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Needham/NRI2/2 contains:
1 Ideas for articles
2 Outlets, possible journal articles etc.
3 'Heavenly Clockwork'
4 'The Hall of Heavenly Records'
5 'Clerks and Craftsmen in China and the West. Lectures and Addresses on the History of Science and Technology', (Cambridge University Press, 1970)
6 Typescripts and proofs of various works by Joseph Needham
7 Other publications
8 Materials relating to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen's 'Trans-Pacific Echoes & Resonances; Listening once again'
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title Outlets, possible journal articles etc.
Reference NRI2/2/2
Covering Dates 24 Mar. 1948–1986
Extent and Medium Paper
Needham/NRI2/2/2 contains:
1 Letter from the 'The Aryan Path', London Office about the advance publication of parts of 'Science and Civilisation in China'. Documents also include contact addresses for the journal.
3 sheets; Paper.
26 Apr. 1951–1956
2 Correspondence with Philip E. Lilienthal of 'Pacific Affairs' a publication of The Institute of Pacific Affairs, New York and California. Matters discussed include the advance publication of parts of 'Science and Civilisation in China'; publication of reviews of 'Science Outpost' and 'Science and Society in Ancient China'.
Creator: Lilienthal, Philip E.; Needham, Joseph.
6 sheets; Paper.
23 May 1949–2 June 1952
3 Documents concerning 'Notes and records of the Royal Society'. Documents comprise a letter from the editor Professor G. R. de Beer, inviting Joseph Needham to contribute a paper; general letter to Fellows requesting contributions; a publicity leaflet, undated [c.1960].
Creator: Beer, G. R. de.
3 sheets; Paper.
14 Jan. 1949–1960
4 Letters from John Lewis, Editor of 'The Modern Quarterly', London, inviting Joseph Needham to provide a paper. The letters discuss the advance publication of parts of 'Science and Civilisation in China' and other articles.
Creator: Lewis, John.
3 sheets; Paper.
24 Mar. 1948–18 Jan. 1952
5 Letter from [?] Underwood about a paper for the Royal Society of Medicine.
1 sheet; Paper.
2 June 1949–1949
6 General letter to the 'membership of Philosophy of Science Association' from the American 'Philosophy of Science Journal' about its publication policy. Attached to the letter is an announcement of symposia for the July 1949 edition.
2 sheets; Paper.
27 Apr. 1949–1949
7 Documents relating to the Italian publication 'Scientia', 'The International Review of Scientific Synthesis'. The documents comprise publicity leaflets, 1950, 1951 and undated [1960s]; letter inviting Joseph Needham's collaboration with attached notice for collaborators, 1966.
6 pieces; Paper.
1950–1966
8 Advertising booklet for 'Oriental Art', 'a quarterly journal devoted to the study of all forms of Oriental art'.
1 booklet; Paper.
1950
9 Promotional booklet for 'The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science'.
1 booklet; Paper.
1950
10 Correspondence with Jean Pelseneer, editor of the UNESCO publication 'Archive Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences'. Matters disccused include publication of the 'Science and Civilisation in China' contents table and papers by Joseph Needham; publication of a chapter from the work; reviews of 'Science Outpost' and other publications.
Creator: Pelseneer, Jean; Needham, Joseph.
6 sheets; Paper.
24 Oct. 1949–31 July 1951
11 Letter from Dennis Flanagan, Editor of "'cientific American' about the publication of articles on the history of Chinese science. Documents also include an order form for the journal.
Creator: Flanagan, Dennis.
3 sheets; Paper.
7 Aug. 1950–1950
12 'Contents of Volumes I - VI' of the 'Annals of Science: A Quarterley Review of the History of Science Since the Renaissance', London.
1 booklet; Paper.
1951
13 Notes and other documents relating to an article for 'Past & Present', 'a journal of scientific and rationalist history'. The other documents include an advertising leaflet and subscription form.
3 pieces; Paper.
1952–29 Oct. 1953
14 Letter from the editors of 'Science and Society', New York about the advance publication of a part of 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
1 sheet; Paper.
12 Nov. 1951–1951
15 Leaflet describing 'Monumenta Serica', 'The Journal of Oriental Studies of Catholic University of Peking'. Includes contents of volumes I to III, 1935-1937.
1 booklet; Paper.
1937
16 General letter to members from the International Commission for a Scientific and Cultural History of Mankind about the 'Journal of World History'. Matters discussed include dates of publication; subscriptions; invitation to comment on the contents.
1 sheet; Paper.
27 May 1953–1953
17 Letter from Dr. Joaquin Luco, Professor of Neurophysics at the Catholic University, Santiago, Chile inviting Joseph Needham to contribute to an issue of 'Acta Physiologica Latinoamericana' dedicated to Professor Alexander Lipschutz.
