“N”, 1942

The Lindsay Hughes Files, dated 1942 to 1946, contain correspondence and other miscellaneous materials. The collection relates almost entirely to Hughes’s tenure as Acting Curator of Oriental Art, as the department was then known. This material deals with the purchase or potential purchase of Asian art objects. It also includes some material related to her work on behalf of Chinese chidren orphaned by World War II under the auspices of the Chinese Women’s Relief Association of New York. To raise money for the group, Hughes sold Chinese Christmas cards and tea, as well as tickets to benefit lectures given by experts on Chinese culture. Also of note is her correspondence with Chinese art dealer, C.T. Loo (alternate name Qinzhai Lu), for whom she went to work in 1947.