Letters to Joseph Needham and Dorothy Needham, 1957 - 1981
Scope and Contents
This file contains:
1 letter from [?Maria Raichuan], 23 Jan. 1966
1 letter from Frances and Marion [no surname given], Dec. 1975
1 letter from Dorothy (Tien Fei), 15 Dec. 1957
1 letter from A.S. Playfair, 1 May 1963 and 1 copy letter from Joseph Needham, 17 Apr. 1963
1 letter from Chiquita Reti, 10 Nov. 1973 and 1 draft reply from Dorothy Needham
1 letter from [first name illegible - Rueben?] [Flear?], no date, mentions Dr Cecil T.G. Flear and includes a newspaper cutting relating to his clinical research, 31 Aug. 1981
1 letter from [Ute?], 10 Dec. 1972
1 letter from Fatima Rima, 20 [Nov.? no month or year given]. 2 pages of the letter are missing
2 letters from Indrani Iriyagoke (includes a black and white photograph of Gamini Iriyagoke with their son and daughter, 5 Oct. 1966 and undated
1 letter from [Carole Sivin], 30 Jan. 1977, mentions the blue clay head of Joseph Needham made in Kyoto in 1974. See NRI2/8/14/3.
Some signatures are illegible.
Dates
- Creation: 1957 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Needham Research Institute. For further details on conditions governing access please contact the Librarian at library@nri.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours is available from the Institute's website https://www.nri.cam.ac.uk/the-archive.
Extent
1 file(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These letters were found in a drawer in Joseph Needham's office, c. 2000.
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
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