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2 postcards from Joseph Needham to Dorothy Needham, 1939
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/13/2
Scope and Contents
These are black and white postcards of Mantes-sur-Seine. One shows 'Le Pont et la Seine' and the other shows the 'Eglise Notre-Dame.' Dorothy Needham was on holiday in Scotland.
Dates:
1939
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
Series
Accounting and related papers, 1798-1969 (with some photocopies made in 1983)
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A
Scope and Contents
This series contains accounts of Jardine Matheson, & Co. Ltd, its subsidiaries and associated firms, and other business records, including reports and minutes. The series is divided into three main sections:1. A1-6 contain the principal accounting records of Jardine Matheson, including the records of Magniac and Co. and its predecessors.2. A7-8 contain miscellaneous material not relating directly to the main series.3. A9 contains later accounts, reports and...
Dates:
1798-1969 (with some photocopies made in 1983)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Berlin: Brandenburger Tor [Brandenburg Gate], 1987-11-28
Item
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/7/36/2
Scope and Contents
Colour postcard with the place name printed on the front and back. Sent to Joseph Needham from Song Sang-Yong during his stay at the Technical University, thanking Joseph Needham for his hospitality in Cambridge.
Dates:
1987-11-28
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Collection of notes and photocopies relating to the Western sources used to write the work, 1930 - 1949
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/3
Scope and Contents
The documents comprise a notebook with 3 smaller notebooks and pages of notes, loosely inserted. They contain information relating to the work of Jaques Besson, Simon Steven, Aristotle, Archimedes, Daniello Bartoli, Ubaldi, Agostino Romelli, and others.The main notebook contains notes taken by Fritz Jäger from Göttingen, Germany.
Dates:
1930 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Collection of rough notes on the work and bibliographical references, 1930 - 1949
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/26
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This was the first Chinese translation of Western mechanical knowledge and machines. Terrenz interpreted western texts in spoken Chinese. Wang illustrated Terrenz’ interpretations and formulated them in written Chinese. An English translation of the book title is 'Diagrams and Explanations of Wonderful Machines'. Joseph Needham has made brief notes on some of the files, describing their content. See also SCC2/162/1 for a general list of material left by Fritz Jäger, relating to Chinese...
Dates:
1930 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
Fonds
Correspondence, administrative records and personal papers, 1910 - 2022
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/9
Scope and Contents
From the Management Group:
In 1937, three Chinese scientists from Nanjing arrived at Cambridge University to carry out research in biochemistry. They worked alongside Dr. Joseph Needham, at the time Dunn Reader in Biochemistry, and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College. Dr. Needham already had very wide interests, having written extensively on the relationship between science, religion and socialism, and making pioneering forays in the young field of the history of science. He knew that China had invented paper,...
Dates:
1910 - 2022
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Correspondence re Vera Luttermann, 1945-1955 (mainly 10 October 1950-1 January 1955)
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J12/4/10
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Vera Elizabeth Luttermann, secretary-stenographer, Shanghai; Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong; and others, regarding Miss Luttermann's resignation from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, as a result of its impending closure, with related papers, including staff records of Miss Luttermann. Some documents are in Chinese and one item is in German. The folder is labelled 'Miss Vera Luttermann'.
Dates:
1945-1955 (mainly 10 October 1950-1 January 1955)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Correspondence with Dr. Eva Kraft of the Staatsbibliothek, Berlin, Germany, about photographs from Andreas Cleyer's 'Specimen Medicinae Sinicae', and related documents, 1975-12-09 - 1978-05-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC1/3/38/8
Scope and Contents
The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Kraft; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham.
The related documents comprise 2 related letters from Miss Ch. Dickmann of the Library; typed information sheet supplied by the Library, concerning the reproduction of photographs; photographs of plates from Cleyer's work; notes.
Dates:
1975-12-09 - 1978-05-02
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Correspondence with Dr. Otto Karow of the Institute of Oriental Languages, University of Bonn, Germany, about a possible visit to Cambridge, and other matters, and related documents, 1957-10-13 - 1959-02-03
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/315/11
Scope and Contents
Other matters discussed include the term 下重 [Hsia Chung / Xia Zhong]; books on Chinese medicine available at Collett's Chinese Bookshop, London.The correspondence comprises 3 letters from Karow; draft letter from Joseph Needham to Karow; copy of 1 letter from Needham to Karow.The related documents comprise copy of a letter from Needham to Prof. E. Pulleyblank of the Faculty Board of Oriental Studies, Cambridge, recommending Karow be invited to lecture in Cambridge; copy of a letter...
