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A+U Architect vs. Critic
CJA-AVC-1 · File · 1980-1985
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a folder labelled 'A+U Architect vs. Critic'. Folder contains 1 box of slides [catalogued separately as CJA-AVC-1-a] and also includes:
-colour slides of Maggie by the Trompe l'oeil painting by Dorothy Girouard in their Chelsea flat, and colour printed versions of the same images
-folder for FM Productions California used to hold a large number of photographs including b&w prints and polaroids and colour prints, mostly photographs used to illustrate the A+U article
-manuscript notes headed 'Architect Versus Critic' with an outline of the article and headings ticked off, including a to-do list at the bottom; written on the reverse of handwritten notes about The Thematic House
-photocopies of illustrations headed 'Die Lufft' and 'Die Erde', annotated on reverse 'Cesare Ripa, Baroque & Rococo Pictorial Imagery, Dover'
-cutting from Building Design 10 Aug 1984, review by Sheena Wilson of Godfrey Golzen's 'How Architects Get Work'
-leaflet from the Architecture Press titled 'Avoid litigation! 3 books to keep you out of trouble'
-photocopy of the Jencksiana font
-b&w photograph of the Elemental House
-sheet of 16 slides showing various furniture and designs by Charles
-sheet of 14 slides showing various furniture and designs by Charles
-colour and b&w photographs of furniture designed by Charles for the Chelsea flat and 19 Landsdowne Walk [some are loose and some are glued to sheets of plain paper]
-typescript letter from Officina Alessi enclosing colour slides of the tea and coffee set and giving news of its presentation in New York and Milan, 1983
-manuscript letter on Patrizia Scarzello Architect headed paper regarding the Alessi collaboration, 1983
-typescript document on yellow and white lined paper titled 'The Thematic House The Matic How See Design Credits'
-manuscript to-do list relating to 19 Lansdowne Walk
-typescript on pink paper headed 'Programme for an Anglo-Chinese Bed' with pencil sketches
-pencil and coloured pencil drawings of a bed
-copy letter from Charles to William on UCLA headed paper sending symbolic programmes and drawings, 1985
-copy letter from Charles to Caroline and William regarding the design for the bed
-printed proofs of line drawings
-pen and ink drawing on tracing paper used as illustration on the RIBA poster
-poster for a lecture by Charles at RIBA titled 'Post-Modernism - the true inheritor of modernism', 1982 [folded]
[Edinburgh]
CJA-EDH-3 · File · 1999-2004
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Bundle of papers found loose. Includes:
-typescript document titled 'Landforms in Edinburgh' with a list of project partners and contact details
-computer-generated drawings labelled '106/Jencks Landform/15 September 1999' and 'coevolution'
-manuscript faxes from Charles to Duncan Whatmore and John Farquhar at Ian White Associates discussing different options for the site and its constraints, 2001
-faxed [faded] drawings with ink additions, 2001
-typescript fax [faded] from John Farquhar at Ian White Associates to Charles sending plans, 2001
-copy typescript letter from Ian White Associates to Dew Construction Limited raising concerns about the completion of work on the Landform, 2002
-1:200 computer print-out scale plan of the shite with ink annotations (mostly numbers) [folded]
-typescript fax (faded) from Duncan Whatmore at Terry Farrell & Partners making suggestions based on Charles' designs including pumps, relocation of the Graham sculpture and costs, 1999
-typescript fax from John Farquhar at Ian White Associates regarding the change of meeting time, and manuscript reponse from Charles, 2002
-typescript invoices for work on the Landform Ramp/Steps/Triangle Entrance June-July 2002
-manuscript and copy manuscript notes of expenses
-typescript copy letter from Charles to Richard Calvocoressi sending his response to seeing the landform in use, discussing snagging and costs, 2002
-computer-generated drawings labelled '106/Jencks Landform/Block Model 2/24 November 1999' and 'coevolution'
-typescript letter from Helen Jackson on coevolution headed paper to Richard Calvocoressi sending images illustrating Charles' design for the landform, and comparisons with previous version, 1999
-typescript letter from Helen Jackson on coevolution headed paper to Press and Information Department, National Galleries of Scotland, celebrating the publication of the visualisation in the Edinburgh Evening News, 1999
-typescript letter from Helen Jackson on coevolution headed paper to Duncan Whatmore, Terry Farrell & Partners, sending sections of the revised Gallery of Modern Art landform model
-typescript fax from Duncan Whatmore, Terry Farrell & Partners, forwarding a fax to coevolution arranging to meet resolve path junctions, widths and positions
-typescript copy letter from Calvocoressi to the Chairman, Director and Trustees of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art proposing a trip to The Garden of Cosmic Speculation to discuss the landform proposals, 1998
-copy letter from Thomas Florey at Smiths Gore , regarding delays to the High Kilroy Farmhouse project with details fo costs, 2004
-manuscript note from Charles to Bunny, with draft letter relating to High Kilroy, 2004
-typescript letter from Smiths Gore to Charles responding to his queries about High Kilroy, 2004
-typescript letter from Smiths Gore to Charles regarding progress at High Kilroy Farmhouse, and a barn conversion, 2003
-estimate from R. Jardine for work at High Kilroy Farmhouse, Portrack estate, 2003
-colour print-outs of computer-generated images overlaid on photographs, branded 'coevolution'.
