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Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House: Plan and designs for the First Floor, Bathpool and Jacob's Ladder'.

Includes:
-plan of the dining, kitchen and utility areas with pencil annotations labelled 'Terrace House' and pencil sketch of the kitchen units.
-photocopied design labelled 'Gated entrance from House'.
-photocopied plan by Terry Farrell Partnership labelled 'Jacuzzi'.
-whiteprint with coloured pencil by CZWG titled 'Jencks Jacuzzi'
-photocopied section of the Bathpool.
-correspondence between Charles and Ilinca Catacuzino enclosing designs for zodiac signs and giving details of costs. Includes photocopied manuscript notes relating to astrology, tarot and the seasons.
-whiteprint labelled 'Conservatory plans (structural) by Terry Farrell Partnership (folded).
-photocopied design for the garden stair (folded).
-folder of correspondence, meeting notes and invoices between Charles, Matheson Trust Co. Limited, Campbell Zogolovitch, Wilkinson and Gough, Hodgson Brothers, The Alpha Mosaic & Terrazo Company Limited regarding the designs for and work on the Jacuzzi. Includes b&w photographs of the work in progress.
-pen and pencil sketches of doors.
-manuscript pencil notes titled 'Nursery/playroom'.
-pencil designs organised by season and calendar month labelled 'CJ, Farrell, 83'.
-draft plan for kitchen on tracing paper.
-unlabelled whiteprint and pencil sketches on tracing paper showing steps around a tree. One sketch is labelled 'CJ, Nov 81' (folded)
-printed information on the Chinese zodiac.
-pencil and ink drawing of the exterior of the house showing a pool with stones labelled 'CJ. Sept 17, 81; revised Nov 20, 81'.
-whiteprint labelled 'Revised LG.F Kitchen layout' by Terry Farrell Partnership, Aug 81 (folded).
-whiteprint labelled 'Terrace House Fireplace' showing front elevation, plan and details by Michael Graves Architect, 1982, (folded).

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.

Publisher: Shakespeare & Company

Includes a tea and coffee set designed by Charles.

Tucked inside are:
-typescript document titled 'Description of PM objects - as sent to Judith Gura 22/03/2016
-'Charles Jencks: Symbolic Furniture' by Colin Amery, reprinted from Art & Design Nov 1985
-slides showing furniture designed by Charles, including James Stirling and others sitting in the Spring Chair