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Singer, Charles Joseph, 1876 - 1960 (historian of medicine and science)

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Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter of congratulations from Charles Singer, 1959-11-02

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC5/3/3/18
Scope and Contents

Singer congratulates Joseph Needham on both the publication of the volume and on becoming President of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

Dates: 1959-11-02
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Letters from Charles and Dorothea Singer congratulating Joseph Needham on the work, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply, 1954-08-19 - 1954-09-02

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC4/1/36
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: 1954-08-19 - 1954-09-02
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Letters of thanks and congratulations from Charles and Dorothea Singer, 1956-07-13 - 1956-07-25

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC4/2/2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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

Dates: 1956-07-13 - 1956-07-25
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List of contents of Volume 1 of 'A History of Technology' by Charles Singer, 1950 - 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/2/56
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Joseph Needham's file title reads '中國科学史/Book Itself/Generalities/Not CUP'.

Dates: 1950 - 1959
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Manuscript draft of part Charles Singer's paper on 'Early Western Anaomtical Traditions', 1940 - 1960-10-27

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/269/1/14
Scope and Contents

See SCC2/269/1/4 for a complete typescript of the paper. The first page of the manuscript is headed 'The Five Figure Series (12th to 14th century) with especial reference to Bodleian MS Ashmole 399, circ 1292'. It goes on to describe further mediaeval European medical manuscripts.
Joseph Needham has marked the manuscript 'from DWS [Dorothea Waley Singer] 27 Oct 60'.

Dates: 1940 - 1960-10-27
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Postcard from Charles Singer of Highgate Village, London, advising Joseph Needham that he has sent him the 'Harvey photos and transcripts', 1927-12-29

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/16/36
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: 1927-12-29
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Postcard showing a 'Large planetarium, named the Sphere of Leyden, constructed by Steven Tracy at Rotterdam, about 1700', 1965-12-27

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/105/1/40
Scope and Contents

The postcard was sent to Joseph Needham by Charles Singer. The postcard is also signed by Maria Roosenboon [?], who Singer was visiting in Leiden, Holland.

Dates: 1965-12-27
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Seasonal greeting card from Charles and Dorothea Singer of Par, Cornwall, reproducing the 'First Picture of a Museum', ', 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/258/1/5
Scope and Contents

The picture is from 'Dell' historia naturale di Ferrante Imperato Napolitano Libri XXVIII', printed at Naples in 1599. The documents also include brief notes on the picture.

Dates: 1946
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'Table to illustrate the Transmission of Some Mechanical and other Techniques from China to the West' provided for Charles Singer, author of 'A History of Technology' and related correspondence with Singer and Rupert Hall, 1954-09-16 - 1954-11-27

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC4/1/33
Scope and Contents The table is 'amplified' from Table 8 (p.242) of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1'. The documents include a letter from Singer explaining how his project deals with 'Oriental influences on the West' and requesting information; Joseph Needham's reply enclosing the table and stressing the that 'it would be most dangerous to under-rate the role of the Steppe People'; letter from Rupert Hall of Christ's College, Cambridge describing 'a couple of difficulties about dates of...
Dates: 1954-09-16 - 1954-11-27
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Two letters from Charles Singer of Par, Cornwall about 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 3' and Joseph Needham's appointment as Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, 1959-12-02 - 1960-01-05

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/16/128
Scope and Contents

The documents also include a copy of a letter from Needham to Singer.
The letters also discuss the 'shocking effect of our young historians of science leaving for the United States'.

Dates: 1959-12-02 - 1960-01-05
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Tyepscript draft of Charles Singers's 'scheme for a History of Technology', 1949-10-29

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/16/87
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: 1949-10-29
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University Publisher: Correspondence with Singer, C., 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/PRESS 3/1/3/4285
Scope and Contents

1 carbon typed letter.

Dates: 1947
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.
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