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- 8 October 1964-5 August 1974 (Creation)
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Comprises correspondence with, and on, individuals including: Cyril Roberts mainly on news of the National Coal Board [which he worked for] and personal family news; Eirlys Roberts; Holland Roberts (Friendship Society) about work on the ageing process at the Salk Institute; Catriona Robertson on giving up working on a book about William Blake; James T Robinson (Biological Sciences Curriculum Study) on Bronowski's publications; Appletree Rodden on subjects including 'The Identity of Man' and mathematics; Norman E Rodger (Solar, a division of International Harvester Company); Professor Vladimir Rojansky (Department of Physics, Harvey Mudd College) on subjects including visiting each other and family news; Ednah Root on gifting one of her light sculptures to the Salk Institute and lending Bronowski a book on the Alhambra; Lin Root, mainly on becoming a visiting professor of Composition at Penn State University; J Rose (editor of International Journal of Environmental Studies) about the journal; Daniel, Joanna and David Rose on subjects including the Bronowski's visits to New York; John Rose on a television project about the Mona Lisa; Beatrice Rosenfeld (Science Editor, The Viking Press Inc.) on a biography of Einstein by Banesh Hoffman; Floyd H Ross (The Blaisdell Institute) inviting Bronowski to visit; Richard Rosenthal, mainly arranging to meet; John Rowley (Western Mail, The National Newspaper of Wales) on visiting the United States, an interview with Bronowski and "hippies" in California and London; a letter from Bronowski to Dr Oscar Ruebhausen recommending the architect (Russell Forester) that built the Bronowski's house in La Jolla; Vincent Ryan Ruggiero (English Department, State University Agricultural and Technical College, Delhi, New York) sending his article 'When description becomes creation' (included); Harry Ruja (San Diego State College) on Bronowski's discussions with Bertrand Russell on 'Brains Trust'; Trevor Russell-Cobb (Russell-Cobb Limited, Public Relations Consultants); and John Julian Ryan on his article 'Science or Literature or Both?'.
Also includes a typescript of 'On the Design of Stable and Reliable Institutions' by Robert Rosen (visiting fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions).
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'On the Design of Stable and Reliable Institutions' by Robert Rosen was published in the International Journal of General Systems, Vol. 1, issue 1, Jan 1974.