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- c. 1973-c. 1974 (Creation)
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1 file
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Comprises 2 folders of information, one signed by Bronowski (Washington, 26 Nov 1973).
The folders contain: booklets of background information on 'The Ascent of Man' produced by Time-Life Films; programme notes for 'The Ascent of Man' being shown at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C; BBC brochures on the series; leaflets on the filming schedule for 'The Ascent of Man' entitled 'Around the World in 330 Days'; a leaflet from a series of 3 films on 'Science and Society' shown at the City University of New York that included programme 6 'The Starry Messenger'; a page of quotes about 'The Ascent of Man'; a copy of a review from 'Nature'; and 16 black and white publicity photographs of Bronowski with descriptions for 'The Ascent of Man' being presented by WGBH Boston on PBS [Public Service Broadcasting].
The photographs show: Bronowski with a model of a Brain in the background; various portrait photographs; Bronowski holding the cast of a Taung baby skull; Bronowski looking through research material: a cartoon of Bronowski with men featured in 'The Ascent of Man' by Tom Crabtree; Bronowski on the steps at the Albert Memorial in London; Bronowski at Sultaniyeh (Iran) and by the Sphinx (Egypt); Bronowski in his office with Sylvia Fitzgerald; and Bronowski talking to Peter Kaye for the '20th Century Man' television series.