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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
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SCC2/255/1 |
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1965–1 Dec. 1990 |
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Paper |
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| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/255/1 contains: |
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Correspondence with Dr. Egbert H. Walker, Botanist Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., U.S.A.., about his supplement to a 'Bibliography of Eastern Asiatic Botany' and other matters, and related documents. The correspondence comprises 3 letters from Walker; copies of 4 letters from Joseph Needham. Other matters discussed include a book by F. N. Meyer on 'Chinese Plant Names'; progress with the 'Science and Civilisation in China' project. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to the American Insitute of Biological Sciences, requesting a copy of the supplement; letter of reply from Michael G. Dunn of the Institute; advertisements for an English edition of 'Flora of Japan' by Jisaburo Ohwi, edited by Walker and Meyer; copy of a letter from Needham to Stechert-Hafner Service Agency Limited, New York City, U.S.A., requesting a copy of the supplement.
Creator: Walker, Egbert H.; Needham, Joseph; Dunn, Michael G.
16 sheets; Paper. |
19 May 1965–2 Jan. 1968 |
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Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Robert Perrin of Cambridge, about soils in China and other matters. Other matters discussed include reorganisation of the School of Agriculture.
1 document; Paper. |
28 Nov. 1967 |
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Letter from Irene Manton of the Botany Department, University of Leeds, about the possibility of her visiting Joseph Needham to advise on the contents of the botany section of 'Science and Civilisation in China', and copy of Needham's reply.
Creator: Manton, Irene; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
1 July 1965–9 July 1965 |
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Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Dr. Gerinau Somolinos of Mexico, about his work on a Mexican botanical manuscript made in the 16th century by Francisco Hernandez, the Proto-Medico of Philip II, and related notes. The letter was written whilst Needham was at Burg Wartenstein, Austria.
2 sheets; Paper. |
1965–1967 |
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Letter from C. F. Foo-Kune of the Oriental Language Section of the National Lending Library for Science and Technology, Boston Spa, Yorkshire, about articles on the history of botany in 'Acta Botanica Sinica', and copy of Needham's reply. Needham's reply requests copies of some of the articles and mentions a mutual friend interested in the traditional outlook on epilepsy in China through the ages.
Creator: Kune, C. F. Foo-; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
24 Aug. 1965–8 Oct. 1965 |
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Correspondence with ??? [Hu Tao-Ching / Hu Daojing], about references to the magnetic compass in a 1478 edition of the «????» [Shih Lin Kuang Chi / Shi Lin Guang Ji] held in Cambridge University Library and other matters. The correspondence comprises 1 letter from Hu; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. . Other matters disucssed include Chinese journals on agriculture; Chinese publications relating to botany. The documents also include a page of related notes by Needham; English summary of Hu's letter written by Lu Gwei-Djen.
Creator: Hu Tao-Ching; Needham, Joseph; Lu Gwei-Djen.
8 sheets; Paper. |
4 Feb. 1965–8 Oct. 1965 |
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Correspondence with Françoise Aubin of the University of Paris, France, about Joseph Needham's contribution to a book in memory of Etienne Balazs, devoted to various aspects of Chinese civilisation in the Sung period. The correspondence comprises 9 letters from Aubin; copies of 4 letters from Needham. Needham's contribution to the volume is entitled 'Ancient Chinese Oecology and Plant Geography; the Case of the chü and chih'. Other matters discussed include Needham's friendship with Balazs; publication of 'Clerks and Craftsmen in China and the West'. The documents also include a list of contents of the first volume of the book; list of contributions received for the second volume (Needham's contribution is included amonst these.).
Creator: Aubin, Françoise; Needham, Joseph.
17 sheets; Paper. |
13 June 1965–1 Jan. 1968 |
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Correspondence with M. D. Grmek of the 'Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences' about a Joseph Needham contribution to the journal. The documents comprise 3 letters from Grmek; copies of 3 letters from Needham. Needham contributes an article entitled 'The Esculantist Movement in Mediaeval Chinese Botany; Studies on Wild (Emergency) Food Plants'.
Creator: Grmek, M. D.; Needham, Joseph.
6 sheets; Paper. |
24 Jan. 1968–15 May 1968 |
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Correspondence with Dr. Robert O. Whyte of Kowloon, Hong Kong, about Chinese work in the field of taxonomy and taxonomic geography of the Gramineae, and related documents. The correspondence comprises 4 letters from Whyte; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. Whyte discusses the work of Dr. Keng I-Li [??? / Geng Yili] on a 'Flora Illustrata Plantarum Primarum Sinciarum: Gramineae' and his project to make the work available to English readers. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Whyte to J. P. M. Brenan of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, about the translation of Keng's work.
