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1 manuscript letter and 2 manuscript postcards signed 'Ted Hughes'. They relate to the College's request that Hughes write a piece for one of Pembroke College's 650th anniversary publications. Although Hughes agreed to write a piece, he was not able to produce something in time for the publication deadline. Also includes photocopies of the letters and a blank postcard featuring a photograph of Ted Hughes taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos in 1971.

Also an original and photocopy article about Joseph Needham from Hsin Pao 新報, a business card for Simon Lee and handwritten notes by Joseph Needham.

This letter relates to the death of Charles Raven.

This letter invites Joseph Needham to New Delhi.

Includes 5 black and white photographs showing Joseph Needham, Dorothy Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen during their visit to Kyoto.

This letter sends greetings and a small gift from Mr Senda (Nara Women’s University). It is not clear whether the 'gift' was 9 black and white photographs of Kaihoji Temple, Nara Folk Museum showing Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen, Keizo Hashimoto, Machiko Hashimoto 橋本真知子and Kiyoshi Yabuuchi (Yabuuchi Kiyoshi 薮内清) taken in Apr. 1978. The photographs were found with the letter but have been placed with other photographs of the Japanese visit 1978 (NRI2/10/1/64).

This letter relates to Dr Liu’s herpetological work and encloses printed obituaries for Malcolm Arthur Smith (from Nature 13 Sep. 1958) and Hampton Wildman Parker (from Copeia 3 Jun. 1969).

The letter is signed with regards from ‘Friedeman, Mimo and myself’. It sends greetings, regrets that visa applications to visit China have been refused and mentions publication of articles by Joseph Needham in German magazines.

This letter relates to Julian Huxley’s proposal of ‘stasigenesis’ in Nature (1957) and Uppsala Universitets Årsskrift (1958). Includes a note by Joseph Needham of the books required by Vasile Mârza, one of which is Julian Huxley’s work.

The letter sent to John Moffett (Needham Research Institute) encloses copies of reports by Wang Wau-Sheng [Wang Wansheng] and Sun Kuang-Chun [Sun Guangjun] who were the first scholars to visit the UK through British United Aid to China (which became the Sino-British Fellowship Trust). The visits were from 1947 to 1949. These are the Bailie School boys in the Wartime photos at Dunhuang, etc. The file also includes a copy of a report by V. Elizabeth Moore.

This letter encloses a typed list of names and contact information for members of the East Asian History of Science Foundation Ltd. for Nov. 1986. Includes a similar list of members for Mar. 1985.

This letter relates to a proposed visit to China on a mission supported by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.R.N.S.)

The file includes a colour photograph of the 4-panel screen.

This letter thanks Joseph Needham for a meeting in Cambridge, mentions the newly-established Asiaweek journal and hopes to arrange a meeting in Hong Kong.

This letter mentions meeting Derek Bryan at a reception for a group of visiting Chinege professors at London University and asks Joseph Needham to act as a referee in three job applications

This letter gives news of Dorothy Needham and other family members

1 letter from Benjamin Britton to K.B. Unable to come sailing as under doctor's orders, but would like to come later.

This letter relates to a visit made by Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen and encloses 2 colour photographs and a leaflet relating to an exhibition about Charles Darwin held in the Burndy Library.

This letter thanks Joseph Needham for supporting his appointment as Director of the new Wellcome Unit.

1 letter from Boris Ord to K.B. from King's College, Cambridge, concerning Wayland's Magnificat (2nd part of letter is missing).

This letter suggests collaboration on a book about the civilisation of China.

This is a general typed letter to friends with handwritten annotations. It relates to Joseph Needham’s lectures, life and politics in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, teaching the International Asian Studies Programme and family news. The business card of Byron S. J. Weng [Weng Songran 翁松燃] gives his role as Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Department of Government and Public Administration, United College, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

This letter confirms the booking of a taxi from Heathrow to Cambridge.

This letter expresses thanks for two postcards sent and the gift of a Budhist flag, states that she has been appointed as an official delegate to a conference on the History of Religions in Kyoto and mentions 'WL' and Denis Twitchett

This letter relates to the health of her parents and Dorothy Needham, also plans to meet Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen in China.