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

Needham/NRI2/SCC2 contains:
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255	Botany: Correspondence
256	Botany: Drafts by H. T. Huang [??? / Huang Hsing-Tsung / Huang Xingzong] of the National Science Foundation, Washington D.C., U.S.A for the section of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 1' on 'Biological Plant Protection'
257	Botany: Miscellaneous papers relating to 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 1'
258	Zoology 1
259	Invertebrates
260	Vertebrates
261	Documents relating to an article by Joseph Needham and Donald Leslie entitled 'Ancient and Mediaeval Chinese Thought on Evolution'
262	Zoology 2
263	Zoology: Drafts
264	Biochemical technology: Nutritional science
265	Biochemical technology: Nutrition and fermentation
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title	Vertebrates
Reference	SCC2/260
Covering Dates	1950–21 Oct. 1988
Extent and Medium	Paper

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Zoology

Needham/NRI2/SCC2/260 contains:

Two letters and a postcard from L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A., about alligators and crocodiles in China. Attached to one of the letters is a cutting of a 'New York Times' article entitled 'Bronx Zoo Gets Rare Chinese Alligator from Warsaw'; the other letter includes a poem by Ogden Nash about a crocodile mistaken for an alligator. The postcard was sent from Japan and shows the river Hotsu.
Creator: Goodrich, L. Carrington.
4 pieces; Paper.

30 Oct. 1956–7 May 1962

Letter from Dr. F. A. Turk of Camborne, Cornwall, referring to the history of the water buffalo, spiders and cats, copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Turk, F. A.; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

10 July 1957–26 July 1957

Letter from Soame Jenyns of the Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum, London, originally accompanying offprints of his article on Chinese rhinoceros.
Creator: Jenyns, Soame.
1 document; Paper.

13 Dec. 1960

Letter from Bruce Campbell of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, asking for possible sources of information on the panda in China, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Campbell, Bruce; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

25 May 1962–9 July 1962

Correspondence with Richard Perry of Cairngorm, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire [then Veryan, Truro, Cornwall] about his work on the history of the tiger. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Perry; copy of 1 letter form Joseph Needham.
Creator: Perry, Richard; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.

9 Aug. 1962–15 July 1963

Copy of a published article by Edward E. Schafer of the Univeristy of California, Berkeley, U.S.A., entitled 'Eating Turtles in Ancient China', ('Journal of the American Oriental Society', 1962). There are 2 copies of the article.
1 document; Paper.

1962

Letter from John Mills in Switzerland to Victor [Victor Purcell ?], asking for advice about the description of the rhincerous of Champna in 'Ma Huan [??]'. The documents also include a letter from Mills to Joseph Needham. Mills asks Purcell, 'If necessary will you consult The Great One?'.
Creator: Mills, John.
2 sheets; Paper.