LPMA - EXTRAS
CJA-LPA-3 · File · 1976-1991
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a folder labelled 'LMPA - EXTRAS'. Includes:
-loose photographs and transparencies, some marked up for reproduction
-Letter of transmittal from Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners sending images of Kwee House
-biographical information and transparencies from Shoei Yoh
-project information from Platou Arkitekter AS, annotated
-project information for the Winton Residence Guest House, annotated
-cuttings from Building Design, annotated
-cutting from The Sunday Times 6 October 1985 on the London Docklands
-letter from Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates to Dr Andreas Papadakis, sending images
-project information for the Allsteel Furniture Showroom, annotated
-project information for the Laure Mallet House, annotated
-cutting from The New York Times Magazine 22 Nov 1987 'The Aulenti Uproar'
-cutting from The New York Times 2 April 1987 on the new Musée d'Orsay
-photocopy of an article on the Guggenheim from the Wall Street Journal 23 March 1987
-cutting from Cobouw, 23 March 1990 [Dutch language]
-folder labelled 'Charles Jencks: Clients copy of return United Kingdom 1968/69' and annotated 'LPMA 1976+ Post-Modernism + Personal Photos 1977-9 containing: postcard sent from Charles to Andreas Papadakis advertising Charles' lecture at UCLA 20 May 1976 titled 'The Language of Modern Architecture'; cutting 'More Modern than Modern' by Charles from Lifespan; negatives and contact sheets.
CJ Thesis Phd 1966-1970
CJA-PHD-1 · File · 1966-1970
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'CJ Thesis Phd 1966-1970 UCL' in red ink, 'MOD-1945-MANU' and 'ACTIVE FILE' in blue ink, as well as a numbered list of names written in different inks (27 in total).

Includes:
-photograph of Charles in the front row of a lecture theatre, with some attendees using headphones (including Charles)
-typescript headed 'Chapter II A Theory of Value' with manuscript corrections and notes on the reverse
-manuscript notes headed [illegible] on trial Sept 1966?'
-envelope with manuscript notes on both sides headed 'what a boar to know Doctor Banham' and 'The Failure of Success', folded and used as a folder to hold: a review of Banham's The New Brutalism by Nikolaus Pevsner; typescript letter to the editor of The Guardian from Isaac Bickerstaff; cutting of a letter to the editor from Fred Partridge [publication unknown] and typescript version of the same letter with manuscript corrections; typescript letter to the editor signed Charles Jencks, Architectural Association in response to Reyner Banham and manuscript draft; typescript letter to the editor signed Fred Partridge in response to Reyner Banham; manuscript notes headed 'The flip side of Dr Banham'; review of Banham's The New Brutalism by Stephen Mullion from New Society 8 Dec 1966; article titled 'Monumental Folly' by Peter Hall, New Society 24 Oct 1968, annotated.
-typescript headed 'The Major Histories' with manuscript annotations
-manuscript notes on plain paper headed 'Pevsner'
-manuscript notes on plain and lined paper headed 'Banham' [possibly not all Charles' hand]
-typescript headed 'Giedion SpaceTime and Arch'
-manuscript notes headed 'Scully'
-manuscript notes headed 'Collins Changing Ideal in MA 1965 (reaction to Giedion & space)'
-manuscript notes headed 'Hitchcok Arch. 19th & 20th centuries' with biro sketches
-envelope labelled 'Historians: Pevsner, Banham 1966-1971, Summerson 1981-4, Pei' [empty]
-manuscript headed 'The Failure of Success' including a copy typescript letter from Charles to Mr De Carlo asking to be able to attend the Urbino meeting
-manuscript headed 'Banham Le Corbusier chapter'
-typescript copy letter from Charles to Reyner Banham responding to his criticisms
-manuscript comments [from Reyner Banham], titled by Charles 'Partially a response to Outline?'