Creator: Luco, Joaquin.
2 sheets; Paper.
20 Apr. 1953–1953
18 Correspondence with John Takman Editor of the Swedish cultural magazine 'Clarté' about a contribution to a 'special issue on New China'. Documents also include an French explanation of the magazine's remit.
Creator: Takman, John; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.
19 July 1953–13 Sep. 1953
19 General letter from the editors of the 'Journal of Oriental Literature', University of Hawaii, U.S.A. about its remit.
1 document; Paper.
1950–1959
20 Publicity material for 'Scienza Nuova', 'International Journal of Reviews and Abstracts of Studies in the Psychosociological and Humanistic Sciences'.
4 pieces; Paper.
1950–1959
21 Publicity material for two publications by Otto Harrassowitz of Wiesbaden, Germany. The publications are a monograph series entitled 'Göttinger Asiatische Forschungen' and a journal entitled 'Oriens Extremus'.
2 pieces; Paper.
July 1954–1954
22 Publicity leaflet for the 'China Medical Journal [ «??????» Zhonghua Yixue Zazhi]' published by The People's Medical Publishers, Beijing, China.
1 document; Paper.
1950–1959
23 Letter from Cedric Dover, Editor of EUnited Asia', Bombay, India, inviting Joseph Needham to contribute to a special number on China. Attached is a list of the proposed contents of the number.
Creator: Dover, Cedric.
2 sheets; Paper.
1955
24 Publicity material produced by Almquist and Wiksell, International Booksellers and publishers of Stockholm, Sweden. The material comprises a leaflet for 'Orientalia Suecana', a journal 'created to publish the results of Swedish research work in different fields of Oriental studies'; an advertisment for a publication available for sale entitled 'Archives d'Etudes Orientales'.
2 documents; Paper.
1950–1959
25 Publicity brochure for 'Le Moyen Age', a 'revue d'histoire et de philologie'. The brochure gives the history of the Belgian journal, founded in 1888. It also gives a list of publications, 1888-1955.
1 booklet; Paper.
1955
26 General letter to Members of the Royal Asiatic Society from 'History Today', highlighting relevant articles.
1 sheet; Paper.
1955
27 Part of a publicty leaflet for 'Artibus Asiae', 'the quarterly of Asiatic Art, Archaeology & all Fields of Asiatic Science (The Far and Near East)'.
2 pieces; Paper.
1950–1959
28 Documents relating to the 'Biotheoretica Series' of journals published by the 'Prof. Dr Jan Van Der Hoevan Foundation for Theoretical Biology of Animal and Man, attached to Leiden University'. The documents comprise a letter inviting contributions from Joseph Needham; booklet commemorating 'Twenty Years of the Biotheoretica Series, 1935-1954'; notice to contributors.
5 sheets; Paper.
1954–3 Jan. 1955
29 Publicity brochure for the 'Central Asiatic Journal' an 'international periodical for the languages, literature, history and archaeology of Central Asia'. The leaflet lists the editorial board and gives the contents of the first 4 numbers.
1 document; Paper.
1950–1959
30 Tables of contents of the German journal 'Studium Generale', 1947-1955, 1947-1960 and 1947-1962.
3 documents; Paper.
1955–1962
31 Letter from the Editor of 'United Asia' the 'international magazine of Asian affairs', Bombay, India about 'The Chinese Scene', a special number on contemporary China.
1 sheet; Paper.
1956
32 Publicity leaflets for 'Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences', the quarterly journal of the Union International d'Histoire des Sciences, [1950s] and 1977.
2 documents; Paper.
1950–1977
33 Letter from D. Geoghegan inviting contributions to 'Ambix', the Journal for Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry.
Creator: Geoghegan, D.
1 sheet; Paper.
9 Oct. 1956–1956
34 Publicity leaflet for the 'Journal of the History of Ideas', New York City, U.S.A. The leaflet includes contents of volumes, 1940-1956.
1 document; Paper.
1956
35 Correspondence with the Arabic Talks Unit of the British Broadcasting Corporation about the programme 'Question and Answer'.
2 sheets; Paper.
8 Oct. 1956–19 Oct. 1956
36 Publicity leaflets for 'Medical History', 'A quarterly journal devoted to the history and bibliography of medicine and the related sciences', London.
7 documents; Paper.
1956
37 Correspondence with the Editor of 'The Humanist', London about contributions to the journal.
2 sheets; Paper.
30 Nov. 1956–14 Dec. 1956
38 Publicity leaflet for the 'Journal of World History', published in Switzerland. The leaflet includes a list of contents of volume III, 1956-1957.