5 Oct. 1964–16 Nov. 1964

Correspondence and other documents relating to the possible introduction of herds of Auchenidae (llamas, vicunas, alpaccas and guanacos) into the moutainous regions of West China and Tibet. The correspondence comprises a letter from Ben F. Blankenship of San Francisco, California, U.S.A., to 'The Broadsheet' [edited by Liao Hung-Ying, Mrs Derek Bryan], about the potential of the introduction of Auchenidae to China and the already sucessful introduction of Quinoa; letter from Blankenship to Bryan, accompanying data to support his belief that Auchenidae could be sucessfully introduced to China; copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Dr. Kuo Mo-Jo [??? / Guo Moruo] of Academia Sinica, written to introduce the idea and accompany copies of the supporting information sent by Blankenship; letter from Blankenship to Needham, forwarding information about the Auchenidae and discussing the practicalities of obtaining some animals for China; letter from Blankenship to Needham, asking if any response had been received from the Chinese Academy of Sciences; copy of Needham's reply stating that no acknowledgment has been received; letter from Kuo acknowleding receipt of the information. Information sent by Blankenship comprises copies of parts of 3 letters from Blankenship to Henry Chien of Hong Kong, explaining the potential for Auchenidae farming in China; letter from [?] of the United States Department of Agriculture to Blankenship, describing the different types of Auchenidae and their wool; copy of a letter from Irene H Kittredge of the National Wool Trade Association, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., providing import figures for Auchenidae wool into the U.S.A. in 1962; table showing 'U.S. imports of Alpaca, Llama and Vicuna Hair', 1960-1962; copy of a speech by Henry Schlomm, President of Amicale Yarns, Inc. and Woosocket Spinning Co., New York City, U.S.A., entitled 'Cashmere, Cashmere Blands, Vicuna, Camel Hair & Iceland Wool', (24 April 1957); fact sheets supplied by the Wool Bureau, Inc., New York City, U.S.A., on alpaca, guanaco, llama and vicuna; newspaper advertisement for a 'genuine alpaca' sweater available at Roos/Atkins Stores in California; photocopies of 3 'Daily News Record' articles entitled 'Prices for Alpaca Increase Due to its use in Sweaters;, Natural Fibers are Blend-bred with a Test Tube', 'Wools of the World'; letter from Victor Penazola of the Ministry of Agrculture, Bolivia, requesting $65 for relevant reports, books, bulletins and magazines; cutting of a newspaper article entitled 'Havana Tobacco Has New Home: Honduras'; cutting of a 'San Francisco Sunday Chronicle' article entitled 'The Global Wildlife Crisis', referring to the movement of species of animals between different regions of the world; 2 postage stamps from Peru showing the vicuna. Note: some of the information is duplicated as it was sent to Needham both directly by Blankenship and also via Liao Hung-Ying.
Creator: Blankenship, Ben F.; Needham, Joseph; Kuo Mo-Jo.
45 sheets; Paper.

24 Apr. 1957–17 May 1966

Letter from Jean Soames of 'Animals', askinf for help with the illustration of an article on Pere David's Deer, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Soames, Jean; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

27 Jan. 1965–16 Feb. 1965

Letter from Wanda O. Harrison of Chicago Natural History Museum, U.S.A., about her work on the subject of birds in China, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Harrison, Wanda O.; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

16 Sep. 1964–23 Feb. 1964

Correspondence with Dr. Zofia Ameisenowa of Krakow, Poland, about her search for the origins of the double-headed bird as an ancient imperial symbol, and related documents. The correspondence comprises copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham; 3 letters from Ameisenowa. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Needham to Peter Burbidge of Cambridge University Press, about the possible publication of Ameisenowa's study; letter from M. H. Black of Cambridge University Press,.
Creator: Ameisenowa, Zofia; Needham, Joseph; Black, M. H.
17 sheets; Paper.

8 Oct. 1965

Correspondence with H. E. Dr. R. H. van Gulik of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, about his study of gibbons in China, and related documents. The correspondence comprises copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham; 2 letters from van Gulik. The letters also discuss the possibility that van Gulik take the Chair of Chinese at Cambridge on his retirement from the Netherlands Foreign Service. The documents also include a copy of a letter from Needham to Caroline Jarvis of the Zoological Gardens, London, asking for photographs of the long-armed gibbon on behalf of van Gulik; letter of reply from Jarvis; photograph of a Chinese painting of a gibbon from the collection of Dr. Kuo Yu-shou; leaflet advertising van Gulik's book 'The Gibbon in China, An Essay in Chinese Animal Lore', (1967).
Creator: Gulik, R. H. van; Needham, Joseph; Jarvis, Caroline.
9 pieces; Paper and photograph.

1 Apr. 1966–1967

Correspondence with Dr. J. P. Maule of the Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Edinburgh, about the publication and sales of a monograph by Dr. H. Epstein on 'Domestic Animals in China', (1969), and advertisement for the book. The correspondence comprises copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham; 1 letter from Maule. Needham notes at the top of the letter 'see Anim. Husbandry subfile'.
Creator: Maule, J. P.; Needham, Joseph.
5 sheets; Paper.

5 June 1967–11 Aug. 1970

Letter from Jim Harris [?] at the Travellers' Club, London, about his paper on 'Collocalia', his collection of hornbill ivory and other matters.
Creator: Harris, Jim.
1 document; Paper.