-typescript and manuscript headed 'Foreward'
-manuscript letter and notes from Reyner Banham to Charles [letter on headed paper], attached to a typescript headed 'Aalto and some concepts of value
-typescript headed 'Modern Architecture' with manuscript notes [from Reyner Banham] attached
-typescript headed 'History as Myth: 1st revision, Banham notes'.
-typescript and manuscript notes headed 'Modern architecture - the tradition since 1945: a list of architects to be criticised'
-typescript diagram with numerical values applied to architect's names
-typescript headed 'Diagram Relation of American Architects'
-article from Time 2 Aug 1968 titled 'Modern Living'
-article from Newsweek 20 Mar 1967 titled 'The Architects Come Into Their Own', annotated
-article from the International Herald Tribune 29-30 May 1971 titled 'Celebrities Jam Gala Premiere at JFK Center', annotated
-article from The New York Times Magazine 17 Oct 1971 by Paul Goldberger, annotated
-manuscript diagram of architect's names headed 'Camp Non Camp'
-manuscript diagrams
-pages from ROBAJ Jun 1966, 'RIBA Annual Discourse' by Myron Goldsmith, annotated
-folded titled 'John Summerson + Charles Jencks, exchanges over PMC [Post-Modern Classicism] 1981, FSC [Freestyle Classicism] 1982, + TH [Thematic House] 1984 including manuscript letters from Summerson to Charles and typed copies; and copy typescript letters from Charles to Summerson; as well as: typescript headed 'The New Taboo: Ure Chisel'; a leaflet for Das Linz Café; typescript titled 'The Face of the Vernacular' and captions; a sketch labelled 'Validimir - Moscow 19/10/93'; a letter on Little Sparta headed paper from Ian [Hamilton Finlay] regarding the garden scheme; draft typescript letter from Charles on UCLA headed paper to I.M. Pei, 1983 and reply; letter from I.M. Pei to Henry Kewswick regarding Maggie, 2003
-typescript letter from Nikolaus Pevsner on Birkbeck College headed paper to Charles declining to supervise his thesis, and copy typescript reply from Charles; cuttings on Pevsner.

[Loose papers]
CJA-PTK-10 · File · 1994-1999
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Bundle of papers found loose. Includes:
-6 colour photographs [taken at Portrack seminars?] printed on Fujicolor paper, [1994]
-1 colour photograph of Charles speaking to [unidentified man] at a table in a garden [at Portrack?], printed on Konica Long Life 100 paper
-2 colour photographs, printed on Kodak paper showing [unidentified woman, man and child; the woman is wearing a cheongsam-style dress]
-typescript fax sent by Charles [recipient unknown] detailing the participants at and agenda of the Portrack Seminars in the context of a book publishing 'the rewritten papers delivered at the tenth meeting', 1999
-photocopy typescript document with headings: Portrack Seminars July 13-16th.17th?; acceptances; possibles; September 7-10th or 11th; with a list of name and contact details; annotated
-manuscript letter from Ihab Hassan on personal headed paper giving details of his location over the next few months and sending a paper by a graduate student on postodernism which makes use of Charles' work; enclosed: photocopy typescript 'The Postmodern Sublime' by Fevronia Novak, 1994
-photocopy published article by Charles 'The Post-Modern Agenda' [revised version of 'The Values of Post-Modernism', from Post-Modernism: The New Classicism in Art and Architecture, 1987].
