Scope and Contents From the Management Group: In 1937, three Chinese scientists from Nanjing arrived at Cambridge University to carry out research in biochemistry. They worked alongside Dr. Joseph Needham, at the time Dunn Reader in Biochemistry, and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College. Dr. Needham already had very wide interests, having written extensively on the relationship between science, religion and socialism, and making pioneering forays in the young field of the history of science. He knew that China had invented paper,...

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The card is for 'Dr & Mrs J Needham'.

Scope and Contents From the Management Group: In 1937, three Chinese scientists from Nanjing arrived at Cambridge University to carry out research in biochemistry. They worked alongside Dr. Joseph Needham, at the time Dunn Reader in Biochemistry, and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College. Dr. Needham already had very wide interests, having written extensively on the relationship between science, religion and socialism, and making pioneering forays in the young field of the history of science. He knew that China had invented paper,...

Scope and Contents From the Management Group: In 1937, three Chinese scientists from Nanjing arrived at Cambridge University to carry out research in biochemistry. They worked alongside Dr. Joseph Needham, at the time Dunn Reader in Biochemistry, and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College. Dr. Needham already had very wide interests, having written extensively on the relationship between science, religion and socialism, and making pioneering forays in the young field of the history of science. He knew that China had invented paper,...

Scope and Contents From the Management Group: In 1937, three Chinese scientists from Nanjing arrived at Cambridge University to carry out research in biochemistry. They worked alongside Dr. Joseph Needham, at the time Dunn Reader in Biochemistry, and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College. Dr. Needham already had very wide interests, having written extensively on the relationship between science, religion and socialism, and making pioneering forays in the young field of the history of science. He knew that China had invented paper,...

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The card has a colour photograph of Joseph Needham wearing a suit, looking downwards.

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For the years 1926-31, certificates were issued annually. They have Joseph Needham's pencil notes and drawings on the back of the sheets. The licences for 1939-1940 and 1953-1954 are held within a small red book. The book is fragile and the licence for 1952-1953 has become detached.

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The inside of the wallet is inscribed in pencil in Joseph Needham's handwriting with the names of towns in England, Canada and the USA, also 'Dorothy and Joseph Needham 1929.'

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The Colman Library is the library for the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. Joseph Needham's card was Admission Card No.7.

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This small red licence was issued to Joseph Needham for his work with the Sino-British Science Cooperation office (SBSCO). It contains a black and white passport-sized photograph of Joseph Needham and stamps from the issuing authorities.

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This is a pass card confirming that Joseph Needham is 'a member of the staff of the Secretariat of the Preparatory Commission.'

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These are membership cards for:
The Railway Preservation Society (Chasewater Light Railway Co.Ltd.)
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company Ltd.
The Britannia Locomotive Society
The Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
The Festiniog Railway Society
The Peterborough Railway Society (Nene Valley Railway and Colne Valley Railway Preservation Society).