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

Needham/NRI2/SCC2/2 contains:
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16	Two letters from T. G. Djang [??? / Chang Tzu-kung / Zhang Zigong] about collaboration with Joseph Needham
17	Letter from T. K. Cheng of Magdalen College, Oxford suggesting a meeting with Joseph Needham
18	Correspondence with Dr Chêng Tien-Hsi [??? / Zheng Tianxi], Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom about the 'Science and Civilisation in China' book schedule
19	Letter from [Sir] Horace Seymour of Westbury, Wiltshire, former British Ambassador to China following a request from Joseph Needham to look at his Chinese scrolls
20	Note of bibliographical references
21	Notes on 'Joseph Needham's China' written by DWS [Dorothea Waley Singer]
22	Letter from Tenny L. Davis of Norwell, Massachusetts, U.S.A., about the outline for the 'Science and Civlisation in China' book
23	Two letters from Rewi [Alley] from the Sandan Indusco Bailie School, China
24	Copy of letter sent to G. R. E. Naylor about the use of a room for Wang Ching-Ning [Wang Ling]
25	Letter from ??? [Tsang Chhi-mou / Zang Qimou] commenting on Joseph Needham's outline for 'Science and Civilisation in China'
26	Letter from Chao-Lun Tseng of Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A about his work and Joseph Needham's book
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title	Correspondence with Hung-Ying Bryan of the British Embassy in Beijing discussing life in China and Joseph Needham's book
Reference	SCC2/2/31
Creator	Bryan, Hung-Ying; Needham, Joseph.
Covering Dates	21 June 1950–29 Oct. 1950
Extent and Medium	7 sheets; Paper

Content and context

Matters discussed include the new regime in China; sending of contents pages of 'Science and Civilisation in China' to Joseph Needham's Chinese contacts (Bryan explains the difficulties and suggests people to contact (see SCC1/2/32)); the progress of Wang Ling in Cambridge ('he has discovered an unexpected talent for mathematics'); mutual Western acquaintances in China. Attached to one of the letters is cutting of a «????» article entitled «???????? ???», June 1950.

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