4 PM Cosmology
CJA-PTK-11 · File · 1989-1995
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a folder labelled '(4) PM Cosmology' [folder removed]. Includes:
-typescript schedule for the Portrack seminar on Post-Modern Ecology to be held in Santa Monica on Tulane Department of Philosophy, 1995 [incomplete]
-typescript list of Portrack seminars and participants 1-6
-post-it with manuscript note
-cutting titled 'The New Men from Auntie' [on Alan Yentob and Michael Jackson at the BBC] by Lesley White
-cutting 'The Creative Universe' by Judith Rice from The Tablet 24 July 1992
-copy fax from the the ICA to Brian Swimme with arrangements from Meaning In The Cosmos, 1993
-typescript list of religious leaders and academics
-typescript fax from Imperial College, informing Charles that Professor C. Isham is unwell and will be unable to speak at the event, 1993
-typescript fax, signed, from Charles to Richard Falk discussing potential of Prague and Havel
-typescript letter from Charles to Vaclev Havel, President of the Czech Republic, 1994
-typescript fax from Richard Falk to Charles discussing a potential publication and Prague, 1994
-typescript list of names and contact details headed 'July 13th-16th/17th? Acceptances', heavily annotated
-typescript titled 'The Triumph of the Twentieth Century' from The Economist 12 August 1989
-typescript fax giving contact details
-fax from the ICA to Charles sending advertisements in Time Out and the News Statesman [not enclosed], 1993
-typescript list titled 'SPT Addresses and telephone numbers' with contact details
-photocopy poem titled 'The Blind Men and the Elephant' by Godfray Saxe from 'Quest for a Concept of Postmodernity' [7 copies]
[Untitled folder]
CJA-PTK-14 · File · 1992-1995
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of an unbranded dark blue/grey folder. Includes:
-typescript letter from Charles Correa to Charles enclosing a write-up of a studio he is teaching at MIT and an article in Daedelus titled 'Another India' [both enclosed]; reply typescript fax from Charles inviting him to a forthcoming seminar, 1992
-photocopy handwritten contact details for participants at the Portrack Seminar 13-17 July 1992
-photocopy diagram with line labelled Pre-Modern, Modern, Post-Modern, High, Middle, Low
-copy fax from Charlene Spretnak to multiple recipients ahead of a seminar, detailing her take on postmodernism, 1992
-photocopy manuscript diagram headed 'Modernity; Modernism;Deconstructive Postmodernism; Ecological Postmodernism'
-typescript letter from [Michael Zimmerman] on Tulane Department of Philosophy headed paper discussing Charles' recent writings, his own forthcoming books, Silence of The Lambs, and ecology, 1992; annotated on reverse with a reading list
-typescript titled 'Public lectures re The Quantum Self: Danah Zohar, [c1992]
-typescript letter from [Mae-Wan Ho] on Open University:Department of Biology headed paper thanking Maggie and Charles for their hospitality and introduction to postmodernism, 1992
-copy handwritten fax [faded] from Charles to Malcolm Bradbury, with a note to his PA to send it typed, reiterating the invitation to the Portrack Seminar and the themes that will be discussed, 1992
-typescript fax from Paul Davies to Charles, detailing his travel arrangements for Portrack, 1992
-internal envelope, last addressed to Prof. P. T. Saunders, containing 11 copies of 'Mathematics, Structuralism and Biology' offprint from Acta Biologica Hungarica and 4 copies of a chapter titled 'Mathematucs, Structuralism and the Formal Cause in Biology'
-manuscript fax [faded] from [Michael Zimmerman] on Tulane Department of Philosophy headed paper suggesting a guest for a Seminar [incomplete], 1992
-typescript note regarding Professor Isham's availability
-typescript document titled 'The Society for Process Thought: The Mind of God: Open Forum 6.6.1992: Select Bibliography'
-typescript fax from Richard Falk to Charles on Princeton University headed paper [faded] suggesting an additional participants for the seminar, and reply, 1992

Plastic folder labelled 'Portrack Seminar; September' includes:
-memo slips with handwritten contact details
-typescript list of acceptances and possibles for the 1992 seminars
-typescript fax from Charlene Spretnak to Charles [faded] discussing potential participants, her own travel arrangements, and the distinction between constructive and deconstructive postmodernism, 1992
-manuscript fax [faded] from George Lakoff to Charles, declining to attend due to his schedule, 1992
-private view card for the Franz Gertsch: new works exhibition at Turske Hue-Williams, 1992