23 June 1967

Two letters from John Mills in Switzerland, about a description of the Sumatran tapir in 'Ma Huan [??]' and other matters, and attached notes. Other matters discussed include a study of (Robinson's) Chinese World Map of 1593; a Chinese mathematical instrument.
Creator: Mills, John.
3 sheets; Paper.

28 Aug. 1967–12 Oct. 1967

Letter from E. H. Down to Lu Gwei-Djen, about the crane in China, and copy of a reply from Joseph Needham's. The documents also include a draft of Needham's reply.
Creator: Down, E. H.; Needham, Joseph.
5 sheets; Paper.

22 Jan. 1968–14 Feb. 1968

Letter from Francis Weiss of Beckenham, Kent, asking for help with his work on a history of the fur trade, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply. See also SCC2/260/22.
Creator: Weiss, Francis; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

22 May 1970–25 May 1970

Booklet advertising Axel M. Hemmingsen and J. A. Guildal, 'Observations on Birds in North Eastern China, Especially the Migration at Pei-Tai-Ho Beach', (Vetch and Lee Ltd, Hong Kong, 1951, 1968).
1 document; Paper.

1969

Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Dr. M. A. Smith of the Natural History Museum, London, asking for reprints on the subject of reptiles and amphibia on behalf of Dr. Liu Cheng-Chao of Szechuan Provincial Medical College, and attached notes.
2 sheets; Paper.

27 Oct. 1972

Letter from M. D. Cluse of the Goldfish Society of Great Britain, about the desire of the Society to be in closer relations with their Chinese counterparts, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Cluse, M. D.; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

15 Feb. 1973–28 Feb. 1973

Letter from E. M. O. Laurie of the Mammal Section, British Museum (Natural History), London, providing references to books on the giant panda.
Creator: Laurie, E. M. O.
1 document; Paper.

29 Oct. 1954

Correspondence with Francis Weiss of Beckenham, Kent, about his study of the history of the fur trade, and related documents. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Weiss; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. The related documents include a copy of an 'Etching by Dudley, about 1810' showing 'Pu-Qua (a furrier); copy of an article by Weiss entitled 'Die Grosse Mauer', ('Marco', Spring 1972); copy of French version of the article headed 'La Grande Muraille', ('Courrier de la Fourrure'); typescript draft of part of Weiss' work entitled 'From Adam to Madam: a history of furs', relating to the Chinese fur trade'; reproduced drawing showing 'A Young Licentate' in China; bibliography prepared by Weiss. See also SCC2/260/17.
Creator: Weiss, Francis; Needham, Joseph.
19 sheets; Paper.

28 Aug. 1973–25 Oct. 1975

Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Lin Ping-Liang of Hong Kong, about photographs of ivory carving, and related note.
2 sheets; Paper.

2 Oct. 1974

Correspondence with Prof. G. Pilleri of the Hirnanatomisches Institut der Psychiatrischen Universitätsklinik, Ostermungigen, Switzerland, about the river dolphin in China, and related documents. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Pilleri; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham. The related documents comprise a copy of an article by Zhou Kai-Ya [??? / Zhou Kaiya] et. Al. entitled «????????» [Tzu Chi Thun Teh Fen Pu Tiao Chha / Zi Ji Tun De Fen Bu Diao Cha], («????», [Tung Wu Hsueh Pao / Dong Wu Xue Bao / Acta Zoologica Sinica], (March 1977); two New Year cards from Pilleri, one reproducing a photograph of a dolphin in the Orinoco River; the other reproducing a painting of a Chinese river dolphin, by Ren Hong-Nian of the Institute of Hydrobiology, Academia Sinica, Wuhan, China.
Creator: Pilleri, G.;Needham, Joseph.
17 pieces; Paper.

7 Oct. 1977–1984

Letter from R. Abbott of Botley, Oxfordshire, about the date of a Chinese ivory freted sphere, and photograph of the sphere.
Creator: Abbott, R.
2 pieces; Paper and photograph.

