| Title |
Medicine (Important) |
| Reference |
SCC2/274 |
| Covering Dates |
1950–1992 |
| Extent and Medium |
Paper |
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| Index Terms |
| Medical Sciences |
| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/274 contains: |
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1
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Copy of an 'MD' article entitled 'Physiologic Mysteries'.
4 sheets; Paper. |
Jan. 1967 |
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2
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Copy of an 'MD' article by Felix Marti-Ibanez entitled 'The Vast Threshold (Medicine in the 20th Century)'.
1 document; Paper. |
Oct. 1961 |
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3
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Copy of a 'Scientific American' article by George W. Gray entitled 'Corisone and ACTH: The startling results of their administration in several rather different diseases suggest the beginnings of a unified theory of medicine'.
5 sheets; Paper. |
1950 |
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4
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Documents relating to theses written by students of Prof. Pierre Huard at the Faculty of Medicine, Hanoi, Vietnam. The documents comprise a copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Huard, asking for copies of the theses which were described in 'Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences', (1954); letter from Huard accompanying summaries of a number of his students' papers; copy of a letter from Needham to F. N. L. Poynter of the Wellcome Historical Medicine Library, London, asking for copies of 'Current Work in the History of Medicine' to send to Huard; letter of reply from Poynter. Theses topics include secret des reins; smallpox; placenta; pulse; popular medicine; gynaecology; Arab and Chinese medicine; Tue-Tinh.
Creator: Needham, Joseph; Huard, Pierre; Poynter, F. N. L.
17 sheets; Paper. |
26 Dec. 1954–29 Apr. 1955 |
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5
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Correspondence with Hans Selye of the University of Montreal, Canada, about his a chapter entitled 'Sketch for a Unified History of Medicine' for his work 'Third Annual Report on Stress'. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Selye; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. The documents also include a typescript draft of the chapter. Needham has marked the correspondence 'disease as syndromes due to specific stimuli or generalised reaction to any sort of stimuli'.
Creator: Selye, Hans; Needham, Joseph.
26 sheets; Paper. |
24 Dec. 1953–20 Mar. 1954 |
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6
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Joseph Needham's list of references relating to medicine in George Sarton's 'Introduction to the History of Science', (Baltimore, 1927-1947).
2 sheets; Paper. |
1950–1959 |
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7
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Notes of translations of Chinese medical texts by August Pfizmaier.
3 sheets; Paper. |
1950–1959 |
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8
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Copy of a review by M. Wong of Tsien Sin-Tchong, 'Kitaiskaia narodnaia meditsina' (la médicine populaire chinoise), Mosocw, 1959.
2 sheets; Paper. |
1959–1960 |
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9
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Joseph Needham's notes from R. L. Cecil and R. F. Loeb, 'A Textbook of Medicine', (New York and Shanghai, 1951).
3 sheets; Paper. |
1951–1959 |
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10
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Part of a letter from Jasper Rose of Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, about early works on Chinese medicine. The letter specifically asks for help to identifiy the author of a 1671 work entitled 'Les Secrets de la Medicine des Chinois'.
Creator: Rose, Jasper.
1 document; Paper. |
5 July 1953 |
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11
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Typed extracts from an English translation of Louis Lecomte, 'Nouveaux Mémoires sur l'état présent de la Chine', (Paris, 1696) about the pulse and drugs.
2 sheets; Paper. |
1950–1959 |
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12
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Joseph Needham's notes for a talk on Chinese medicine given to the Caius [Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge] Medical Society.
7 sheets; Paper. |
13 Mar. 1950 |
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13
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Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Dr. Robert F. Bridgman of Paris, France, about his article 'L'Interet d'une étude Comparée de la Philosophie et de la Médecine chinoises', and related documents. The article was read at the International Orientalists Congress, Istanbul, 1951. The related documents comprise a copy of the article which was sent to Needham by J. Filliozat; Bridgman's reply.
Creator: Needham, Joseph; Bridgman, Robert F.
17 sheets; Paper. |
12 Nov. 1951–21 Nov. 1951 |
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14
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Cutting of a newspaper obituary for Lieutenant-Colonel C. L. Pasricha, and Joseph Needham's notes on his research into the history of whooping cough.