Dates:
1957-10-13 - 1959-02-03
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Correspondence with Frederik Elvinge of Copenhagen, Denmark, about a Chinese instrument for ovariotomy, and related documents, 1971-08-12 - 1974-01-04
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/311/1
Scope and Contents
Elvinge explains that he found the instrument during his work making a meuduem for veterinary medicine at the Royal Veterinary College, Copenhagen.The correspondence comprises 3 letters from Elvinge; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham. The related documents comprise a photocopy of an article by Erik Viborg describing the instrument from 'Sammlungen von Abhandlungen für Thierärzte und Oekonomen', (1807); 2 catalogues of instruments held at the Museum produced by Elvinge; typed...
Dates:
1971-08-12 - 1974-01-04
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Correspondence with J. V. Mills of Richmond, Surrey, about two Chinese globes, and other matters, and related document, 1956-02-03 - 1956-05-04
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/123/2/1
Scope and Contents
The correspondence comprises 6 letters from Mills; copies of 4 letters from Needham. The globes concerned are the early 17th century Rosthorn Globe at the Austrian Museum for Art and Industry, Vienna, and a 1623 black lacquer globe belonging to Sir Percival David. Other matters discussed include the 'Hsien Pin Lu' [咸賓錄 / Xian Bin Lu], (1590); a visit by Mills to Cambridge. The related document is a letter from the Director of the Vienna Museum about the Rosthorn Globe.
Dates:
1956-02-03 - 1956-05-04
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Documents relating to an unpublished paper by Fritz Jäger, entitled, 'Das chinesische Maschinenwerk Ki-ki tu-shuo v.J.1627 und seine europäische Quellen', 1952-07-16 - 1954-12-20
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/10
Scope and Contents
The documents comprise a manuscript draft of the paper; two draft typescripts of the paper; correspondence between Jäger and Li Shu-Hua [李書華 Li Shuhua] in New York City, U.S.A. about the 'Chi Chhi Thu Shuo' [奇器圖說 / Qi Qi Tu Shuo], (1627); related notes.
Dates:
1952-07-16 - 1954-12-20
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Envelope containing a set of photstat pages from the 《諸器圖說》 [Chu Chhi Thu Shuo / Qu Qi Tu Shuo], (1627), 1930 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/9
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This was the first Chinese translation of Western mechanical knowledge and machines. Terrenz interpreted western texts in spoken Chinese. Wang illustrated Terrenz’ interpretations and formulated them in written Chinese. An English translation of the book title is 'Diagrams and Explanations of Wonderful Machines'. Joseph Needham has made brief notes on some of the files, describing their content. See also SCC2/162/1 for a general list of material left by Fritz Jäger, relating to Chinese...
Dates:
1930 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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File containing documents related to Fritz Jäger's study of the prefaces and postfaces to 'Chi Chhi Thu Shuo' [奇器圖說 / Qi Qi Tu Shuo], (1627), 1930 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/14
Scope and Contents
The documents include a vocabulary notebook for the foreword; notebook containing a manuscript draft translation of the foreword; photostat copy of the foreword to 'Wang Ying-K'uei'; vocabulary notebooks for the postfaces, including a photostat copy of the 武位中 version postface.
Dates:
1930 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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File containing documents relating to Fritz Jäger's translation of the preface to the 《諸器圖說》 [Chu Chhi Thu Shuo / Qu Qi Tu Shuo], (1627), 1930 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/15
Scope and Contents
The documents include a typescript draft translation in English, annotated by Joseph Needham; vocabulary notes; letter from A [?] Fang [?], forwarding a letter to from 陳祥春 [Chhen Hsiang-chhun/
Chen Xiangchun] of 'Monumenta Serica' to President Chen Yuan [?] about the meaning of 《方物》 in the preface, (The letter has notes by President Chen).
Dates:
1930 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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File containing notes on Western sources of the book, 1927-01 - 1949
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/24
Scope and Contents
The documents also include a cutting of a newspaper article by Ernst Milkutat, entitled, 'Problematische Erdmessung'; leaflet advertising 'Litterae Annuae', a collection of Jesuit letters relating to missions to China, Japan, India and America.
