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- 2 September 1969-30 September 1969 (Creation)
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Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Associate to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).
Subjects include: publications by Bronowski; discussion of ideas about human and animal communication (letter to I. Charles Kaufman, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado); inviting Professor Roger Brown (Department of Social Relations, Harvard University) and Professor Fred Sommers to be Visiting Fellows at the Salk Institute; invitations for speaking engagements and to attend a conference and a seminar; discussion of ideas in 'What Biology is about' by Christopher Longuet-Higgins (letter to the author); work on 'The Ascent of Man'; books to purchase for the Szilard collection at the Salk Institute; and participants in a series of colloquia on current psychology to be held at the Salk Institute, organised by Eugene Galanter.
Also includes carbon copies of: an evaluation by Bronowski of a proposal for the development of a Secondary School curriculum on 'Exploring Human Nature' made by the Education Development Center, Inc.; a paragraph by Bronowski about 'The Divine Proportion' by H E Huntely for use by the publishers; a report by Sylvia Hodgson (as Institute Representative on the Organising Committee of the Salk Institute) about the Charles Drew Foundation Ball held at the Institute; and a list of audio tapes and films of broadcasts by Bronowski.