1 booklet; Paper.
1957
39 Publicity leaflets for 'Asia Major', 'a British journal of Far Eastern Studies', published in London.
2 documents; Paper.
1948–1959
40 Publicity material for 'Victorian Studies', 'a quarterly journal of the humanities, arts and sciences', published at Indiana University, U.S.A. Documents include a pre-publication announcement and an introductory letter.
4 pieces; Paper.
15 Jan. 1957–1958
41 Letter from the International Institute for Social History, Holland, inviting contributions to the 'International Review of Social History'.
1 sheet; Paper.
3 Apr. 1957–1957
42 Correspondence with Year Pictorial Publications, New York about contributions to a 'Pictorial History of Science and Engineering'. A publication outline and publicity leaflet accompany the letters.
19 sheets; Paper.
28 May 1957–8 July 1957
43 Correspondence with Dr. S. N. Sen of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta, India, about a contribution to a special number honouring Prof. Meghnad Saha.
Creator: Sen, S. N.
2 sheets; Paper.
31 May 1957–14 June 1957
44 Publicity leaflet for 'Saeculum', a German magazine for the history of mankind.
1 document; Paper.
1950–1959
45 Letters from E. J. Brill of Leiden, Holland, publishers of the 'Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient' about contributions. Explanatory leaflets about the journal accompany the letters.
5 sheets; Paper.
6 Aug. 1957–1970
46 Correspondence with 'Geist and Zeit', a German magazine for the arts, literature and science about the publication of an article by Joseph Needham wthout permission.
2 sheets; Paper.
1957
47 Printed information about 'ISIS', 'an international review devoted to the history of science and civilisation'. The page of information appears to have been torn from the back page of a journal. It includes details of the editorial board and contents of the April 1951 issue.
1 sheet; Paper.
1951
48 Publicity leaflet for Volume III of «????» [Tung Fang Wên Hua /'Dong Fang Wen Hua / Journal of Oriental Studies], Hong Kong University Press.
1 document; Paper.
1957
49 Contents page of 'The Journal of Asian Studies', Volume XVI: No. 3. On the reverse Joseph Needham has highlighted the contact details for contributions.
1 sheet; Paper.
May 1957–1957
50 Brief details about the journal 'NVMEN' published by E. J. Brill of Leiden, Holland. The document appears to have been torn from a book or journal.
1 sheet; Paper.
1950–1959
51 Publicity leaflet for 'Paideia', an international journal for bibliographic information, produced in Italy.
1 document; Paper.
1958
52 Correpondence with K. Mitra of the Indian Science News Association, Calcutta, about a special issue of the journal 'Science and Culture'.
Creator: Mitra, K.
2 sheets; Paper.
Mar. 1959–9 Apr. 1959
53 Publicity leaflet for the German journal 'Die Welt des Orients'.
1 booklet; Paper.
1959
54 Publicity leaflet for 'Acta Orientalia', 'A Scandinavian periodical on Orientalism'.
1 document; Paper.
1958
55 Letter from the Institut d'Etude du Developpement Economique et Social, Paris, France, about their activities, including the publication of the journal 'Tiers-Monde'. The documents also include a flyer advertising the journal.
5 sheets; Paper.
16 Nov. 1959
56 Advertising leaflet from the University of Chicago Press for '29 Journals'. Joseph Needham has highlighted the jounal 'Diogenes' which 'exists for the publication of humanistic and philosophical contributions by major internal writers and scholars'.
1 booklet; Paper.
1950–1959
57 Leaflet advertising 'Annals of Science', 'A quarterly review of the history of science and technology since the Renaissance', published in London.
1 document; Paper.
Mar. 1960
58 An 'Advance Notice' of the publication of the journal 'Mankind Quarterly', covering ethnology, ethno- and human genetics, racial history, demographic and anthropo-geography. The journal was to be published in Edinburgh.
1 booklet; Paper.
1960
59 Brochure advertising the 'Eranos Jahrbuch', Switzerland. The Eranos Yearbooks focus on general humanist topics, often discussing Eastern philosophies and religions little known to the West.
1 document; Paper.
1960
60 Publicity leaflet for 'History and Theory', 'a new serial publication in philosopohy of history and historiography', published in Holland.
1 document; Paper.
1959
61 Publicity leaflet and subscription card for 'Sciences', 'Revue française des sciences et des techniques'.
2 documents; Paper.
1958–1962
62 Advertising leaflet for 'Kybernetik' a German published journal 'dealing with the transmission and processing of information as well as with control processes in both organisms and automata'.
1 document; Paper.
1961
63 Adertising leaflet for the international quarterly 'Comparative Studies in Society and History' published in Holland.
1 booklet; Paper.
