 12970 which you sent in May have not yet been received. At our request, the Inspector General of Customs has notified the Collector of Customs in Tientsin about this change and has instructed him to forward to us these cases on arrival. We shall, therefore, reforward the packages contained therein.
The Bill of Lading for your consignment made in June has not been transferred to the Metropolitan Library from the Bureau. If it is possible for you to send us a duplicate copy and to certify that, should the original be lost, this duplicate be made valid, we believe there will be no difficulty in getting the cases delivered here. We hope you will in the future send the Bill of Lading direct to this Library until you are advised of some other arrangement which the Nationalist Government may make in the future.
Although we shall always be pleased to serve as an agent of your Institution for the distribution of packages for correspondents in China, we greatly regret that our financial appropriation this year would not permit us to do so. Under the circumstances, it would seem to be a wise plan for you to send to the Metropolitan Library only those packages intended for correspondents in North China which we can easily distribute without too much expenditure, but to withhold shipment temporarily for those intended for Central and South China. The period would not be in any way very long, as the undersigned will do his best to urge the authorities for early decision about this matter.
Yours very truly,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于7月28日送达。
七月七日
先生致信中华图书馆协会，坚辞执行部部长事。
中华图书馆协会会员诸同志钧鉴：
敬启者，辱承推举，继任执行部部长，感愧交深！惟同礼连任部长，业已两年，勉竭棉薄，成绩至微；方今改革伊始，图书馆事业亟待发展，而执行部部长一席，关系全国事业尤钜，决非同礼所能胜任。敬祈俯允准予辞职，至深感谢！又政府奠都南京，本会总事务所似应迁宁。至于会务诸端，均有积极进行之必要。已向各董事提议，拟于九月间在南京举行年会，以便共同商洽。专此，即候公安！
袁同礼敬启
十七年七月七日
〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第4卷第1期，1928年8月31日，页13-14〕
按：时，中华图书馆协会改选，先生被选为执行部正部长，李小缘、刘国钧为副部长。
七月十五日
傅斯年致函先生，希借北京图书馆藏书目录。
守和学长吾兄：
敝所草创伊始，诸待进行，图书设备尤觉缺陷，希将贵馆藏书目录赐寄一部，以便设法抄录，无任铭感。耑此，敬颂著安。
中华民国十七年七月十五日
〔王汎森、潘光哲、吴政上主编《傅斯年遗札》，台北：“中央研究院”历史语言研究所，2011年，页141〕
按：是年初，中央研究院筹备委员傅斯年向大学院院长蔡元培建议设置历史语言研究所；3月于广州中山大学筹设历史语言研究所，聘傅斯年、顾颉刚、杨振声三人为常务筹备员；7月正式成立，由傅斯年代行所长职务。笔者疑心该函写于本年12月15日，《傅斯年遗札》或有误，待考。
七月十七日
北京图书馆协会在北京图书馆举行常会，并欢迎韦棣华女士，副会长钱稻孙为会议主席。先生在会上提议采用委员制，经表决后，推定修改会章起草委员五人，先行起草，另日再召集大会讨论。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第4卷第1期，页15〕
按：因之前奉系执政缘故，北京图书馆协会诸多工作陷于停顿，无多进展。韦棣华女士于6月22日抵平，7月18日返鄂。
七月十九日
下午，蒋介石、宋美龄夫妇来北京图书馆考察，对馆中各类事业均极表兴趣。〔《北京图书馆月刊》第1卷第3号，页251〕
《蒋中正总统档案：事略稿本》第3册，台北：“国史馆”，2007年，页666。
按：7月3日，蒋介石抵北平，17、18两日赴北京大学对北京教育界、文化界人士发表演讲。本日上午在八大处寓所会客，下午先赴景山，后游北海。
七月二十日
国会图书馆覆函先生，前信索取的书册除绝版无存、尚未印行者外均已寄送北京图书馆。
July 20, 1928
Dear Sir:
Referring to your letter of May 18, the response to which, we regret to find has been delayed, owing to stress of official business:
According to a report from our Publication Section, the following publications have gone forward to your Library:
Classes E & F, N, Q, S and Z
Information for Readers in the Main Reading Room, 1927
Rules and Practice Governing the Use and Issue of Books, 1927
Joseph Pennell, An Account by his wife, Elizabeth R. Pennell, issued on the occasion of a memorial exhibition of his works, 1927
An Account of Government Document Bibliography in the United States and Elsewhere.
We trust that they will reach you safely and prove of service in your work.
We regret that we are unable at the present time to supply copies of Class V and P-PA. The edition of the former is exhausted; the latter is in press.
The second edition of our List of Subject Headings is out of print. The third edition is now ready. Information concerning it and the supplementary publications and the Lists of additions and changes is given in the enclosed circular letter. It seems best to await further word from you before sending the main List.
A copy of our Card Division Bulletin 25, relating to publications of the League of Nations is sent herewith.
Very truly yours,
Secretary
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: Metropolitan Library〕
按：Classes E & F, N, Q, S and Z依次指国会图书馆分类法中的美国历史、艺术、自然科学、图书馆学。此件为录副。
七月二十四日
史密斯森协会覆函先生，此前两次寄给出版品国际交换局（北平）有关七箱交换品的信函和提单均被退回，现重新寄送给北平北海图书馆，请据此办理交换品的入境和分发，并告知刚寄出一批交换品，请通知有关部门妥善收转。
July 24, 1928
Dear Sir:
Under date of May 18 the Smithsonian Institution addressed a letter to the Bureau of International Exchange of Publications, Ministry of Education, Peking, announcing the forwarding of six boxes of exchanges numbers 2007-11 and 13052, one of which contained United States governmental documents for deposit in your Library. On May 23, when the shipment left New York, the Coordinator of the Second Area, addressed a letter to the Chinese Bureau of Exchanges enclosing a copy of the steamship bill of lading. The Smithsonian Institution also sent the bureau a bill of lading. These two letters have just been returned with a note thereon stating that there is no one at the address given to receive mail. I therefore am authorized to send you these letters herewith with the request that you will be good enough to look into the matter and arrange for the entry and distribution of the packages contained in the consignment.
