File 24 - "New York Review of Books"

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JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/3/6/24

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"New York Review of Books"

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  • 5 June 1964-31 August 1972 (Creation)

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Bronowski, Jacob (1908-1974), scientist
(1908 - 1974)

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Comprises correspondence, chiefly with Robert Silvers (editor), on Bronowski writing articles for The New York Review of Books including: a review of 'Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition' by Frances Yates; an article on 'A Dark Side on the Renaissance'; a review entitled 'Where do we go from here?' of 'Continuities in Cultural Evolution' by Margaret Mead and 'The Future of Man' by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

Also includes correspondence relating to subscriptions, ordering back issues and published volumes, meeting Robert Silvers in New York (1964 and 1966) and 'Where do we go from here?' being reprinted in a textbook.

Contains copies of Bronowski's letter to the editor on 'Natural and Supernatural' (Mar 1972) and drafts of Bronowski's review of 'Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition' by Frances Yates.

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      Box 36:23

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