1958–1960
64 Correspondence with Prof. D. Harig of the Institüt der Medizin und der Naturwissenschaftten, Karl Marx University, Leipzig, Germany, about a new journal on the 'History of Science, Technology and Medicine'. Attached to the letters are earlier Joseph Needham notes about the new journal.
Creator: Harig, D.; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.
27 July 1960–14 Mar. 1961
65 Publicity leaflet for 'The Quarterly Review of Technology' produced by the American Institute of Biological Sciences, Washington D. C., U.S.A.
1 document; Paper.
1960
66 Joseph Needham's brief notes about the 'ICSU Review'. The notes are written on the reverse of a magazine photograph of Joseph Needham receiving the Dickinson Memorial Medal.
1 sheet; Paper.
1958–1962
67 Letters from Martin Levey of Yale University, U.S.A. about Joseph Needham's contributions to a 'Symposium on Ancient Chemistry'.
Creator: Levey, Martin.
2 sheets; Paper.
14 Apr. 1961–8 May 1961
68 Publicity leaflet for the Swedish jounal 'Folk-Liv'. The magazine is concerned with European ethnology and folklore.
1 document; Paper.
1958–1962
69 Correspondence with Félix Martí-Ibáñez of MD Publications, New York, U.S.A., about the medical newsmagazine 'MD'. Other matters discussed include a review of Joseph Needham's 'Chemical Embryology' published in the magazine; possibility of reprinting some excerpts from 'Science and Civilisation in China' in 'MD'; Martí-Ibáñez's book 'A Prelude to Medical History'.
Creator: Ibáñez, Félix Martí-; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper.
3 May 1961–22 June 1961
70 Publicity leaflets for 'History of Religions' 'An International Journal for Comparitive Historical Studies', published by the University of Chicago Press, U.S.A., 1961 and 1981.
2 documents; Paper.
1961–1981
71 Publicity leaflet for the 'Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry', published by the American Chemical Society.
1 document; Paper.
Jan. 1962
72 Documents relating to 'Archive for History of Exact Sciences', published by Springer-Verlag, Germany. The documents comprise publicity leaflets, [1960s-1970s]; leaflet advertising a set of back volumes, June 1974.
4 sheets; Paper.
1960–1974
73 Correspondence with Sir Percival David about his work 'The Essentials of Chinese Connoisseurship' and Joseph Needham's contribution. The work was published in 1971 as 'Chinese Connoisseurship,The Ko Ku Yao Lun, The Essential Criteria of Antiquities'. Specific matters discussed include Joseph Needham's copy of 'The Ko Ku Yao Lun' [Ge Gu Yao Lun]; other contributors; Joseph Needham's choice of subject.
Creator: David, Percival; Needham, Joseph.
19 sheets; Paper.
6 Oct. 1961–31 Oct. 1963
74 Correspondence with Nick de Souza, Editor of 'The Indian & Eastern Engineer' about a contribtution to the '104th Anniversary Number'.
Creator: Souza, Nick de.
4 sheets; Paper.
25 June 1962–12 Sep. 1962
75 Correspondence with Professor Keith Buchanan of Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, about a Joseph Needham contribution to the journal 'Pacific Viewpoint'. Others matters discussed include the difficulties in obtaining up-to-date maps of China.
Creator: Buchanan, Keith; Needham, Joseph.
6 sheets; Paper.
4 July 1962–23 July 1962
76 Publicity leaflets for 'Medical and Biological Iilustration', published by the British Medical Association, London. The journal 'sets out to describe and evaluate all methods of visual presentation for research and teaching in medical and biological sciences'.
2 documents; Paper.
1960–1969
77 Publicity leaflet for 'Minerva', 'an international quarterly review of the social, administrative, political and economic problems of science and scholarship'.
1 booklet; Paper.
1960–1969
78 Letter from Mario Bussagli of the Instituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente, inviting Joseph Needham to contribute to 'East and West'.
Creator: Bussagli, Mario.
1 document; Paper.
1962
79 Pubilicity leaflet for 'Mitteilungen zur Geschichte der Medizin und der Naturwissenschaften', published in Leipzig, Germany.
1 document; Paper.
1961
80 General letter from E. de Dampierre of the Musée d l'homme, Paris advertising 'Archives Europeennes de Sociologie'.
Creator: Dampierre, E. de.
1 sheet; Paper.
10 Sep. 1963
81 Publicity leaflet for 'Journal of Industrial Technology' published in association with the Newcomen Society.
1 document; Paper.
1964
82 Publicity leaflet for 'Central Asiatic Studies', 'a monograph series devoted to the culture, history, and languages of Central Asia and its peoples', published by Mouton & Co, The Hague, Holland. Includes a list of contents of volumes 1 to 4.
