Scope and Contents These files contain mostly correspondence dated 1987 onwards. They relate to administrative matters for the Needham Research Institute and Science and Civilisation in China project, also requests by individuals to visit Joseph Needham, requests to give lectures or contribute articles, letters of support for applicants to academic posts, donations (such as the gift of pigeon whistles from Jeffery Boswall), requests for biographical information (including about his time at UNESCO),...