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"A Sense of the Future: III. The Logic of Nature, (iii) The Discovery of Form"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/5/7/5
  • File
  • c. 1970-c. 1977
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises an annotated draft typescript prepared for publication, with a copy of Bronowski's review of 'The Double Helix' by James D Watson, notes [by Bronowski] of comments on essays, and notes on adjustments to be made to this section (such as including it within chapter 3, rather than as chapter 4).

[Annotations appear to be by Sylvia Fitzgerald and Bronowski].

"A Sense of the Future: V. The Search for Truth, (i) On Being an Intellectual, (ii) As a Matter of Fact"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/5/7/6
  • File
  • c. 1970-c. 1977
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises an annotated draft typescript prepared for publication, with notes [by Bronowski] of comments on essays. Also includes: a photocopy of the report of the British Mission to Japan on 'The Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki' (1946); photocopies of newspaper articles in The Observer by Bronowski on 'A New Cosmology' (7 May 1950), 'The Icy Secrets of Matter' (8 Feb 1953), 'Messages from Dark Stars' (1 Jun 1952) and 'Mechanisms of Life' (10 Jan 1960); and a photocopy of 'The Beginnings of Life' by Bronowski (British Medical Journal, 5 Jan 1952) which was a review of 'The Physical Basis of Life' by J D Bernal.

[Annotations appear to be by Sylvia Fitzgerald and Bronowski].

"A Sense of the Future: V. The Search for Truth, (iii) A Sense of the Future"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/5/7/7
  • File
  • c. 1970-c. 1977
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises: a draft typescript prepared for publication with a few annotations [by Sylvia Fitzgerald], notes [by Bronowski] of comments on essays, and a note of adjustments to be made to this section. Also includes a typescript of Bronowski's review of 'Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima' by Robert Jay Lifton.

"A Sense of the Future: VI. Living Through an Intellectual Revolution, (i) The Values of Science, (ii) The Fulfilment of Man"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/5/7/8
  • File
  • c. 1970-c. 1977
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises an annotated draft typescript and notes [by Bronowski] of comments on essays.

[Annotations are mainly by Bronowski, with a few by Sylvia Fitzgerald].

Also includes information about publications included in 'A Sense of the Future', a draft outline for the book, and notes on questions and points about the book [annotated by Bronowski].

A St. Cecilia's Festival Concert - 1961

A St. Cecilia's Festival Concert. Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban.
Combined Chorus of St. Albans Bach Choir and St. Albans Choral Society with St. Albans Orchestral Society.
Valerie Carnell, Soprano. John Noble, Baritone. Patricia Wilkins, Contralto. John Marvin, Tenor.
Conducted by Peter Hurford, Eric Anderson and Robert Lindsay.

Programme:

  • Magnificat (Antonio Vivaldi)
  • Passacaglia from 5th Symphony (R. Vaughan-Williams)
  • German Requiem (Johannes Brahms)

A St. Cecilia's Festival Concert - 1963

A St. Cecilia's Festival Concert. Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban.
Combined Chorus of St. Albans Bach Choir and St. Albans Choral Society with St. Albans Orchestral Society.
Marion Millford, Soprano. David Galliver, Tenor. Jean Allister, Contralto. Richard Standen, Bass. Peter Hurford, Organ.
Conducted by Eric Anderson and Robert Lindsay.

Programme:

  • Mass in C (opus 86) (Beethoven)
  • Laudate Dominum - a suite for organ (Peter Hurford)
  • Excerpt from Part 2 of the Dreams of Gerontius (Elgar)

"A tribute to Jacob Bronowski 1908-1974"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/11/3/5
  • File
  • c. January 1975
  • Part of Personal Papers

Consists of a booklet from the BBC tribute to Bronowski (16 Jan 1975) with a promotional card for 'The Ascent of Man' television series.

The booklet contains the texts of talks [from the tribute service] by Sir Michael Swain (Chairman of the BBC, 'Introduction'), Basil Wright ('University Days'), Francis Crick ('The World of Science'), Douglas Cleverdon ('Radio'), Reg Butler ('The Two Cultures'), Sam Wannamaker ('Theatre') and Adrian Malone ('Television').

A Trio for the Duchess

"A Trio for the Duchess" for organ in D major.

Hurford, Peter (1919-1930) ), British organist and composer

"A Twentieth Century Image of Man for Leonardo Magazine"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/5/5/66/1
  • File
  • 13 April 1973-12 July 1974
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises correspondence with Frank Malina (Editor, Leonardo: International Journal of the Contemporary Artist) on 'A Twentieth Century Image of Man' being published in Leonardo, with drafts and proofs.

Also includes correspondence about reprints of the article.

"A Twentieth Century Image of Man, The Voice of America"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/5/5/66/2
  • File
  • 23 August 1971-1973
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises correspondence about Bronowski giving a lecture in the Voice of America Forum lecture series, 1972 (for broadcast on overseas radio) with 5 typescripts of 'A Twentieth Century Image of a Man'. One typescript is annotated with corrections by Bronowski and Sylvia Fitzgerald, 2 are annotated with corrections and additions by Bronowski, and one is the revised and enlarged text for publication in Leonardo magazine.

Also includes an information sheet about the Forum lecture series of the Voice of America.

A Viking coin of an unknown bishop of Lindsey?, by Stewart Lyon

"A Viking coin of an unknown bishop of Lindsey?", by Stewart Lyon, copy of typescript, two pages on two folios (recto only), marked "Draft" and dated 31 January 2001, discussing the the inscription of an example of the sword coinage naming Sihtric, which, if considered as a retrograde legend, may be read as naming a Bishop Edmund.

