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Goodrich, Luther Carrington, 1894 - 1986 (historian)

 Person

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

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Copies of two letters from L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City. U.S.A. to Dr. Herbert Chatley of Bath about his own work on the history of gunpowder and work by others, 1948-01-02 - 1948-01-06

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/151/4
Scope and Contents

The letter discusses Goodrich's paper with Feng Chia-Sheng [馮家昇 / Feng Jiasheng] and papers by Wang Ling and Tenny L. Davis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.

Dates: 1948-01-02 - 1948-01-06
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Copy of a review by L. Carrington Goodrich of L. Audemard, 'Les Jonques chinoises: IX Cotes est', (Rotterdam, 1970), 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC6/30/15
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Joseph Needham's file title reads 'Naut. Shipbuilding etc., misc. > 75 P-F > 2nd Edition Material'.

Dates: 1972
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Copy of a review by L. Carrington Goodrich of Luce Boulnois, 'The Silk Road', (New York, 1966), 1967-02

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC6/6/10
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Joseph Needham's file title reads 'Vol. 1, Backgrounds, Contacts etc, misc. 70 [Dorothy Needham] > 75 P-F, 2nd Edition Material'.

Dates: 1967-02
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Correspondence between Prof. L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A. and Lu Gwei-Djen about the editing her biography of Li Shih-Chen for the 'Ming Biographical History', and related documents, 1965-07-14 - 1965-09-08

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/245/3/2
Scope and Contents

Lu disagrees with the editing applied to her article. The correspondence comprises 4 letters from Goodrich; copy of 1 letter from Lu. The documents also include a copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Goodrich, disagreeing with the amendments made to the article; copy of a letter from Goodrich to Needham, expressing regret at the disagreement; copy of the article as edited by Chaoying Fang; notes by Lu.

Dates: 1965-07-14 - 1965-09-08
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Correspondence relating to a paper by Wang Ling entitled 'On the invention and use of gunpowder and firearms in China', intended for publication in 'Isis', 1945-02-23 - 1945-05-28

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/151/1
Scope and Contents

The documents comprise a letter from Wang Ling at the Institute of History and Philology, Lichuang, Szechuan, China, about the publication of his article and the suggestion he work in Cambridge, (1 April 1945); 3 letters from George Sarton, Editor of 'Isis', about the article; letter from L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City. U.S.A., to George Sarton of Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S.A., commenting on the article, (21 March 1945) and carbon copy of same.

Dates: 1945-02-23 - 1945-05-28
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Correspondence relating to a review by Dr. Ashwin Lippe of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, U.S.A., 1956-12-06 - 1957-01-10

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC4/1/57
Scope and Contents

The review appeared in the 'American Journal of Archaeology'. The first letter is from L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A. and discusses Lippe's references to irrigation. The second letter is a copy of a Joseph Needham letter to Lippe thanking him for the review and asking for a copy.

Dates: 1956-12-06 - 1957-01-10
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Correspondence with L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A., about emendations for 'Heavenly Clockwork', 1960-05-31 - 1960-07-20

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/108/50
Scope and Contents From the Series: These documents relate to the monograph 'Heavenly Clockwork: The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China - A Missing Link in Horological History' written by Joseph Needham, Wang Ling and Derek J. Price. It was published in 1960 by Cambridge University Press in Association with the Antiquarian Horology Society. Material from this publication was also used in 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 2', hence its inclusion amongst the 'Science and Civilisation in China'...
Dates: 1960-05-31 - 1960-07-20
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Correspondence with L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A. about his reviews and comments on the volume, 1955-01-03 - 1955-03-18

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC4/1/58
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

These files of correspondence are particularly interesting as they provide an insight into people’s opinion of the volumes. Joseph Needham opened a file each time a volume was published.

Dates: 1955-01-03 - 1955-03-18
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Correspondence with Professor L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A., about the origin of chess in India and China and attached notes by Joseph Needham, 1960-06-02 - 1960-06-17

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/95/5/9
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: 1960-06-02 - 1960-06-17
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Cutting of a 'New York Times' article by Irving Spengel entitled 'The Afternoon of a Booklover' about the an afternoon spent book buying by David Ben-Gurion, 1960-03-16 - 1960-03-17

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC5/3/3/36
Scope and Contents

The article was sent to Joseph Needham by L. Carrington Goodrich of The University of Columbia (his compliments slip is attached). It mentions that Ben-Gurion visited the Paragon Book Gallery to order the volume.

Dates: 1960-03-16 - 1960-03-17
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Cutting of a review by Berk Bodde published in the 'Far Eastern Survey', U.S.A., 1956-10 - 1956-11-19

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC5/4/2/17
Scope and Contents

A compliments slip from L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University accompanies the cutting.

Dates: 1956-10 - 1956-11-19
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Cutting of a review by L. Carrington Goodrich published in 'Isis', 1955-09

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC5/4/1/85
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.

Dates: 1955-09
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Cutting of a review by L. Carrington Goodrich published in the 'Revue Bibliographique de Sinologie', 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC5/4/3/54
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.

Dates: 1959
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Cutting of from the 'New York Times' editorial page of a section entitled 'Science in China' and accompanying note from L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A., 1960-12-26 - 1960-12-27

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC5/3/3/44
Scope and Contents

The article is concerned with a 'two-day symposium on science in Communist China' held by the 'American Association for the Advancement of Science' and highlights 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

Dates: 1960-12-26 - 1960-12-27
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Cuttings of a review by L. Carrington Goodrich published in the 'Far Eastern Survey', 1960-01 - 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC5/4/3/13
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.

Dates: 1960-01 - 1966
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Cuttings of a review by L. Carrington Goodrich published in the 'Journal of the American Oriental Society', No. 4, 1954, 1954 - 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC5/4/1/40
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.

Dates: 1954 - 1957
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