In this connection I beg to say that another shipment has just been made to the Chinese Bureau of Exchanges and I am enclosing herewith the letter of announcement with the request that you will kindly turn it over to the proper authorities.
Very respectfully yours,
J. G. Traylor
Acting Chief Clerk
Smithsonian Institution
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为副本。
七月二十六日
先生致信柯林，告知尚未收到罗马会议纪要，请其补寄两份。
July 26, 1928
Dear Sir:
Many thanks for your letter of 22nd May, but the copy of the proceedings of the first plenary session of the International Library & Bibliographical Committee which you stated as having being sent has not as yet been received. Since it has been so long, it may have been lost in transit. We should therefore be much obliged, it you could send us another two copies for our use.
If you publish the proceedings of future sessions, we shall be glad to have them.
Yours very sincerely,
T. L. Yuan
Chairman, Executive Board.
〔中华图书馆协会英文信纸。National Library of Sweden, Isak Gustaf Alfred Collijn papers〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
史密斯森协会覆函先生，此前申请寄赠美国农业部年鉴的信函已经转交该部图书馆，该馆正在准备尽可能多的年鉴复本。
July 26, 1928
Dear Sir:
Your letter of May 7 asking for copies of certain issues of the Yearbooks of the Department of Agriculture was duly received and referred to the Librarian of that department. The Librarian has now supplied copies of as many of the Yearbooks as are available for distribution. They will be included in the next consignment of exchanges sent to China.
Very respectfully yours,
J. G. Traylor
Acting Chief Clerk
Smithsonian Institution
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为录副。
七月
张群、罗家伦、陈布雷、陈绍宽等人游览故宫博物院，先生负责引导，后合影留念。〔《传记文学》第4卷第5期，1964年5月，页45〕
按：张群（1889-1990），字岳军，四川华阳人，国民党元老。陈绍宽（1889-1968），字厚甫，福建福州人，近代海军将领。
七八月间
先生离平南下，曾至南京，参观中央大学国学图书馆。〔《国学图书馆第二年刊》，1929年，“案牍”页31〕
按：时柳诒徵外出，未能面晤。
八月二日
《中国国家图书馆百年纪事》记北京图书馆改称“北平图书馆”为1928年7月，此说似不准确，因《北京图书馆月刊》第1卷第4号（1928年8月）中仍称“北京图书馆”，而实际改称“北平北海图书馆”之时间不晚于1928年8月24日，亦非《中国国家图书馆百年纪事》（页14）所记之10月。
先生（李芳馥代）致信史密斯森协会，北京图书馆
需要美国渔业报告，请其寄赠。
August 2, 1928
Dear Sirs:
The Metropolitan Library is in need of a complete set of the Report of the U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries, Bureau of Fisheries, and we shall be very much obliged if you will be good enough to take steps to have us duly supplied. Any copies you could arrange to send over will be gratefully received.
With best thanks in advance,
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
Per F. F. Li
A. Secretary
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：落款处虽有先生具名，但实际为李芳馥代签。李芳馥（1902-1997），字馨吾，湖北黄陂人，1927年毕业于武昌文华图书科毕业，后入平馆，负责文牍事务，曾任西文采访组组长，1934年赴美学习。该信于9月1日送达。
八月十日
蒲特南覆函先生，就国会图书馆此前寄送的《分类法总类》和《宗教神学》两部在邮递过程中遗失表示遗憾，并感谢寄赠北京图书馆出版物。
August 10, 1928
Dear Sir:
Referring to your letter of June 30, the response to which, we regret to find, has been delayed by stress of Library business.
We have sent to your Library（under separate cover）duplicates of Class A（General Works. Polygraphy）and B part 2（BL-BX: Religion, Theology）. We regret that the copies of these publications referred to in our letter of April 2, were lost in the mails.
Mr. Childs, the Chief of our Division of Documents, is writing you concerning the documents which you have been so kind as to send（under the international exchange arrangement）for the Library's collection.
With appreciation of your interest in the matter,
Very truly yours,
Herbert Putnam
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: Metropolitan Library〕
按：Mr. Childs即James B. Childs（1896-1977），时应任国会图书馆文书部主任。此件为录副。
八月二十日
先生致信史密斯森协会，告知南京国民政府正在考虑仍由北海图书馆代表中国开展出版品国际交换服务，如有确实消息将告知，此前写给北京出版品国际交换局的三封函件均已收到，提单已经发给天津海关。
August 20, 1928
Dear Sirs:
With further reference to our letters of July 3 and 28, we beg to inform you that the Nationalist Government at Nanking is considering favorably the proposal to ask the Metropolitan Library to continue the work of international exchanges on behalf of the Chinese Government. As soon as it is officially promulgated, we shall advise you immediately. Meanwhile, you may forward all of your consignments for China to the Metropolitan Library care of the Collector of Customs, Tientsin.
Your letter of July 24 together with two letters dated May 18 and May 23 addressed to the Bureau of International Exchange of Publications, Peking, have been duly received. The original bill of lading for six boxes 2007-11 and 13052 contained therein are now being sent to the Collector of Customs, Tientsin, to complete the necessary procedure, although these boxes were turned over to us sometime ago as advised in our letter of July 28.
We believe that we shall soon receive your consignment of July as announced in your letter of July 19.
Yours truly,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于9月17日送达。
八月二十三日
多尔西致函先生函，告知寄出五箱交换品及收件人、机构的情况，并依照前请附上六月份提单，华中和华南地区的交换品暂停寄送。
August 23, 1928
Dear Sir:
I am authorized to announce the shipment in your care of five boxes numbered 350-353 and 13235, containing international exchanges for distribution according to the enclosed list of contents.
