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

Needham/NRI2/SCC4 contains:
1	Correspondence after publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1'
4	Correspondence on and after publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 1'
14	Cambridge University Press: Permissions
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'
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title	Correspondence on and after publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 2'
Reference	SCC4/2
Covering Dates	3 Sep. 1955–13 Feb. 1977
Extent and Medium	Paper

Content and context

Joseph Needham's original file title reads 'Correspondence on and after pub. Vol. 2, including material for interleaved copy of 2'.

Needham/NRI2/SCC4/2 contains:

Letter from F. L. Kunz of the Foundation for Integrative Education, New York City, U.S.A. promoting the journal 'Main Currents'.
Creator: Kunz, F. L.
1 document; Paper.

12 June 1961

Letter to the Syndics of Cambridge University Press from Frederick Hilton of Addlestone, Surrey about the "soundness of scholarship" of SCC.
1 document; Paper.

12 May 1963

Three letters from Cambridge University Press about a reprints of the volume. The correspondents at the Press are Peter Burbidge and [?] Forbes.
3 documents; Paper.

14 May 1968–10 Jan. 1977

Letters and postcards from Julien Masserson of the City Literary Institute, London about the principles of the Tao, other philosophical subjects and linguistics.
Creator: Masseron, Julien.
8 sheets; Paper.

May 1970

Letter from Glynis Banyard of Cambridge University Press, about permissions relating to the volume.
Creator: Banyard, Glynis.
1 document; Paper.

2 Apr. 1970

Typed list of notes of corrections for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volumes 1 and 2', compiled by J. V. Mills.
1 document; Paper.

1 Oct. 1969

Letter from Arthur J. Deikman of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, U.S.A., praising 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volumes 1 and 2' and requesting material relating to ' Volume 7'.
Creator: Deikman, Arthur J.
1 document; Paper.

29 Sep. 1970

Notes headed 'The corrections 'Sc & Civilization of China' Vol. 2 (1962 Ed.)'.
1 document; Paper.

23 Jan. 1974

Letter from Katherine Elliott of The Ciba Foundation, London about lines from the «???» [Tao Tê Ching / Dao De Jing] quoted to illustrate public health issues.
Creator: Elliott, Katherine.
1 document; Paper.

10 Dec. 1975

Two letters from Laszlo Tabori of Budapest, Hungary about his work on the Taoist section of 'a kind of small encyclopedia on Chinese Culture'.
Creator: Tabori, Laszlo.
2 documents; Paper.

17 Jan. 1977–13 Feb. 1977

Correspondence with Arthur Waley about Waley's review of the volume published in 'History Today'. Joseph Needham's letter assures Waley that emendations will be 'fully taken account of in second editions'; Waley's reply states that 'hardly any of those most interested will buy the second edition'.
Creator: Waley, Arthur; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

25 Sep. 1956

Correspondence with ??? [Wu Shih-Chhang / Wu Shichang] and Wang Ling about Wu's suggested emendations for the volume. The documents also include Wu's 'wonderful list of emendations'.
Creator: Wu Shih-Chhang; Wang Ling; Needham, Joseph.
13 sheets; Paper.

3 Sep. 1955–21 Sep. 1955

Letters of thanks and congratulations from Charles and Dorothea Singer.
Creator: Singer, Charles; Singer, Dorothea.
3 sheets; Paper.

13 July 1956–25 July 1956

Joseph Needham's notes of 'Vol 2 mistakes as finally printed'.
1 document; Paper.

June 1956-Dec. 1956

Letter of thanks and congratulations from D. M. Dunlop of Owlstone Road, Cambridge.
Creator: Dunlop, D. M.
1 document; Paper.

25 July 1956

Letter of thanks and congratulations from Shackleton [Bailey] of Jesus College, Cambridge.
Creator: Bailey, Shackleton.
2 sheets; Paper.

25 July 1956

Letter of congratulations from Geo. W. Olive of Warminster, Wiltshire.
Creator: Olive, Geo. W.
1 document; Paper.

22 July 1956

Letter from the Librarian of The Royal Society thanking Joseph Needham for a gift copy of the volume.
2 sheets; Paper.

26 July 1956

Letter of congratulations from U, Campagnolo of 'Comprendre' the 'Revue de la Société Européenne de Culture'.
Creator: Campagnolo, U.
1 document; Paper.

1 Aug. 1956

Letter from Henry Peterson of Hove, Sussex about the publication of the volume and other matters. Other matters discussed include reviews; 'Sansom's talk on Volume I; Peterson's invention the 'Dorm-Bra' for 'if you too find cutains cut off too much air and yet wake with first light'; Joseph Needham's 'total backing of Peking's charge of germ warfare against the Americans in Korea'.
Creator: Peterson, Henry.
1 document; Paper.

18 Aug. 1956

Letter of congratulations from H. T. Pledge of the Science Museum Library, London.
Creator: Pledge, H. T.
1 document; Paper.

16 Aug. 1956

Letter of thanks for a gift copy of the volume from M. Honda of Malcom Street, Cambridge.
Creator: Honda, M.
1 document; Paper.

