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JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/1/1/2/2
Title
Letters sent from Japan, the return journey from Japan and the British zone in Germany
Date(s)
- 1 November 1945-23 July 1946 (Creation)
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1 file
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(1908 - 1974)
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Consists of 11 letters sent to Rita Bronowski from Jacob Bronowski. The letters were sent from: Nagasaki (1 & 13 Nov); Hiroshima (17 & 20 Nov); Tokyo (28 Nov); San Francisco (2 Dec); Washington (12 & 13 Dec); British zone, Germany (16, 20 & 23 Jul 1946).
Subjects include first impressions of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, visible results of the atomic bombs, visiting Kyoto, impressions of various areas of post-war Germany including bomb damage, and meeting concentration camp survivors.
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Jesus College has a microfilm containing copies of this file (except for page 4 of a letter dated 13th November 1945) along with copies of material from Bronowski 1/1/2/1, 9/1/2 and 9/1/3.