In this connection I beg to advise you that box number 13235 contains the regular serial set of United States governmental documents for deposit in the Metropolitan Library.
Boxes numbered 350-351 are for Dr. C. Li, 21 Fang Chuan Ch'ang, North City, Peking. Please notify Dr. Li, upon receipt of the boxes, and he will then make arrangements with you for their delivery.
Boxes numbered 352-353 contain packages for correspondents in North China, mostly in the province of Chihli.
In compliance with the suggestions contained in your letter of July 3, I am enclosing a copy of the steamship bill of lading for the June shipment referred to, and I beg also to say that the accumulated packages on hand for Central and South China will be temporarily withheld pending the decision of the Nationalist Government concerning the status of the Bureau of International Exchange of Publications at Peking.
I desire to express the Institution's appreciation of your good offices in consenting to temporarily take up the work of exchanges on behalf of the Chinese Government.
I may also add that the Institution will be glad to reimburse you for the amount of the inland freight charges from Tientsin to Peking.
Very respectfully yours,
H. W. Dorsey
Chief Clerk,
Smithsonian Institution
P. S.-Dr. C. Li is a member of the Institution's staff and anything you can do to facilitate the delivery of this shipment to him will be appreciated.
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：21 Fang Chuan Ch'ang即李济在北京城内住所——方砖厂胡同21号。此件为录副。
八月二十四日
梁启超致函先生，告决意辞却《图书大辞典》编纂津贴。
守和兄惠鉴：
鼎父来津，知公已返京，并略悉馆事及董事会情形。此种浑沌形势下，本馆前途如何，尚难预料，颇闷闷也。顷弟决意辞《图书大辞典》编纂津贴费，其主要原因具如公函中所说，绝非借词推托。其副原因亦缘董事会分子变更已多，恐明年六月交成绩时，或遭挑眼，不如早自洁也。至于编纂工作，则并不停止，因兹事为弟多年志愿，且一年以来，结果良好，兴味正浓，断不肯抛弃也。但编纂员不能不减少（本来报酬太薄，在学校时如此办理固善，顷诸君多已毕业，各处招罗，薪俸较优，亦宜劝其他就），工作益迟缓耳。今后计划，不求各部门同时并进，先将甲部门做到满意，泐为定稿，再及乙部门。一年能成三五部门，陆续在月刊中或用单行本发表，亦于图书馆学有大益也。归还去年五千元津贴事，以弟现在私人经济状况论，颇感困难，但既求自洁，即不得不如此。实则所拟寄赠本馆之成绩稿，大率皆可登月刊，内中有四五种颇属精心结撰，以入月刊中，不失为本馆一种名誉纪念。即数万之卡片私人藏之，虽同废纸，馆中则并非无用（相对的有用耳）。馆中受此寄赠后，酌给酬报，亦属情理所宜，但弟殊不愿自启齿，请兄斟酌情形，若认为可行，则由馆中提议，豁免归还旧款，弟得减轻负担，实所深感。若观察情形（最好一与寄梅、叔永两兄商谈），恐新董事会有违言，则不必提议。弟为爱惜羽毛计，宁可在物质上小忍苦痛而已。如何之处，请裁度见复，至盼。思成已抵家。渠此次欧游时间太忙迫，且最后乃经过英国，是以接支票较迟。书已买得，由邮寄馆，想不日亦当到也。手此，即请大安。
〔《梁任公先生年谱长编（初稿）》，页636〕
按：“鼎父”即杨鼎甫。
南京政府大学院第803号指令，命北平北海图书馆继续负责国际出版品交换事务。
代理北平北海图书馆馆长袁同礼呈请国际出版品
交换事宜划归该馆主管由
呈悉。查出版品之国际交换，为沟通文化而起，前北京政府所设办理该项事务之专局停办后，该馆能继续执行其职务，交换事业赖以不断，深堪嘉慰。至交换事业，本与图书馆事业相关，在中央图书馆未成立以前，上项事务由该图书馆继续办理，尚属可行。又，在中央尚无庋藏大批官文书之建筑以前，所有应送存中央之官文书，由该馆暂为分别保藏，按期编目亦属可行。惟执行是项事务之详细办法，以及所需经费，仰俟馆长即行详细具呈列报，再行饬遵。此令。
中华民国十七年八月廿四日
院长蔡元培
副院长杨铨代拆代行
〔国家图书馆档案，档案编号1928-※042-外事1-001005和1928-※042-外事1-001006〕
按：9月4日，大学院即下达训令将该项业务移交中央研究院图书馆，10月中央研究院设出版品国际交换处于上海亚尔培路205号，专理国内外出版品交换事宜，11月中旬该项业务移交完毕。
八月三十一日
《中华图书馆协会会报》刊登先生文章，题为《荷兰图书馆参观记》《国际目录学院之年会》。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第4卷第1期，页3-6〕
按：两篇皆署名“和”。前者由篇前按语可知此稿为协会邀稿，先生从旧日杂记中理出一部，供人参考。该文分述荷兰七座城市的图书馆概况，依次为多德雷赫特、鹿特丹、海牙、代尔夫特、莱顿、哈勒姆、阿姆斯特丹，末附杂记一节；后者为“图书馆界”（国外）栏目之短讯。
九月十八日
先生致信史密斯森协会，告知南京国民政府将在上海设立出版品交换机构，北海图书馆仍希能够获赠一份美国政府出版物，此外已经要求与本馆建立交换机制的美国各科学机构将出版品寄送天津海关而非上海。
September 18, 1928
Dear Sir:
Under date of August 20, we advised that the Nationalist Government was considering favorably to ask the Metropolitan Library to conduct the International Exchange Service on behalf of the Chinese Government. This was officially promulgated on August 24th by the Ministry of Education at Nanking. On September 4, this official order was suddenly withdrawn, soon after the resignation of the Minister of Education. No doubt you will later on be notified officially about this change when the new International Exchange Service is organized. As we understand, this Service is to be situated in Shanghai, but there will probably be some delay before the Service is able to assume its responsibilities.
