Lattimore, Owen, 1900 - 1989 (author, educator and scholar of Central Asia)
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Christmas postcard from Mr and Mrs Owen Latimore in Maryland, U.S.A., 1956-12-05
The card also states 'Vol II is superb'.
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
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Cutting of a 'Guardian' review by Owen Lattimore of 'The Secret History of the Mongols and other Pieces' by Arthur Waley, 1964-01-10
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
File containing 'Background Material' for 'Section 50, General Conclusions', 1980 - 1999
Letter from Eugenius [Prof. Owen Lattimore] of the Department of Chinese Studies, University of Leeds, about the doctoral thesis of David Lattimore on the significance of the poem 'Army Carts' by Tu Fu, 1967-07-24 - 1967-07-31
The documents also include a copy of a section of the thesis; copy of Joseph Needham's reply; notes by Needham.
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
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.
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
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.
Letter from Owen Lattimore in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, about his plans to settle in Cambridge, and other matters, 1978 - 1982
Other matters discussed include a trip to Mongolia; Else Glahn's work on mediaeval Chinese acupuncture.
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
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'.
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
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'.
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
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.
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
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.
Postcard from Eleanor and Owen Lattimore, reproducing a 17th painting Indian painting of a young man with a hawk, 1957-12-15
The postcard conveys Christmas and New Year greetings.
Unsigned letter expressing pleasure at having read 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1', and discussing difficulties in obtaining a passport from the US Sate Department, 1955-05-23
Joseph Needham notes that the author 'must be Owen Lattimore' and that the letter was 'mailed Baltimore Main PO'.