The Symposium attempts 'to decipher the mathological systems contained in several of the ancient 'wisdom' books'.
The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Wheeler; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham.
The related documents comprise a copy of a letter from Wheeler to Nicholas J. Bolton of the University of Oulu, Finland, about Bolton's study of the patterns of the 'I Ching'; copy of a letter from E. G. M. [Ernie McClain ?] to Wheeler, about his study of the history of Chinese musical physics; photocopy of the first page of an article by Wu Zhao entitled 'Rare Find of Ancient Instruments, ('China Reconstructs'); copy of a letter from Needham to Laurence Picken of Jesus College, Cambridge, asking for his comments on the 'Symposium of Ancient Wisdom'; Picken's reply to Needham; 1 letter and 1 note from Kenneth Robinson commenting on the 'Symposium' and referring to McClain's article on Chinese music.