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Photocopy articles relating to science and philosophy, including: extracts from Evolution and ethics, and other essays, by Thomas Huxley (Macmillan, London, 1901); printed lecture by Karl Popper, ‘Science: conjectures and refutations’, 1953; printed lecture by J W S Pringle, ‘The two biologies’, 1963.  Also typescript texts of talks and articles by David Bohm: ‘Science as perception-communication’, 1969; ‘Fragmentation and wholeness’, 1972; ‘An inquiry into the function of language and thought’, 1971; ‘On the subjectivity and objectivity of knowledge’, 1973; ‘On the intuitive understanding of non-locality as implied by quantum theory’, by David Bohm and B Hiley, (subsequently published in Foundations of Physics, 1975)

Press cuttings and photocopied extracts from articles on Russian novelists, poets and philosophers

Published articles and extracts from texts on population growth and control, including an issue of The UNESCO Courier, May 1974, on population growth, and an article by Elaine Murphy, ‘World population: toward the next century’, from a booklet published by the Population Reference Bureau, 1981

Copy articles on medical issues, including: Michael Michaelson, ‘Sickle cell anemia: an “interesting pathology”’, published in Ramparts, 1971; H V Wyatt, ‘Is polio a model for consumer research?’, published in Nature, 1973; Arno Motulsky, ‘Brave new world?  Current approaches to prevention, treatment and research of genetic diseases raise ethical issues’, published in Science, 1974; Victor Sidel and Ruth Sidel, ‘the delivery of medical care in China’, published in Scientific American, 1974; typescript text by M P M Richards, ‘Innovation in medical practice, with special reference to the induction and acceleration of labour’, 1975; Donald Konold, ‘History of the codes of medical ethics’, 1978; typescript text of report on incidences of childhood leukaemia in Cumbria, 1983; Steven Rose, ‘DNA in medicine: human perfectibility’, offprint from The Lancet, 1984

Photocopy articles on the genetic basis for human intelligence, including: ‘How much can we boost IQ and scholastic achievement?’ by Arthur Jensen, from Harvard Educational Review, 1969; ‘Intelligence and race’ by Walter Bodmer and Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, published in Scientific American, 1970; ‘Educability and group differences’ by J M Thoday, published in Nature, 1972;  ‘Race and IQ: the limits of probability’ by Jack Tizard, from New Behaviour, 1975.  Also photocopy booklet produced by the National Union of Teachers, ‘Race, education and intelligence: a teacher’s guide to the facts and the issues’, 1978

Published articles, press cuttings and related correspondence on genetics, including: article by Nicholas Wade, ‘Genetic manipulation: temporary embargo proposed on research’, published in Science, 1974; article by Richard Roblin, ‘Ethical and social aspects of experimental gene manipulation’, published in Federation Proceedings, 1975; booklet, ‘Recombinant DNA – what’s it all about?’, by Bernard Dixon, published by the Biochemical Society, 1987; draft article by Alison Stewart, ‘The human genome: any questions?’, 1990; published Royal Society statement, ‘Genetically modified plants for food use’, 1998

Photocopy articles on food and world hunger, including: T R E Southwood, ‘the optimum population for Britain’, 1970; ‘Prospects for eliminating global hunger in a finite ecosystem’, published in Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1973; J V S Jones, ‘Strategic aspects of technology and science policy in Africa’, published in Science and Public Policy, 1985; typescript draft article by J V S Jones, ‘Towards sustainable food security in developing countries at national, local community and household levels: the role of the chemist’, 1991; ‘1993 Science summit on world population: a joint statement by 57 of the world’s scientific academies’, published as a supplement to Royal Society News, 1993

Published articles, ‘Functional ethology and the human sciences’ by N Tinbergen, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1972, and ‘The study of motivation’ by Robert Hinde and Joan Stevenson-Hinde, published in Animal and Human Ethology, 1973

Publications and copy articles relating to the environment, including: published report, Royal Commission on environmental pollution: first report (HMSO, 1971); article by T R E Southwood, ‘The environmental complaint: its cause, prognosis and treatment’, published in Biologist, 1972; article by Philip Handler and Alexander Zucker, ‘Between complacency and panic’, published in Federation Proceedings, 1973; article by John Steele, ‘Factors controlling marine ecosystems’, 1973; article by H Rothman and R D Medford, ‘Human resource and development problems’, published in Science and Public Policy, 1980; article, ‘Recycling sewage sludge as a food for farm animals: some ecological and strategic implications for Great Britain’, by S M Smith and H Rothman, published in Agricultural Wastes, 1981; article by D O Hall, ‘Biomass: fuel versus food.  A world problem?’, 1984; typescript report, ‘An investigation into some environmental problems of the travellers’ site at the Glen Road – Green Briar Lane area’ by Geoff Sirockin, Queen’s University, Belfast, 1985; issue of Development International, 1987; issues of Gaia Circular: newsletter of the Society for research and education in earth system science, autumn and winter 1998

Published article, ‘Two academic traditions in comparison: Western and Chinese’, by Shigeru Nakayama, offprint from Historia Scientiarum, 1980.  Also issue of Chinese magazine, Science, 1985 (in Chinese)

Draft and published articles, press cuttings and related correspondence on chemical and biological weapons, including: draft text, ‘A new perspective on war: chemical and biological warfare: a study with special reference to Vietnam’, by John Cookson and Judith Nottingham, 1968; article by Matthew Meselson, ‘Chemical and biological weapons’, published in Scientific American, 1970; briefing notes issues by the Russell Committee against chemical weapons, ‘Oppose a new arms race’, 1981; article by Barbara Hatch Rosenberg, ‘Updating the biological weapons ban’, published in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1987

Draft questionnaires on attitudes to science and science teaching, including summarised results of a survey of sixth formers from London schools

Published report, ‘Does Britain need nuclear weapons?’, written by Christopher Hill, Rendel (‘Bas’) Pease, Sir Rudolf Peierls and Sir Joseph Rotblat, and published by the British Pugwash Group

Published report, ‘An end to UK nuclear weapons’, by Sir Hugh Beach, John Finney, Tom Milne, Sebastian Pease and Sir Joseph Rotblat, published by the British Pugwash Group

Two copy texts by John Avery, ‘Towards a sustainable global society’, Mar 1993, and ‘Tribalism, nationalism and federalism’, Apr 1993, prepared for Pugwash conferences, with covering note to Wilkins, Apr 1993

Ojai dialogues, published edited transcript of a seminar on the nature of thought, 4-6 Dec 1987,Ojai,California,USA, led by David Bohm

Press cuttings of reviews for James Watson’s book, The double helix: a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, 1968), from publications including The New York Times, _New York Review of Books,Life_, The Guardian, New Scientist, _The Jewish Chronicle, Times Literary Supplement,Science, The Sunday Times_ and New Statesman. Also letter from Wilkins to Sunday Times journalist Murray Sayle, with corrections to Sayle’s article, ‘The race to find the secret of life’, May 1968, with Sayle’s acknowledgement, Sep 1968