View Series VII. Writings: Film and Television Documentaries
Mumford worked on numerous writing projects during his career that never came to fruition. These typescripts, carbons, notes, and research materials reflect the diversity of his literary pursuits. In some of these unfinished projects, Mumford's intentions were not clear, and they have been identified as best as was possible. The series includes work from the 1920s through the last working materials left on his desk. The beginnings for revisions of a number of published works can also be found here.
Mumford attempted several times to compile a monograph of autobiographical materials and miscellany, none of which was ever completed. Some of these files contain the only copies of early writings by Mumford, and they should not be overlooked by any serious researcher. These files have been left intact, because they represent Mumford's most recent use of the items which they contain.
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| 166 | 7869-7871 | Writing project identified only as "Housing" (1924) various ts. sections and ms. notes | |||||||||||||||||
| 166 | 7872 | Unwritten book entitled "Experience and Culture in England" (ca. 1929) ms. notes | |||||||||||||||||
| 166 | 7873-7875 | Unwritten revision of Herman Melville (1929 and after) notes | |||||||||||||||||
| 166 | 7876-7877 | Unwritten revision of Herman Melville (1929 and after) research materials | |||||||||||||||||
| 166 | 7878-7884 | Writing project titled "Memories and Anticipations" (1930) draft chapters | |||||||||||||||||
| 166 | 7885 | Collection of essays identified only as "Houses, Machines, Cities" (1931) draft introduction | |||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 7886-7889 | Unwritten revision of Technics and Civilization (1934 and after) notes | |||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 7890-7892 | Unwritten revision of Technics and Civilization (1934 and after) ts. fragments and research materials | |||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 7893 | Unwritten pamphlet entitled "Reflections on Modern Architecture" (1939) notes | |||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 7894 | "Notes for a book never written" (1939) | |||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 7895-7897 | Unwritten revision of The Culture of Cities (?) (1938 and after) draft fragments and chapters | |||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 7898 | Unwritten, untitled book project which developed from The Conduct of Life (1950?) sample draft chapter | |||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 7899 | Uncompleted, untitled autobiographical work (1957) draft Chapter 12, "The Barbarian Eruption" | |||||||||||||||||
| 168 | 7900 | Unwritten revision of The Transformations of Man (n.d.) research materials | |||||||||||||||||
| 169 | 7901 | Unwritten revision of The City in History (?) (n.d.) research materials | |||||||||||||||||
| 170 | 7902-7912 | Writing project identified only as "Art, Culture, Technics" (1970s) research and source materials | |||||||||||||||||
| 171 | 7913-7919 | Research materials (most 1970s) original folders marked"…re Technics and Civilization " | |||||||||||||||||
| 172 | 7920-7930 | Uncompleted second volume of Interpretations and Forecasts (post-1973) materials for possible inclusion | |||||||||||||||||
| 172 | 7931-7932 | Uncompleted, untitled volume of miscellany (mid-1970s) materials for possible inclusion | |||||||||||||||||
| 173 | 7933-7935 | Uncompleted second volume of Findings and Keepings (post-1975) materials for possible inclusion | |||||||||||||||||
| 173 | 7936 | Uncompleted second volume of autobiography notes and source materials | |||||||||||||||||
| 173 | 7937-7944 | Unidentified volume of autobiography or miscellany materials for possible inclusion | |||||||||||||||||
| 174 | 7945-7956 | Unidentified volume of autobiography or miscellany materials for possible inclusion | |||||||||||||||||
| 174 | 7957 | Unidentified volume of autobiography or miscellany "rejected notes" | |||||||||||||||||
| 175 | 7958 | Unidentified volume of autobiography or miscellany "rejected notes" | |||||||||||||||||
| 175 | 7959-7960 | Unidentified autobiographical project 1920-1930 used notes and other materials | |||||||||||||||||
| 175 | 7961 | Unidentified autobiographical project: to 1920 used notes | |||||||||||||||||
| 175 | 7962-7966 | Unidentified autobiographical project Random Notes, all periods | |||||||||||||||||
| 175 | 7967 | Unidentified autobiographical project "Clippings-(1938-46)-for war chapters" | |||||||||||||||||
| 175 | 7968-7970 | Unidentified autobiographical project "discarded notes" | |||||||||||||||||
| 175 | 7971-7975 | Unidentified autobiographical project/s source materials and draft fragments (some items appear to have been used for more than one project) | |||||||||||||||||
| 176 | 7976-7980 | Last materials left on Mumford's desk (mid-1980s) notes for (1.) book on evolution, language and human purpose; and (2.) book or article on Walter Curt Behrendt (mixed as they arrived at Penn) | |||||||||||||||||
| 177 | 7981-7987 | Mumford's last research materials (mid-1980s), probably for book on evolution, language, and human purpose | |||||||||||||||||
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