Since April 1926, the Metropolitan Library has been designated by the Government as the Depository Library for foreign official documents, and has accordingly been receiving a full set of U. S. governmental documents which the Smithsonian Institution has forwarded to the Bureau of International Exchange of Publications, Ministry of Education, Peking. Now, as the depository is to be transferred to Shanghai, it would affect greatly our collection of official documents. In view of the valuable service which the Metropolitan Library has been rendering to the Government and to the scientific institutions of the country, and in view of the necessity of having a complete file of U. S. official documents available in Peking, the Board of Management of the Metropolitan Library has authorized me to make an official application for an extra（full）set of these documents which if the application is granted, are to be permanently deposited at the Metropolitan Library. Should the Smithsonian Institution favor such an arrangement as it has done for Australia, Canada, Germany and Great Britain, it would be of the greatest service to present to future generations of scientific workers in this country. Will you kindly let us know your decision by cable at our expense?
Although the Chinese Exchange Service will not be conducted under the direction of the Metropolitan Library, we shall always be only too glad to do anything for the Smithsonian Institution. During the past two years our Library has been obtaining copies of publications desired by the Library of Congress and will endeavor to meet these requests as far as it is practicable. With a trained and competent staff, we believe we can carry on the work efficiently.
The Metropolitan Library is now entering exchange relations with many scientific institutions in the United States which in return will send to us their publications through the International Exchange Service of the Smithsonian Institution. In order to avoid unnecessary delay, we would like to request the Institution to forward, at our expense, all exchange packages for the Metropolitan Library direct to Tientsin care of the Collector of Customs, instead of sending them to Shanghai and from there reforwarded to Peking.
Many scientific institutions in North China, particularly in Peking, in view of the services we have rendered in the past, have expressed the desire to have the Metropolitan Library continue to undertake the distribution of exchange packages for their respective institutions. The Metropolitan Library which has always tried to render service to the cause of science and learning, would be glad to undertake the work if you think this arrangement satisfactory.
We have sent you our first annual report, on pages 17-18 of which you will find a short account of the foreign official documents filed at the Metropolitan Library. Our second annual report is now in press and will be mailed to your Institution when published. We enclose herewith an extract therefrom for your information.
Yours truly,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于10月20日送达。
九月二十三日
大学院古物保管委员会北平分会成立，代替此前的北京文物临时维护会。主任委员马衡，委员沈兼士、陈垣、俞同奎、先生、叶瀚、罗庸、黄文弼、李宗侗。〔《北平特别市公安局政治训练部旬刊》第2期，1928年9月30日，页2；《古物保管委员会工作汇报》，1935年5月，页183〕
《大公报》（天津），1928年9月21日，第2版。
按：叶瀚（1861-1936），字浩吾，浙江杭州人，清季赴日留学，时任北京大学历史系教授兼研究所国学门导师。罗庸（1900-1950），字膺中，原籍江苏，生于北京，蒙古族，时应在广州中山大学任教，但确实位列该委员会之中。
九月二十六日
阿博特覆函先生，告知一批交换品因邮轮失火，尚未离开美国。
September 26, 1928
Dear Sir:
Referring to your letter of July 3, I beg to say that the delivery of boxes 1719-24 and 12970 has been delayed owing to a fire on the SS “President Polk” on board of which the consignment was being forwarded to China. Information regarding the fire has just been communicated to the Institution by its agent in New York. No mention is made as to whether any part of the above-mentioned consignment was damaged but it was stated that the shipment could not be released until the average agreement was executed. This has been done and I trust that the box will shortly come into your possession.
In this connection I beg to ask whether you have received cases 1474, 1475 and 12923 sent to the Chinese Exchange Bureau in March last. In your letter of July 3, you stated that those boxes had not arrived at that time.
Very respectfully yours,
C. G. Abbot
Secretary
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为副本。
九月
先生和夫人在家设宴，祝贺袁勤礼和彭昭贤订婚。〔《思忆录》，中文部分页102〕
按：袁慧熙与袁勤礼皆毕业于北平女子师范大学，彼此颇为熟悉。
《图书馆学季刊》刊登先生文章，题为《皇史宬记》。〔《图书馆学季刊》第2卷第3期，1928年9月，页443-444〕
Arthur W. Hummel，Ancient Archival Depository in Peking，The American Archivist, Vol. 17, No. 4（Oct., 1954），pp. 317-318.
按：文后附四张照片，分别为正殿、漆柜、碑亭、东殿。该文后被恒慕义译成英文，并发表。
十月一日
先生致信史密斯森协会，告知已寄赠中国国际交换局报告。
October 1, 1928
Dear Sirs:
We take pleasure in sending you, under separate cover, two copies of the account of the Chinese International Exchange Service recently published by the Metropolitan Library. We are also sending the same to the Library of Congress.
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, Exchange Bureau, Peking〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
十月二日
先生致信国会图书馆秘书处J. L. Farnum，告北海图书馆已收到国会图书馆分类法细目，并寄赠中国国际交换局报告、《北京图书馆月刊》。
October 2, 1928
Miss J. L. Farnum, Secretary,
Library of Congress,
Washington, D. C.,
U. S. A.
Dear Miss Farnum:
We have your good letter of August 20. The Classification Schedules Class A and Class B pt. 2 were duly received. As they prove to be of great service to us, we beg to extend to you our very cordial thanks.
Under separate cover, we are sending to your Division of Documents 2 copies of the account of the Chinese International Exchange Service recently published by the Metropolitan Library and our Bulletin for June & July with our compliments.