28 July 1956

Letter of thanks and congratulations from [Ian Grierson?] of Calne, Wiltshire.
1 document; Paper.

6 Aug. 1956

Congratulatory letter from George Thomson of Selly Park, Birmingham and Joseph Needham's reply. The correspondence also discusses the return of page proofs of the volume; Joseph Needham's review of Thomson's book; Thomson's question on the relationship between Yin and Yang.
Creator: Thomson, George; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

28 July 1956–28 Sep. 1956

Letters from Rewi Alley in Peking discussing the volume and other matters. Alley states that your Vol II makes exciting reading to one who has long wondered at the mixture of old Taoist, Legalist, and Confucian formalist philosophy that goes to make up the character of the people.' Other matters discussed include some ancient characters used as fertility signs; a print of an old engraving of the patron saint of medicine.
Creator: Alley, Rewi.
2 documents; Paper.

21 Sep. 1956–8 Oct. 1956

Correspondence with Boyd Orr [John Boyd Orr] of Angus, Scotland discussing the volume and trips to China.
Creator: Orr, John Boyd.
3 documents; Paper.

20 Aug. 1956–14 Nov. 1956

Postcard from Dr. Walter Hollitscher of Vienna, Austria, about publication of the volume and Joseph Needham's reply. The correspondence also discusses the provision of a review copy for Hollitscher and his new book on the philosophy of nature.
Creator: Hollitscher, Walter; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

21 Aug. 1956–1 Oct. 1956

Correspondence with Prof. J. B. S. Haldane discussing points from the volume and other matters. Other matters discussed include Indian thought; Haldane's intention to settle in India; rise of the cult of Vishvakarman in Calcutta; Haldane's 'Herbert Spencer lecture'; his wife's imprisonment as an indirect result of her reading the volume.
Creator: Haldane, J. B. S.; Needham, Joseph.
5 sheets; Paper.

9 Oct. 1956–19 Oct. 1956

Correspondence with Prof. Herbert Franke of Munich, Germany about the provision of copies of the 'Science and Civilisation in China' volumes at author's rate and other matters. Other matters discussed include Franke's translation of 'Shan-chü hsin-hua'; 'review of van Gulik's Erotic Colour Prints'.
Creator: Franke, Herbert; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

29 Oct. 1956–16 Nov. 1956

Letter of congratulations from Horace Seymour of Westbury, Wiltshire.
Creator: Seymour, Horace.
1 document; Paper.

29 Nov. 1956

Correspondence with F. Le Gros Clark of London, about Dr Robert Britton who was studying the influence of rivers on human history. Le Gros Clerk mentions that he is reading the volume.
Creator: Clark, F. Le Gros; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

17 Nov. 1956–1 Dec. 1956

Two letters from Laurence [Picken] of Jesus College, Cambridge about the volume. The documents comprise a congratulatory letter; letter listing possible corrections.
Creator: Pciken, Laurence.
3 sheets; Paper.

23 Oct. 1956–28 Nov. 1956

Letter from Barbara Niven of the People's Press Fighting Fund advising Joseph Needham of a forthcoming sale and expressing pleasure at reading 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1' and Needham's reply.
Creator: Niven, Barbara; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

29 Nov. 1956

Letter of congratulations from R. Barde of Paris.
Creator: Barde, R.
1 document; Paper.

26 Dec. 1956

Note of praise sent to Joseph Needham by A. [Lightof?] originally accompanying a gift of a copy of 'La Comunidad Indigena en America y en Chile'.
1 document; Paper.

1 Oct. 1956

Christmas postcard from Mr and Mrs Owen Latimore in Maryland, U.S.A. The card also states 'Vol II is superb'.
Creator: Latimore, Owen.
1 document; Paper.

5 Dec. 1956

Letter from R. C. Rudolph of the University of California, U.S.A., about his review of the volume and other matters. Other matters discussed include Rudolph's paper on 'Chinese Movable Typeprinting'; his contribution of a section on archaeology for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 7'.
Creator: Rudolph, R. C.
1 document; Paper.

14 Dec. 1956

Letter from F. L. Kunz of the Foundation for Integrated Education about the 'great significance' of the volume.
Creator: Kunz, F. L.
2 sheets; Paper.

18 Dec. 1956

Cambridge University Press invoice for 'author's rate' copies of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volumes 1 and 2'. The copies were intended for Prof. Helmut Franke and Dr Derek Price.
1 document; Paper.

21 Nov. 1956

Letter of praise from J. Chesueaux of the école Pratique des Hautes études, Paris, France.
Creator: Chesueaux, J.
1 document; Paper.

1 Feb. 1957

Documents relating to an 'ungenerous' review by D. C. Lau published in 'Nature', 1 December 1956. The documents comprise a copy of the review; Joseph Needham's manuscript and typewritten drafts of a response beginning 'Few reviews less illuminating can ever have appeared..'; copy of Joseph Needham's letters to Lau and to the editors of 'Nature'; typescript copy of a response prepared by Laurence Picken of Jesus College, Cambridge; letter to Picken from the editors of 'Nature' stating that 'third parties cannot intervene' and that his response could not be published; letter from Picken to Joseph Needham beginning 'Alas! It availed not.'; correspondence between Joseph Needham and C.F. Eccleshare of Cambridge University Press about the review and responses.
Creator: Needham, Joseph; Picken, Laurence; Eccleshare, C. F.
25 sheets; Paper.