1 document; Paper.
1963
83 Publicity leaflet for the German publication 'Boethius'. The publication is concerned with the history of the exact sciences.
1 document; Paper.
1964
84 Flyer advertising the 'Journal of Ecumenical Studies'.
1 document; Paper.
1960–1969
85 Two flyers advertising the "'ournal of Asian and African Studies', published in Leiden, Holland.
2 documents; Paper.
1963–1967
86 Publicity leaflet for 'Hermes' 'Recherches sur L'Experience Spirituelle'. The periodical is concerned with spiritual fulfillment and the traditional practices of awakening (yoga, zen etc).
1 document; Paper.
1960–1969
87 Notice of a new quarterly journal entitled 'Modern Asian Studies', edited by Prof. C. A Fisher of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
1 document; Paper.
1966
88 Part of a notice of journals offered by Arnulf Liebing OHG, Würzburg, Germany, showing the new 'Medizinhistorisches Journal'.
1 document; Paper.
8 May 1966
89 Publicity leaflet and letter relating to the journal 'Theoria to Theory' published by The Epiphany Philosophers. The letter invites a contribution from Joseph Needham.
2 documents; Paper.
14 Dec. 1966–1966
90 Publicity leaflet for a new periodical 'Asian and African Studies' produced by the Department of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
1 document; Paper.
1966–1969
91 Letter from the editors of 'History of Religions' 'An International journal for comparitive historical studies' about contributions.
2 sheets; Paper.
13 Sep. 1968–1968
92 Letter from Michael A. Hoskin of Cambridge, about the new 'Journal for the History of Astronomy'. Attached to the letter is a 'preliminary announcement' explaining the remit of the journal.
Creator: Hoskin, Michael A.
2 sheets; Paper.
12 Jan. 1969
93 Circular providing information about the review 'Sociologie des Mouvements Nationaux', Paris.
3 sheets; Paper.
1968–1972
94 Publicity leaflet for 'Episteme' a journal for 'members of the national and international societies of the history of medicine and of the history of science'.
1 document; Paper.
1970
95 Leaflet advertising the periodical 'Klio - Beiträge zur Alten Geschichte', Leipzig, Germany. The leaflet advertises the reprint of the first 10 volumes and the new series.
1 document; Paper.
1968–1972
96 Leaflet advertising 'Studies in History and Philosophy of Science' and letter inviting subscription.
2 sheets; Paper.
6 Mar. 1970
97 Correspondence with Dr Anouar Abdel-Malek of Sociologie des Mouvements Nationaux, Paris about a new journal entitled 'Nations and Societies'. The letters include a circular 'information letter' setting out the journal's aims.
Creator: Malek, Anouar Abdel-; Needham, Joseph.
5 sheets; Paper.
30 Dec. 1969–16 Jan. 1970
98 Set of proposals for an international journal for the history of mathematics prepared by Kenneth O. May, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Canada.
2 sheets; Paper.
Dec. 1970
99 Documents relating to 'The International Journal of Environmental Sciences'. The documents comprise information circulars and 'notes for contributors'.
3 sheets; Paper.
1968–1972
100 Publicity leaflet for the journal 'Science Studies' covering 'research in the social & historical dimensions of science and technology'.
1 document; Paper.
1969–1971
101 Publicity leaflet for the journal 'Astrophysics and Space Science', 'An International Journal of Cosmic Physics'.
1 document; Paper.
1970
102 Publicity leaflet for 'The Moon', 'An International Journal of Lunar Studies'.
1 document; Paper.
1969–1971
103 Letters from N. Bonetti, Editor of 'Scientia', 'International review of scientific synthesis' requesting contributions from Joseph Needham.
Creator: Bonetti, N.
2 sheets; Paper.
16 Nov. 1970–31 Mar. 1971
104 Publicity leaflet for 'Societas', 'A review of Social History', edited by Joseph Starr of Wisconsin State University, USA.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
105 Publicity leaflet for the journal 'Water, Air and Soil Pollution', 'An International Journal of Environmental Pollution'.
1 document; Paper.
1970
106 Circular letter from T. C. Lai of The Chinese University of Hong Kong about contributions to publications.
Creator: Lai, T. C.
1 sheet; Paper.
5 Jan. 1972–1972
107 Letter from Chung-ying Cheng of The Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii about the 'Journal of Chinese Philosophy'. The letter invites Joseph Needham to serve on the board of consulting editors. It is accompanied by a list of all those asked to be editors and by a 'Statement Concerning the Founding of Journal of Chinese Philosophy' written by Cheng.
Creator: Cheng Chung-ying.
5 sheets; Paper.
