Needham, Rodney (1923-2006), 1988, 1990, 2005

Consists of letters from Rodney Needham, a social anthropologist at Oxford University, to David Hawkes. Arranged chronologically.

－Letter from Rodney to David. 23.1.88. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. About the death of Arthur Cooper (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. 28.i.88. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. About Rationalist Society and why GR yiing (rad.59) "shadow, reflection" was formed with jiing (rad.72) which Karlgren glossed first as "bright" (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. 24.i.90. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. About the state of Arthur Cooper's Hearts and minds, and the flights of attack aircraft over David's roof and valley was vanished (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 14.ii.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. On reading David's Letters from a godless grandfather and asking if David wanted to have a copy of War Music by Christopher Logue (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 18.ii.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. About Dundes had already received death threats (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 21.ii.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. On reading David's Letters from a godless grandfather (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 6.iii.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. About passing something to David which was received from a former student (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 8.iii.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. About the health condition of Jean and David, and the likelihood of publishing Arthur Cooper's Hearts and minds (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 17.iii.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. About Christopher Hawkes (1905-1992), Jacquetta Hawkes (1910-1996), and Margaret Drabble's The Red Queen (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 18.viii.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. On expressing thanks for returning Dundes's work on the Koran, giving a copy of "War music" to Turf Tavern, and writing to Vermes without response (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 14.xi.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. On sending David a photocopy of the inscription for a closer examination. On the same page, also includes: Notes written by David Hawkes, 馬乳葡萄, and inscriptions of「霍克思印」、「克思藏書」(Note 2)

－Postcard from R (Rodney). Holywell, 16.xi.05. 1 card ; 10 x 15 cm. Typescript, signed. On expressing thanks for David's explication and telling David that a bunch of grapes in the picture (Note 2)

－Letter from Rodney to David. Holywell, 18.xi.05. 1 sheet ; 21 cm. Typescript, signed. On expressing thanks for David's gloss, and talking about the picture that Rodney bought it in Sinagpore some fifty years ago (Note 2)