2 sheets; Paper. |
1955–1959 |
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15
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Notebook containing Joseph Needham's 'Basic Bibliography of Chinese Medicine', 'notes with ?? [Li Thao / Li Tao]'. There are several loose notes inserted.
3 pieces; Paper. |
5 July 1952 |
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16
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Typescript notes by Joseph Needham headed 'Some principles of the Chinese written language illustrated by a few mediaeval and modern medical terms'. The notes were prepared whilst Needham was in Shenyang. Chinese characters are added in manuscript.
1 document; Paper. |
July 1952 |
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17
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Typescript notes on the term 'Hsia Chung [?? / Xia Zhong]. Chinese characters are added in manuscript. Joseph Needham notes 'see letter from O Karow, 4/1/58'.
1 document; Paper. |
4 Jan. 1958 |
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18
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Note from Jasper Rose of King's College, Cambridge, about Andreas Cleyer's 'Specimen of Chinese Medicine', (Frankfurt, 1682), and attached note.
Creator: Rose, Jasper.
2 sheets; Paper. |
20 Jan. 1958 |
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19
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Joseph Needham's notes on relevant works held at the Library of the University of Malaya.
10 sheets; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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20
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Typescript review by Joseph Needham of Nguyen Tran-Huan, 'Esquisse d'une Histoire de la Biologie Chonoise, des Origines jusqu'au Ive siècle', (Revue d'Histoire des Sciences', 1957), and preparatory notes.
8 sheets; Paper. |
1957–1958 |
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21
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Envelope containing two popular Chinese block-prints with medical themes. Joseph Needham notes that these are 'from Ida Pruitt 23/1/60'.
3 pieces; Paper. |
23 Jan. 1960 |
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22
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British Museum postcard reproducing an illustration of 'A Physician and his Patient' from an early Persian manuscript.
1 document; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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23
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Leaflet advertising F. N. L. Poynter and K. D. Keele, 'A Short History of Medicine', (London, 1961).
1 document; Paper. |
1961 |
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24
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List of 'Ts'ung Shu in S.O.A.S. [School of Oriental and African Studies, London]' provided by Piet van der Loon.
2 sheets; Paper. |
3 June 1953 |
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25
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Typed extracts relating to medicine from an English translation of work P. Louis de Poirot, (d. 1814) [?].
3 sheets; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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26
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Copy of a 'New Statesman' review by J. A. C. Brown of Brian Inglis, 'Fringe Medicine', (London, 1964).
1 document; Paper. |
28 Feb. 1964 |
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27
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Advertisement for Dr. Geoffrey Lapage, 'Animals Parasitic in Man', (Revised version, 1963).
1 document; Paper. |
1963 |
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28
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List prepared by Yabuuchi Kiyoshi of 'Important medical books in the Fujikawa Collection of the Kyoto Medical Library'. The documents also include a Joseph Needham note of other relevant works 'seen chez Yabuuchi Kiyoshi'.
Creator: Yabuuchi Kiyoshi.
2 sheets; Paper. |
15 Oct. 1964 |
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29
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Joseph Needham note of a visit by Dr. Wayne Barker of Wetherby, Yorkshire and his interest in the naturalist attitude in China to epilepsy in contrast to the European exorcism of evil spirits etc.
1 document; Paper. |
28 Sep. 1965 |
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30
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Copy of a paper by Nathan Sivin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A., entitled 'A Seventh-Century Chinese Medical History'. The paper discusses the work of Sun Ssu-Mo [??? / Sun Simiao]. Joseph Needham has made brief notes in the margins.
Creator: Sivin, Nathan.
14 sheets; Paper. |
July 1966 |
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31
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Advertisement for Guy Beaujouan, Yvonne Poulle-Drieux and Jeanne-Marie Dureau-Lapeyssonnie, 'Médecine humaine et vétérinaire à fin du moyen âge', (Geneva and Paris, 1966).
1 document; Paper. |
1966 |
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32
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Joseph Needham's notes from a lecture by C. H. Talbot on 'Medicine in the Middle Ages'.
6 sheets; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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33
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Joseph Needham's notes on a 'medical case-book on Han wooden tablets'.
