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Correspondence of Ian Stewart addressed to Christopher Brooke

Correspondence of Christopher Brooke with [Robert] Rhodes James

Acknowledgment of payment of £6 11s 5d.

Manuscript & typescript papers of Christopher R. Wren without accompanying correspondence

Digital copies of 26 photographs taken by Stapleton whilst a student at Jesus College 1976-9. Includes photographs relating to visit of Duke of Edinburgh, 7th June 1979, taken from gatetower showing procession in the Chimney and of helicopter, photographs of room in North Court and photographs taken of College grounds from Stapleton's room in 50 Jesus Lane.

Includes note on ownership of land

Christus, der uns selig macht / O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn. For two choirs. By Michael Praetorius.
Published by Möseler Verlag, Wolfenbüttel and Zurich.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include publications by Bronowski, addresses and lectures by Bronowski, extended stays of Non-Resident Fellows at the Salk Institute (letter sent to Francis Crick), the proposed sale of Salk Institute temporary buildings to the University of California at San Diego, a proposed CBS Twentieth Century television programme [about the Salk Institute], an invitation for a visiting scholar for the Salk Institute, Bronowski advising the National Coal Board, a proposal for a group of neurophysiologists led by Dr Stephen Kuffler to join the Salk Institute, and an application for a biochemical preparation facility grant for the Salk Institute.

Also includes Deputy Director's weekly summary reports listing correspondence sent to and from the Salk Institute, as well as internal correspondence.

Additionally includes minutes of a meeting of Resident Members of the Committee of Fellows of the Salk Institute (21 Apr).

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: publications by Bronowski including requests for reprints of 'The Logic of the Mind' lecture and translations right for 'Science and Human Values'; invitations for speaking engagements, to write an article and to attend a conference; a proposed series of seminars at the Salk Institute on recent progress in science in fields other than molecular biology; arrangements for Bronowski to visit the Colorado College (Colorado Springs) and to lead a seminar on 'Imagination in Science and in the Arts'; Bronowski's visit to Mexico; a bronze sculpture ('Mazehead') by Michael Ayrton being shipped to Bronowski; congratulating Ben Whitaker and Harold Wilson on winning in the United Kingdom elections; a conference on Leibniz for which Bronowski gave the concluding remarks; John Moore visiting the United States and Bronowski recommending him as a lecturer on English usage; work of the Van Leer Foundation; ideas about how the brain might be mimicked by a computer including the work of John von Neumann; exchanging topics of interest with Roman Jakobson in preparation for Jakobson's visit to the Salk Institute; congratulating John Maddox on becoming the editor of 'Nature' journal; Bronowski planning to give the Korzybski Memorial lecture (in New York) on 'Towards a Philosophy of Biology' (Apr 1967); and a reference to "black" and "white" magic in the 'Compendium Maleficarum' (Francesco-Maria Guazzo, 1608).

Includes: a copy of a letter to James Reeves from Bronowski, encouraging Reeves to come to the United States; and a copy of a letter to Gilbert Seldes on subjects including a proposed academy devoted to "the intellectual unity of the arts (including science)" and Bronowski meeting [Bern] Dibner.

Additionally includes a copy of a letter to William Glazier from Jacques Monod (Institut Pasteur, Paris) with a reply from Bronowski, about a proposed meeting of Salk Institute Fellows during a Cold Spring Harbour Symposium which Monod and Francis Crick were planning to attend.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski).

Subjects include: Bronowski assigning control of 2 filmed interviews with Andries Deinum (Portland Center for Continuing Education) to Deinum [these were interviews conducted after Bronowski's had delivered his Condon lectures], and prints of the films of the interviews and tapes of the Condon lectures being sent to the Salk Institute; a meeting at the Salk Institute of the Study Group on the Unity of Knowledge; Bronowski making an audio recording for a BBC Home Service radio programme for Julian Huxley's 80th birthday; publications by Bronowski; plans for Bronowski to speak on 'The New Biology' at a WASI [Women's Association of the Salk Institute] lunch (24 May 1967); stocks and shares bought and sold by Jacob and Rita Bronowski; and plans for filming a BBC television programme about Leonardo da Vinci ['Tell me if anything was ever done'].

