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- 5 February 1964-4 February 1975 (Creation)
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Comprises correspondence with, and on, individuals. Correspondents include: Katsuhiko Sakiyama (Kodansha International/USA Ltd) on 'Creativity and Intuition' by Dr Hideki Yukawa; Dr Albdus Salam (International Centre for Theoretical Physics) on subjects including founding the Centre; Paul Saltman on subjects including visiting the Bronowskis and moving to La Jolla; Professor Mario Salvadori (Columbia University, New York) on books by Umberto Eco and inviting Bronowski to give a lecture at the School of Architecture; Professor George Salzman (Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Boston) on recommending Bronowski for the position of Dean of Faculty; G R Sanderson (British Embassy, Washington D C) inviting the Bronowskis for dinner; James Santorelli on visiting India; J Randolph Sasnett (The Religion in Education Foundation) on a proposal for a documentary to be filmed at the Salk Institute; Dr Henry Sauerwein (The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico) on subjects including sending greetings to Roman and Krystyna Jakobson, introducing Shirley Nash and Bronowski's talks, articles and books; Emilie Savage Smith (California State College) on a symposium on Renaissance Medicine; Janet Sawaya (Milan, Italy) on translating part of 'The Identity of Man' into Italian; Elizabeth Sauter on the safety of artificial sweeteners; Professor Stanley Schachter (Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York) asking to rent Bronowski's house in London; David Schilling (Southwest Missouri State College) on seminars about the "science-humanities dilemma"; Edwin Schlossberg (Institute for the Study of Science in Human Affairs) relating to his interdisciplinary studies in physics and literature; Herman Schneider inviting Bronowski to dinner and to stay with him in New York, and on 'The Identity of Man'; Robin Scott (Controller, BBC) on visiting California and the success of 'The Ascent of Man'; Mary-Averett Seelye arranging a drinks reception for Bronowski in Washington D C (1974); Marian Seldes on a play that she was in, and on the death of her father (Gilbert Seldes) including memories of Bronowski's friendship with him; Timothy Seldes (literary agent); Jack Shallcross (Wellington Teachers College, New Zealand) on quoting Bronowski in a book on education; James Shepherd about a BBC television programme on William Blake ['A Man is as He Sees'] presented by Bronowski; Rodney Sheratsky on a proposed study of William Blake and Humphrey Jennings; Dr David Shoenberg (Department of Physics, Royal Society Mond Laboratory, Cambridge) on P E King-Smith, a research student who Bronowski arranged for Francis Crick to see; Hugh Shortt (Curator of Salisbury, South Wilts. And Blackmore Museum, Salisbury) on a planned new museum in Salisbury; a letter from Bronowski to Dr John Shotter (Department of Psychology, University of Nottingham) on papers by Shotter; and Dr C Francis Shutts (teacher of Animal Behaviour and Biology of Human Behaviour, La Verne College, California) on shared academic interests including the concept of stratified stability.
Also includes: 'A Manifesto of the New Art of Quantum Realism' by Dr M Sabri (1971); a copy of the 25th annual report of the Salzburg Seminar in American Studies (1972) with a covering letter; correspondence with the Office of the Scientific Attaché (British Embassy, Washington D C) on Bronowski wanting to meet (1966); an excerpt from an article to be written by Herman Schneider entitled 'On Concepts, Models and Muddles'; a proposal for a course in "Bioeconomics: a thermodynamic biological model for human economies" by Dr C Francis Shutts; and a letter from Simon and Schuster publishers sending a copy of 'Explorations in Psychohistory, The Wellfleet papers'.
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For further correspondence with Mary-Averett Seelye see Bronowski 3/3/3.