Yours faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔Librarian of Congress, Putnam Archives, Special File, China: Library Association〕
严文郁《美国国会图书馆及其分类法》，页520。
按：Class A即General Works，Class B pt. 2应指BL-BX（Religion），后者1927年初版。
our Bulletin for June & July即《北京图书馆月刊》第1卷第2期、第3期，每期后部均为英文。
阿博特覆函先生，在南京国民政府通知设立新的交换局之前，所有寄送中国的出版品仍由北海图书馆收讫并分发，此前请求一全套美国政府文件，国会图书馆覆信告知寄送整套官方出版物必须有明确规定才有可能。
October 2, 1928
Dear Sir:
I have your letter of the 18th instant and in reply beg to say that all packages of exchanges received here for addresses in China will continue to be forwarded to your Library for distribution until definite information concerning the establishment of a Chinese Exchange Bureau is received through official channels from the Nationalist Government. At that time consideration will be given to your request that packages for the Metropolitan Library be forwarded direct to your Library and not through the new exchange agency.
Concerning your request that the Metropolitan Library be supplied with a full set of United States government documents, to take the place of the one now sent to you and which is to be transferred to the new depository to be established by the Nationalist Government, I beg to say that the selection of foreign depositories of official United States documents rests with the Library of Congress and your request therefore was referred to that library. The latter replies as follows:
“With reference to the letter of September 18, 1928, from the Metropolitan Library, Peking, to the Smithsonian Institution, asking that an extra full set of United States official publications be assigned to the Metropolitan Library, Mr. Yuan might be advised by letter that under the Brussels International Exchange Convention we shall be obliged to deal with the duly constituted authorities in China, and that full sets are available for distribution abroad only under definite formal provision for the exchange of official publications.”
Since the Metropolitan Library has been conducting the distribution of exchange packages to correspondents in China, the work has been carried on in a very efficient manner, and I beg to assure you that the Smithsonian Institution greatly appreciates the service you have rendered in this connection.
Very respectfully yours,
Secretary
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, Exchange Bureau, Peking〕
按：该件为录副。
十月七日
柳诒徵致函先生，希望此前南京国学图书馆与京师图书馆钞《永乐大典》的约定继续有效，请代为询问。
守和先生大鉴：
遥睽鹭堠，每切心仪。夏初台旆来宁，承莅敝馆参观，适先以事他出，未获把晤，至今尤以为歉。阅报章欣悉贵馆大事建筑，想见轮奂生辉、益卜典藏富丽，甚盛甚盛。敬有启者，敝馆曾向京师图书馆传钞《永乐大典》，早有成约。本年七月，据寄抄本前来函称尚有余款，以改组期间抄书停顿，然迄今未据续行寄书，不知其馆新章对于以前接洽是否继续办理。现拟按约汇款催抄前书，未稔何人负责，至乞先生就近探明赐示为感。燕云在望，无任神驰，敬请道安。
柳诒徵
一七，一〇，七
〔《国学图书馆第二年刊》，1929年，“案牍”页31〕
《中央大学国学图书馆第一年刊》，1928年，“表格”页36。
按：1928年4月11日，国学图书馆致函京师图书馆定约传钞《永乐大典》。
十月十日
阿博特覆函先生，已按前请准备尽可能多的渔业报告，并将随下一批寄送品运往中国。
October 10, 1928
Dear Sir:
On receipt of your letter of August 2 the Institution brought to the attention of the Bureau of Fisheries your request for a set of the Reports of the Commissioner of Fisheries. That Commissioner has now supplied as many of the reports as are available for distribution. The documents will be included in the next consignment of exchanges for China.
Very respectfully yours,
C. G. Abbot
Secretary
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, Exchange Bureau, Peking〕
按：该件为录副。
十月十七日
下午四时，私立南开大学木斋图书馆落成，天津特别市市长崔廷献，该校董事严修、颜惠庆，捐资人卢靖，先生、各国领事及中外来宾四百余人参加开幕仪式。该校教务主任黄钰生为主席并致开幕词，次由卢靖演说，继由颜惠庆代表董事会答谢，崔廷献、先生亦发表演说，后全体嘉宾至图书馆前摄影留念，五时半礼毕。〔《大公报》，1928年10月18日，第5版〕
按：卢靖（1856-1948），字勉之，号木斋，湖北沔阳人，实业家、教育家，私立南开大学早期建校的资助人之一。
十月十九日
先生致信史密斯森协会，告知北平学术机构呼吁由北海图书馆继续担任分发本地国际交换品业务。
October 19, 1928
Dear Sirs:
At the request of scientific institutions in Peking, the Metropolitan Library has agreed to undertake the distribution of packages forwarded to them through the International Exchange Service of the Smithsonian Institution. We enclose herewith a joint letter addressed to you by various institutions in Peking, and hope that the matter will have your favorable consideration.