Also includes: photocopies of handwritten letters from Bronowski to Barbara Baron, Leo Baron and Lilli [Stein] about Leo Baron's (Bronowski's brother) imprisonment in Rhodesia and illness; photocopies of handwritten letters from Rita and Jacob Bronowski about selling shares in the United Kingdom; a summary of Bronowski's address 'On Being an Intellectual' for the opening of the Clark Science Center at Smith College (6 May 1967); carbon copies of paragraphs to be added to the 'Academic Purpose and Plans of the Salk Institute' document (Mar-Apr 1967) with a copy of a handwritten letter from Bronowski to Jonas Salk sending the paragraphs; and a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Bronowski to Arthur Galston recommending contacts in London.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: Bronowski selecting excerpts from 'The Man in the Moon' for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; publication of Bronowski's Damon Educational Foundation lecture on 'Science in the New Humanism' [later called 'Science and the New Humanism'], and other publications by Bronowski; invitations for speaking engagements; books to purchase for the Szilard collection at the Salk Institute; plans for 'Man and Nature in the Renaissance' symposium jointly sponsored by the University of California at San Diego and the Salk Institute; Bronowski having visited New York, North Carolina and Tennessee; and Bronowski's brother, Leo Baron.

Also includes: a carbon copy of a memorandum to the file recording a phone call from Adrian Malone (BBC television) about ['Tell me if anything was ever done'] a television programme made on Leonardo da Vinci which Bronowski presented, and a proposal for a similar programme about William Blake; a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Bronowski to Edward Pols on having read Pols' work about Gödel's theorems; a carbon copy of a letter to Leo Baron (Bronowski's brother) from Bronowski about employment prospects, Bronowski sending Baron's paper on 'Southern Rhodesia and the Rule of Law' to people in Berkeley, and legal process; and a photocopy of a handwritten letter to Alice King from Bronowski sending documents about and by Leo Baron.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Associate to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: invitations for speaking engagements; the 1969 Renaissance symposium (jointly sponsored by the Salk Institute and the University of California at San Diego); lectures and publications by Bronowski, including audio tapes of lectures that had been broadcast; inviting Francis Rawdon Smith to work with the Salk Institute on "artificial intelligence" (relating to computers and the brain); the Archive of Contemporary Biology at the Salk Institute; an article by Professor G Broccolini; and Bronowski's reflections on a paper by Per Dalen (Psychiatric Research Centre, Goteberg University, Sweden) on 'Month of Birth and Schizophrenia'.

Also includes a carbon copy of a letter of reference for William Glazier by Bronowski, sent to the Committee on Promotions of the Department of Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (New York).

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski), Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski) and Lee Lacy (Assistant Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: the Council for Biology in Human Affairs at the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski; Bronowski travelling to the east coast of the United States, then to Europe; the establishment and first meeting of Science Horizons Inc. (corporation for handling Bronowski's earnings from 'The Ascent of Man'); and invitations for speaking engagements.

Also includes a carbon copy of a draft report by Bronowski and others on 3 series of mathematics books. The report was made to the San Diego Association for Gifted Children.

Additionally includes a carbon copy of a memorandum from Ursula Bellugi, nominating Sylvia Fitzgerald for election to the Salk Institute Affairs Committee.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Lee Lacy (Assistant Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: research, preparatory work and filming for 'The Ascent of Man'; discussions about publishing 'The Ascent of Man' as a book; invitations for speaking engagements; publications by Bronowski; and books to purchase for the Szilard Collection at the Salk Institute.

Also includes a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Bronowski to Ralph Burhoe [editor of Zygon journal] about discussions they had in Chicago.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski) whilst Bronowski was away from the Salk Institute.

