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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).

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

Includes correspondence, 'Fillets being the records of the most loquacious order of the red herring, 1922-1951', a watercolour of 'the Cock herring' by V. Robinson 1932; Copies of Liber Harengarum or rules of the most loquacious order of the red herring, 1949, c. 1960 and c.1980

This was and is the club for holders of sporting blues.

The Roosters was founded in 1907 by a New Zealander called J. H. Allen as a light-hearted debating society. It celebrated its Bicentenary 184 years in advance "to save posterity the trouble"

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'].

Includes menu to celebrate the club's 21st Birthday, 1941

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].

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

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.

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

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'.

Including minutes, notices and associated papers

Includes menus

Movement for a piano sonata, composed by Laurence Picken.

Sonatina in three movements for piano

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

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).

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

Includes source material, correspondence and notes.

The advowson of Swavesey was given to the College in 1558 by Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Ely, who purchased it with five others from the Crown for £100. See the Grant by Letters Patent, Philip and Mary, Cal. Pat. Rolls 1557-8, p.40. The original patent is in the Steel Press, shelf 8. Dr Fuller' Foundation.

"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".

The College acquired this living in 1699 by gift from the Proby Trustees.

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).