Creator: Whyte, Robert O.; Needham, Joseph.
8 sheets; Paper. |
1 Apr. 1972–26 Nov. 1973 |
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Letter from André Haudricourt about an article by Wu Te-Lin [??? / Wu Delin] on the 'Nan Fang Tshao Mu Chuang [????? / Nan Fang Cao Mu Zhuang], and copy of Joseph Needham's reply. The article was published in 'Acta Botanica Sinica', 1958. . The letters also discuss a discordance between the official Vietnamese calendar and the Chinese calendar in the 18th century.
Creator: Haudricourt, André; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
13 Dec. 1969–31 Dec. 1969 |
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Letter from Dr. David G. Fiodin, Lecturer in Botany at the University of Papua and New Guinea, about the inclusion of Chinese floras in his work, 'A Shorter Guide to the Floras of the World', copy of Joseph Needham's reply and related documents. The related documents comprise a list of Chinese Floras identified by Fiodin; copies of 'Data Sheets' completed by Needham, providing information on some Chinese Floras.
Creator: Fiodin, David G.; Needham, Joseph.
7 sheets; Paper. |
18 Feb. 1974–12 Mar. 1974 |
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Correspondence relating to plans for Georges Métailié to spend time studying at the East Asian History of Science Library, Cambridge. The correspondence comprises a letter from Dr. André Haudricourt of Paris, France, advising of Métailié's wishes; copy of a letter of reply from Joseph Needham to Haudricourt; copy of a letter from Needham to Métailié, welcoming him to the Library; 2 letters from Métailié of Paris, France, about his plans to visit; letter from P. J. Boag of the British Council, advising that Métailié has been awarded a bursary for the visit and accompanying a copy of Métailié's bursary application form; letter from Métailié thanking Needham for his hospitality and explaining plans for a stay in Japan.
Creator: Haudricourt, André; Needham, Joseph; Métailié, Georges; Boag, P. J.
8 sheets; Paper. |
2 Oct. 1974–16 June 1975 |
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Correspondence with Dr. William Hughes of Bristol, about ancient Chinese pharmaceutical histories, his interest in 'some of the more fantastic therapeutics of antiquity' and the meaning of the word 'agent'. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Hughes; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham.
Creator: Hughes, William; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper. |
19 Nov. 1970–22 Dec. 1970 |
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Correspondence with Dr. Frank N. Egerton of the Hunt Botanical Library, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., about his work editing a re-issue of Edward Lee Greene's 'Landmarks of Botanical History'. Specific matters discussed include Joseph Needham's copy of the first edition of Greene's work, inherited 'from that great historian and philosopher of botany, Agnes Arber'; progress of the 'Science and Civilisation in China' project; Egerton's work on the life and writings of Richard Bradley (d.1732), the first botany professor at Cambridge University; history of animal demography before Darwin; Egerton's study of the manuscripts of Charles Darwin. The documents also include a bibliography of Egerton's articles, (1976).
Creator: Egerton, Frank N.; Needham, Joseph.
10 sheets; Paper. |
8 Apr. 1968–9 June 1976 |
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Letter from Shiu-Ying Hu [??? / Hu Hsiu-Ying / Hu Xiuying] of The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, U.S.A. about a project entitled 'Flora of Hong Kong', and related documents. Hu explains how he in met Joseph Needham in the 1940s at the West China Union University and that he took 'one-third of my reprints on the Medicinal Plants of Chengtu Herb-shops (five copies) for distribution out side China'. The related documents comprise a copy of Needham's letter of reply; copy of a letter from H. M. Chang of the Chinese University of Hong Kong to Hu, endorsing the project; copy of Hu's application for financial assistance from UNESCO for the project, providing a detailed plan for the work.
Creator: Hu Shiu-Ying; Needham, Joseph; Chang, H. M.
7 sheets; Paper. |
22 Feb. 1977–9 May 1977 |
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Letter from Georges Métailié of Paris, France, about his work on the recent history of botany in China and Japan and expressing a wish to visit the East Asian History of Science Library, Cambridge.
Creator: Métailié, Georges.
2 sheets; Paper. |
4 Nov. 1977–10 Nov. 1977 |
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Letter from Dr. Frank N. Egerton of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, U.S.A., about his continued work on a re-issue of Edward Lee Greene's 'Landmarks of Botanical History', and related documents. The documents also include a copy of Joseph Needham's reply; photograph of Egerton with his wife and 2 children. See also SCC2/255/1/14.