Subjects include: publications by Bronowski; plans for Bronowski to take part in a lecture series at the Royal Ontario Museum (Canada); plans for Lisa Jardine and Nicolas Jardine to give seminars at the Salk Institute; and travel expenses for filming for 'The Ascent of Man'.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: plans for Bronowski to lecture on 'Science and Human Values' at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Mexico City, Jun 1973); the Renaissance symposium jointly sponsored by the Salk Institute and the University of California at San Diego (May); publications by Bronowski; Bronowski being taken ill and cancelling engagements including travelling to London to launch 'The Ascent of Man', and attending the Copernicus symposium (sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academy of Sciences, Washington D. C.) and giving a lecture on 'Copernicus as a Humanist'; and work on 'The Ascent of Man' book.

Also includes a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Bronowski to Professor [Paul] Martin about Martin's article 'The Discovery of America'.

Additionally includes a carbon copy of a telegram from "Adrian, Dick, Mick, David, David, Jo, Jane, Betty, Lucy and Philippa" [those from the BBC working on 'The Ascent of Man'] about the successful launch of the television series.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: appreciation of 'The Ascent of Man' and discussion of the contents; the Writers' Guild (United Kingdom) voting 'The Ascent of Man' the best British television documentary script; payments to Science Horizons Inc. for 'The Ascent of Man' television programmes and books; plans for a symposium on 'Renaissance Medicine' in May 1974, jointly sponsored by the Salk Institute and the University of California at San Diego; and publications by Bronowski, including French editions of books.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: publications by Bronowski including foreign rights; Bronowski's plans to visit Boston and look for a research assistant on Renaissance science; Markham [coal mine/plant] being commissioned by the National Coal Board and producing briquettes; Warren Weaver winning the Arches of Science prize and giving books to the Salk Institute; Bronowski's plans to visit the University of Minnesota (in May 1966); a possible patent application by Leslie Orgel and Dr Ferris for aminomalononitrile; seeking advice on Gödel's theorem (letter to Professor M H A Newman, University of Manchester, United Kingdom); a sculpture by Reg Butler being sent to Bronowski; broadcasts of 'The Identity of Man' lectures; arrangements for Bronowski to lecture on 'The Impact of New Biology' in Seattle, and to deliver an inauguration address at Bennington College (Vermont); arrangements for Bronowski to attend the National Foundation meetings in Philadelphia; and invitations for Bronowski to lecture and address a meeting.

Also includes Deputy Director's weekly summary reports listing correspondence sent to and from the Salk Institute, as well as internal correspondence.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: Bronowski proposing that neurobiology and animal behaviour be discussed at the Salk Institute as areas for future research; invitations to write books and articles, and for speaking engagements; publications by Bronowski including a mistake in the printing of 'The Poet's Defence'; Daniel Greenberg's resignation from the Van Leer Foundation; 'The Mazehead' bronze sculpture by Michael Ayrton; arrangements for Jacob and Rita Bronowski's trip to India; plans for Sylvia Hodgson to visit booksellers in the United Kingdom and purchase books for the Szilard Collection (of early books on the brain and central nervous system) at the Salk Institute; arrangements for Bronowski's visit to Washington D C (Sep 1966) to deliver 'The Impact of New Science' at a conference; and Bronowski recommending Roy Ascott to Frank Malina as a writer on the visual arts.

Also includes a memorandum from William Glazier to Members of the Salk Institute Library Committee about a presentation on the citation index (30 June 1966).

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski).

