Janus: Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Needham/NRI2/SCC2 contains:
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166	Military Technology: Communication and Control
167	Textile Technology 1: Plant fibres
168	Textile Technology 2: Animal fibres
169	Textile Technology 3: General
170	Textile Technology 5: Plant fibres technology and cotton manufacture
171	Textile Technology 6: Silk technology
172	Textile Technology 7: Dyeing and Dyes
173	Textile Technology 8: Wool; Weaving and carpet-making
174	Textile Technology 9: Kho Ssu [?? / Ke Si] silk tapestry
175	Textile Technology 10: General 1
176	Textile Technology 11: General 2, Letters and correspondence without technical reference
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title	Textile Technology 6: Silk technology
Reference	SCC2/171
Covering Dates	1950–20 Mar. 1982
Extent and Medium	Paper

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Textiles

Needham/NRI2/SCC2/171 contains:

Joseph Needham's list of illustrations of silk manufacture from Chinese works, and related notes.
5 sheets; Paper.

1950–1969

Joseph Needham notes on 'Accessory Machinery' in silk manufacture. The documents include typed notes on 'Dissertation on the Silk Manufacture and the Cultivation of the Mulberry, translated from the works of Tseu-Kwang-k'he, called also Paul Siu, a Colao or Minister of State in China', Mission Press, Shanghai, 1849.
13 sheets; Paper.

1950–1969

Copy of a Joseph Needham letter to [?] Hall, about water-powered mills in textile-spinning, and other matters. The documents also include related Joseph Needham notes from the «??» [Nung Shu / Nong Shu], (12th century).
5 sheets; Paper.

27 Nov. 1954

Pamphlet entitled 'Soieries et Tissus de Lyon', and copy of a Joseph Needham letter to the Secretary General of La Documentation Francaise, Paris, about the pamphlet.
2 pieces; Paper.

Dec. 1953–9 Mar. 1954

Letter from Marie-Roberte Guignard of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France, about photostat copies of illustrations of a silk reeling machine from «????» [Tshan Sang Ho Pien / Can Sang He Bian], (1843). The documents also include a copy of Joseph Needham's reply; completed Bibliothèque Nationale photocopy order form; negative and positive photostats of the illustrations.
Creator: Guignard, Marie-Roberte; Needham, Joseph.
15 sheets; Paper.

13 May 1959–21 Mar. 1961

Correspondence with David J. Jeremy of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., U.S.A., about the history of roller spinning in China. The documents comprise 2 letters from Jeremy; copy of 1 letter of reply from Joseph Needham.
Creator: Jeremy, David J.; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.

23 Jan. 1970–10 Feb. 1970

Correspondence with William Willetts of London, about a draft chapter on 'laquer and silk' for Willetts' book, 'Chinese Art'. The documents comprise 1 letter from Willetts; copy of 1 letter of reply from Joseph Needham.
Creator: Willets, William; Needham, Joseph.
5 sheets; Paper.

5 Apr. 1955–20 Apr. 1955

Four photographs of Chinese silk spinning marked 'Tony Durham, Ching-Kang Shan, 1971'.
4 pieces; Photograph.

1971

Two photographs of fabrics found in the tomb of the Lady of Tai. The photographs are in an envelope marked 'NCNA 78'. They have detailed captions on the reverse.
3 pieces; Photograph and paper.

1978

Name card for Dr. Walter Endrei, Head of the Technical Development Department, Hungarotex Foreign Trading Company for Textiles, Budapest, Hungary, and Joseph Needham notes. Needham notes that Endrei is a 'specialist on the transmission of ? textile machinery to Europe'.
2 sheets; Paper.

12 Aug. 1977

Copy of a Joseph Needham letter to Prof. R. J. Forbes of Amsterdam, Holland, commenting on his book, 'Man and Maker', (New York, 1950), and Forbes' reply. Topics covered include the invention of the spinning wheel; the origin of the magnetic compass; gunpowder as a Western invention; the invention of iron-casting; the art of deep drilling.
Creator: Forbes, R. J.; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.

23 Oct. 1950–26 Oct. 1950

Correspondence with William English of St Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire, about the history of textile technology. The documents comprise 3 letters from English; copy of 1 letter of reply from Joseph Needham. Specific matters discussed include the multi-spindle spinning wheel; silk reeling machine.
Creator: English, William; Needham, Joseph.
13 sheets; Paper.

18 Nov. 1968–13 Feb. 1969

Photographs showing multiple bobbin silk-reeling machines, and related notes.
3 pieces; Photograph and paper.

1950–1969

Postcard showing a woman operating a 'Cyprus loom'.
1 document; Paper.

1950–1969

Postcard from Stella and Wiodek [?] of Poland, showing a 17th or 18th century Persian silk carpet.
1 document; Paper.

25 Dec. 1979

Photographs from A. Tisdale, 'The Enchantment of the Old Order', ('Geographical Review', 1919)., showing a drawloom, 'Sao Chhe' and winnowing machine in China, and related notes. Some of the photographs were sent to Joseph Needham by the American Geopraphical Society and remain in the original envelope. They have notes on the reverse. There is also a set of glossy copies of the photographs.
14 pieces; Paper.

29 Aug. 1963

Annotated typescript notes headed 'Weaving Techniques in the 'Thien Kung Khai Wu' [???? / Tian Gong Kai Wu, (1637)] by Ota Eizo'.
6 sheets; Paper.

11 Feb. 1956

Postcard from Ushiyama Teruyo, reproducing an 18th century Japanese wood-block print showing 'Silkworm raising, spinning and weaving'.
Creator: Ushiyama Teruyo.
1 document; Paper.

20 Mar. 1982

Photographs of illustrations of silk spinning machines from Chinese works.
7 pieces; Paper.

1950–1979

Related notes and bibliographical references.
38 sheets; Paper.

1950–1979