| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/42 contains: |
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| 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 |
| 26 |
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 |
| 27 |
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 |
| 29 |
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 |
| 31 |
Note from Norman Girardot advising Joseph Needham of his position as chairman of the Religion Department at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
| 32 |
Documents relating an application by Prof. Norman J. Girardot for a Fulbright Award for proposed research on 'James Legge (1815-1897) and the Study of Chinese Religion' |
| 33 |
Letter from Raymond J. Barnett of the California State University, U.S.A. explaining his interest in Taoism and asking for Joseph Needham's advice on Taoist temples to visit on a forthcoming visit to China |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
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 |
| Reference |
SCC2/42/28 |
| Creator |
Welch, Holmes H.; Needham, Joseph. |
| Covering Dates |
22 Jan. 1979–12 June 1979 |
| Extent and Medium |
11 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The letters refer specifically to the search for funding for a proposed book by Girardot about Legge. They also mention Welch's own published collection of papers entitled 'Facets of Taoism'. The related documents comprise copy of a letter from Edward Tripp of Yale University Press to Welch about the success of 'Facets of Taoism'; copy of Girardot's proposal for the book on Legge; copies of correspondence between Welch and Jen Chi-Yü of Academia Sincia about the translation of Chinese religious texts and Welch's planned trip to China. |
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