Subjects include: a reprint of 'Experiment' literary magazine (letter to James Reeves); Bronowski joining the editorial board of 'The Philosophy Forum' (journal); publications by Bronowski; arrangements to visit Italy to film ['Tell me if anything was ever done'] BBC television film about Leonardo da Vinci; discussion about relating forms of art to language (letter to Professor M Schapiro); Gödel's theorems (letter to Professor John R Lucas); plans to travel to Montreal (Canada) in September; and an interview of Bronowski by John Rowley (Western Mail, National Newspaper of Wales) not being published by the Sunday Times newspaper.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski), Gerry Likens (Secretary to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: Bronowski being away from the Salk Institute; invitations for speaking engagements; publications by Bronowski; Bronowski serving as a judge for the Science Award of the National Book Committee; and Ursula Bellugi-Klima joining the Bronowski laboratory at the Salk Institute.

Also includes carbon copies of letters from Mrs P. Whalen (Librarian, Salk Institute) introducing Ursula Bellugi-Klima to the Librarian at the University of California at Berkeley, and from S. Spiegelman (Professor of Microbiology) to Josephine Williams (Editorial Office, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) sending a manuscript by Marie and Masaki Hayashi for publication.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Associate to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: plans for Bronowski to deliver his paper on 'New Concepts in the Evolution of Complexity: Stratified Stability and Unbounded Plans' at the meetings of section L of the AAAS [American Association for the Advancement of Science] in December; books being purchased for the Szilard Collection at the Salk Institute; plans for 'The Ascent of Man' television series; publications by Bronowski; lectures by Bronowski, including those broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; and invitations for speaking engagements and to write articles.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski), Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski) and Lee Lacy (Assistant Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: research (including requests for information) and other work for 'The Ascent of Man'; a request for more space for Ursula Bellugi to carry out research at the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski; and KTAO radio station (Santa Cruz, California) planning to broadcast recordings of Bronowski on Sunday evenings in a "Bronowski hour".

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include publications by Bronowski, and ordering film prints of 'Jacob Bronowski: 20th Century Man'.

Bronowski was away from the Salk Institute for most of August.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: proposed symposia about Copernicus, and an invitation to a conference about Copernicus in Washington D C (Dec 1972); invitations for speaking engagements and a Visiting professorship at Texas Christian University; copies of 'The Ascent of Man' films for the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski; Bronowski withdrawing from a conference on 'The Problem of Reduction in Biology' to be held in Italy; work on 'The Ascent of Man' book; The Globe Playhouse in London (letter to Sam Wanamaker); the archive at the Salk Institute; ensuring financial security for Hester Coblentz (Rita's sister) and Lilli [Stein] (Bronowski's sister); publications by Bronowski; and Bronowski's comments on a script by Judith Bronowski (letter to Judith).

Also includes carbon copies of a letter of reference for Laurence Moody, and a statement on "New Biological and Economic factors affecting the status of young people" by Bronowski.

Comprises photocopies of handwritten letters from Bronowski, and carbon copies of letters from Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: 'The Ascent of Man' book; a correction about bees in 'The Ascent of Man' (mistake spotted by David Patterson, BBC); success of 'The Ascent of Man' television series and plans for Bronowski to travel to the United Kingdom to promote the repeat showing of the series; plans for 'The Ascent of Man' films to be shown at the Smithsonian Institution (Washington D. C.); Bronowski joining the editorial board of The American Scholar (journal); invitations for speaking engagements; publications by Bronowski, including plans to publish his Silliman and Mellon lectures; and comments on 'Conscious and Culture' by George Derfer.

Also includes a carbon copy of a letter from Rita Bronowski to Jay and Nicole Plett [daughter and son-in-law] about a loan to buy a house in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: arrangements for Roman Jakobson to work at the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski; a lecture that Bronowski had given in Seattle [Aagard lecture]; a film in the 'Insight' television series; invitations for speaking engagements; ideas for radio programmes (letter to Douglas Cleverdon); and plans to visit New York and Boston and see Bruce Mazlish (Jan 1966).

