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Record Id:

040-000438824

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-000375067

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000177.0x0003d0

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ISAD(G)

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Title:

Creation

Scope & Content:

Some items are undated. This folder also contains a copy of an article from 1712.

Letter to Maynard Smith from Richard (possibly by Richard Dawkins); 10 Feb 1986. Signed
Letter from Stephen Sizer (Campus Crusade for Christ of Great Britain) to Maynard Smith relating to debate with Gish; 6 Feb undated.
Letter from Stephen Sizer to Maynard Smith; 15 Jan undated. Signed.
Letter to Maynard Smith from Jeya Wilson (President, Oxford Union); 29 Jul 1985. Signed. Invitation to participate in a debate at the Oxford union against the motion with Richard Dawkins on "That the doctrine of creation is more valid than the theory of evolution" with Arthur Wilder for the motion.
Circular from University of London Human Ethology Society; October 1978.
Duane. T. Gish (Associate Director of the Institute for Creation Research) 'Creation, evolution and public education'.
Advertisement for lectures by Gish entitled 'Evolution? Scholarship vs dogmatism'.
Resume of Gish. Printed. 2 copies.
Notes by Maynard Smith entitled 'Deal with three things'.
Poster advertising the debate.
[Sussex?] University Newsletter reporting on the debate.
'With compliments' slip from Quantum Jump Publications, Caledonian Road enclosing Sexual Deviation is the Mainspring of Evolution!
Copy of 'Giving some account of the Present undertakings, studies and labours of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the World. 1710-12.' Philosophical Transactions, 27 (1712), 186-190. Annotation reads 'See! It was all solved by 1712. Repent and you are forgiven by God.' Also notes on the back.
Booklet by British Council of Churches Human Reproduction: A study of some emergent problems and questions in the light of the Christian faith. 1962.
Copy of the magazine AWAKE! with leading article 'Evolution or creation by God - which?'; Apr 1967.
Copy of the magazine AWAKE! with leading article 'Life on earth – design or coincidence?'; Apr 1978.
Religious newspaper. Undated.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000375067
036-000375071
040-000438824

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Add MS 86614 : Creation

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032-000375067[0003]/036-000375071[0019]/040-000438824

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

17 loose items

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1967

End Date:

1986

Date Range:

1967-1986

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