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- 2 July 1973-31 July 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, Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski) and Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski).
Subjects include: the success of 'The Ascent of Man' television series in the United Kingdom and the series being sold for television in the United States; delays to the production schedule and work done for 'The Ascent of Man' book; invitations for speaking engagements; Bronowski's plans to travel to the United Kingdom in October; and cancelling attending a meeting of the UNESCO Conseil International de la Philosophie et des Sciences Humaines in Rio de Janiero, which Bronowski had prepared a paper for.
Includes replies to 'The Ascent of Man' viewers letters about subjects covered in the programmes.
Also includes a carbon copy of a letter to the Radio Times from Bronowski, replying to comments from [viewers of 'The Ascent of Man'].