Yours very faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
包括协和医学院、地质调查所、中国政治学会、燕京大学、清华学校等机构的图书馆。
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，附有北京地区各主要图书馆
联名信一页，希望北平北海图书馆继续承担各图书馆交换品分发业务。该信于11月19日送达。
十月二十八日
蒋廷黻《筹办夷务始末补遗序》，《筹办夷务始末补遗》第2册，北京大学出版社，1989年，页1。
先生招宴，蒋廷黻、王亮、钱稻孙等人与席，讨论出版王彦威所抄《清季外交史料事宜》。
按：王亮，字希隐，清末大臣王彦威（1842-1904）之子。
十一月一日
蒋廷黻（天津）致函先生，商讨王彦威、王亮父子所藏《清季外交史料》出版计划。
守和学兄左右：
前在平承兄招饮并劳各方介绍，情意殷勤，莫名心感。星期日席后疏忽，未及面谢钱君，尚乞代为致意。归校后即细心研究王君之稿，疑问连出，亟思与兄函商，惟以问题太多且弟拟于二星期内再来平一次，不如俟彼时邀请王君及其他同志面商一切为便。至贵馆与此事之关系究应如何定夺，亦待商议。私意此书出版之事重大，将来赖兄及贵同事之合作者正属不少，或者此书应由贵馆、哥仑比亚及南开三处合刊，费用则由哥仑比亚出其半数，贵馆与敝校各出四分之一，编辑之责则由贵馆与敝校均担，此不过弟此刻一人之私见，当然不能认为定局。见面时应详加讨论。专此，即颂公安。
弟廷黻
十一月一号
〔天津南开大学师生用笺。国家图书馆档案，档案编号1945-※057-综合5-005012和1945-※057-综合5-005013〕
《北平北海图书馆月刊》第2卷第5号，页441。蒋廷黻《外交史及外交史料》，《大公报·文学副刊》第249期，1932年10月10日，第8版。
按：“钱君”应指钱稻孙，时与先生同在北海图书馆任职。本年5月先生曾派馆员两人前往协助整理、编纂王亮家藏《光绪朝外交始末记》，1929年5月此项工作完成。
“疑问连连”似与蒋廷黻后来提观点——“原辑者王彦威先生及新编者王希隐先生皆系私人，并不代表任何学术或政府机关。那末，私人何能得到若干外交文件？编撰者于已出版的六十册中，一字不提。若说录自衙门档案，政府信用何在？私人道德又何在？以后外国尚敢与我国交换文件吗？”
相近似。
十一月二日
陶孟和致函先生，请北海图书馆开示馆藏社会学类杂志清单及发行处等信息。
守和先生：
美国社会科学撮要社拟托我们代为编辑中国杂志撮要。撮要种类限于人类学、经济学、历史、人文地理、政治学、社会学及统计学。贵馆所藏中国杂志中英文俱在内仍在刊行者属于此七类者，如能代为开一清单并发行处所，至为感荷。除贵馆所藏者外，如知有何种杂志亦祈示知为盼。专此奉恳，即颂公绥。
弟孟和顿首
十一，二
〔中华教育文化基金董事会社会调查部信纸。国家图书馆档案，档案编号1933-※042-外事1-001004〕
按：该件右上方标注11月8日收讫，后附杂志清单五页，依次为经济、政治、社会、历史、含有各类者。
十一月初
先生致信许宝蘅（东北）。〔《许宝蘅日记》，页1275〕
按：该信于11月10日送达。
十一月三日
先生致信史密斯森协会，此前来函告知寄送中国国际交换品局的十九箱出版物已经收到并分发北平和天津各机构，余下者已转寄国立中央研究院（上海）。
November 3, 1928
Gentlemen:
With reference to your consignment to the Chinese Bureau of International Exchange as announced by your letter of July 19, 1928, we beg to inform you that the 19 boxes have been received. We have distributed the material intended for institutions in Peking and Tientsin. The rest we have forwarded to the National Research Institute, Shanghai, for distribution. The Council, as you have probably been informed, has been designated by our government to take care of international exchange.
Yours truly,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于11月30日送达。
十一月四日
下午二时，古物保管委员会北平分会欢迎该会主席张继，马衡、沈兼士、陈垣、俞同奎、先生等十余人到场。首由马衡致欢迎词，次由张继致答词，后摄影留念。〔《民国日报》（河北），1928年11月5日，第3版；《新晨报副刊·日曜画报》，1928年12月9日，第2版〕
按：本年9月22日，古物保管委员会北平分会正式成立。11月2日夜，张继抵达北平，后在此盘桓甚久，处理政、学各界事务。
十一月十日
先生致信多尔西，北海图书馆收到五箱交换品，其中寄给李济的两箱将在其从欧洲回国后送交，并告该馆乐于承担国际交换品由天津到北京的运费。
November 10, 1928
Mr. H. W. Dorsey
Chief Clerk,
Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D. C.
U. S. A.
Dear Sir:
With reference to your letter of August 23, we beg to acknowledge receipt of the five boxes numbered 350-353 and 13235.
The two boxes addressed to Dr. C. Li will be duly forwarded as soon as he returns from Europe.
Regarding the inland freight charges from Tientsin to Peking, we may state that we are glad to pay such charges on behalf of our Government. I wish to thank you sincerely for your courtesy.
Yours very truly,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北平北海图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于12月12日送达。
十一月十七日
阿博特致函先生，寄来四箱交换品清单，其中一件为史密斯森协会会员李济所收之金属箱，请转交并垫付费用。
November 17, 1928
Dear Sir:
I am enclosing herewith a list of contents and steamship bill of lading covering the shipment of boxes 750-753. Boxes 751, 752 and 753 contained packages of exchanges for your Library and other correspondents in China. Box 750 contains a metal file case for Dr. C. Li, 21 Fang Chuan Ch'ang, North City, Peking. I trust that you will be good enough to forward the case to Dr. Li at your early convenience. Dr. Li is on the staff of the Smithsonian Institution and needs the file case in connection with his work. Any expense connected with the transmission of the case to Dr. Li will be refunded to you by the Institution on receipt from you a statement of the charges.
Very respectfully yours,
C. G. Abbot
Secretary
Mr. T. L. Yuan
P. S.-Since writing the above the enclosed letter has been received from the forwarding agents in New York stating that the box containing the file case was short shipped and that it would be forwarded on a subsequent steamer.
