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- 10 October 1966-25 April 1969 (Creation)
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Comprises correspondence, mainly with Frank Dudas (Dudas, Kuypers, Rowan Ltd), relating to Bronowski speaking at the 5th General Assembly and Congress of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) on 'Man to Man' (Ottawa and Montreal, Canada, 13-15 Sep 1967). Bronowski's lecture was on 'Man - His Capacities'.
Also includes: a press cutting about Bronowski's lecture (The Montreal Star, 16 Sep 1967); annotated transcripts of Bronowski's lecture and following discussions with [Mischa Black (Industrial Designer and Professor of Industrial Design)], Dr Ashley Montagu (anthropologist and social biologist) and Dr Daniel Cappon (psychiatrist and writer); a transcript of Daniel Cappon's lecture on 'Man - His Understanding'; a "speaking engagement" information sheet [made for the file]; correspondence with Ashley Montagu on sending each other copies of their work after meeting at the congress; a programme for the congress; a Salk Institute press release; a timetable for Bronowski's visits to Montreal and Toronto (11-16 Sep 1967); and a letter inviting Jacob and Rita Bronowski to the opening of the Design Canada Centre (Place Bonaventure, Montreal) with a reply accepting.
Additionally includes: an abstract of a paper on 'Cities of the Future' by Jose A Villégas (Department of Housing and Design, New York State College of Home Economics at Cornell University) presented at a conference on 'Environment: Chaos or Control' (9-10 Mar 1967); a paper on 'The Aerospace role in planning Cities of the Future' by Vernal M Tyler and Carl F Asiala (McDonnell Company, St Louis, Missouri) prepared for presentation at the AIAA [American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics] 3rd annual national meeting and technical display (Boston, 30 Nov 1966); and the Royal Bank of Canada monthly newsletter (Jan 1967) on 'The Universal and International Exhibition of 1967'.
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Part of the discussion between Bronowski, Montagu and Cappon and was published in 'Man to Man' by Poole Hall Press of Grimsby (limited edition of 57 copies). There is a copy in the Jesuan Collection, Jesus College.