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- 1 July 1965-30 July 1965 (Creation)
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1 file
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Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: publications by Bronowski, including proposals for foreign editions; historical records of colour blindness; invitations for Bronowski to give lectures, address a conference, attend a meeting and take part in a symposium; Bronowski having visited the National Coal Board (United Kingdom) to give advice [during Jun 1965] and the resulting report on 'Use of By-Products from the Char Process'; a quote by William Blake (letter to Sir Geoffrey Keynes); Bronowski writing a letter of introduction for a student to Lord Bowden; Bronowski's plans to visit the University of Minnesota (in May 1966); Bronowski having met Karl Popper in London (Jun 1965) and inviting Karl Popper to visit the Salk Institute; the San Diego Board of Education's programme for very gifted children; the Van Leer Foundation for the Advancement of Human Culture (Israel); Roman Jakobson's plans to visit the Salk Institute as a Visiting Fellow; and Bronowski supporting the election of Professor Norman Cohn to the Athenaeum Club (London).
Also includes Deputy Director's weekly summary reports listing correspondence sent to and from the Salk Institute, as well as internal correspondence.
Additionally includes copies of letters sent by Rita Bronowski to Union Bank of Switzerland about her bank balance, and to Earl Grant about how he could help an Association to support the Actors Quarter Theatre in San Diego.