Porter, Roy Sydney, 1946-2002 (historian of medicine)

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Circular letter from Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich about progress on the book 'Revolution in History', 1984-03-22

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/381/5

Scope and Contents

Attached is a list of contents and contributors.

Dates: 1984-03-22

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Science and Civilisation in China project / Research material / Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich (Eds.), 'Revolution in History', (Cambridge University Press, 1986)

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Circular letter from Roy Porter of 'History of Science' conveying news about the journal, 1983-12-01

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/16/174

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: 1983-12-01

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Science and Civilisation in China project / Research material / 'History of Science Correspondence, general'

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Circular letter from Roy Porter of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, about the editing of 'Revolution in History', 1985-12-05

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/381/8

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The book deals with the subject of revolution as used within historical studies. Joseph Needham contributed an article 'Social Devolution and Revolution, Ta Thung and Thai Phing'. This was a version of his 1964 Henry Myers lecture at the Royal Anthropological Institute, 'Time and Eastern Man' (SCC2/378).

Dates: 1985-12-05

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Science and Civilisation in China project / Research material / Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich (Eds.), 'Revolution in History', (Cambridge University Press, 1986)

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Copy of a letter from Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich to William Davies of Cambridge University Press, about the publication of 'Revolution in History', 1983 - 1984

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/381/3

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The book deals with the subject of revolution as used within historical studies. Joseph Needham contributed an article 'Social Devolution and Revolution, Ta Thung and Thai Phing'. This was a version of his 1964 Henry Myers lecture at the Royal Anthropological Institute, 'Time and Eastern Man' (SCC2/378).

Dates: 1983 - 1984

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Science and Civilisation in China project / Research material / Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich (Eds.), 'Revolution in History', (Cambridge University Press, 1986)

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Copy of a letter from Sato Masayuki of Tokyo, Japan, to Joseph Needham, about his comparative study of historiographical traditions from the point of view of history of science and technology, and related documents, 1975-09-20 - 1976-07-12

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/376/44

Scope and Contents Sato asks for Needham's help to arrange a period of study in Cambridge. Needham notes on the letter that he has forwarded it to Quentin Skinner of Christ's College, Cambridge, to see if he can be of assistance. The documents also include a copy of Sato's curriculum vitae; letter from Quentin Skinner to Needham, advising that he has forwarded the letter to Dr. Roy Porter of Churchill College, Cambridge; copy of Skinner's letter to Porter about Sato's work; 2 letters from Porter to Needham,...

Dates: 1975-09-20 - 1976-07-12

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Science and Civilisation in China project / Research material / Inhibitory Factors 5: Time and change etc.

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Recordings of talk by Roy Porter, 1990-01-26

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/LS/DLS/R/1990/2

Scope and Contents

Lecture given by Roy Porter titled Consumption: The Disease of the Consumer Society

Dates: 1990-01-26

Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation in both its physical and digital form were available by researchers using the archive at Darwin College. Only the digital formats can be listened to on a computer within the archive. Assessment of digital quality is ongoing.

Found in: Darwin College Archives / College Archives / Teaching, learning and research records / Papers and recordings of Darwin Lectures / Darwin College Lecture series / Recordings of Darwin Lecture Series / Recordings of Catastrophes 1990

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Roy Porter: undergraduate essays marked by Quentin Skinner

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10485

Scope and Contents Seven essays written by Roy Porter while studying for the 'Theories of the Modern State' paper for Part II of the Cambridge History Tripos during one term of the academic year 1967-68. The essays bear comments by Porter's supervisor, Quentin Skinner. Six of the essays have titles: '"In defending Utilitarianism, J. S. Mill thoroughly subverted it" - Is this a fair comment?'; 'Analyse and explain the centrality of the idea of the Common Good in [T. H.] Green's political thinking'; 'If the...

Dates: 1967 or 1968

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Three letters from Robert Young of King's College, Cambridge, about a proposed seminar of science and society, and related documents, 1968-01-04 - 1968-12-18

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/370/11

Scope and Contents

The related documents comprise typed notes on the 'Proposed seminar on Science and Society'; Joseph Needham's notes from a seminar he led, based around 'historiography with particular emphasis on the relationship between Marxist views on science and society and development since the 1930s'; notice for Needham's seminar; letter from Roy Porter of Christ's College, Cambridge, commenting on the seminar and thanking Needham for offprints.

Dates: 1968-01-04 - 1968-12-18

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Science and Civilisation in China project / Research material / Inhibitory Factors 2: Primarily Social

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Porter, Roy Sydney, 1946-2002 (historian of medicine)

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Circular letter from Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich about progress on the book 'Revolution in History', 1984-03-22

Circular letter from Roy Porter of 'History of Science' conveying news about the journal, 1983-12-01

Circular letter from Roy Porter of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, about the editing of 'Revolution in History', 1985-12-05

Copy of a letter from Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich to William Davies of Cambridge University Press, about the publication of 'Revolution in History', 1983 - 1984

Copy of a letter from Sato Masayuki of Tokyo, Japan, to Joseph Needham, about his comparative study of historiographical traditions from the point of view of history of science and technology, and related documents, 1975-09-20 - 1976-07-12

Recordings of talk by Roy Porter, 1990-01-26

Roy Porter: undergraduate essays marked by Quentin Skinner

Three letters from Robert Young of King's College, Cambridge, about a proposed seminar of science and society, and related documents, 1968-01-04 - 1968-12-18

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