1 letter (and duplicate) from Joseph Needham to William Bennett (National Endowment for the Humanities), 1 letter from William Bennett to Joseph Needham, 2 telex messages from John Diebold to Joseph Needham, and 1 telex message from Joseph Needham to John Diebold. Also typed memorandum by John Diebold relating to advice given by Richard Lyman (Rockefeller Foundation) for approaching the National Endowment for the Humanities dated 2 Nov. 1983, transcript of telex from John Diebold to Joseph Needham dated 7 Dec. 1983 and printed information booklets relating to the Division of Research Programs and Travel to Collections application details.