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  • Family Planning Association
  • The Human Sum SA/FPA/A16/30-37

The Human Sum

Date:
1951-1976
Reference:
SA/FPA/A16/30-37
Part of:
Family Planning Association
  • Archives and manuscripts

Collection contents

  • Family Planning AssociationSA/FPA
    • Early records, 1930-c.1975SA/FPA/A
      • PublicationsSA/FPA/A16
        • The Human SumSA/FPA/A16/30-37
          • Correspondence with the publisher, Heinemann, minutes of adhoc book committee and draft agreement between FPA and HeinemannSA/FPA/A16/30
          • Copies of agreements [1957] and correspondence about reprintSA/FPA/A16/31
          • Authors' agreements with C H Rolph, Julian Huxley, J L Hodson, J M Mackintosh, A S Parkes, Mary Stocks, Lord Simon of Wythenshawe, Michael Young and Peter Wilmot, Victor Weisz ('Vicki' artist), Bertrand Russell [other contributors were Sherwin Bailey, Edward Blishen, Jacquetta Hawkes and A Wurmser, the artist]SA/FPA/A16/32
          • Publisher's correspondenceSA/FPA/A16/33
          • Typescript (incomplete)SA/FPA/A16/34
          • Xerox prints of illustrations by A G WurmserSA/FPA/A16/35
          • Party to launch publication. CorrespondenceSA/FPA/A16/36
          • Press cuttingsSA/FPA/A16/37

About this work

Publication/Creation

1951-1976

Physical description

1 file

Biographical note

The Human Sum was a symposium by well-known writers on population questions. It was edited by C.H. Rolph and published in Oct 1957 to celebrate the silver jubilee of the FPA and publicise its work.

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