1972
108 Flyer advertising the international quarterly 'Modern China', published by Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A.
1 sheet; Paper.
1970–1979
109 Publicity leaflet for 'Economy and Society', 'A quarterly journal of the social sciences', published by Routledge Journals, London and Boston.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
110 Publicity leaflet for 'Zygon' the 'Journal of Religion and Science', published by the University of Chicago Press, U.S.A.
1 document; Paper.
1973
111 Two information leaflets for 'The Journal of Peasant Studies' and books published under the editorship of The Library of Peasant Studies.
2 documents; Paper.
1970–1979
112 Letter from the Editor of 'The International Journal of Environmental Studies' explaining the journal's remit and requesting Joseph Needham's contribution. Attached to the letter is a list of the editors and editorial board.
2 sheets; Paper.
24 Apr. 1972–1972
113 Flyer advertising 'The Journal of Interdisciplinary History', published by the MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
114 Notice of 'a new French review devoted to the history of the natural sciences' entitled 'Histoire et Nature'.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1975
115 Publicity leaflet for Oriel Academic Publication Service, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
1 booklet; Paper.
1970–1979
116 Correspondence with Anthony Toyne, publishing editor of Oxford Journals, Oxford University Press, about a proposed journal entitled 'Ethnic Studies'.
Creator: Toyne, Anthony.
4 sheets; Paper.
27 Oct. 1975–27 Nov. 1975
117 Leaflet advertising 'a new journal from Methuen' entitled 'Social History'.
1 document; Paper.
1973–1977
118 Letter from John Jien Kao of 'The American Journal of Chinese Medicine' about contributions by Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen.
Creator: Kao, John Jien.
1 sheet; Paper.
16 June 1976–1976
119 Correspondence with Bin-ky Tan of New York, Assistant Editor of 'Main Currents in Chinese Thought' about a Joseph Needham contribution.
Creator: Tan Bin-ky; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.
12 July 1976–14 Aug. 1976
120 Correspondence with N. J. Girardot of the Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A., about contributions to special issue of 'The History of Religions' entitled 'New Persepectives in the Study of Chinese Religions'.
Creator: Girardot, N. J.; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper.
16 June 1977–2 Aug. 1977
121 Publicity leaflet for 'The Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies' published by Duke University Press, USA.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
122 Publicity leaflet for 'Arabica' a 'Revue D'études Arabes' published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, Holland.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
123 Publicity leaflet for works available through E. J. Brill, publishers of Leiden, Holland. Publications advertisied include 'Abr-Nahrain', an annual published by the department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Melbourne; 'Theta Pi', 'a journal for Greek and Early Christian philosophy including the study of comparable trends in early Indian and Chinese thought'.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
124 Leaflet advertising 'Stadion', a 'journal of the history of sport and physical education'.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
125 Letter from Robert N. Ubell, Editor of 'The Sciences', published by the New York Academy of Science, U.S.A., requesting a contribution by Joseph Needham.
Creator: Ubell, Robert N.
1 document; Paper.
1977
126 Letter from Charles [Curwen] of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, requesting Joseph Needham's contribution to a journal entitled 'Areas'. Attached to the letter is a copy of the manifesto for AREAS, The Association for Radical East Asian Studies.
Creator: Curwen, Charles.
3 sheets; Paper.
3 June 1970
127 Letter from Russel Henderson, Editor of 'Hemisphere', 'an Asian-Australian magazine' asking to borrow some photographs and for a contribution.
Creator: Henderson, Russell.
2 sheets; Paper.
30 July 1975
128 Letter from Michael Richards of the Committee of Southeast Asian Studies at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, inviting Joseph Needham to subscribe and contribute to their periodical 'Kabar Seberang: Sulating Maphilindo'.
Creator: Richards, Michael.
2 sheets; Paper.
20 Sep. 1977
129 Publicity leaflet for 'Janus', a revue internationale de l'histoire des sciences, de la médicine, de la pharmacie et de la technique', published by E. J. Brill of Leiden, Holland.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
130 Catalogues of periodicals published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, Holland, 1976, 1979 and 1985.
3 documents; Paper.
1976–1985
131 Publicity leaflet for 'Mechanisms of ageing and development', 'a multidisciplinary journal for readers primarily interested in the changing structure and behaviour of living systems as a function of time'.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
132 Letter from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Strasbourg to Joseph Needham as a member of the editorial board of the journal 'Fundamenta Scientiae'. A list of members of the editorial board and a statement of the journal's objectives are attached to the letter.
3 sheets; Paper.
20 July 1977
133 Letter to 'newly elected members' of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A., about the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.'.
3 sheets; Paper.
