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Contents of an envelope [retained] labelled 'French Revolution Design with Ian Hamilton Finlay' on the front; 'French Revolution: 200 years; Ian' on reverse. The envelope is addressed to Charles at 19 Lansdowne Walk from Stonypath, Little Sparta.

Includes:
-photocopied typescript titled Les Grandes Legnes du Project/Project D'Hommage A La Revolution Francaise et Aux Droits De L'Homme, 25 Sep 1986
-colour photo-lithograph card 'The present order is the disorder of the future Saint-Just' by Ian Hamilton Finlay and Nicholas Sloan for the Committee of Public Safety, Little Sparta [1983], annotated with reference to stone
-typescript letter from Ian on Stonypath, Little Sparta headed paper [signed], following up from a phone conversation and sending a parcel of publications, making reference to a work to be built near Paris and enclosing material relating to the Versailles project, a future motorway project, and a potential text-and-building project with Leon Krier, 1986
-typescript headed 'List of photographs'
-typescript with Little Sparta 15p stamp attached headed 'Circumstance' and 'Scenario' detailing a brief for a courtyard in front of "L'Hotel (which is not a hotel)"
-map showing Rue de L'Assemblee Nationale and Rye des Etats Generaux
-photocopies from an unidentified publication
-typescript letter from Conrad [Jameson] on 4 Sydney Place SW7 3NN headed paper [signed] suggesting how to represent "the living ideas that have come down to us from the French Revolution" in relation to architecture, and an invitation to tennis, 1986
-colour photographs of a courtyard, labelled
-rough sketch map in felt tip pen on tracing paper with key
-copy typescript letter from Charles to Ian sending plans and elevations, discussing Maggie's thoughts
-typescript letter from Ian to Charles on Stony Path Little Sparta headed paper [signed], sending enclosures to clear up phone discussions, as well as mention of a proposal for Sheffield, a request for Charles to contact Leon Krier on his behalf, and his desire to do printed versions of the Versailles and motorway projects so that they can go in his publications exhibition at the Bibliotheque Nationale, 1986
-photocopy published architectural plans with covering note from [Ian]
-photocopy typescript headed 'Propositions pour "Les Menus Plaisirs"'
-photocopy map showing Rue de L'Assemblee Nationale and Rye des Etats [Generaux], annotated with numbers
-enlarged photocopy architectural plans on A3 paper, folded
-pencil sketch plan with design details on A3 paper, folded
-pencil plan with details and design queries noted [possibly Maggie's handwriting] on A3 paper, folded
-photocopy entries on 'French Polish' and 'French Revolution, The' from an unidentified encyclopedia

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.

Contents of a folder labelled '#3 Metaphor + Grounding'. The file consists mostly of correspondence from Charlene Spretnak, including:
-typescript letter on personal headed paper thanking Charles and Maggie for the hospitality and sending gifts, 1992
-manuscript letter on Grand Hôtel Jeanne-d'arc headed paper discussing plans to meet with Jonathon Porritt, 1992
-typescript letter discussing Matt [Matthew Fox], Petra [Kelly] and Gert [Bastian]; proposal for Charlene to speak to Charles' students at UCLA; proposal for future conferences [seminars] and suggestions of participants; suggests of interviewees for Charles' books on cosmology; request to delete material from their interview together on her spritual background, 1992
-typescript letter to Charles and Maggie sending cuttings and giving personal news, 1992
-manuscript letter on personal headed paper, confirms meeting with Wm. Irwin Thompson (Bill) and making other arrangements to meet, 1993
-manuscript letter on personal headed paper, sending a draft of an article 'Radical nonduality in ecofeminist philosophy', 1993
-manuscript letter on personal headed paper, sending cuttings and referring to their visit to SF, 1993
-manuscript letter on personal headed paper, sending cuttings and making suggestions for future conferences [seminars], 1993
-manuscript letter to Charles and Maggie on personal headed paper, sending a clipping for Charles and discussing a Vipassana retreat with Maggie, 1994
-typescript fax on personal headed paper, suggesting participants for the 'Reconsidering the Post-Modern' conference [seminar], 1995
-typescript fax on personal headed paper, sent to participants of the Symposium, discussing the relevant pages of her books in relation to postmodernism, 1992

Folder also includes:
-typescript form letter from Charles, on UCLA headed paper, to particpants of the 'Portrack Seminar' in Santa Monica March 1993, giving arrival instructions, 1993
-typescript fax proposal for Santa Monica seminar titled 'How is Meaning Grounded?: implications of the embodied mind' on California Institute of Integral Studies headed paper, 1993
-photocopied newspaper articles on Petra Kelly and Gern Bastian
-programme for the Bay Area Memorial Service for Petra Kelly and Gert Bastian, 1992
-manuscript notes, post-it notes and 'while you were out' messages
-handwritten list of contract details
-blank form for Charles' AUP 289-7 The Post-Modern Breakthrough course with a table headed 'Chaos Theory - Complexity theories - Los Angeles - Religion - Feminism'
-flyer for Charlene Spretnak's 'States of Grace' book
-flyer for William Irwin Thompson's classes at California Institute of Integral Studies, 1993

Publisher: Studio Vista, London

Dedication inside 'For Maggie, let's meet in 30 years, with love & affection, Charles 5/11/71'. Also annotated 'Return to Charles Jencks, 19 Lansdowne Walk London W11 3AH' and 'Abigail Gratec [phone number]'.

The volume has been extensively annotated with typescript glued in additions, as well as direct annotations on the text.