1 Dec. 1956–17 Jan. 1957

Letter of praise from Aschwin Lippe of the Department of Far Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, U.S.A.
Creator: Lippe, Aschwin.
1 document; Paper.

23 Jan. 1957

Letters from L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A. and attached list of 'suggestions for your Vol. II: errata et corrigenda'.
Creator: Goodrich, L. Carrington.
5 sheets; Paper.

28 Sep. 1956

Letter from Derk Bodde, Professor of Chinese at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. and attached 'Science and Civilisation in China' review article.
Creator: Bodde, Derk.
20 sheets; Paper.

19 Dec. 1956

Letter of admiration from ? Of Swift Hall, University of Chicago, U.S.A.
1 document; Paper.

19 Feb. 1957

Letter from David Hawkes of Oxford, raising points about Chinese language relating to the volume.
Creator: Hawkes, David.
2 sheets; Paper.

16 Mar. 1957

Letter from Bill Dobson of Toronto, Canada raising some points about Chinese language relating to the volume.
Creator: Dobson, Bill.
1 document; Paper.

28 Jan. 1957

Letters from Angus Graham of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, providing Joseph Needham with references and discussing a possible review. The references relate to the date of «????» [Êrh Chhêng chhüan / Er Cheng Quan Shu] and an article entitled 'What is Taoism?' in the 'American Journal of Oriental Studies'.
Creator: Graham, Angus.
2 documents; Paper.

6 Feb. 1957–3 July 1957

Letter of praise from Agnes Auban [?] of Cambridge.
1 document; Paper.

21 May 1957

Letter from ? of 'Science and Society', New York City, U.S.A. about Dirk Struik's praise for the volume.
1 document; Paper.

9 July 1957

Letter from Coching Chu [??? / Chu K'o-chen /Zhu Kezhen] of Academia Sinica, advising of the appearance of review articles in Chinese publications and asking for confirmation of the receipt of Wang Ling's salary.
Creator: Chu, Coching.
1 document; Paper.

30 Apr. 1957

Letter of admiration from Seung-bog Cho in Uppsala, Sweden and Joseph Needham's reply. Cho's letter explains also explains that he is in exile from Korea.
Creator: Cho Seung-bog; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.

5 Sep. 1957–26 Sep. 1957

Correspondence with Mohit Sen of 'New Age' magazine, New Dehli, India, about two articles by D. P. Chattopadhyaya on Taoism and Tantrism.
Creator: Sen, Mohit; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

27 Dec. 1957–4 Feb. 1958

Letter from Leslie G. Kilbourn of the Department of Physiology, University of Hong Kong, about an incorrect reference to Bernard Shaw in the volume.
Creator: Kilbourn, Leslie G.
1 document; Paper.

4 Feb. 1958

Letter of praise from Sollie H. Posinsky of New York City, U.S.A.
Creator: Posinsky, Sollie H.
1 document; Paper.

29 May 1958

Letter from Willard P. Norberg of San Francisco, U.S.A. about the translation of the 'section headings' of the 'Han Code'.
Creator: Norberg, Willard P.
1 document; Paper.

7 Apr. 1958

Letter from Daniel S. Dye of New Jersey, U.S.A. to Hong Yin [Liao Hung-Ying / Hung-Ying Bryan], raising a question about the ideographic etymology of the word ? [Wên/ Wen]. The documents also include Joseph Needham's reply to Dye.
Creator: Dye, Daniel S.; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

14 Feb. 1958–9 Oct. 1958

Reprint of an article by Wing-tsit Chan entitled 'Neo-Confucianism and Chinese Scientific Thought' published in 'Philosophy East and West' (Volume VI, Number 4, January 1957) and related letter from Joseph Needham. Needham has highlighted the work as an 'essay-review of Neo-Confm. in our Vol. 2'. He thanks Chan for the work and requests a copy of a previously unavailable Hu Shih article.
Creator: Chan, Wing-tsit; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

Jan. 1957

Letter of admiration from Michael G. Rochester of the University of California, U.S.A.
Creator: Rochester, Michael G.
1 document; Paper.

2 Apr. 1959

Letter from Dr. C. S. Hsu of the University of California, U.S.A., requesting a reprint of Joseph Needham's paper 'The missing link in horological history; a Chinese contribution'.
Creator: Hsu, C. S.
1 document; Paper.

21 Apr. 1959

Postcard of congratulations from L. C. Jain of Jabalpur, India.
Creator: Jain, L. C.
1 document; Paper.

28 May 1959

Letter of 'thanks and admiration' from Sven Lindqvist of Stockholm, Sweden, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply. Lindqvist also asks questions relating reviews of 'Science and Civilisation in China' and to the 'symbolism of domestic building constructions in Ancient China and their relation to geomancy'.
Creator: Lindqvist, Sven; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper.

29 Feb. 1960–28 Mar. 1960