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

Needham/NRI2/SCC2 contains:
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286	Acupuncture sessions with Chhiu Yin-Chhing [??? / Qiu Yinqing / E. C. Chew] and Janet Plummer, Hong Kong, April/May 1974
287	Acupuncture: Transmissions, Asia and Europe; Vital Spots
288	Meeting of the British Medical Acupuncture Society , Trinity Hall, Cambridge, September 1985
289	Acupuncture: Documents found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute after his death in 1995
290	Acupuncture: Correspondence
291	Acupuncture: Correspondence found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, after his death in 1995
292	Acupuncture: Material relating to Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham, 'Celestial Lancets: History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxibustion', (Cambridge University Press,1980)
293	'Celestial Lancets': Prelims, bibliographies and abbreviations
294	Acupuncture: Meeting of the Medical Acupuncture Association in Bristol, 7 May 1977
295	Medicine: Sub-file 1
296	Medicine: Sub-file 2
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title	Acupuncture: Correspondence found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, after his death in 1995
Reference	SCC2/291
Covering Dates	1978–1989
Extent and Medium	Paper

Content and context

Most of the material relates to an article by Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen entitled 'A Scientific Basis for Acupuncture?', ('The Sciences', Journal of the New York Academy of Sciences, U.S.A., 1979). The article is the pre-publication of extracts from Lu and Needham's, 'Celestial Lancets: History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxibustion', (1980).

Index Terms

Medical Sciences

Needham/NRI2/SCC2/291 contains:

Copy of May/June 1979 edition of 'The Sciences', a journal published by the New York Academy of Sciences, including Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham's article, 'A Scientific Basis for Acupuncture?'.
1 document; Paper.

May 1979-June 1979

Letter from Peter Burbidge of Cambridge University Press, about payment for extracts of 'Celestial Lancets' published in 'The Sciences'.
Creator: Burbidge, Peter.
1 document; Paper.

5 Nov. 1979

Letter from I. M. S. Wilkinson of the Department of Neurological Surgery and Neurology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, inviting Joseph Needham to give a talk on acupuncture, and related documents. The related documents comprise a programme of lectures for the Department, Spring 1979; a letter from Robin Monro of Cambridge, raising questions arising from Needham's talk.
Creator: Wilkinson, I. M. S.; Monro, Robin.
4 sheets; Paper.

9 Jan. 1979–1 Mar. 1979

New Year greeting card from the Dr. Anton Jayasuriya and Dr. Henry Jayakody of the Acupuncture Foundation of Sri Lanka. The card gives details of members and lists inportant diary dates.
Creator: Jayasuriya, Anton; Jayakody, Henry.
1 document; Paper.

1979

Joseph Needham note of Julian Scott of Cambridge and his practice of acupuncture.
1 document; Paper.

1980–1989

Correspondence relating to the publication of Italian translations of essays by Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen on Chinese. The essays were published by the medicine the Saggiatore Printing Society, Italy. The correspondence comprises a letter from Anna Guagnini of the University of Milan, Italy, suggesting articles for publication and discussing her research on Chinese contemporary episthemological studies, (15 February 1978); copy of a letter from Needham to Guagnini, agreeing that the articles may be published, but expressing concern over the production of a 'excerpt from the acupuncture material', (28 February 1978); letter from Maria Laura Boselli of Il Saggiatore, Milan, Italy, confirming their interest in publishing the essays and enquiring about copyright, (1 March 1978); copy of a letter from Needham to Boselli, about copyright and a resumé of the material on acupuncture, (20 March 1978); letter from Guagnini to Phillippa Hawking, about the writing of a resumé of Needham and Lu's material on acupuncture, (15 April 1978); further letter from Boselli about the publication, (18 June 1978); 2 further letters from Guagnini about the publication.
Creator: Guagnini, Anna; Needham, Joseph; Boselli, Maria Laura.
11 sheets; Paper.

15 Feb. 1978–17 Sep. 1978

Letter from Arn Aquarius of New South Wales, Australia, asking for information about the publication of volumes in the 'Science and Civilisation in China' series and 'Celestial Lancets'.
Creator: Aquarius, Arn.
1 document; Paper.

1978

Letter from Elizabeth Parkinson of London, about the possibility of studying the history of Chinese medicine with a grant from the Wellcome Trust.
Creator: Parkinson, Elizabeth.
2 sheets; Paper.

19 Mar. 1979

Two letters from Robert N. Ubell, Editor of 'The Sciences', a journal pubished by the New York Academy of Sciences, about copyright for Joseph Needham articles, and the possibility of a further article for the journal. Attached to letters is a copy of a copyright agreement drawn up between the Academy and Needham.
Creator: Ubell, Ronert N.
3 sheets; Paper.

21 Mar. 1978-July 1978

Correspondence with Robert Ubell of the journal, 'The Sciences', (U.S.A.), about the pre-publication of excerpts from Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham's book, 'Celestial Lancets: History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxibustion', (1980). The correspondence comprises 5 letters from Ubell; copy of 1 letter from Needham.
Creator: Ubell, Robert; Needham, Joseph.
6 sheets; Paper.

5 Apr. 1978–1 Nov. 1978

Letter from Robert N. Ubell, Editor of the journal, 'The Sciences', (U.S.A.), accompanying a draft of their excerpt from Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham's book, 'Celestial Lancets: History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxibustion', (1980).
Creator: Ubell, Robert N.
8 sheets; Paper.

30 Jan. 1979

Letter from Dr. Dominique Sen of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, about her interest in acupuncture, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Sen, Dominique; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

10 Sep. 1979–3 Oct. 1979

Letter from Richard D. Smith, Editor of the journal 'The Sciences', ('U.S.A.), accompanying a copy of a letter from a reader of Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen's article entitled 'A Scientific Basis for Acupuncture?', (May/June 1979). The reader's letter is from Dimitrios P. Photiades of the College of Medical Science, University of Benin, Nigeria. The documents also include a copy of Needham's reply to Smith.
Creator: Smith, Richard D.; Photiades, Dimitrios P.; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper.

19 Sep. 1979–3 Oct. 1979