Scope and Contents These flags are the Union Jack and the Chinese flag, which were pinned above Joseph Needham's map of China near his desk in theSino-British Science Cooperation Office (SBSCO). On his arrival in China, under the auspices of the British Council, Joseph Needham established the Sino-British Science Cooperation Office (SBSCO). The SBSCO was responsible for assessing the needs of Chinese scientific, technological and medical institutions and researchers, and facilitating the supply of equipment...

Scope and Contents These are souvenir flags and pennants, also small flags on sticks which might have been placed on desks at international conferences. They come from countries all over the world, and include North American state flags, organisational flags such as UNESCO, and a small banner from the National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 國立成功大學. The box contains: 66 flags without a stick 23 flags with sticks Handwritten notes by Joseph Needham about the flags Postcard showing the...