Creator: Egerton, Frank N.; Needham, Joseph.
3 pieces; Paper and photograph. |
15 Mar. 1979–13 June 1979 |
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Correspondence with Prof. Dr. R. E. Emmerick of the University of Hamburg, Germany, about the Chinese name of the hollyhock. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Emmerick; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham.
Creator: Emmerick, R. E.; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper. |
25 June 1979 |
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Letter from P. Garnier of Paris, about his comparative work on botanical terminology in various languages, and related document. The related document is a description of Garnier's thesis entitled 'Essai de Phytonymie Populaire Comparée: du lituanien au zoulou et nu navaho au chinois'. On the reverse of that description is a copy of a letter from Garnier to Prof. M. Hotta of Kyoto, about his work.
Creator: Garnier, P.
2 sheets; Paper. |
24 June 1979–12 Sep. 1979 |
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Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Dr. W. B. Gardener of East Mersea, Essex, about his paper on 'The Development of Comprehensive Records of the Chinese Flora', and related documents. The paper was read at a meeting of the British Society for the History of Science and the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History, at Chelsea College, London, 5 January 1980. The related documents comprise a program for the meeting; Gardener's reply.
Creator: Needham, Joseph; Gardener, W. B.
3 sheets; Paper. |
16 Jan. 1980–7 Feb. 1980 |
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Letter from Judith C. Brown of Pan Britannica Industries Limited, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, to the Director of the Botanic Gardens, Cambridge, enquiring about the history of the rose in China, and related document. The letter was passed to Joseph Needham for a reply. The related document is a copy of a reply from Michael Salt on behalf of Needham.
Creator: Brown, Judith C.; Salt, Michael.
2 sheets; Paper. |
15 Jan. 1980–26 Jan. 1980 |
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Correspondence with E. F. Allen of the Royal National Rose Society, about the history of the rose in Chinese literature and other matters. The correspondence comprises 6 letters from Allen; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham; draft of a letter from Michael Salt to Allen on behalf of Needham. Other matters discussed include the history of the cultivation of citrus; a proposed translation of the 'Yüeh Chi Hua Phu [???? / Yue Ji Hua Pu]; an illustration of a banana plant from Li Hui-Lin's translation of the 'Nan Fang Tshao Mu Chuang [????? / Nan Fang Cao Mu Zhuang / A Prospect of the Plants and Trees of the Southern Regions], (304). The documents also include a photocopy of that illustration.
Creator: Allen, E. F.; Needham, Joseph; Salt, Michael.
11 sheets; Paper. |
8 Feb. 1980–17 Nov. 1982 |
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Correspondence with Dr. Chhen Chung-Ming [??? / Chen Zhongming] of the National Sun Yat-Sen Botanic Garden, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, about studies of the Chinese pharmaceutical natural history literature. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Chhen; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham.
Creator: Chhen Chung-Ming; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper. |
18 Aug. 1980–23 Jan. 1981 |
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Correspondence with William N. Carvell of the Department of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A., about his desire to work in the field of the history of Chinese botany. The documents comprise 2 letters from Carvell; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham.
Creator: Carvell, William N.; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper. |
9 July 1982–10 Aug. 1982 |
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Letter from Elizabeth Rawson Macgill of Mount Airy, Maryland, U.S.A. about unidentified plants from a book by John of Feckenham, (1515-1585), entitled 'This Booke of Sovereigne Medicines', and related documents. The related documents comprise a copy of Joseph Needham's reply; copy of the list of unidentified plants; abstract of a research plan prepared by Macgill for her work on the book.
Creator: Macgill, Elizabrth Rawson; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper. |
21 Aug. 1983–7 Jan. 1984 |
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Letter from Prof. Dr. Harald Lorenzen of the Pflanzenphysiologisches Institut, University of Göttingen, Germany, praising 'Science and Civilisation in China', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Lorezen, Harald; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
21 Feb. 1985–7 May 1985 |
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Letter from Dr. Michael Corr of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. about proposed research relating to plants in early Chinese literature 'with a view to promoting understanding of Asian medical phyto-geography', and related documents. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Corr to Prof. Hsin Chang Bing of the Department of Paleantological and Historical Geography, University of Beijing, China, defining the planned research; copy of a printed map showing 'Important Chinese Medicines and their Prime Production Regions' and accompanying list showing medicines produced in each area; copy of a paragraph prepared by Joseph Needham in support of Corr's work.