Dates:
1927-01 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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File containing typescript draft pages of Fritz Jäger's translation of the preface to the 'Chi Chhi Thu Shuo' [奇器圖說 / Qi Qi Tu Shuo], (1627), 1930 - 1949
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This was the first Chinese translation of Western mechanical knowledge and machines. Terrenz interpreted western texts in spoken Chinese. Wang illustrated Terrenz’ interpretations and formulated them in written Chinese. An English translation of the book title is 'Diagrams and Explanations of Wonderful Machines'. Joseph Needham has made brief notes on some of the files, describing their content. See also SCC2/162/1 for a general list of material left by Fritz Jäger, relating to Chinese...
Dates:
1930 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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File of notes and other documents relating to 'Chinese Concepts of Time' as a factor for the development of science and technology, 1980 - 1991-01-28
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI3/1/14/2
Scope and Contents
The documents include notes by Kenneth Robinson; copy of 'Time and Society' (Volume 1, Number 1, January 1992); 3 letters from J. T. Fraser of the International Society for the Study of Time to Robinson; copy of 2 letters from Robinson to Fraser; copy of the Society's journal 'Time's News'; copy of a paper by Arno Peters entitled 'The parity of representation of space and time as an essential premise for a scientific view of the world', (Given at a symposium 'Geo-Cultural Visions of the...
Dates:
1980 - 1991-01-28
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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File of notes on the European sources of the work, 1930 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This was the first Chinese translation of Western mechanical knowledge and machines. Terrenz interpreted western texts in spoken Chinese. Wang illustrated Terrenz’ interpretations and formulated them in written Chinese. An English translation of the book title is 'Diagrams and Explanations of Wonderful Machines'. Joseph Needham has made brief notes on some of the files, describing their content. See also SCC2/162/1 for a general list of material left by Fritz Jäger, relating to Chinese...
Dates:
1930 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Four letters from Dr. Robert Struck of Bonn, Germany, about the concept of 格物 [Ke Wu / Ge Wu] in Chinese thought, 1976-11-20 - 1976-12-01
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC6/6/54
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:
1976-11-20 - 1976-12-01
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Fritz Jäger notebook containing notes of related bibliographical references and contacts, 1930 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/164/25
Scope and Contents
Loose inserts include related notes; list of restaurants in Paris, France; receipts for Paris hotels and restaurants.
Dates:
1930 - 1949
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Fritz Jäger's notebook containing material on the history of firearms and cannon in China, 1900 - 1950
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/163/5
Scope and Contents
Some of the notes have been loosely inserted into the notebook.
Dates:
1900 - 1950
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
Series
In-correspondence, 1806-1913
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B
Scope and Contents
This series contains letters sent to partners or employees of Jardine, Matheson & Co. It is split into two principal parts. The first part contains unbound private letters, exchanged by partners of the firm on business issues (B1-5), and general business letters, exchanged with clients and other parties (B6-11). The second part contains bound volumes of letters sent to the firm by correspondents in the Far East and the United States, comprised of letters to Hong Kong (B12-27), letters...
Dates:
1806-1913
Conditions Governing Access:
The originals of B1-11 are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room using the microfilm reference numbers listed in this catalogue, which are also found in the Outline Catalogue.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Jäger's notes on the Chinese legend of the submarine, 1900 - 1950
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/162/3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Following Jäger's death, Joseph Needham was able to view his papers with WF [Prof. Wolfgang Franke of Hamburg, Germany] and WH [?]. He was able to take some of the files for use in his work on 'Science and Civilisation in China'. SCC2/162/1 is a list of 10 of Jäger's files, including a 'Biography of Wang Chêng'; 'Papers on 中 Maths, Pi etc.'; Material on printing'; 'Material on Gunpowder'. Next to some of the items Needham has written 'borrowed by JN.' This file appears to correspond to...
Dates:
1900 - 1950
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
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Lectures arranged by the Deutsche-China Gesellschaft in Germany, April 1976 - Feb 1977, 1976-04-07 - 1977-02-26
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/1/1/34
Scope and Contents
Documents include invitations to lectures by various sinologists during 1976 and 1977, each including a brief biography of the speaker. These include an invitation to a lecture by Joseph Needham on 'Chinas Bedeutung für die Zukunft der Westlichen Welt', given in German at the Romisch-Germanischen Museum, Cologne, 24 November 1976. Other speakers included Dr. Tilemann Grimm of Tübingen, Professor Dr. Bodo Wiethoff of Berlin, Professor Dr Theodor Leuenberger of St Gallen. ; correspondence...
Dates:
1976-04-07 - 1977-02-26
Found in:
Needham Research Institute