-typescript fax [faded] from Jim Collins to Charles, describing in detail his proposed talk for the seminar on the development of Postmodernism and the structure of his proposed slide lecture on the topic, 1992
-typescript letter from Charles to Prof Paul Davies on personal headed airmail paper giving details of the forthcoming seminar, other participants and arrangements for speaking at the event
-typescript fax [very faded] from Zygmunt Bauman to Charles, detailing his views on postmodernism
-typescript fax to Charles on Academy Group Limited headed paper sending addresses, 1992
-typescript fax [faded] from Third Eye Production to Charles giving details of a forthcoming television series that they wish to interview him for, produced and directed by Mark Kidel, 1992
-typescript fax from an unidentified sender for the attention of Charles titled 'Postmodern and the Value of Value', labelled 'Birkbeck College, London' at the bottom, incomplete, annotated
-manuscript letter on European Planning Studies headed paper from Philip Cooke to Charles, commissioning a piece for the journal, 1992
-typescript letter from Charlene Spretnak on personal headed paper to colleagues attending the symposium giving details of her engagement with postmodernism, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Charles to David Bohm inviting him to the Portrack Seminar 7-11 September, 1992
-typescript letter from Zygmunt Bauman to Charles, discussing his views on postmodernsim and explaining why he has to decline the invitation to Portrack, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Charles to Zygmunt Bauman inviting him to the Portrack Seminar 7-11 September, 1992
-manuscript letter from Zygmunt Bauman to Charles, explaining that it is too late for them to meet but asking him to keep in touch, 1991
-typescript fax (faded) article by Charles titled 'Preface: Post-Modernism - The Third Force'
-typescript titled 'Postmodern Reader: Edited by Charles Jencks: update 25 Nov 91' with a list of chapters, authors and word counts
-typescript letter on Academy Group Limited paper from Lucy Baxter to David Ray Griffin seeking permission to re-publish an extract of 'The Reenchantment of Science'
-compliment slip from M. A. Noble addressed to Mrs Jencks regarding the placement of a new fax machine
-manuscript notes headings include: political, early modern, arch. and ecology, parapsychology, 1871-1914
-typescript fax (faded) from Paul Davies to Charles, regarding arrangements for Portrack, annotated
-manuscript letter from Charlene [Spretnak] on a greetings card of 'The Huichol Peyote Tradition Brings Life and Abundance' by Mariano Valadez, detailing arrangements for her travel, thoughts on 'The Mind of God' and The Hannover Principles: Design for Sustainability, 1992
-manuscript notes, headings include: Hard Core PM
-page two of a typescript letter from Charlene [Spretnak] with her thoughts on the second round of Portrack Seminars
-manusctipt and typescript notes from Val to Charles about trying to contact Brian Goodwin
-typescript advertisements for The Society for Process Thought 'Mind In The Cosmos 7' Autumn Programme 1992 [multiple copies]

-typescript fax titled 'Participants, Portrack Seminar 'Confrontations and Synergies: The Culture Interplay of the Indigenous, the Traditional, the Modern and the Post-Modern', with contact details 1995
-typescript and manuscript fax titled 'List of participants, Portrack Seminar 1995 with travel arrangements
-typescript letter from Charles to Malcolm Bradbury inviting him to the Portrack Seminar in July, 1992
-typescript document titled 'Post-Modern Architecture - The Four Stages'
-photocopy typescript with annotations titled '"Historical Resistance to Modernity" - Charlene Spretnak'
-manuscript notes titled 'Ecological Postmodernism (a focus on Philosophy) - Charlene'
-photocopy directions to Portrack House [multiple copies]
-manuscript letter on personal headed paper from Ihab Hassan to Charles, thanking him for the critique in Zeitgeist in Babel and discussing the Stuttgart Seminars, 1992
-manuscript letter from Michael E. Zimmerman on Tulane Department of Philosophy headed paper, suggesting Carl Sway for a future seminar and discussing his new book on radical ecology and postmodernity, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Richard Falk on Princeton University headed paper sending contact details for William Irwin Thompson, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Walter Truett Anderson to Charles with his expenses for the July 1992 Portrack Seminar, annotated.

