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Song cycle for high voice and piano composed by Laurence Picken, to texts from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1900).

• Look down fair moon (composed 31 August 1934)

• O Tan-faced Prairie-Boy (composed 6 July 1934) - missing from manuscript

• Sometimes with one I love (composed 7 September 1934)

• No labour saving machine (composed 18 September 1934)

• Not heat flames up and consumes (composed 26 September 1934)

Consists of a film for television showing a dialogue between Bronowski and Dr Paul Saltman of the University of California, San Diego. The film was part of the 'Science and Society' series produced by Peter Kaye for National Educational Television. It was filmed at the Salk Institute in August 1969 and broadcast nationwide in the United States on 19 July 1970.

Includes papers relating to Bawden's volunteering at St. Paul's Cathedral

(1) Letters to Denys Page from the USA, 1942-1949,

(2) Maps of the US East Coast and Canada with routes taken, 1940s,

(3) Travel diary, 1950,

(4) Handwritten and printed material on world issues,

(5) Parent's marriage licence, and Pars's obituary

(6) Birth certificate, military service certificate, papers relating to his death, burial and will, and copies of his funeral service and memorial service, both of which were held in Jesus College Chapel.

Comprises audio recordings of 3 lectures that Bronowski gave on Leonardo da Vinci, William Blake and Surrealism for the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) Art Council Lectures in October 1968. The lectures were delivered in Schoenberg Hall, UCLA.

Comprises audio recordings of two lectures that Bronowski gave for the Condon lecture series at the University of Oregon. The lectures were broadcast by KOAC [radio station, part of Oregon Public Broadcasting]. The lectures were also given at Portland State College (Feb 1967).

Comprises audio recordings of a series of 6 lectures that Bronowski delivered for the Silliman Memorial lectures at Yale University (in Kline Geology Lecture Hall).

Comprises audio recordings made for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1968 of lectures that were first given at York University (Canada) as part of the Frank Gerstein Lectures (York University Invitation series) for 1963 on the theme Imagination and the University.

Comprises audio recordings of a series of four lectures given by Bronowski for the inaugural annual Man and Nature lecture series at the American Museum of Natural History, New York. The lectures were subsequently delivered at the University of California at Berkeley and San Diego.

Comprises recordings of a dialogue written by Bronowski in response to the 'Two Cultures Debate' which followed his lectures on 'Science and Human Values' given at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1953.

Bronowski's dialogue was inspired by Galileo's 'Dialogue on the Great World Systems' (published 1632).

"Television film on Leonardo da Vinci produced by Adrian Malone for the British Broadcasting Corporation. Script and narration by Dr. Bronowski. First shown in England in 1967".

Includes source material, correspondence and notes.

Includes record sheets, transcriptions and details of arrangements made for Bronowski's speeches and talks.

Consists of copies of Bronowski's work including transcriptions of recordings/broadcasts, articles and summaries of a speech. Each file has a contents page at the front (not always exactly matching contents).

Song cycle for soprano and piano, dedicated to LP's cousin, Mary.

1. The Jolly Shepherd (John Wootton, 16th century), composed 1 September 1925

2. All That's Past (Walter de la Mare), composed 16-17 September 1929

3. The Faithless Shepherdess (Anon, 1589), composed September 1929

4. Now Welcome Somer (Geoffrey Chaucer)

5. Pleasure It Is (William Cornish, 1510), composed 19 December 1925

6. God's Likeness (John Bannister Tabb), composed 17 August 1930

7. May in the Green-Wood (Anon, 16th century), composed 28 August 1930

Sonatina in three movements for piano

Movement for a piano sonata, composed by Laurence Picken.

Bronowski delivered a series of 3 lectures titled 'The Prophetic Eye' for the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) Art Council Lectures on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of October 1968. These lectures were on 'Leonardo da Vinci and the Articulation of Nature', 'The Minute Particulars of William Blake' and 'Surrealism: the Daydream Image'.

Consists of a large series which is mainly organised alphabetically by title of work.

Contains files on lectures, research subjects, an exhibition, notes and correspondence on specific subjects, articles, a proposed television series, a radio programme and being an advisor on projects.

There are a number of scrapbooks and individual articles that were kept by Frederick Brittain. Some of the scrapbooks contain newspaper cuttings of articles he had written himself, some are reviews of his published work and some were on topics of interest to him

Comprises audio recordings of a lecture that Bronowski gave for the Damon lecture series at the National Science Teachers Association convention in Washington D C [broadcast on WGBH-FM radio].

Comprises audio recordings and transcripts of lectures given whilst Bronowski was Carnegie visiting professor of History.

[These lectures were originally titled 'Science and Civilised Man'].

Live recordings of performances, many in Cambridge, collected by Laurence Picken.

Obituaries and other printed profiles of Laurence Picken, collected by Anthea Smith. Includes printout of Independent Online obituary (published 31 Mar 2007), cutting of The Times obituary (24 Mar 2007), Who's Who entry (1991).

Comprises a film labelled "Dienst Televisie Programma, Profile dr. J Bronowski", 15 minutes and 35 seconds long. Contains several statements by Bronowski, photographs and a clip from 'The Face of Violence'. There is also a separate soundtrack and transcript of the programme.

The narration is in Dutch, with clips in English.

Piece for solo piano.

Letters to and replies from Prime Ministers with regard to various complaints. Includes letter from Margaret Thatcher, 1970