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Lattimore, Owen, 1900 - 1989 (author, educator and scholar of Central Asia)

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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

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Copy of a letter from Owen Lattimore of Ruxton, Maryland, U.S.A., to Prof. C. Martin Wilbur of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A., about the records of Chinese slaves on Chou [Zhou] bronzes, 1959-09-10

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/352/2/9
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: 1959-09-10
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File containing 'Background Material' for 'Section 50, General Conclusions', 1980 - 1999

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI3/1/12/1
Scope and Contents The documents include a typed 'Outline of Joseph Needham's 'General Conclusions''; pamphlet produced by the Joseph needham Museum of Ancient Chinese Discovery, Canadian College for Chinese Studies, Victoria, Canada, entitled 'Ancient Chinese Discovery and The Future of the World', (1990); Kenneth Robinson's notes of 'Points for Discussion' regarding the section; copy of a paper by Michael Barrett Brown entitled 'A Note on the Military Basis of the Asiatic Mode of Production and some thoughts...
Dates: 1980 - 1999
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Letter from Ilza Veith of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, U.S.A., about her review of 'Clerks and Craftsmen..' and other matters, and related documents, 1971-03-18 - 1971-05-05

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/315/73
Scope and Contents

Other matters discussed include Owen Lattimore.
The related documents comprise a copy of Joseph Needham's reply; photocopy of part of a letter from Owen Lattimore to Veith, praising Needham; copy of a letter from the German Consulate General, San Francisco, confirming that Veith has been awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Dates: 1971-03-18 - 1971-05-05
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Letter from Owen Lattimore in Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A., about the 'oriental mode of production', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply, 1959-06-09 - 1959-07-13

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/347/2/10
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Festschrift was edited by Maurice Goldsmith and entitled 'Science of Science'. It was published by Souvenir Press in 1964.
The file also contains material on the Marxist 'AMP [Asiatic mode of production] problem.

Dates: 1959-06-09 - 1959-07-13
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Letter from Owen Lattimore in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, about his plans to settle in Cambridge, and other matters, 1978 - 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/3/1/1/39
Scope and Contents

Other matters discussed include a trip to Mongolia; Else Glahn's work on mediaeval Chinese acupuncture.

Dates: 1978 - 1982
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Letter from Owen Lattimore in Ruxton, Maryland, U.S.A., about possible Russian origins of gunpowder and firearms, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply, 1954-09-21 - 1954-11-20

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/150/1/2
Scope and Contents

The documents also include a typescript copy of a note on the subject by Lattimore intended for publication in a history of nationalism and revolution in Mongolia. The letters also mention the publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1'.

Dates: 1954-09-21 - 1954-11-20
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Letter from Owen Lattimore of the Department of Chinese Studies, Leeds University, returning 'the photostat of the report from 'Peter Archbishop of Russia on the Tartar Horde' and 7 photographs of the manuscript, 1964-09-29

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/28/70
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The 'Contacts Chapter' refers to Section 7 of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1', entitled 'Conditions of travel of Scientific Idea and Techniques Between China and Europe'.

Dates: 1964-09-29
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Letter from Owen Lattimore of the Department of Chinese Studies, University of Leeds, about a recent trip to Russia and Mongolia and other matters, 1969-10-09 - 1969-10-13

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/28/73
Scope and Contents

The documents also include a copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Other matters discussed include studies of China by Russian experts; the search for a research subject for a student with knowledge of Chinese and Greek.

Dates: 1969-10-09 - 1969-10-13
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Photocopy of a letter from Owen Lattimore in Paris, France, to Bill [Bill Jenner?] and Sukiko [?], about the archive of Liang Ssu-Cheng [梁思成 / Liang Sicheng], famous student of the history of architecture, 1973-04-20

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC6/27/5
Scope and Contents

Lattimore describes the work of Else Glahn on a medieval Chinese text on architecture also studied by Liang. He also discusses Glahn's suitability for the Chair of the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds; television series about Mongolia; a visit from Tikhvinskii of Moscow.

Dates: 1973-04-20