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Ledyard, Gari Keith, 1932 (scholar of Korean history)

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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

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Copy of a letter from Gari Ledyard to Prof. Nathan Sivin of the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., accompanying a review of the manuscript of 'Hall of Heavenly Records', 1981-09-24

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/2/4/4/53
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These documents compliment the correspondence catalogued as NRI2/2/4/5. Occasionally there are duplicates, but these have been retained for continuity of the files.

Dates: 1981-09-24
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Copy of a memorandum from Nathan Sivin to Members of the Editorial Board of the Center for Chinese Studies, [University of Michigan, U.S.A.] about 'The Hall of Heavenly Records', and related documents, 1982-08-30 - 1983-03-28

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/2/4/4/61
Scope and Contents

The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Gari Ledyard of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A., about the revision of the work; copy of a reviewer's report of the revised work.

Dates: 1982-08-30 - 1983-03-28
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Correspondence with Gari Ledyard of the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A., about the treatment of Korea and the Korean language in 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 3', 1960-01-23 - 1961-07-27

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC6/1/5
Scope and Contents

The correspondence comprises 7 letters from Ledyard; copies of 3 letters from Joseph Needham.
The letters pays particular attention to the problem of romanisation of the Korean language and Ledyard provides lists of 'correct' romanisations.

Dates: 1960-01-23 - 1961-07-27
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Letter from Gari Ledyard in Seoul, Korea, about the translation of an article by Jeon Sang-Woon of Seoul, Korea, 1964-04-14

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/2/4/4/6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These documents compliment the correspondence catalogued as NRI2/2/4/5. Occasionally there are duplicates, but these have been retained for continuity of the files.

Dates: 1964-04-14
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Letter from Gari Ledyard in Seoul, South Korea, commenting on the proofs of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 2', 1963-10-22

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/105/1/28
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

Dates: 1963-10-22
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Letter from Gari Ledyard of Berkeley, California, U.S.A. and attached list of errata for the volume, 1962-04-06

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC4/4/7
Scope and Contents

Ledyard's letter also includes an explanation of some research inspired by Joseph Needham's comment 'that what Li Shih-chen meant by 'dragon-fire' was not very obvious'.

Dates: 1962-04-06
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Letter from John H. Combridge of Ilford, Essex, about the possible collaboration of Gari Ledyard of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A., and related documents, 1964-12-22 - 1965-01-04

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/2/4/2/7
Scope and Contents

The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Ledyard to Combridge, commenting on a typescript sent by Combridge; copy of a letter from Combridge to Ledyard.

Dates: 1964-12-22 - 1965-01-04
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Two letters from Derek J. de Solla Price of Yale University, U.S.A., about an examination of a Korean clock in a museum in Seoul, and related documents, 1963-05-31 - 1963-07-16

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/2/4/4/2
Scope and Contents

The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Gari K. Ledyard of Berkeley, California, U.S.A., about the provision of photographs of the clock; notes.

Dates: 1963-05-31 - 1963-07-16
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Typescript translation by Gari Ledyard from the Peking Memoirs of Hong Taeyong [洪大容 1731-1783], 1980 - 1989

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/2/4/6/55
Scope and Contents

The first piece describes the Korean's meeting with Jesuits in Peking and their knowledge of mathematics and astronomy. The second piece is headed 'The Observational Platform'.

Dates: 1980 - 1989