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- 1 February 1968-22 February 1968 (Creation)
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1 file
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Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).
Subjects include: invitations to a conference and for speaking engagements; book to purchase for the Szilard collection at the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski; Bronowski declining to write an article on being an Englishman living in the United States as he was "very unclear" about the current state of both countries; Bronowski recommending Mr C. Radhakrishnan (Bombay, India) for a course in journalism at Columbia University, New York; discussion about animal communication (letter to Professor Charles F. Hockett); comments on Eric H. Lenneberg's book on 'Biological Foundations of Language' (letter to Lenneberg); and Dr Jerzy Kubin visiting the Salk Institute.
Also includes: a carbon copy of a letter from Rita Bronowski returning a bed spread to Bloomingdale's department store; a carbon copy of a letter [for publication] from Bronowski to the editors of Scientific American (journal) about facts on early maturation in an article by J. M. Tanner, and the implications for education.