Lyon, Colin Stewart Sinclair

A Village Opera and Lady Audley's Secret

Production of 'A Village Opera', with music by Bach and Handel, and the play 'Lady Audley's Secret' by C.H. Hazlewood performed as part of the May Week Entertainment in conjunction with the Literary Society in the College Cloisters at 8.30pm

"AAAS 1969 Meeting"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/9/4/4
  • File
  • 10 April 1969-24 October 1973
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises correspondence, mainly with Professor Robert S Cohen (chairman, department of Physics, Boston University), relating to a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on 'Physics and the Explanation of Life' in Boston (27-29 Dec 1969) where Bronowski gave a paper on 'New Concepts in the Evolution of Complexity: Stratified Stability and Unbounded Plans' ('The Evolution of Complexity'). Includes correspondence on the audio recordings of the meeting and on publication of 'The Evolution of Complexity'.

Also includes: programmes for the meeting and for the 'Boston Colloquium for the Philosophy of Science, 1969-1970'; a typescript of Bronowski's paper given at the meeting, a typescript summary, and a typescript outline; copies of articles by Walter G Berl, AAAS Meeting Editor, from 'Science'; a signed agreement by Bronowski to appear on a television programme entitled 'AAAS Science Report, 1969'; and a "speaking engagement" information sheet [made for the file].

"AAAS: 27-30 January 1975"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/9/4/6
  • File
  • 18 July 1974-16 September 1974
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises correspondence relating to a half-day symposium on 'Science: The World Culture' that Bronowski was organising for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in New York (Jan 1975). Includes a press release about the symposium.

"AAAS Chicago, December 1970"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/9/4/22
  • File
  • 19 August 1970-20 April 1971
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises correspondence and other material relating to a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Chicago. Bronowski took part in panel discussions on 'Scientific and Professional Organizations, War/Peace Issues, and Public Policy' (organised by Robert Pickus, president of the World Without War Council of the United States), and a symposium on 'Science and Human Values' for section L 'History and Philosophy of Science' (organised by Ralph Wendell Burhoe, editor of Zygon journal of Religion and Science).

Also includes: correspondence about Bronowski appearing on NET station in Chicago [television programmes] relating to the AAAS meeting; and copies of papers by others who participated in the symposium on 'Science and Human Values' (A Katchalsky, Professor Van Rensselaer Potter, Anthony F C Wallace, Barry B Edelstein and R B Lindsay).

"AAAS/CONACYT Meetings - Mexico City: 20 June to 4 July 1973"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/9/4/5
  • File
  • 11 April 1966-13 July 1973
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises correspondence with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on a joint meeting with the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT) on 'Science and Man in the Americas' to be held in Mexico City. Bronowski was to give a lecture on 'Science and Human Values' but this was cancelled due to his ill health.

Also includes: a leaflet about the meeting, a photocopy of a notice in 'Science' announcing the meeting (vol. 179, 2 Mar 1973), a copy of a letter to Dr Manuel Ortega from Bronowski following a visit to Mexico (1966), an abstract of Bronowski's planned lecture on 'Science and Human Values', a photocopy of an article on the meeting from 'Nature' (vol. 244, 13 Jul 1973), and a "speaking engagement" information sheet [made for the file].

"ABC TV"

  • JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/3/5/1
  • File
  • 14 December 1967-9 January 1968
  • Part of Personal Papers

Comprises correspondence with Lester Cooper (Executive Producer of documentary programmes) of the American Broadcasting Corporation and John Zane (Director of Communications at the Salk Institute) about ideas for programmes featuring Bronowski, and about other films by Cooper.

Aborigines Jesuani

Dr Lynford Caryl's copy of Sherman's college history, with Caryl's notes and an appendix by him bringing the lists of Fellows down to 1747.

Aborigines Jesuani ... Sherman

  • JCCA/JCHR/3/1/1
  • Item
  • 1666-1746 (First date is approximate)
  • Part of College Archives

The first college history, with the full title: "Aborigines Jesuani sive Historia Collegii Jesu Adornata Studio Joannis Sherman Collegii Presidentis, Coll. Regin. Alumni." Includes a coloured frontispiece, the college arms, and text in an elaborate italic hand, gradually degenerating into a mixed hand. The last date in the original hand is 1666, except for Sherman's epitaph of 1671. Some of the lists of Fellows are brought down to 1746 by other hands.

About ground behind All Saints Church

Letter from James Kidd [old catalogue says 'letters' in plural - where are the rest?]

Also a plan relating to the widening of Trinity Street, and the compulsory acquisition of part of the churchyear of All Saints. Removed to the plan chest.

Kidd, James

Abraham

Played by Tony Gibbs. Coloured drawing of the costume; the actor's measurements; and a pencil sketch of the costume with notes

Abroad as I was walking

  1. Anon - Rejoice in the Lord always

  2. da Palestrina - O beata trinitas

  3. Parsons - Ave Maria

  4. Munday - Adolescentalus sum I

  5. de Palestrina - Exsultate Deo

  6. White - Christe, qui lux es et dies

  7. Mendelssohn - Warum toben die Heiden

  8. Holst - I love my love

  9. Rutter - Black Sheep

  10. Bairstow - The oak and the ash

  11. Stanford - O for a closer walk with God

  12. Walford-Davies - Magdalen at Michael's Gate

  13. Berger - The eyes of all wait upon thee

  14. Mathias - Magnificat

Absolute Assignment

Parties: (1) Jesus College (2) Reverend Isaac Leathes.

Absolute assignment of a lease of the Manor House and estate.

Absolute surrender (copy)

James Barton to the Revd William French in trust for Jesus College, surrender of that messuage called the Yield Hall, for £169.1.0.

Abstract

19¼ x 14⅜

Hambling, Maggie

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