Letter from Diane Obenchain to Angus Graham to send her dissertation, Ministers of the Moral Order, which he had asked to read. She sends an accompanying CV. These items were originally packed with her dissertation.

Letter from Dennis, University of Maryland, to Angus Graham to give his reactions on Graham's paper on Taoist spontaneity.

Letter from Denise Burnette, Marketing Secretary, Open Court Publishing Company, to Angus Graham to ask him to fill out the author questionnaire in order to help with marketing his book.

Letter from D.C. Lau to Angus Graham which shows detailed exchange of views on translation of "Daqu" section of the Mozi or Mojing, the Mohist canon.

Letter from David Ramsey Steele, Open Court Publishing Company, to Angus Graham to introduce himself as he has taken over duties from Leslie Auerbach. Steele is pleased to hear of the progress of Graham's manuscript. He also asks whether Graham would be willing to assess other manuscripts on Chinese thought that are sent to the publishers.

Letter from David Ramsey Steele, Open Court Publishing Company, to Angus Graham to agree with him on the spelling of Debaters. He expresses surprise that Graham was ignorant of the calligraphy as he was under the impression that Sherwood Sugden was collaborating closely with Graham. Steele asks Graham to send a copy of Reason and Spontaneity and inquires regarding the details of his contract with Curzon.

Letter from David Ramsey Steele, Open Court Publishing Company, to Angus Graham to thank him for the first half of his manuscript. He asks regarding the insertion of footnote numbers and tells him that he is investigating Chinese characters for use in the book.

Letter from David Ramsey Steele, Editorial Director, Open Court Publishing Company, to Angus Graham to thank Graham for the latest addition to his manuscript. He writes of wishing to publish the book in 1988 and therefore the need to know when Graham is likely to finish the manuscript. He adds several editorial points for Graham to advise upon.

Letter from David Ramsey Steele, Consulting Editor, Open Court Publishing Company, to Angus Graham to send a proposed jacket design for Disputers of the Tao (not present) and a questionnaire relating to Graham's Reason and Spontaneity. The partially completed questionnaire is with the letter.

Letter from David Ramsey Steele, Editorial Director, Open Court Publishing Company, to Angus Graham to inform that the book should be ready for typesetting within the week. Steele also discusses possible titles and sub-titles and asks Graham to phone with a decision.