File 1 - Correspondence about 'The Ascent of Man' book, mainly with the BBC

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Comprises correspondence with the BBC relating to: sending copies of 'The Ascent of Man' book to Bronowski (with air freight notices); checking and sending proofs with corrections; publication dates; production schedule for the book; corrections to be made prior to publication in 'The Listener' BBC magazine; the bibliography and other additional material for 'The Ascent of Man' book; sending manuscripts of chapters; illustrations; sending transcripts of the television programmes to Bronowski; and fees and contract terms for the production of 'The Ascent of Man' book. Correspondents at the BBC include Anthony Kingsford (Book Editor, BBC Publications), Peter Campbell (Assistant Book Editor, BBC Publications), Jo Gladstone/Marquand and John Stringer (Head of Business Co-Productions).

Also includes: letters from other publishers offering to publish 'The Ascent of Man'; notes on the schedule for production of the book; copies of draft and final book contracts with the BBC (Nov 1971 and Mar 1972); correspondence between Bronowski and Sylvia Fitzgerald regarding the book contract; some correspondence with Larned Bradford of Little, Brown and Company ('The Ascent of Man' publishers in the United States) and Peter Robeck of Time-Life Films; and a memorandum by Bronowski on a meeting at the Time-Life building in New York with Peter Robeck, John Stringer and Aubrey Singer (BBC) and Larned Bradford (Jan 1970).

Additionally includes: some photocopied and annotated pages of galley proofs and a typescript of corrected pages in chapters 1-3 annotated [by Sylvia Fitzgerald]; a point of sale sign for 'The Ascent of Man' book; and a letter from Bronowski to Sylvia (13 Nov 1971) sending the contract offer for the English rights to the book, outlining his travel arrangements for filming, and thanking her for handling an application by George Derfer.