Black folder with plastic pockets, labelled on the front on blue tape 'ADHOCISM THE CASE FOR IMPROVISATION'. Labelled inside the front cover 'C A JENCKS' on blue tape.
Inside the front pouch:
-manuscript document titled 'The Weird World of Adhocism'
-cards for exhibitions of miniature portraits and pet portraits by Rita Greer [1975]
The folder itself has a mix of items inside the plastic pockets and loose between the pockets. Includes:
-photographic reproductions of historic images
-cuttings from New Scientist
-photograph of Vesnin's Pravda Building annotated 'to illustrate GSSU Modern Movements Series'
-print-out reviews of the re-issued version of Adhocism
-letter from the MIT press enclosing author copies of the re-issue
-cuttings from newspapers
-b&w photographs and cuttings stuck to paper and labelled with typescript and manuscript annotations
-typescript document with manuscript additions titled 'Adhocism: The Transformed Object'
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: Creation Out of Subsystems'
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: Evolutionary Series'
-postcard to Charles from Stephen Bayley [2013]
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: Art & Equipment'
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: Archeological City'
-letter from Bob Perry enclosing photographs with examples of humour in architecture in New Zealand
-Bulletin of the Institut de l'Environnement
-flyer for the Second Conference on Twentieth Century Design History, to be held at Middlesex Polytechnic April 1976, with a paper by Tony Wilkins titled The Development of Do-It-Yourself circled
-photostat of an article on architecture education at Goddard College
-typescript document titled 'Adhocism: The Ad Hoc Revolution'
-'exquisite corpse' style drawing