Also includes copies of letters to Leo Baron (Bronowski's brother) in prison in Rhodesia, his wife (Barbara Baron), Lilli Stein (Bronowski's sister) and Ben Whitaker, relating to Baron's situation in Rhodesia.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski). Subjects include: invitations for speaking engagements; publications by Bronowski; letters of reference and recommendation for Dr Donald Bremner Urquhart, Jean Davis, and Professor Herbert Marcuse; arrangements for Bronowski and Lisa Bronowski to visit Cambridge and Boston (Massachusetts, United States) together; Bronowski asking for recommendations of writings by Umberto Eco; arrangements for Bronowski to visit the United States Air Force Academy (Colorado) and deliver two lectures on 'Science and the Future' (Jan 1967); arrangements for Bronowski to deliver the Condon lectures in Oregon; Karl Popper delivering a seminar on 'Fighting against fashions in the Sciences' at the Salk Institute; Irving Bengelsdorf (Times Science Editor, Los Angeles Times) visiting the Salk Institute to meet Karl Popper; and Bronowski's property in London (1 The Hexagon).

Also includes photocopies of handwritten letters from Bronowski: to Dr John Everett (President, New School for Social Research) thanking Everett for putting Bronowski in touch with Chester Bowles in India; to Indira Ghandi, reflecting on Bronowski's visit to India and meeting her; and to Professor Jonathan Singer (University of California at San Diego) praising Paul Saltman [a letter of recommendation].

Additionally includes copies of letters from Salvador E Luria reviewing scientific papers, and a copy of a letter from Karl Popper to Sir Peter Medawar (Director, National Institute for Medical Research) answering Medawar's criticism of a paper by Popper.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: Bronowski serving on the Honorary Committee for the 1968 Man and Nature lecture series at the American Museum of Natural History (New York); editing Bronowski's contribution to the International Design Conference in Aspen; ordering books for the Szilard collection at the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski including his poem 'Man take your gun' being published in an anthology of war poets; invitations to attend a conference and symposia and for speaking engagements; Bronowski's thoughts on a lecture by Jacques Monod which discussed the connection between evolution of man and his language (letter to Monod); and ordering tickets for the 1968 Salzburg music festival.

Also includes a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Bronowski to Leo Baron (his brother) about an invitation for Baron to visit the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (Santa Barbara, California) to discuss the possibility of Baron working with the centre.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski) and Gerry Likens (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: Bronowski becoming a member of the Advisory Council for the proposed Vassar Institute for the Advancement of College and University Teaching; invitations for speaking engagements; Bronowski's property in London (1 The Hexagon); films featuring Bronowski (letter sent to the National Film Archive, United Kingdom); books to purchase for the Szilard collection at the Salk Institute; and Bronowski's assessment of 4 issues of 'The Philosophy Forum' (journal).

Also includes a carbon copy of a memorandum from Ursula Bellugi-Klima to John Henahan (Salk Institute) listing her scientific papers and lectures.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Associate to Bronowski), Kathleen Murray and Lee Lacy (Secretaries to Bronowski).

Subjects include: publications by Bronowski; discussion of "perfect copying" (letter to Warren Weaver); Bronowski's recollections of Malcolm Lowry and his connections with 'Experiment' magazine (letter to Professor Anthony R. Kilgallin, Canada); books to purchase for the Szilard collection at the Salk Institute; invitations to events and for speaking engagements; plans for a meeting [about 'The Ascent of Man'] in New York in January; and Bronowski's travel plans for attending the 6th Annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College (Minnesota) in January.

Also includes a letter to Sylvia Hodgson from Ball, Baker, Deed & Co. (Chartered Accountants, London) about tax to be paid by Bronowski (dated 10 Oct 1969).

Additionally includes carbon copies of letters from Rita Bronowski thanking the Festival Consort and UCSD Madrigal Singers for a concert given at the Salk Institute.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.), Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski) and Lee Lacy (Assistant Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: research and other preparatory work for 'The Ascent of Man'; publications by Bronowski; and invitations for a speaking engagement and to attend a Pugwash symposium.

