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            [Loose documents]
            -CJA-RES-AL-B13-1-20 · File · 1967-1984
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            Bundle of documents found loose on the shelf. Includes:
            -cutting titled 'Cars without Chaos' from The Listener 22 May 1975, annotated
            -cutting from The Sunday Times 25 May 1975 about the village of Debenham
            -stapled bundle of cuttings from New Society 1974-1975 relating to town and cities, annotated
            -incomplete manuscript notes on cities
            -manuscript and typescript notes on Byker, Newcastle
            -typescript titled 'Rough outline for Animal Architects' by Charles [probably a script and treatment for a proposed television programme]
            -Typescript photocopied program for the seminar: architecture-innertown-government held 2-6 Jun 1975 a T.H. Eindhoven with manuscript notes on reverse
            -'Does Post-Modernism Communicate' by Linda Groat and David Canter photocopied from [Progressive Architecture], Dec 1979
            -'The past and future of research on meaning in architecture: the case for architectural theory as a basis for future research' by Linda N. Groat, photocopied from Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association Conference, 1983
            -Book review titled 'Meaning in Architecture: new directions and sources' by Linda Groat, photocopied from Journal of Environmental Psychology 1981:1, including Signs, Symbols and Architecture by Geoffrey Broadbent, Richard Bunt and Charles.
            -'Measuring the Fit of New to Old' by Linda Groat photocopied from Architecture Nov 1983
            -'Public Opinions of Contextual Fit' by Linda Groat photocopied from Architecture Nov 1984

            Cardboard sub-folder, annotated on the front with [word counts] and [chapter headings]. Includes:
            -manuscript letter from [?Otto von Simson] on Kunsthistorisches Institut, Der Freien Universität Berlin headed paper, thanking Charles for his invitation and discussing the revised German edition of his 'Cathedral book', 1967
            -typescript letters from Robert Venturi on Venturi and Rauch, Architects headed paper discussing the publication of an unidentified article, the publication of 'Learning from Las Vegas', his opinion of Charles's issue of Arena and thanking Charles for the copy of Roland Barthes, 1967-1968
            -typescript letter from Erwin Panofsky on The Institute for Advanced Study headed paper declining to contribute to 'Meaning in Architecture' due to his age and health, 1966
            -manuscript letters from Christian Norberg-Schulz on personal headed paper, regarding his contribution to Meaning in Architecture, 1967
            -manuscript letter from Kenneth Frampton regarding a potential contribution to the book on Meaning 1968
            -typescript letters from Susan Sontag regarding a potential contribution to a book, 1968
            -manuscript postcard and letter from Aldo van Eyck regarding a forthcoming article and photographs, 1967
            -typescript letter from EH Gombrich on The Warburg Institute headed paper, commenting on the proofs, 1968
            -Typescript titled 'Modern Architecture Symposium (MAS), 8-10 May 1964, Columbia University New York City 'The Decade 1929-1939' with a list of speakers.
            -typescript copy letter from Charles to Professor Gombrich inviting him to contribute to a forthcoming publication; typescript prospectus for Meaning in Architecture; typescript titled 'Outline of Meaning in Architecture' annotated with initials
            -manuscript letter from Aldo [van Eyck] regarding a drawing of a 'pavilion for sleeping' and responding to the criticisms of his essay in Meaning in Architecture.
            -manuscript letter from [?Aldo van Eyck] congratulating Charles on Meaning in Architecture, 1970
            -cutting of 'Building His Nest' by Nathan Silver from New Statesman 1 Sep 1967
            -cuttings of the letters page from New Society 31 Aug 1967 and 7 Sep 1967, including letters from, Charles and Reyner Banham responding to one another.
            -printed drawing titled 'Anatomy of a Dwelling' [François Dallegret]
            -typescript titled 'An Instant Guide to Meaning'
            -typescript titled 'Semiology - the theory of signs (outline of a lecture by Charles Jencks)' with hand-drawn diagrams and manuscript notes