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- 1 August 1973-31 August 1973 (Creation)
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1 file
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Comprises photocopies of handwritten letters from Bronowski, and carbon copies of letters from Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).
Subjects include: 'The Ascent of Man' book; a correction about bees in 'The Ascent of Man' (mistake spotted by David Patterson, BBC); success of 'The Ascent of Man' television series and plans for Bronowski to travel to the United Kingdom to promote the repeat showing of the series; plans for 'The Ascent of Man' films to be shown at the Smithsonian Institution (Washington D. C.); Bronowski joining the editorial board of The American Scholar (journal); invitations for speaking engagements; publications by Bronowski, including plans to publish his Silliman and Mellon lectures; and comments on 'Conscious and Culture' by George Derfer.
Also includes a carbon copy of a letter from Rita Bronowski to Jay and Nicole Plett [daughter and son-in-law] about a loan to buy a house in Santa Fe, New Mexico.