6 Jan. 1975

Copy of an article by Eugène Schreider of the University of Paris, entitled 'The Abominable Snowman', ('Discovery', May 1960).
3 sheets; Paper.

May 1960

Cutting of a 'New Scientist' report on the mystery of the abominable snowman.
1 document; Paper.

1960

Reproduced drawing of the abominable snowman from a Tibetan book published in Peking, China, about 1800, and related note.
2 sheets; Paper.

1960–1965

List of books on natural history, science, botany, ornithology etc. available for purchase from Jerrold G. Stanhoff, Rare Oriental Book Co., Aptos, California, U.S.A.
2 sheets; Paper.

28 Mar. 1984

Letter from ??? [Kao Yao-Thing / Gao Yaoting] of the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China, about his attendance at the Third International Theriological Congress.
Creator: Kao Yao-Thing.
2 sheets; Paper.

10 Mar. 1982

Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Hu Ting-I, Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, London, about David Chivers and a group of other Cambridge scientists wishing to research the oecology and behaviour of wild monkeys and apes in Southern China. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Chivers of the Sub-Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Cambridge, to the University's Vice-Chancellor, forwarding a memorandum describing his proposed research; copy of a letter from Doug Brandon-Jones of the British Museum (Natural History), London, to Chivers, about the different kinds of primate in China; letter from Oliver Caldecott of Wildwood House Limited, London, about a Cambridge student Elliott H. Haimoff and his wish to study the concolor gibbon in China.
Creator: Chivers, David; Needham, Joseph; Jones, Doug Brandon-; Caldecott, Oliver.
9 sheets; Paper.

13 Oct. 1978–1 Nov. 1978

Leaflet advertising Klaus Schmidt-Koenig, 'Avian Orientation and Navigation', (Academic Press, 1979).
1 document; Paper.

1979

Cutting of an article by ??? [Wu Te-To / Wu Deduo] entitled «???????» [Kuan Yu Ta Hsiung Mao Chung Chung / Guan Yu Da Xiong Mao Zhong Zhong] published in «???» [Wen Hui Pao / Wen Hui Bao].
1 document; Paper.

9 Dec. 1979

Copy of a memorandum from Jeffrey Boswall of the Natural History Unit of the British Broadcasting Corporation, Bristol, to Chris Parsons of the same unit, about a television programme on 'The Chinese and their animals'.
Creator: Boswall, Jeffrey.
4 sheets; Paper.

26 Mar. 1980

Advertisement for reprints of 'Artibus Asiae', illustrated by a Chinese painting of a sheep and goat by Chao Meng-Fu (1254-1322).
1 document; Paper.

1970–1975

Two letters from ??? [Kao Yao-Thing / Gao Yaoting] of the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China, accompanying a copy of an article reporting the excavation of animal bones from a Han dynasty tomb.
Creator: Kao Yao-Thing.
4 sheets; Paper.

10 Dec. 1980–18 Sep. 1981

Typed reference to an article in the 'Scientific American Supplement' by Stephen Bowers, entitled 'Extinct Monsters - A Brief Account of some the most remarkable forms of animal life in the past history of the earth', (9 June 1894). The note is from Michael Rosen of San Francisco, California, U.S.A. [?].
1 document; Paper.

1980–1989

Letter from Lady Aldington of London, about Chinese material for her book on white horses, and related documents. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from H. C. Ng of the Chinese University of Hong Kong to Jane Morris, about details of Mongolian white horses seen by Marco Polo in the 14th-century; copy of a letter from Ma Lin of the Chinese University of Hong Kong to Lord MacLehose, about the Mongolian white horse; copy of Joseph Needham's reply to Lady Aldington; notes.
Creator: Aldington; Ng, H. C.; Ma Lin; Needham, Joseph.
6 sheets; Paper.

16 June 1983–17 Jan. 1984

Postcard from Mrs. Eugene Flaumenhaft of Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, U.S.A., enquiring about a Joseph Needham article on Chinese methods for purifying estrogens. The postcard shows a detail of a horse from a Chinese silk scroll painting by Jen Jen-Fa, (1254-1327) held at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Creator: Flaumenhaft, Eugene.
1 document; Paper.