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, Exchange Bureau, Peking〕
按：该件为录副。
十一月二十四日
上午十时，吴宓赴北海图书馆访先生，交毛彦文履历，望帮忙谋职。先生允诺向北平大学人员推荐，并言女子师范学院教职最适合毛彦文。〔《吴宓日记》第4册，页166〕
十一月
故宫博物院委员会组织清史审查会，聘钱玄同、李宗侗、吴承仕、朱希祖、周作人、张继、陈垣、刘半农、马裕藻、先生等为委员，朱希祖为主任，限三月审查完竣。〔《时事新报》，1928年11月27日，第6版〕
十二月七日
蒋廷黻致函先生，请委托专人代抄王亮家藏《夷务始末记》中的相关文献。
守和吾兄：
弟为教学之用，须文稿二件，一系同治六年十一（或十二）月之际曾文正公覆议修约折，一系李文忠同时覆议修约折，此二件均不见于全集。烦兄托贵同事代查王君希尹之《夷务始末记》，如有此二稿，请代觅人抄录赐下，录费由弟交付。现政府既拟刊印此书，想王君亦能许弟抄录二稿也。
弟今年在校编录《中国外交史资料选录》一部，专为教学之用，文件概来自已出版之书籍，无甚价值，年底当奉赠贵馆一部，以就指正。
录稿能于一星期内赐下更好。
明知兄忙于要务而以琐事相烦，乞谅。此颂公安。
弟蒋廷黻
十二月七号
再者，同治七、八年为中外修约之期，总理衙门奏请各省督抚集议，故曾、李有此折。
〔国家图书馆档案，档案编号1945-※057-综合5-005014〕
按：《夷务始末记》即此后出版之《清季外交史料》。该函右上标注12月12日收讫。
十二月十日
阿博特致函先生，询问除北京外有无其他中国北方城市的机构愿意承担该地区的交换品分发工作，并告知史密斯森协会尚未收到国民政府的正式通知。
December 10, 1928
Dear Sir:
The Smithsonian Institution has received your letters of October 19 and November 13. In compliance with the request contained in the former, packages for correspondents in Peking will be sent to the Metropolitan Library for distribution. In this connection I beg to ask whether there are any organizations in any other cities in Northern China for which the Metropolitan Library would care to act as distributing agency.
Referring to the statement made in your letter of November 13 to the effect that the National Research Institute in Shanghai had been designated by the Nationalist Government to take over the international exchange work for China, I would say that the Institution has not yet received any notification from the Chinese Government of that change. Exchanges for places outside of Peking, therefore will be withheld pending the receipt of information to that effect.
Very respectfully yours,
C. G. Abbot
Secretary
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为录副。
十二月十一日
许宝蘅（东北）致函先生。〔《许宝蘅日记》，页1280〕
十二月十五日
先生致信阿博特，强调北平作为文化中心的重要性及北海图书馆作为中基会支持的中美文化交流的纽带，希望史密斯森协会在南京国民政府指定的交换机构外额外寄赠一整套美国政府出版物。
December 15, 1928
Dr. C. G. Abbot,
Dear Sir:
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of October（November）2, informing me that exchange packages will continue to be forwarded to the Metropolitan Library until you are officially notified about the establishment of a new exchange agency. This is an ideal arrangement, as our National Government has the whole matter under consideration.
With regard to the extra full set of U. S. government documents that we asked for, may we request you to kindly ascertain from the Librarian of Congress whether the Hopei（Chihli）Provincial Government can be regarded as duly constituted authority to communicate with him about the matter? I understand that six state governments in Germany have been designated as depositories to which full sets of U. S. government publications have been forwarded. In view of the importance of Peking as an educational center and in view of the necessity of having at least one complete file of U. S. official documents made available at the great metropolis, the Hopei Provincial Government signifies its readiness to appoint the Metropolitan Library to be its depository for foreign government documents, provided such an arrangement can be granted by the Librarian of Congress. An official communication will be sent to the Librarian of Congress when we get from you a favorable reply.
The Metropolitan Library is the only institution of its kind in North China. Organized on modern American methods, it is devoted to serving the scholarly needs of modern China. It is to be able to meet the growing requirements of the new situation that we are particularly anxious to have a full set of U. S. government publications.
Being supported by the China Foundation with funds from the Boxer Indemnity remitted by the United States, the Metropolitan Library is expected to serve as cultural link between your country and ours. Without a set of U. S. government documents, we can hardly hope to fulfill the function expected of us.
I feel greatly flattered by what you said about our part in the work of international exchanges. We feel it to be a great honor and obligation to be of service in a work of this kind. It is perhaps not known that the Metropolitan Library has undertaken the distribution of packages entirely at its own expense. We shall continue to do so until you are notified to the contrary by the National Government, after which we shall still be glad to act as the distributing center for the Peking area.
Until the Library of Congress receives Chinese government publications from the contemplated Chinese Bureau of International Exchanges, we will continue to forward such publications, and also those of the provincial government that we may be able to secure. We may add that two weeks ago we sent to the Library of Congress a number of Chinese official publications, among which is a complete file of the Official Gazette of the Nationalist Government, and also some publications of learned societies that we succeeded in securing as gifts to the Library of Congress.
Assuring you of our appreciation of the trouble you take on our behalf, I beg to remain
Yours very faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北京图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名，于翌年1月14日送达。
十二月十八日
先生致信Selden Chapin，请美国驻华使领馆致信史密斯森协会，为北海图书馆额外谋取一套美国政府出版物。
December 18, 1928
Mr. Selden Chapin,
Dear Sir:
I beg leave to enclose herewith copies of three communications exchanged between the Metropolitan Library and the Smithsonian Institution regarding an extra set of U. S. official publications for the Metropolitan Library.
If it would be possible for the Legation to write the Smithsonian supporting our application, we shall be most grateful. A word from you would carry greater weight, I am sure.
I am sending you copies of our two reports which please accept with our compliments.
Thanking you for your interest and assistance,
Yours very faithfully,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, Exchange Bureau, Peking〕
按：此为抄件。
十二月十九日
蒋廷黻致函先生，感谢北海图书馆抄录曾国藩、李鸿章附议折，并告知将会协助校阅《清史稿·邦交志》。
守和学长：
今晨接奉贵馆公函，云李、曾二折已钞就付邮，谢谢。藩司丁日昌之条款能于数日内钞毕赐下更好，钞费同时奉还。《清史稿·邦交志》到后即着手审查，为书既不多，月内想能完事。专此，即颂公安。
弟蒋廷黻
十二月十九日
附公函以备进行。
〔天津南开大学用笺。国家图书馆档案，档案编号1945-※057-综合5-005015〕
按：该函右上标注12月20日收讫。
先生致信George B. Cressey，告知国际出版品交换业务已由上海方面相关机构负责，请径直联系，以寻找所需包裹。
December 19, 1928
Prof. George B. Cressey,
Shanghai College,
Shanghai.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 12th instant, I beg to advise that prior to June 1928 the international exchange service was conducted by the Bureau of International Exchange of Publications, Ministry of Education, Peking, and all packages received from the Smithsonian Institution were kept at the Bureau pending financial assistance from the Government.