Creator: Corr, Michael; Needham, Joseph.
7 sheets; Paper. |
16 Sep. 1986 |
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Letter from Dr. Tu Nai-Cheng [Du Naizheng] of the Botanisches Institut, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, explaining his interest in the history of Chinese botany, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Tu Nai-Cheng; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
20 Oct. 1986–3 Nov. 1986 |
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Correspondence with Dr. Theodore R. Dudley of the United States National Aboretum, Washington D.C., about international standards of botanical nomenclature and other matters, and related documents. The correspondence comprises 3 letters from Dudley; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. Other matters discussed include Chinese drug-plant medicines taken by Needham; the possibility of Needham writing a smaller book covering botany and agriculture; Dudley's planned stay in China as Visiting Research Professor. The related documents comprise an advertisement for new books produced by Dioscorides Press (General Editor: Theodore R Dudley); Curriculum Vitae for Dudley; copy of a letter from Gary M. Jones of China-US Exchanges about their exchange programm and attached information; copy of a letter from Chen Wenxiu of the China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Beijing, China, inviting Dudley and a delegation to China.
Creator: Dudley, Theodore R.; Needham, Joseph; Chen Wenxiu; Jones, Gary M.
33 sheets; Paper. |
10 Apr. 1987–21 May 1987 |
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Letter from D. R. Stoddart of the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, about his application to the Royal Society China Programme for funds to assist a visit to China, and related document. The visit will involve an expedition to Tibet to study landforms and a trip to salt marshes near Nanjing. The related document is a copy of a letter from Ying Wang of the Marine Geomorphology and Sedimentology Laboratory, Nanjing University, about the visit.
Creator: Stoddart, D. R.; Ying Wang.
2 sheets; Paper. |
15 May 1987–23 May 1987 |
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Correspondence with Wang Huafu of the Jamusi Agricultural School, Heilongjiang, China, about his work on entomology and plant pathology. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Wang; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. The documents also include a manuscript introduction to indexes under preparation by Wang on Chinese insects, damage caused by Chinese birds and beasts, plant pathology.
Creator: Wang Huafu; Needham, Joseph.
7 sheets; Paper. |
23 Feb. 1987–15 May 1987 |
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Letter from Tony Grayling of the Clarke Kent Society, Cambridge, thanking Joseph Needham for speaking to the Society and discussing his work on plant growth substances.
Creator: Grayling, Tony.
1 document; Paper. |
28 Oct. 1988 |
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Letter from Dr. Michael Corr in Japan, about the possibility of his undertaking reseach on the plant names of the 'Zen Koan'.
Creator: Corr, Michael.
1 document; Paper. |
24 Nov. 1988 |
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Letter from Dr. Thang Phei-Sung [??? / Tang Peisong] of the Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China, expressing good wishes and forwarding a letter from Shih Ting-Chi [??? / Shi Dinji]. The documents also include a copy of Joseph Needham's reply. The letter from Shih talks of his father Shih Sheng-Han [??? / Shih Shenghan] and his relationship with A. A. Houghton. Attached to the letter is a hand-written copy of a letter from Houghton to Shih Sheng-Han, about their friendship in the Mid 1930s at Imperial College, (27 January 1966).
Creator: Thang Phei-Sung; Shih Ting-Chi; Needham, Joseph.
5 sheets; Paper. |
31 Dec. 1988–22 Jan. 1989 |
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Letter from A. le Lièvre of Exeter, Devon, about his work on the history of plant hunting in China.
Creator: Lièvre, A. le.
1 document; Paper. |
1 Dec. 1990 |
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Letter from John Corner about the provision of a photograph of 'Barringtonia racemosa'.
Creator: Corner, John.
1 document; Paper. |
14 June 1983 |
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Letter from Hugh Sacker of Co. Wicklow, Eire, about comments provided by his cousin William Gardener for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 1', and resultant correspondence. Sacker explains that Gardener is disapointed not to have received an acknowledgement from Joseph Needham. The resultant correspondence comprises a copy of a letter from Needham to Sacker; further letter from Sacker; copy of a letter from Needham to Gardener, asking him to send a duplicate copy of the comments he made and inviting him to tea in Cambridge; letter from Gardener to Needham; further letter from Needham to Gardener. The documents also include a copy of Gardener's 'Marginal Comments' for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 1'.
Creator: Sacker, Hugh; Needham, Joseph; Gardener, William.
8 sheets; Paper. |
29 Nov. 1987 |
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Joseph Needham's original file title.
1 document; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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