22 June 1964

Summary of an article by Ke Luo, Lin Shu-gen, Li Wen-guang and Ren Min-zhen, entitled 'The Study of the Planum Nasolabile of Bubalus Bubalis', ('Journal of Fujien Agricultural College').
1 document; Paper.

1984

Correspondence with Martin Williams of Darwin College, Cambridge, about an expedition to study bird migration in China, and related documents. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Williams; copy of 1 letter from Gregory Blue on behalf of Joseph Needham. The related documents comprise a typed plans for the expedition, including a list of proposed expedition members; preliminary report on the expedition.
Creator: Williams, Martin; Blue, Gregory.
23 sheets; Paper.

22 Jan. 1984–1985

Lists of books on Chinese and Japanese ornithology produced by the Rare Oriental Book Co., Aptos, California, U.S.A.,.
6 sheets; Paper.

June 1986-Nov. 1986

Letter from John D. Day of Sharon, Massachusetts, U.S.A., about Li Zhizao's Ming dynasty map of the Pacific Basin and Chinese knowledge of whales, and related documents. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter of reply from Gregory Blue on behalf of Joseph Needham; typescript description of the map; photocopied images of the map as used to illustrate a book by Stuart M. Frank.
Creator: Day, John D.; Needham, Joseph.
8 sheets; Paper.

7 Dec. 1986–5 Mar. 1987

Correspondence with Michael L. Ryder of Southampton, about his work on the history of the sheep and goat, and related documents. The correspondence comprises 3 letters from Ryder; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Prof. Jiang Ying of Bejing Agricultural University to Ryder, accompanying notes on Chinese cashmere production, Liaoning goats and other native goat breeds.
Creator: Ryder, Michael L.; Needham, Joseph; Jiang Ying.
10 sheets; Paper.

13 June 1988–21 Oct. 1988

Photocopied pages on 'The Elephant of China' from a work by P. E. P. Deraniyagala on 'The Elephants of Asia', ('Proceedings of the Ceylon Association of Science', 1950).
2 sheets; Paper.

1950

Copy of a 'New Scientist' review by Jonathan Silvertown of a book on 'The Natural History of China' by Zhao Ji, Zhen Guangmei, Wang Huadong and Xu Jialin.
1 document; Paper.

31 Mar. 1980

Copy of an illustration of a goat from the «?????». The illustration is signed 'C D S 67'.
1 document; Paper.

1967

Notes on edible birds nests. Joseph Needham notes 'keep for zoology or nutrition'.
3 sheets; Paper.

1960–1969

Small sub-file of documents relating to falconry. The documents comprise bibliographical references; photograph of an illustration of a falcon from a Chinese work; notes.
9 pieces; Paper and photograph.

1970–1985

Sub-file of notes on birds.
17 sheets; Paper.

1950–1979

Sub-file of notes on fish.
8 sheets; Paper.

1950–1979

Envelope containing a photograph bequeathed by J. D. Bernal, showing Chinese goldfish.
2 pieces; Photograph and paper.

1950–1975

Photograph of a Chinese statue of a 'Triceratops' of Han or Liu Chhao date, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, U.S.A., and attached notes.
2 pieces; Photograph and paper.

Oct. 1977

Photograph of a 'Camel Train crossing the Wushaling Pass, north-west of Lanchow with army blankets made by the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives'. The photograph has a caption on the reverse.
1 document; Photograph.

1960

Envelope containing a photograph of a Shang dynasty ivory cup. The envelope is marked 'NCNA [New China News Agency] 78'. The photograph has a description on the reverse.
2 pieces; Photograph and paper.

1978

Photograph of an illustration of a 'very fine fish' from the Yuan or very early Ming edition of 'Yin Shan Cheng Yao [???? / Yin Shan Zheng Yao]', (1330). The photograph has Joseph Needham's notes on the reverse.
1 document; Photograph.

1970–1979

Miscellaneous notes and bibliographical references.
92 sheets; Paper.

1950–1985

Joseph Needham's original file title.
1 document; Paper.

1970–1979