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

Needham/NRI2/SCC4 contains:
<-- See earlier
2	Correspondence on and after publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 2'
3	Correspondence on and after the publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 3'
5	Correspondence on and after publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 2'
6	Correspondence on and after publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 3'
7	Correspondence on and after 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 1'
8	Correspondence on and after 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2'
9	Correspondence on and after 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 3'
10	Correspondence on and after 'Science and Civilisation in China Volume 5, Part 4'
11	Correspondence on and after publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 5'
12	Correspondence on and after publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 7'
13	Correspondence on and after the publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 1'

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

Title	Correspondence on and after the publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 1'
Reference	SCC4/13
Covering Dates	28 Nov. 1977–23 Feb. 1988
Extent and Medium	Paper

Needham/NRI2/SCC4/13 contains:

Correspondence with Andrew Lauener of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh about his proofreading of the volume to check for correct usage of generic and specific botanical names. The documents also include Lauener's list of corrections and a letter from Peter Burbidge of Cambridge University Press, stating that the corrections have been made.
Creator: Lauener, Andrew; Needham, Joseph; Burbidge, Peter.
9 sheets; Paper.

28 Nov. 1977–8 Apr. 1982

Letter from John Futter of Cambridge University Press, about proofreading of the volume and the general schedule for publication.
Creator: Futter, John.
1 document; Paper.

8 July 1982

Letter from Tricia Rowland of Cambridge University Press about the timetable for proofreading.
Creator: Rowland, Tricia.
1 document; Paper.

18 May 1984

Letter from Peter Burbidge of Cambridge University Press, about page proofs and arrangements for a new indexer for the volume.
Creator: Burbidge, Peter.
1 document; Paper.

24 May 1984

Documents relating to H. T. Huang of the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. and his correction of page proofs for the volume and other matters. The documents comprise a letter from Huang to Joseph Needham about people to be thanked in the author's note; letter from Huang to Peter Burbidge of Cambridge University Press listing corrections and originally accompanying a set of corrected page proofs; Huang's lists of 'Issues to discuss with Joseph Needham' and 'Issues to discuss with PB'. One of the items listed 'to disuss' is a conflict of interest between an application for funding for 'Science and Civilisation in China' made to the National Science Foundation and Huang's position with the foundation. The documents also include 2 letters from Huang to Burbidge about this conflict of interest.
Creator: Huang, H. T.
8 sheets; Paper.

2 Dec. 1983–27 Nov. 1984

Letter from [W. B. Gardener ?] of East Mersea, Essex, about his/her proofreading of the volume.
Creator: Gardener, W. B.
1 document; Paper.

20 Dec. 1984

Correspondence with Stephen Jones, indexer of the volume about the index and other matters, and related documents. The letters comprise a letter from Jones asking for Joseph Needham's thoughts on the subject of Thang music; letter from Laurence Picken of Jesus College Cambridge discussing Jones' performance as a scholar; letter from Jones on completion of the index; letter from Joseph Needham to Jones commenting on the index; 2 further letters from Jones about the index; letter from Peter Burbidge of Cambridge University Press about payment for the work.
Creator: Jones, Stephen; Picken, Laurence; Needham, Joseph; Burbidge, Peter.
12 sheets; Paper.

26 Nov. 1984–26 May 1985

Letter from N. H. Robinson, Librarian of The Royal Society, thanking Joseph Needham for a copy of the volume.
Creator: Robinson, N. H.
1 document; Paper.

26 Feb. 1986

Letter from Szu-jie Tsou congratulating Joseph Needham on the volume.
Creator: Tsou Szu-jie.
1 document; Paper.

9 Dec. 1986

Correspondence between R. C. Rudolph of the University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. and Carmen Lee of the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, about Rudolph's offer of a book from his collection of early Japanese, Chinese and Western books. Rudolph specifically offers Iinuma Yokusai's, 'Illustrated treatise on plants and treets revised'. The documents include typescript explanation on Iinuma's work and the book's contents; photocopy of an illustration from the book. Lee's reply declines the offer.
Creator: Rudolph, R. C.; Lee, Carmen.
4 sheets; Paper.

Apr. 1987–7 May 1987

Correspondence with ??? [Fang Ming-yüan / Fang Mingyuan] of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, about his visit to England and his father Fang Wên-Pei [??? / Fang Wenpei]. Joseph Needham's letter states that he met Fang Wên-Pei in Szechuan during World War II.
Creator: Fang Ming-yüan; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

3 Feb. 1988–23 Feb. 1988