3 sheets; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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34
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Postcard reproducing a Tang dynasty cave painting labelled 'Fetching the Doctor'.
1 document; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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35
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Letter from Mark Elvin in Glasgow, about Li Chung-Chüeh [??? / Li Zhongjue], (b. 1853), one of the first Chinese doctors to attempt to fuse Chinese and Western medical ideas, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Elvin, Mark; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper. |
23 Sep. 1967 |
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36
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Photograph of a block-print showing 'The Founders of Chinese Medicine', Shen Nung, Fu Hsi and Huang Ti.
1 document; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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37
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Advertisement for C. G. Cumston, 'The History of Medicine from the Time of Pharaohs to the End of the XVII Century (London, 1968).
1 document; Paper. |
1968 |
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38
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Part of a circular letter about the Seventh British Congress on the History of Medicine held in Cambridge, September 1969. On the reverse of the letter are Joseph Needham's notes from a lecture by Lord Cohen on Sir Thomas Clifford Albutt.
1 document; Paper. |
11 Sep. 1969 |
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39
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Typescript review prepared by Lu Gwei-Djen of an article by Ma Chi-Hsing [??? / Ma Jixing] entitled 'Thang Jen Hsieh Hui Chiu Fa Thu Tshan Chuan Khao [?????????? / Tang Ren Xie Hui Jiu Fa Tu Can Juan Kao], ('Wen Wu [??], 1964). The review was for 'Revue Bibliographique de Sinologie'. The documents also include preparatory notes.
Creator: Lu Gwei-Djen.
4 sheets; Paper. |
Nov. 1971 |
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40
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Photograph of a female diagnostic figure made of white jade.
1 document; Photograph. |
1970–1979 |
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41
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Letter from Nathan Sivin at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., about important historians of Chinese medicine in the Western world, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Sivin, Nathan; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
5 June 1990–30 June 1990 |
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42
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Letter from ??? [Ching San-Lin / Jing Sanlin] of Zhengzhou University, Henan, China, bringing Joseph Needham's attention to a meeting on 'Tools of Production Industries in Traditional China', and copy of Needham's reply.
Creator: Ching San-Lin; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
9 Oct. 1989–30 June 1990 |
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43
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Letter from Prof. Manfred Porkert of the Institut für Ostasienkunde, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, Munich, Germany, accompanying information on the 'International Normative Dictionary of Chinese Medicine', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply. The information comprises a 'General Presentation' of the project; information about 'The International Editorial Commission'.
Creator: Porkert, Mafred; Needham, Joseph.
10 sheets; Paper. |
8 Jan. 1990–20 June 1990 |
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44
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Table of contents for 'Classical Texts in Contemporary Context: Transmission of Knowledge and Modes of Reasoning in Chinese Medicine', prepared by Elizabeth Hsu.
3 sheets; Paper. |
1988–1992 |
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45
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Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Dr. Ma Kan-Wen of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Science and Medicine, London, accompanying a copy of a short piece on the work of ?? [Li Thao / Li Tao].
2 sheets; Paper. |
13 Sep. 1991 |
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46
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Letter from Dr. Li Tsu-Hsin [Li Zixin] in San Francisco, California, U.S.A., about the paleo-pathology of cancer, and related documents. The related documents comprise a copy of Joseph Needham's reply; copy of a related paper by Li; list of simplified Chinese characters, along with their old forms.
Creator: Li Tsu-Hsin; Needham, Joseph.
9 sheets; Paper. |
28 Sep. 1989–27 Oct. 1989 |
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47
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Typescript draft translation by Nathan Sivin of Sun Ssu-Mo's [??? / Sun Simiao] 'Pei Chi Chhien Chin Yao Fang [?????? / Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang]', (650-659).
Creator: Sivin, Nathan.
3 sheets; Paper. |
26 July 1990 |
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48
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Photograph of a Chinese painting of a street, including a doctor's surgery [?].
1 document; Photograpph. |
1970–1979 |
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49
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Notes.
144 sheets; Paper. |
1950–1979 |
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50
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Joseph Needham's original file title.
1 document; Paper. |
1960–1969 |
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