File 8 - "Bampton Lectures in America"

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JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/9/4/8

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"Bampton Lectures in America"

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  • 4 March 1968-14 May 1969 (Creation)

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Bronowski, Jacob (1908-1974), scientist
(1908 - 1974)

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Comprises correspondence, mainly with Columbia University in the City of New York, on Bronowski delivering a series of 4 lectures on 'Magic, Science and Civilization' for the Bampton Lectures at the University (19-27 Mar 1969).

Also includes: typescript extracts from Bronowski's lectures on 'Magic, Science and Civilization'; a list of people to invite to the lecture and dinner; a short biography of Bronowski; a leaflet from the 1968 Bampton Lectures by Sir John Summerson on 'Victorian Architecture'; a draft itinerary for Rita and Jacob Bronowski's visit to New York (to deliver the lectures); an invitation for a dinner hosted by Dr and Mrs Andrew Cordier; a Columbia University press release about Bronowski delivering the lectures; leaflets for Bronowski's Bampton lectures; and a "speaking engagement" information sheet [made for the file].

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      Box 123:5

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