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Publisher: ブロンズ新社

Book of the 1991 New World View symposium. Charles was a panellist at both the Tokyo and Kyoto events. Includes direct reports of the discussions.

Other participants were:
Lyall Watson
Tamotsu Aoki 青木保
Kisho Kurakawa 黒川紀章
Keishi Saeki 佐伯啓思
Yoichiro Murakami 村上陽一郎
Masao Yamaguchi 山口昌男
Kazue Kobata 木幡和枝

Inserted:
-1992 New year's card from Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates
-covering letter from Kisho Kurokawa to Charles, 26 Dec 1991, signed
-obi strip [torn]

Publisher: Wiley Academy

Includes 'The New Paradigm and September 11th: Peter Eisenman in conversation with Charles Jencks'

Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House: Articles & Publicity'.

Includes:
-b&w photographs of Charles sitting at the Sun table and chairs in Summer, stamped on reverse ' Copyright: The Guardian'
-news cutting and photocopies of an article by Martin Pawley in Arts Guardian on the house, with a covering letter to Johnny Grey
-proposal to Channel 4 for a television programme by Georgina Denison
-typescript letter from Mark Girouard enclosing a draft article on Jencks' houses in Santa Monica and London and a copy reply from Charles
-list of slides and image captions
-correspondence with magazines regarding potential articles including World of Interiors, Architectural Digest, Harpers & Queen, House & Garden and Archi-Créé.

Contents of an envelope labelled 'Extras' containing slides, photographs, correspondence and transparencies.

Includes:
-compliments slip from Richard Bryant
-b&w photographs by Robin Laurence for NYT of Charles' Biedermeier chairs alongside some of the Symbolic Furniture, and Charles sitting on one of the Sun chairs, stamped on reverse,1985
-photograph from the collection of the National Monuments Record of a unidentified historic building
-colour polaroids of the Foursquare Room
-b&w photographs of Esna, Temple of Khnum, one with extensive annotations, and the pyramid of King Chephren
-colour transparencies by Richard Bryant
-b&w photographs of the Elemental House
-b&w photographs of the Architectural Library, John's Room and Lily's Room with the furniture installed but no other furnishings
-colour photograph of the West elevation
-b&w negative of Winter
-letter from Mark Lewis of Lewis & Horning regarding the work he did on Indian Summer, 1985
-cutting from an unidentified magazine
-manuscript notes labelled 'Richard Bryant' with a list of rooms in a variety of different handwritings, including notes about Medite
-b&w polaroid photographs of the Cosmic Oval
-transparencies inside tracing paper, annotated for publication
-colour slides of rooms in the Thematic House labelled 'C Jencks: not used before. 20 slides - 4 Square RM + Bathpool' but including most of the ground floor, the Time Garden and the chimneys
-letter from William Stok regarding photography of this mural and enclosing a postcard of a work by Chagall [not included], 1985
-colour transparency of the Garagia Rotunda annotated 'Chapter 2'
-envelope enclosing b&w photographs with a message from 'Eamon of the shop'
-b&w photograph of Charles in front of the Spring fireplace [over-sized, damaged]
-b&w photograph of Charles and Maggie in front of the Spring fireplace. Charles is holding a mobile phone [over-sized, damaged]

Includes 'ArchiteXt and the Problem of Symbolism' by Charles. Post-it note on front labelled 'CJ'.

Inserted:
-pamphlet '山下和正　作品と方法 (Kazuma Yamashita and his way of architecture 1963-1975)', with typescript letter (signed) from Kazumasa Yamashita on 山下和正建築研究所 headed paper, 1975; photocopy article 'A New Compound Style' from JA July 1971; typescript titled 'My way of architecture' by Kazumasa Yamashita on 山下和正建築研究所 headed paper.
-typescript titled 'The Wood Culture - from "Human Architecture" (1970)' by Kiyonori Kikutake
-colour photograph showing [Pasadena Heights by Kiyonori Kikutake] under construction
-b&w photograph with covering note '"Torii" of Itsukushima shrine set in the sea'
-[fax/photostat] building plans labelled 1st floor plan and 6th floor plan in Japanese
-b&w photograph stamped on reverse 'Retoria, photo by Y. Futagawa'