Also includes carbon copies of letters from Ursula Bellugi relating to her work at the Salk Institute.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski) whilst Bronowski was away from the Salk Institute.

Subjects include: a Christmas concert at the Salk Institute; and an invitation for a Professorship at Texas Christian University.

Also includes a carbon copy of a letter from Rita Bronowski about renewing [tax] for a car.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: work for 'The Ascent of Man' book, programme 6 of the television series, and payments for the series; plans for launching 'The Ascent of Man'; the Christmas concert at the Salk Institute; a planned symposium to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Copernicus' birth sponsored by the Joint Committee on Renaissance Studies of the Salk Institute and the University of California, San Diego (May); publications by Bronowski; and discussion of an academic debate around inheritance and IQ (letter to David Layzer, Department of Astronomy, Harvard University).

Also includes carbon copies of a typescript of "Dr. Bronowski talks about The Ascent of Man", and a letter of reference for Dr P F M Paul (colleague at the National Coal Board) from Bronowski, sent to the Natural Environment Research Council.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: the Smithsonian Institution (Washington D. C.) showing 'The Ascent of Man' films; comments on work by Ervin Laszlo (Editor, The Philosophy Forum, State University of New York) in a letter to Laszlo; a translation of a poem by Karl Kraus; Bronowski having lived in 22 Commercial Street, London; Bronowski providing editorial assistance for a series of books on 'The Ways of Man'; publications by Bronowski; comments on chapter 11 from 'The Ascent of Man' as published in The Atlantic (magazine); a Christmas concert at the Salk Institute; and Bronowski being given a drawing by Feliks Topolski with signatures [of those that worked on 'The Ascent of Man'] by the BBC.

Also includes carbon copies of: a letter from Bronowski recommending Roy Ascott for the role of Dean of the Herron School of Art at Indiana University-Purdue University; and a letter of reference for Stuart A. Ross (formerly Programs Officer at the Salk Institute).

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski. Subjects include publications by Bronowski, a discussion of 'The Abacus and the Rose' in The London Magazine, a grant for the Salk Institute, and Bronowski's plans whilst in New York giving 'The Identity of Man' lectures at the American Museum of Natural History.

Also includes Deputy Director's weekly summary reports listing correspondence sent to and from the Salk Institute, as well as internal correspondence.

Additionally includes a copy of a letter from Rita Bronowski to the Union Bank of Switzerland, and a copy of a letter to Lisa Bronowski about plans for her visiting La Jolla.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: discussions (about science education, culture and possible fields of research) begun during Bronowski's visit to the University of Texas; Bronowski having visited the Dickson Art Center (University of California at Los Angeles); arrangements for Bronowski visiting Mexico City with Rita and Judith Bronowski; arrangements for Bronowski to meet Judith Bronowski in New York and fly to Mexico City together (Mar 1966); a [Michael] Polanyi symposium to be held at the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski; plans for Bronowski to visit India; thanking Harald Esch for presenting his paper on 'The Evolution of the Language of the Bees' [at a seminar at the Salk Institute]; a bronze sculpture ('Mazehead') by Michael Ayrton being ready for shipment to Bronowski; and Lloyds Bank Chess Club winning the London Business House Chess Championship.

Also includes a copy of a letter from Bronowski to Indira Ghandi congratulating her on becoming Prime Minister of India, and a copy of a recommendation for Dr Grene being given a grant.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski) and Audrey Drake (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: images to illustrate Bronowski's lecture on Leonardo da Vinci for the Committee to Rescue Italian Art; Bronowski nominating Dr Robert C Olby (Botany School, Oxford, United Kingdom) as a candidate for the Rockefeller Foundation's programme in imaginative writing and literary scholarship; preparatory work for Bronowski's Silliman Memorial lectures; publications by Bronowski; arrangements for Bronowski to deliver the Condon lectures in Oregon; arrangements for Bronowski to attend and speak at the International Design Conference in Aspen; recording of the lecture 'Discovery of Self' by Bronowski for radio broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; invitations for speaking engagements and to visit educational establishments; Bronowski supporting Roy Ascott as a candidate for the post of Lecturer in Fine Art or History of Art at the University of Southampton; Bronowski's thoughts on papers by Dr R Narasimhan (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India) on subjects including intelligence and artificial intelligence; books to purchase for the Szilard collection; Bronowski sending an audio tape of extracts from 'My Brother Died' to Saul Bass (Los Angeles); Journal of the Salk Institute; and Bronowski's role in the development of smokeless fuels at the National Coal Board.