Portrack seminar, June 1994
CJA-PTK-15 · File · 1994-1995
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a folder labelled 'Portrack Seminar: June 1994'. Includes:
-copy typescript article titled 'A Mimetic Reading of Rousseau’s Doctrine of the General Will' by Robert Hammerton-Kelly, 1994
-copy typescript article titled 'A Just and Sustainable Economic Order' by John B. Cobb, Jr
-photocopy published book chapter titled 'Evolution, sustainability, and industrial metabolism' by Peter M. Allen, annotated
-typescript titled 'Programme for a Sustainable Economy by Paul Elkins, to be presented at Portrack Conference June 26-29 1994', annotated
-typescript titled 'An Inquiry in the Political Economy of World Order, Richard Falk, Portrack Seminar, June 26-30 1994', annotated
-typescript fax biography of Brian Swimme, sent from the ICA, 1993
-typescript letter from David [Ray Griffin] on Center for Process Studies headed paper, thanking Charles for the article by Havel, discussing thinkers in the Czech Republic, 1994
-typescript titled 'Economic and Political Foundations of World Order, June 26-29 1994, Participants' with contact details, annotated
-typescript fax sent from School of Theology titled 'Tentative Schedule: Economic and Political Foundations of World Order, Portrack Seminar June 26-29', annotated
-typescript titled 'Economic and Political Foundations of World Order, June 26-29 1994, Participants' with contact details
-typescript letter from David Griffin on Center for Process Studies headed paper addressed to 'Dear Colleague' with details and arrangements for the forthcoming Portrack Seminar, 1994
-typescript fax (faded) from Peter Allen to Charles, with practical arrangements for the seminar, 1994
-typescript letter from David [Ray Griffin] on Center for Process Studies headed paper, regarding Charles' treatments and how to communicate their meaning of 'postmodern' to newcomers at the seminar, 1994
-typescript letter from Charles addressed to 'Dear Colleague' on University of California Los Angeles headed paper, sending readings ahead of the seminar instead of Brian Arthur attending, 1994
-typescript fax from David [Ray Griffin] on Center for Process Studies headed paper with scheduling arrangements for the Portrack Seminar, 1994
-typescript letter from Charlene Spretnak on personal headed paper with suggestions for the schedule for the Seminar, 1994
-manuscript letter from Charlene Spretnak on personal headed paper, detaling travel plans for the Portrack conference, 1994
-typescript letter from David Griffin on Center for Process Studies headed paper to all participants of the forthcoming Portrack Seminar, with manuscript post-script to Charles, 1994
-manuscript notes with headings including: Portrack 1995, Economism, Robert Hamerston Kelly [possibly notes from discussions at the seminar]
-typescript letter from Richard Falk, on Princeton University headed paper, sending 'An Inquiry into the Political Economy of World Order'
-photocopy published book chapter titled 'Evolution, sustainability, and industrial metabolism' by Peter M. Allen, annotated
-manuscript letter from Charlene Spretnak reporting on a visit to the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks and her proposals for Charles' "monster book" and the chapter he's thinking of adding to his "short" book, 1994
-poster for the Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science, 1994-1995, folded.
[Loose papers]
CJA-PTK-20 · File
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Material found loose and grouped together. Includes:
-stapled photocopy from ['Platitudes' by Trey Ellis] [staple removed for conservation reasons]
-manuscript list of attendees at the Portrack Seminar 13-17 July 1992
-offprint of 'Post-Modern Architecture and Time Fusion' by Charles published in 'International Postmodernism: theory and literary practice' (1997)
- manuscript letter from Charlene Spretnak on personal headed paper to Charles and Hans Bertens on the emerging field of 'Ecological literary criticism' (also: Eco Lit crit and Green cultural studies) in relation to the next Portrack Seminar, with a post-it note from Charlene telling Charles to put this letter in his Portrack file and send a copy on to Hans if relevant.
-cutting from The Times 15 Apr 2008, David Aaronovitch on Richard Falk's role as investigator for the UN Human Rights Council titled 'This is a UN "expert". I'd prefer "conspiracy crank"'.
-cutting titled 'In this postmodern world, what religious thinker may need if a scholarly new postcolonial posting' by Peter Steinfelks [New York Times]
-cutting titled 'Sheltered Lives and Public Postures' by Thomas Nagel, review of Richard A. Posner's Public Intellectuals, TLS 25 Jan 2002
-cutting titled 'Primary school teaches meaning of life' from The Times 25 Sep 2001
-cutting titled 'What is it about lemons?' by Thomas Nagel, review of 'The Quest for Reality' by Barry Stroud, London Review of Books, 20 Sep 2001, annotated
-typescript letter from Graham Dawes thanking Charles for arranging to have his handwritten notes sent to him, which enabled him gain an 'Impressionistic sense of the conference', and commenting on the work of Lakoff and Johnson, 2001
[Loose papers]
CJA-PTK-21 · File
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Material found loose and grouped together. Includes:
-manuscript notes [for introductory speech]
-typescript titled 'Portrack Seminar 1' listing arrivals and departures, arrangements for meals, accomodation for participants, possible day trips and walks
-typescript titled 'Post-Modern Architecture - The Four Stage' [annotated] and 4 photocopy versions
-manuscript notes including headings 'Role of Theory' and 'Whither PM?'
-manuscript notes headed 'Portrack Seminar - Prepare for 1st 2 - Whither PM?'
-plastic folder labelled 'Portrack Seminar July' containing bundles of duplicates of the programme; original colour pen and pencil map of the garden at Portrack [by Maggie] with colour copies; fax from Charlene to colleagues attending the symposium with photocopies.