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Cutting from an auction sale catalogue showing a jade table screen with mountain landscape and gilded inscription by ?? [Lao Tze / Lao Zi] |
| 21 |
Correspondence with N. J. Girardot of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A. about Girardot's application for tenure at the University and related documents |
| 22 |
Announcement of the publication of Antony Tatlow's 'The Mask of Evil: Brecht's Response to the Poetry, Theatre and Thought of China and Japan. A Comparative and Critical Evaluation' |
| 23 |
Letter from George F. Allen of London about expressing appreciation of Joseph Needham's treatment of Taoism in 'Science and Civilisation in China' |
| 24 |
Letter from E. R. Dodds of Oxford about the comparison between Neoplatoism and Taoism |
| 25 |
Correspondence with J. P. Carswell of the British Academy about research programme in Chinese Studies sponsored by the European Science Foundation and related documents |
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Correspondence with N. J. Girardot of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A., about a special book-length issue of the journal 'History of Religions' to concentrate on Chinese religions and related documents |
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Letter from Victor Mair of the Department of East Asian Languages, Harvard University, U.S.A. inviting Joseph Needham's contribution to a book of essays on 'Chuang Tzu [?? / Zhuang Zi]' and copy of Needham's reply |
| 28 |
Letter from Dr. Holmes H. Welch of Harvard, U.S.A. about work by Norman Girardot, also of Harvard, on the life of James Legge, copy of Joseph Needham's reply and related documents |
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Letter from Oliver Caldecott of Wildwood House Publishers of London about a translation of the 'Hua Hu Ching [??? / Hua Hu Jing]', sample pages of the work and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 30 |
Letter from N. J. Girardot at Oberlin College, Ohio, U.S.A. about the publication of his book, 'Myth and Meaning in Early Taoism' and copy of a letter from Robin Derricourt of Cambridge University Press expressing an interest in the manuscript |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Correspondence with J. P. Carswell of the British Academy about research programme in Chinese Studies sponsored by the European Science Foundation and related documents |
| Reference |
SCC2/42/25 |
| Creator |
Carswell, J. P.; Needham, Joseph. |
| Covering Dates |
24 July 1978–8 Aug. 1978 |
| Extent and Medium |
12 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The related documents comprise overviews of three proposed projects for the programme entitled, 'Tao-Tsang - An Analytical and Descriptive Bibliography of the Taoist Cannon'; Literature - A Descriptive Handbook of Chinese Literary Works from 1900 to 1949'; 'The State in China - Concepts and Realities'. Joseph Needham's letter gives his opinions on the value of each of three proposed projects. The documents also include a list of 'proposed members of the steering committees' for the programme. |
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