Owing to the re-organization of the Government at Peking in June, the work of the Bureau of International Exchange of Publications was suspended. For a time, it was temporarily conducted by the Metropolitan Library. In September, the National Research Institute, Shanghai, was formally appointed by the Nationalist Government to conduct the international exchange service. Therefore, we forwarded to them all the packages we received since June. We also heard that the packages received by the Exchange Bureau at Peking had also been forwarded to that Institute. You may claim your packages direct from the National Research Institute, 205 Rue Roi d'Albert, Shanghai.
Yours truly,
T. L. Yuan
Associate Director
〔北平北海图书馆英文信纸。Smithsonian Institution Archives, Records, 1868-1988（Record Unit 509），Box 1, National Library, Peiping〕
按：George B. Cressey（1896-1963），美国地理学家，中文名葛德石，时在沪江大学（ShanghaiCollege）任教，翌年返回美国，后著有China's Geographic Foundations: a survey of the land and its people。此件为打字稿，落款处为先生签名。
十二月二十一日
晨，先生给吴宓打电话，商谈毛彦文职位事。〔《吴宓日记》第4册，页180〕
按：吴宓告温源宁计划及毛彦文不能赴职的情况，并婉谢先生帮助。
十二月二十三日
北平图书馆协会假燕京大学举行民国十八年度第一次常会，先生为会议主席，讨论并通过《北平图书馆协会简章》。随后，先生又报告中华图书馆协会筹备在南京举行年会的情形，欢迎同仁参会，请本地协会会员提请议案以备届时由北平图书馆协会名义提出，并望参会人员预备论文以便宣读。最后，改选职员，先生为执行委员之一。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》，第4卷第3期，页25-26；《北平图书馆协会会刊》第3期，附录《北平图书馆协会十八年度集会纪要》〕
按：执行委员共七位，其他为洪有丰、钱稻孙、田洪都、蒋复璁、罗静轩、严文郁。
十二月二十七日
先生致信傅斯年，告知北海图书馆中西文馆藏尚未出版书本式目录。
孟真我兄大鉴：
顷奉十五日惠书，敬悉一是。敝馆藏书目录，现尚未有印行专本。中文分类目录在敝馆月刊中陆续发表，西文书只有卡片目录。惟最近刊有英文季刊一种，亦有关于目录之发表。兹特各检一部奉上，以后即按期径寄贵所用备参考，并祈赐教为荷。专此肃覆，顺候撰绥。
弟袁同礼拜上
十二月廿七
〔北平北海图书馆用笺。台北“中央研究院”历史语言研究所傅斯年图书馆，“史语所档案”，元389-2〕
按：“月刊”即《北京图书馆月刊》，1928年5月创刊；“英文季刊”即The Metropolitan Library Record，1928年10月创刊，1929年7月停刊，共出版4期，内容分为馆讯、西文书分类目录两部分。此信为文书代笔，落款处为先生签名。
十二月三十一日
国民政府教育部训令（第一五二号），批准平馆前请拨北平养蜂夹道迤西前公府操场空地作为将来扩充馆址。
令代理北平北海图书馆馆长袁同礼
案准财政部咨开为咨行事，前准中华民国大学院来函，以北平北海图书馆请拨北平养蜂夹道迤西前公府操场空地作为将来扩充馆址之用，转请核办见复到部。当经令，据河北兼热河官产总处查明，该地并无纠葛，准予拨归北海图书馆使用，于十一月十日函复查照饬遵，并指令在案。兹据河北兼热河官产总处呈称，国家财政应统一于国库，而国有之土地房屋为国家财产之一种，亦应整齐统一于钧部。查从前各机关请拨官房地基，一经部令特许，往往视同固有，随意处置，甚至已舍弃原定之事业而所拨借之房地仍不交还，即乖拨充基址之初心，亦非慎重官产之办法。此次中华民国大学院请将养蜂夹道前公府操场拨充馆址，征诸往事，似应慎重说明，倘该馆将来因时势之推移或进行计划之变更不使用该项房地时，仍当然照旧交还，以重官产，请鉴核等情前来。除指令外，相应咨请贵部查照饬遵等因。准此合行，转令遵照。此令。
中华民国十七年十二月卅一日
部长蒋梦麟
〔《北平北海图书馆月刊》第2卷第2期，页187-188〕
十二月
中华图书馆协会为第一次年会设立筹备委员，函聘李小缘、杨铨、钱端升、陈剑翛、柳诒徵、崔萍村、王云五、何日章、沈祖荣、胡庆生、杜定友、徐森玉、洪有丰、万国鼎、章桐、陶行知、钟福庆、俞庆棠、刘季洪、戴志骞、刘国钧为委员，先生为当然委员，设筹备处于南京金陵大学，负责接洽各方。此外，先生还参与议案组（审查各处提案）、论文组（管理征求论文及演讲）具体工作，在分组讨论会之图书馆行政组任职。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》第4卷第3期，1928年12月31日，页22-23〕
《国立中央大学教职员录》，1928年12月，页71、4。
按：陈剑翛（1896-1953），原名陈宝锷，以字行，江西遂川人，少年中国学会早期会员，曾赴英留学，时应任国民政府教育部社会教育司司长。崔萍村，安徽太平人，时任中央大学图书馆代理主任兼该校英文讲师。俞庆棠，女，时任中央大学行政院扩充教育处处长。
是年
美国图书馆协会编辑外国政府定期出版品目录（List of Serial Publication of Foreign Governments），负责此事的普林斯顿大学图书馆主任吉罗德（James T. Gerould）曾拟请先生、李小缘整理中国政府出版品。〔《中华图书馆协会会报》，第4卷第3期，页32〕