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MY NOTES, Portrack seminar 2
-CJA-PTK-12 · File · 1989-1992
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a folder titled 'MY NOTES, Portrack seminar 2'. Includes:
-typescript letter, signed J, [Jim Collins] on University of Notre Dame headed paper, thanking Charles and Maggie for the first Portrack seminar and enclosing the first two volumes of 'Deconstructo' [not enclosed], a copy of his paper and slides from the seminar and Jeanette Winterson's Sexing The Cherry [not enclosed], 1992
-typescript letter, signed, from C. J. Isham on Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine headed paper, thanking Charles for the invitation to the Portrack Seminar but declining, 1992
-typescript letter from Thomas Doherty, signed, on University of Dublin headed paper, thanking Charles and Maggie for the first Portrack Seminar, 1992
-typescript titled 'After the End of Early Postmodernism' by Jim Collins, University of Notre Dame with a colour scan of 35mm slides
-photocopy typescript titled 'Towards a New Science of Consciousness' by Dr Ian N. Marshall (annotated 'Athens Symposium, Jan 1992')
-typescript titled 'Evolution without Natural Selection: Further Implications of the Daisyworld Parable' by Peter T. Saunders, annotated 'Maggie Keswick's copy' with underlining.
-photocopy manuscript diagram headed 'Modernity; Modernism;Deconstructive Postmodernism; Ecological Postmodernism'
-photocopy typescript titled 'Towards a New Science of Consciousness' by Dr Ian N. Marshall (annotated 'Athens Symposium, Jan 1992') with covering notes from Danah Zohar to Charles, 1992
-typescript titled 'Evolution without Natural Selection: Further Implications of the Daisyworld Parable' by Peter T. Saunders
-manuscript names and address of attendees at the Portrack Seminar 7-10 Sep 1992, and photocopy
-manuscript notes of expenses
-faxed timetable for Portrack Seminar 2, annotated
-photocopy published article 'S=Consciousness and Bose-Einstein Condensates' by I.N. Marshall, published in New Ideas in Psychology Vol 7 No 1, 1989
-photocopy manuscript diagrams with headings including 'Early Modern; Late Modern; Constructive Postmodern; Theology; Naturalistic; Futurism; Narcisim [sic]; Reinhabit Time; Religion + Science'
-typescript titled 'The Organism as a Dynamical Syste,' by Peter T. Saunders, King's College
-manuscript notes on yellow lined paper [not Charles' handwriting, possibly Maggie?] headed 'David R Griffin' with a sketch of a crucifixion
-photocopy manuscript diagrams with headings including 'Early Modern; Late Modern; Constructive Postmodern; Theology; Naturalistic; Futurism; Narcisim [sic]; Reinhabit Time; Religion + Science', annotated
-manuscript notes [not Charles' handwriting, possibly Maggie?] on plain white paper headings include:Mae Wan Ho; Paul Davies; Danah Zohar: Ian Marshall; Richard Falk; Katherine Keller; Charlene Spretnak
-ink and biro sketch portraits of people
-manuscript notes on yellow lined paper [not Charles' handwriting, possibly Maggie?]
-manuscript notes on plain white paper [not Charles' handwriting, possibly Maggie?] including a diagram with headings 'Modernity; Modernism;Deconstructive Postmodernism; Ecological Postmodernism' and 'Margaret Rose' and 'Steven [Conner]'
[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.

[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.
-CJA-PTK-9 · File · 1992-1994
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Comb-bound brochure for the University of Bath School of Management postgraduate programme 'Action Research in Professional Practice', used as a folder. Includes:
-manuscript fax from Charles to David Ray Griffin on Charles Jencks headed paper, making arrangements for overnight stays
-cutting on Anita Roddick's plans to open an alternative business school, annotated
-typescript fax from Matthew Fox to Charles making arrangements to meet, 1994
-published review of James Allen Smith's 'The Idea Brokers' by Walter Goodman
-manuscript notes
-typescript fax from Paul Davies to Charles on University of Adelaide headed paper, making arrangements to meet in London, 1993
-typescript fax from Leslee Holderness to Charles on VCH Publishers headed paper, regarding the publicity for Heteropolis, annotated plus post-it note, 1993
-printed flyer for 'Worldviews and Ecology' from the Bucknell University Press
-typescript names and addresses of participants in the Santa Monica conference, 1994 [Portrack seminar 5]
-manuscript notes on yellow paper headed 'One Day Cosmology in London July 6-8 [Portrack Seminar 4] including lists of potential participants and themes
-photocopy manuscript lists of contact details for Portrack Seminar attendees 13-17 July 1992 [Portrack Seminar 1]
-manuscript letter from Ihab Hassan making arrangements for dinner and for attending a Portrack seminar, 1993
-copy typescript document headed 'possible contributors to post-modern conference: science & Religion....cosmology & new aspects of divinity' with lists of names, annotated
-typescript document titled 'List of members of Portrack seminar attenders and possible attenders', with contact details; manuscript list of names on yellow lined paper
-typescript [letter] from 'Val' to Charles concerning Professor Isham's attendance at the Portrack seminars
-typescript fax on Academy Group Limited headed paper to Charles with a list of names and addresses
-typescript letter from Danah Zohar to Charles and Maggie, on personal headed paper, thanking them for the evening and sending Charles information on 'the vacuum' and sending Maggie a list of recent speaking engagements [not enclosed], 1992
-printed document titled 'The Society for Process Thought: The Mind of God: Open Forum 6.6.1992: Select Bibliography'
-manuscript list of names on green paper
-typescript letter from Patrick T. C. Lewin on The Society for Process Thought headed paper, reporting on a meeting which Charles missed due to an operation, and the speakers who were substituted in place of both Charles and John Gray, 1993
-typescript letter from Dr Peter Reason on University of Bath School of Management headed paper sending details of the Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice at the request of Charlene Spretnak; includes autumn 1993 syllabus (Emerging Patterns of Thought and Belief), a 1994 experiential conference (Emerging Approaches to Inquiry 5), published article 'Reflection on Sacred Experience and Sacred Science' by Peter Reason.