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The material contains meeting papers and correspondence with various bodies, including the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and individuals such as Giuseppe Montalenti, at that time General Secretary of the IUBS.

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The material contains correspondence and meeting papers.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Waddington was a member of numerous societies throughout his life, many of which were science-related. However, he was also involved with organisations and 'think tanks' with a wide-ranging environmental, societal, political or ethical scope, including the Club of Rome or the Council for Science and Society. Waddington's involvement with other organisations was on a more informal basis, and he also delivered lectures to various societies. The societies covered within this series...

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Contains a bound copy of the agenda for the General Assembly and associated correspondence and meeting papers. Also contains correspondence relating to preparations for the meeting of the IUBS Executive Committee in Stockholm, November 1964.

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The material contains a typescript titled 'The Pattern of the Future and the Strategy of Science Policy' by Waddington, and papers relating to Mankind 2000 (UK) Conference, London, 12 February 1966, which Waddington was unable to attend.

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Most of the files of correspondence contain original letters from correspondents, as well as manuscript or carbon copies of Waddington's responses.

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Also includes correspondence with publishers W.H Freeman, Penguin Books and Edinburgh University Press regarding the publication of the proceedings of the symposium papers, including an article by Waddington. Penguin and W.H Freeman both ultimately turned down the manuscript, and the proceedings were eventually published by Edinburgh University Press in 1972.

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Most of the files of correspondence contain original letters from correspondents, as well as manuscript or carbon copies of Waddington's responses.