Also includes a list of postdoctoral staff at the Salk Institute.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: invitations to a conference and for speaking engagements; book to purchase for the Szilard collection at the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski; Bronowski declining to write an article on being an Englishman living in the United States as he was "very unclear" about the current state of both countries; Bronowski recommending Mr C. Radhakrishnan (Bombay, India) for a course in journalism at Columbia University, New York; discussion about animal communication (letter to Professor Charles F. Hockett); comments on Eric H. Lenneberg's book on 'Biological Foundations of Language' (letter to Lenneberg); and Dr Jerzy Kubin visiting the Salk Institute.

Also includes: a carbon copy of a letter from Rita Bronowski returning a bed spread to Bloomingdale's department store; a carbon copy of a letter [for publication] from Bronowski to the editors of Scientific American (journal) about facts on early maturation in an article by J. M. Tanner, and the implications for education.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski), and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: arrangements for Bronowski to deliver the Mellon lectures on 'Art as a Mode of Knowledge' at the National Gallery of Art (Washington D C) and the Bampton lectures on 'Magic, Science and Civilization' at Columbia University (New York); audio-tape interviews [oral histories] for the Archive of Contemporary Biology at the Salk Institute; publications by Bronowski; and invitations for speaking engagements.

Also includes a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Bronowski to Joseph Slater relating to negotiating the terms of his appointment [as President of the Salk Institute].

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Associate to Bronowski) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: publications by Bronowski including his paper on 'The Evolution of Complexity'; invitations for speaking engagements; plans for 'The Ascent of Man' including Bronowski setting up a corporation to handle the earnings; and plans for a National Council of Urgent Studies which the Council for Biology in Human Affairs at the Salk Institute had agreed to jointly sponsor.

Also includes carbon copies of: memoranda to Bronowski and others at the Salk Institute from Eugene Galanter about Junior Fellowships at the Salk Institute; a document about the organisation of the Council for Biology in Human Affairs at the Salk Institute (written by Bronowski, 4 Feb 1970); and draft Program Review Procedures for the Salk Institute, prepared by [Melvin] Glasser and amended by Bronowski and Salk.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Murray (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: research and other preparatory work for 'The Ascent of Man'; publications by Bronowski; invitations for speaking engagements; the Council for Biology in Human Affairs at the Salk Institute; Bronowski recommending Roy Ascott for the post of Chair of Fine Art in the University of Reading (United Kingdom); and recollections of Donald McCullough on 'Brains Trust' radio/television programme.

Also includes photocopies of handwritten letters from Bronowski to Adrian Malone (BBC) relating to 'The Ascent of Man', and to Craig Noel (Old Globe Theatre, San Diego) about a production of 'The Face of Violence'.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: publications by Bronowski; picture research and filming for 'The Ascent of Man'; Bronowski's review of a book on 'Visionary Physics: Blake's Response to Newton' by Dr Ault; Bronowski's support for the annual Nobel programme at Gustavus Adolphus College (Minnesota); and the 1972 Renaissance symposium jointly sponsored by the Salk Institute and the University of California at San Diego.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: work on 'The Ascent of Man' book; plans for a V.I.P. showing of 'The Ascent of Man' films (26 Apr 1973, United Kingdom) and Bronowski to appear on radio and television to promote 'The Ascent of Man'; other publications by Bronowski; recommending Roy Ascott for the post of Head of the Department of Art at California State University at Hayward; Bronowski joining the International Scientific Council of the Royaumont Center for A Science of Man; a proposed BBC television mini-series on the Salk Institute; inviting Paul Berg (Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University) to become a Non-Resident Fellow of the Salk Institute; plans for a conference on Copernicus [in Washington D. C.] in April 1973, at which Bronowski was to give a lecture; and support for Dr Key Dismukes' application for a Kennedy Foundation Fellowship to support his research in bioethics (to be carried out mainly at the Salk Institute).

