| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/187/2 contains: |
| 1 |
Correspondence with Dr. R. G. Wasson of Wall Street, New York City, U.S.A., about the origins and meaning of ?? [Ling Chih / Ling Zhi] |
| 2 |
Letter from Martha [?] and two letters from Dr. J. H. Gaddum of the Agricultural Research Council, Cambridge, about efforts to obtain a copy of Dr. Andrija Puharich's, 'The Sacred Mushroom', (1959), and other works on fungi |
| 3 |
Letter from Dr. R. G. Wasson of Wall Street, New York City, U.S.A., about progress in his research on the origins and meaning of ?? [Ling Chih / Ling Zhi] |
| 4 |
Letter from Weston La Barre, Professor of Anthrapology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A., about articles on the sacred cactus, peyote |
| 5 |
Letter from Michel Strickmann in Bruges, Belgium, about his paper on mushroom cults in Ancient China |
| 6 |
Letter from Richard Evans Schultes, Executive Director of the Botanical Museum, Harvard University, U.S.A., asking for Joseph Needham's opinion on R. Gordon Wasson's work 'Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality', and related documents |
| 7 |
Correspondence with R. Gordon Wasson of Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A., about M. Strickmann's, 'Notes on Mushroom Cults in Ancient China', and other related matters |
| 8 |
Letter from R. Gordon Wasson of Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A., about J. Brough's review of his work 'Soma; Divine Mushroom of Immortality', (The Hague, 1968) and other matters |
| 9 |
Typed memorandum from R. Gordon Wasson of Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A., commenting on Joseph Needham's draft of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2', and related documents |
| 10 |
Letter from R. Gordon Wasson of Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A., about Mr and Mrs Steve Chou, Chinese mycologists, living in New Zealand |
| 11 |
Letter from R. Gordon Wasson of Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A., about relevant publications |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Letter from Richard Evans Schultes, Executive Director of the Botanical Museum, Harvard University, U.S.A., asking for Joseph Needham's opinion on R. Gordon Wasson's work 'Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality', and related documents |
| Reference |
SCC2/187/2/6 |
| Creator |
Schultes. Richard Evans; Needham, Joseph; Wasson, R. Gordon. |
| Covering Dates |
16 June 1969–8 Aug. 1969 |
| Extent and Medium |
4 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The related documents comprise a copy of Needham's reply; copy of a letter from Wasson to Needham, responding to comments made. |
| Index Terms |
| Schultes, Richard Evans (1915-2001) ethnobotanist |
| Wasson, Robert Gordon (1898-1986) ethnobotanist and anthropologist |
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