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Needham/NRI2/SCC2/176 contains:
1 Letter from Michael Evans of The British Academy, asking Joseph Needham's opinion on a grant application by Dr. Michael Shawn Dillon to enable him to present a paper in Chicago, U.S.A. on 'Ching-te chen as a Ming Industrial Centre'
2 Letter from Dieter Kuhn in Rondorf, West Germany, introducing himself and his interest in textile technology
3 Letter from Peter Collingwood of Farnham School of Art, Farnham, Surrey, asking for advice on the earliest illustrations of Chinese looms
4 Letter from W. T. Cowhig of Sale, Cheshire, about textile engineering, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply
5 Letter from Judith Harper of Stockwell College, Bromley, Surrey, about her essay on quilting, and attached book advertisements
6 Letter from Maureen C. McHugh of the Division of Textiles, Smithsonian Insitution, Washington D.C., U.S.A., asking for advice on Asian traditions for cleaning textiles, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply
7 Letter from Erwin Burckhardt of Rheinfelden, Switzerland, about Chinese silk tapestry
8 Letter from Dr. C. W. Gerhardt of the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany, enquiring about the use of stencils for printing textile and papers, and resultant correspondence
9 Letter from Mrs J. Holland of Bedford College of Education, about her attempts to trace the history of Moiré silk
10 Letter from Dieter Kuhn at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg, Germany, advising Joseph Needham of his current work situation, and copy of Needhams' reply
11 Original file title
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title Letter from Dr. C. W. Gerhardt of the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany, enquiring about the use of stencils for printing textile and papers, and resultant correspondence
Reference SCC2/176/8
Creator Gerhardt, C. W.; Tsien, T. H.; Ohta Eizo; Lu Gwei-Djen.
Covering Dates 22 Sep. 1971–24 Nov. 1971
Extent and Medium 9 sheets; Paper
Content and context

The resultant correspondence comprises a copy of a letter of reply from T. H. Tsien on behalf of Joseph Needham; letter from Gerhardt to Tsien, thanking him for his reply; letter from Ohta Eizo of Kyoto, Japan, responding to the enquiry; English summary of Eizo's letter, prepared by Lu Gwei-Djen.

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