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Fitzgerald (Editorial Associate to Bronowski and Secretary for Science Horizons Inc.) and Kathleen Verlander (Secretary to Bronowski).

Subjects include: Bronowski's manuscript 'How Things Change' (for a children's book); invitations for speaking engagements and to attend a symposium; initial work for a proposed television series entitled 'Revolutions in Science'; a film of an interview with Leo Szilard given to the Salk Institute by the BBC; 'The Ways of Man' series of books which Bronowski was providing editorial assistance for; plans for a symposium on 'Renaissance Medicine' in May 1974, jointly sponsored by the Salk Institute and the University of California at San Diego; and 'The Ascent of Man' book including corrections to be made.

Also includes letters of reference recommending Peter Kaye for General Manager of KPBS [radio station] at California State University, San Diego.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include Bronowski advising the National Coal Board, publications by Bronowski, and grants and funds.

Also includes Deputy Director's weekly summary reports listing correspondence sent to and from the Salk Institute, as well as internal correspondence.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski and Sylvia Hodgson (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: publications by Bronowski including 'The Logic of the Mind' lecture to be published in American Scientist; the success of the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Berkeley (where Bronowski delivered 'The Logic of the Mind'); advice from Abraham Maslow, Brandeis University, about writings by Mr Clear Marks on human cooperation and welfare; invitations for speaking engagements and to write an article; arrangements for Bronowski to deliver the Blashfield address for the American Academy of Arts and Letters; what Bronowski considered to be the top 5 scientific discoveries of recent years; arrangements for visiting Austin, Texas; Bronowski's attendance at meetings of the Van Leer Foundation (New York); plans for Bronowski to visit India; requesting Gilbert Seldes undertake bibliographic work for the Salk Institute library; arrangements for Bronowski to deliver 'The New Philosophy of Biology' for the Sigma XI - RESA National Lectureship Metropolitan tour (Apr 1967); arrangements for Harald Esch to lecture on 'The Evolution of the Bees' at the Salk Institute (Feb 1966); Karl Popper planning to visit the Salk Institute; arrangements for Bronowski's visit to the University of Minnesota including leading a colloquium on 'The Status of the Creative Act'; Bronowski's visit to the University of Austin at Texas; an article by Bentley Glass on 'The Ethical Basis of Science'; and Bronowski advising the National Coal Board.

Also includes a letter to Barbara Baron (Bronowski's sister-in-law) about their circumstances in Rhodesia.

Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski) and Audrey Drake (Secretary to Bronowski). Subjects include: books to purchase for the Szilard collection; invitations to attend a symposium and for speaking engagements; Bronowski reviewing 'The Art of Memory' by Francis A. Yates; publications by Bronowski including permission for a braille version of 'The Identity of Man'; plans for Bronowski to attend the International Design Conference in Aspen; Bronowski's visit to the United States Air Force Academy (Colorado); Karl Popper delivering a seminar on 'Three Idols of Empiricism: precision, definition, senses and their data' at the Salk Institute; the philosophy of Helmuth Plessner; Erich Fromm planning to visit La Jolla and Bronowski helping him to find a house to rent; arrangements for Bronowski to visit Oregon to deliver the Condon lectures; the impact of technology on society, and interactions between the two; and discussions about determinism.

Includes a copy of a letter of recommendation for Miller Jones' application for the post of Director of the University of East Anglia's Television Centre.