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- 14 April 1964-27 June 1974 (Creation)
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Comprises letters asking Bronowski to speak, write, participate in a management programme and conferences, support a manifesto, give advice, and attend meetings and events, with replies declining.
Correspondents are: Sir Barnes Wallis of the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering asking Bronowski to give the third annual lecture of the Institute (1971); Battelle Memorial Institute asking Bronowski to participate in their fourth Research and Development Management Program (1966); Sandy Garman of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company inviting Bronowski to be a keynote speaker at a Behavioural Sciences Career Conference (1966) organised with San Diego City and County Schools Boards and the Western Behavioural Sciences Institute; The Birmingham Temple (Michigan) inviting Bronowski to speak at a conference on 'Is Rationalism Dead?' (1974); The Blaisdell Institute for Advanced Study in World Cultures and Religions and Professor Rojansky (Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California) on invitations to give a lecture at Harvey Mudd College and the Blaisdell Institute; Booth and Nigel Architects inviting Bronowski to speak to a meeting of architects (1974); Boston University department of Biology inviting Bronowski to attend a conference session on 'The Dignity and Identity of Man' and the conference banquet (1969), the conference was in association with a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Brawley Union High School inviting Bronowski to speak (1970); the West Yorkshire branch of the British Association inviting Bronowski to speak at a Young Scientists Meeting (1975); British Humanist Association asking Bronowski to sponsor 'People First - A Humanist Manifesto' (copy included), give the Voltaire lectures (1973) and attend a meeting of the Advisory Council; Welsh Council of the British Medical Association inviting Bronowski to be the speaker at their annual Welsh Oration (1974); British Small Animal Veterinary Association inviting Bronowski to open their symposium (1974); and Butler Miller Association Limited asking Bronowski to write about his childhood in Lodz (Poland) for the programme for Arthur Rubinstein's last performance at the Royal Festival Hall (1974).
Also includes a letter from Bois, McCay & Associates Ltd (Counsel on Corporate Growth) on sending Bronowski details of a project on management development programmes in industry for his comments (no reply).
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This file was originally in a ring binder.