File 3 - General correspondence: Bl-Bra

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JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/3/2/3

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General correspondence: Bl-Bra

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  • 19 December 1964-27 June 1974 (Creation)

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Bronowski, Jacob (1908-1974), scientist
(1908 - 1974)

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Comprises correspondence with individuals on subjects including their or Bronowski's work, invitations, and a request to republish a poem by Bronowski entitled 'Man, take your gun'.

Correspondents include: Charles E Boklage (Division of Biology, Kansas State University) about his research on the genetics of mental development; Howard Borough (Dean of Faculties, Portland State College) inviting Bronowski to visit; Professor Philip Bowden (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge) on attending a conference in San Diego; Ray Bradbury [writer] on his plays and Bronowski's books; and Margaret Braithwaite and the Cambridge Language Research Unit.

Also includes press cuttings of '20th Century Man: Conversations with Dr Bronowski' by John Philip Sousa, a key chart for a Brain Model, and an "interim research report on the repetitive foundations of language" from the Cambridge Language Research Unit (29 Nov 1971).

The signature has been cut out of a letter from Lord Vivian Bowden, dated 7 Dec 1965.

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      Binder 62

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