19 June 1978–1978
134 Publicity leaflet for the 'Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient', published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, Holland.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
135 List of periodicals published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, Holland, 1978.
1 document; Paper.
1978
136 Joseph Needham's note of a journal entitled 'Rivista di Storia della Medicina', edited by Prof. A. Corsini of the Institute di Storia della Medicina, Rome, Italy.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
137 Publicity leaflet for 'Clio Medica', journal of the International Academy of Medicine. The leaflet includes the contents of volumes 1 and 2 and a page of notes for contributors.
1 document; Paper.
1968
138 Letters from the D. M. Bose of the National Institute of Sciences of India about the 'Indian Journal of the History of Science'.
Creator: Bose, D. M.
2 sheets; Paper.
1 Sep. 1965–1965
139 Publicity leaflet for 'Physis', 'Rivista di Storia della Scienza', Florence, Italy.
1 document; Paper.
1958
140 Publicity leaflet for the 'Journal of Chinese Philosophy', published by D. Reidel Publishing Company, Holland.
1 document; Paper.
1977–1981
141 Publicity leaflet for 'Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte' the journal of the Society of History of Sciences, Wiesbaden, Germany.
1 document; Paper.
1977–1981
142 Flyer advertising 'Epistemologia', 'An Italian Journal for the Philosophy of Science'.
1 document; Paper.
1978
143 Circular from J. D. Ray of the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Oriental Studies, about the submission of manuscripts to the Publications Committee.
Creator: Ray, J. D.
1 document; Paper.
13 Oct. 1978
144 Publicity leaflet for 'Society and Science' the 'Quarterly Journal of Nehru Centre', Bombay, India.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
145 Publicity leafets for 'Race & Class', 'A Journal for Black and Third World Liberation'.
2 documents; Paper.
1970–1979
146 Leaflet advertising 'Science and Public Policy', the 'Journal of the Science Policy Foundation'.
1 document; Paper.
1970–1979
147 Leaflets advertising 'Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization', a quarterly journal edited by Robert Rich of Princeton University, U.S.A.
2 document; Paper.
1979
148 Publicity leaflets for the history of science journal 'arbor scientiarum'.
2 documents; Paper.
1970–1979
149 Papers relating to 'Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli', the journal of the Zoological Station of Naples, Italy. The documents comprise a circular explaining that the journal will be divided into two sections, Marine Ecology and History and Philospohy of the Life Sciences; a leaflet advertising the History and Philospohy of Life Sciences section.
2 documents; Paper.
1980
150 Leaflet advertising 'Review', 'A Journal of the Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations', State University of New York, U.S.A.
1 document; Paper.
1977–1981
151 Leaflets advertising journals published by SAGE Publications.
3 documents; Paper.
1978–1982
152 Leaflet advertising the 'Journal of the History of Biology', published by D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland.
1 document; Paper.
1977–1981
153 Flyer advertising 'Archiv der Geschichte der Natur-Wissenschaften', edited by Dr. Rupert Hink of the University Library, Vienna, Austria.
1 document; Paper.
1978–1982
154 Leaflet advertising publications of the 'Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie', published by Franz Steiner Verlag GMBH, Wiesbaden, West Germany.
1 document; Paper.
1978–1982
155 Letter from James H. Cole of Department of History, Yale University, U.S.A., about the journal 'Ch'ing-shih wen-t'i [Qing Shi Wen Ti]'.
Creator: Cole, James H.
1 document; Paper.
1978
156 Leaflet advertising 'Purusartha', the journal of the Centre d'Etudes de l'Inde et de l'Asie du Sud, Paris, France.
1 document; Paper.
1978–1982
157 Flyer advertising 'Vivarium', 'An international journal for the philosophy and intellectual life of the Middle Ages and Renaissance', published by E.J. Brill, Leiden, Holland.
1 document; Paper.
1981
158 Leaflet advertising 'Science, Technology and Human Values', published quarterly by The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
1 document; Paper.
1979–1983
159 Leaflet advertising special issues of 'The Journal of Modern History', a quarterly published by The University of Chicago Press, U.S.A.
1 document; Paper.
1979–1983
160 Leaflet advertising 'Critical Inquiry', 'An interdisciplinary journal devoted to publishing the best critical thought in the arts and humanities', published by The University of Chicago Press, U.S.A.
1 document; Paper.
1980–1984
161 Leaflet advertising 'Fundamenta Scientiae', 'The international journal for critical analysis of science and the reponsibility of scientists', published by Pergamon Press.
1 document; Paper.
1980–1984
162 Publicity leaflet for 'History and Philosophy of Logic', published by Taylor & Francis, London.
1 document; Paper.
1980–1984
163 Flyer advertising 'Historical Metallurgy', 'The Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society', printed by The Metals Society.
1 document; Paper.
1980–1984
164 Leaflet advertising 'Annals of Science', 'An international review of the history of science and technology from the thirteenth century', published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London.
1 document; Paper.
1982
165 Leaflet advertising the 'Oxford Journal of Archaeology', published by Basil Blackwell, Oxford.
1 document; Paper.
1979–1983
166 Flyer advertising the 'Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient', published by E. J. Brill , Leiden, Holland.
1 document; Paper.
1982
167 Leaflet advertising 'Social Science and Medicine', published by Pergamon Press. The journal covers 'Medical Sociology, Medical Anthropology, Health Economics, Medical Geography, Medical Psychology, Medical Ethics and Health Policy'.
1 document; Paper.
1982
168 Leaflet advertising 'Publications of the Sir Thomas Browne Institute, Leiden Netherlands'.
1 document; Paper.
1982
169 Printed information about a publication entitled 'Mediaeval Studies', 'Volume XLIII, 1982', published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, Holland. The document appears to have been torn from a longer list of E. J. Brill publications.
1 document; Paper.
1982
170 Documents advertising 'Nouvelles de la République des Lettres', published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, Holland. The documents comprise a publicity leaflet and information about the journal (which appears to been torn from a larger list of Leiden publications).
3 sheets; Paper.
1980–1986
171 Documents relating to 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.'. The documents comprise printed 'information to contributors' and a blank manuscript review form.
2 documents; Paper.
Jan. 1982–1982
172 Leaflet advertising 'The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'.
1 document; Paper.
1982
173 Letter from Pietro Redoni of the journal 'History and Technology' about Joseph Needhams role on its Editorial Advisory Board.
Creator: Redoni, Pietro.
2 sheets; Paper.
1982
174 Flyer advertising a special issue of the 'Journal of Social and Biological Structures'.
1 document; Paper.
1983
175 Prospectus for 'Centaurus', an 'International magazine of the history of science and medicine', published in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1 document; Paper.
1960–1969
176 Documents relating to 'Early China [????]', published by The Society for the Study of Early China. The documents comprise list of the journal contents, Autumn 1975; questionnaire on the publication.
2 sheets; Paper.
1975
177 Printed list of contents of Volume 20 of 'Abr-Nahrain', 'an annual published by the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Melbourne', Australia. The document appears to have been torn from a longer list of E. J. Brill publications. Joseph Needham's note 'good papers inside' is on the first sheet and arrows have been drawn to highlight papers throughout.
3 sheets; Paper.
1980–1984
178 Publicity leaflet for 'Bollettino di Storia delle Scienze Matematiche', a journal 'dedicated to the publication of research into the history of the mathematics', published by the Unione Matematica Italiana, Italy.
1 document; Paper.
1981
179 Publicity leaflet for 'Food and Foodways', a journal examining 'the social aspects of food', published by Harwood Academic Publishers.
1 document; Paper.
1984
180 Publication programme for the Italian historical journal 'Societa e Storia', 1984.
1 document; Paper.
1984
181 Catalogue of the publications of the 'International archives of the history of ideas', Matinus Nijoff Publishers.
1 document; Paper.
1982–1986
182 Leaflet advertising four 'international journals on the history of science' published by Taylor & Francis, London and Philadelphia. The journals comprise 'Annals of Science', 'History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences', 'History and Philospohy of Logic' and 'History of Photography'.
1 document; Paper.
1985
183 Sage Publications 'Journals Catalogue', 1986.
1 document; Paper.
1986
184 Letter from Denis C. Twitchett of the Department of East Asian Studies, Princeton University, U.S.A. about the journal 'Asia Minor'.
Creator: Twitchett, Denis C.
1 document; Paper.
28 Feb. 1986
185 Leaflet advertising 'Sociology journals from Sage' [Publications Ltd].
1 document; Paper.
1986
186 Joseph Needham's notes of addresses of 'Etudes Asiatiques'.
1 document; Paper.
1950–1969
187 Business card of Dr. Adam Schaff, Warsaw, Poland.
Paper.
1950–1969
188 Brief Joseph Needham notes about the contributions to 'Revue Medicale Libanaise de L'ordre des Medecins'.
1 document; Paper.
1950–1969
189 Flyer advertising the Mexican publication 'Yan'.
1 document; Paper.
1950–1969
190 Postcard from [?] of Florence, Italy asking Joseph Needham to contribute to a journal. The postcard depicts the telescope of Galileo Galilei.
1 document; Paper.
11 Aug. 1976–1976
191 Correspondence with Philip Ward of The Oleander Press about a 'China series' intended for publication in the 1980s.
Creator: Ward, Philip; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.
27 Nov. 1979–16 Dec. 1979

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