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Documentation relative à la ville de Chandigarh et au Projet de Chandigarh = Documentation pertaining to the city of Chandigarh and the Chandigarh Project

Documentation relative à la ville de Chandigarh et au Projet de Chandigarh = Documentation pertaining to the city of Chandigarh and the Chandigarh Project

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People

  • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)
  • Pierre Jeanneret (creator)

Title

Documentation relative à la ville de Chandigarh et au Projet de Chandigarh = Documentation pertaining to the city of Chandigarh and the Chandigarh Project

Dates of creation

1950s-1980s

Level of archival description

Dossier 4

Extent and Medium

  • 0.07 m.l. de documents textuels
  • 5 livres
  • 0,07 l.m. of textual records
  • 5 books

Scope and Content

Le dossier porte sur de la documentation relative à la ville de Chandigarh et au projet de Chandigarh, en Inde. Le matériel dans ce dossier a été produit entre les années 1950s and les années 1980. Le dossier contient des documents textuels et des livres, dont des publications sur Chandigarh.

File related to documentation about the city of Chandigarh and the Chandigarh Project, in India. The material in this file was produced between the 1950s and the 1980s. The file contains textual records and books, including publications on Chandigarh.

Reference Number

AP156.S2.SS8.D4

Language of material

Les documents sont en anglais. The documents are in English.

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268039
    • Title: Various plans, maps and guides of Chandigarh, India
    • Dates of creation: between 1950 and 1980
    • Form: maps, textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)

    Description:

    Various plans, maps and guides of Chandigarh, India. Tourist guides and road maps provide general information about Chandigarh and its surroundings. A detailed atlas of Chandigarh (1980) (“Chandigarh Atlas”) shows the layout of each sector. Also included is a map of Delhi and New Delhi. Some maps and plans are annotated.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • Approximately 16 maps
    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-19

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268040
    • Title: Transcriptions and photocopies of excerpts from the December 1961 issue of MARG magazine, vo. 15, no. 1, which deals exclusively with Chandigarh, India
    • Dates of creation: after 1961
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)

    Description:

    Among other things, documents concern low-cost housing, the Capitol, and the Chandigarh Master Plan. A text by Maxwell Fry discusses the "Problems of Chandigarh Architecture."

    Quantity / Object type:

    11 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    records: 0,01 l.m.

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-20

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268041
    • Title: MARG
    • Dates of creation: December 1961
    • Form: journals and magazines
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)

    Description:

    December 1961 issue of MARG magazine, vo. 15, no. 1, which deals exclusively with Chandigarh, India.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 serial(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 serials

    Dimensions:

    serial: 32,3 × 24,3 × 0,6 cm

    Physical Description:

    - Adhesive binding has come undone.

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-21

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268042
    • Title: Two complete issues of Design magazine, the Builders Publication of India, concerning Chandigarh, India
    • Dates of creation: 1974-1985
    • Form: journals and magazines
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)

    Description:

    Two complete issues of Design magazine, the Builders Publication of India, concerning Chandigarh, India:
    - "Design / Incorporating the Indian builder," November 1974.
    - "Design / Magazine of arts and ideas," July-September 1985.
    The 1974 issue includes text by Patwant Singh: "The Ominous Future of Corbusier's Capital." The 1985 issue includes text by S.S. Bahga: "The Symbols of Corbusier's Architecture." Also included is an excerpt from the November 1974 issue signed and inscribed by Parmeshwari Lal Varma (P.L. Varma), and a letter to Jacqueline Jeanneret, possibly from the editor of Design, Patwant Singh.

    Quantity / Object type:

    4 serial(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 4 serials

    Dimensions:

    records: 0,01 l.m.

    Document Type:

    • journals (periodicals)

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-22

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268043
    • Title: Correspondence concerning the Open Hand Monument
    • Dates of creation: 1954-1965
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)

    Description:

    Photocopies of 34 textual records, primarily correspondence, concerning the Open Hand Monument (“La main ouverte”) in Chandigarh, India. File contains correspondence of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jeet Malhotra, and Parmeshwari Lal Varma (P.L. Varma), as well as the first and second Prime Ministers of India, Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri, respectively. Certain items have been translated and are available in both French and English.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-23

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268072
    • Title: Commemorative publication concerning the inauguration of the Indian Institute of Architects, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab Chapter
    • Dates of creation: 1985
    • Form: books
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)
    • Jeet Malhotra (author)
    • O.P. Mehta (author)
    • S.S. Bhatti (author)

    Description:

    Commemorative publication containing messages of success for the Chandigarh Chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects. Contains Chapter Activity Report, extracts from Le Corbusier texts, and the “Edict of Chandigarh.” Includes texts by Jeet Malhotra, O.P. Mehta, and S.S. Bhatti:
    - “Glimpses of an architect’s experience” by Jeet Malhotra.
    - “A turning point in architecture” by O.P. Mehta.
    - “Housing in Chandigarh / A socio-economic transformation” by S.S. Bhatti.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 book(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 books

    Dimensions:

    book: 22,3 × 23,1 × 0,05 cm

    Physical Description:

    - Page 2 is signed and dated.

    Inscription:

    inscribed and dated - in brown ink by an unknown hand on the second page, u.c.: "[illeg.] / 30.5.85."

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-30

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268073
    • Title: Book of statistics relating to Chandigarh, India, by the Chandigarh College of Architecture
    • Dates of creation: n.d.
    • Form: books
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)
    • Chandigarh College of Architecture (publisher)

    Description:

    Compilation of statistics and general information concerning Chandigarh, India, illustrated visually using maps and plans of the city by Sector.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 book(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 books

    Dimensions:

    book: 20,5 × 29,7 × 0,04 cm

    Inscription:

    uninscribed

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-31

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268074
    • Title: Five-year plan for Chandigarh, India
    • Dates of creation: 1985
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)
    • Chandigarh (India : Union Territory) (author)

    Description:

    Five-year plan for Chandigarh, India, covering the period 1985-1990, including the annual plan for 1985-1986. Plan is a government document prepared by the Planning and Evaluation Organisation, Finance Department, Chandigarh Administration.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 typescript(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 33,7 × 21 × 1 cm

    Inscription:

    uninscribed

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-32

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268095
    • Title: Political poster illustrating conflict between employee labour and the Punjab Ministry
    • Dates of creation: n.d.
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)
    • Unknown (artist)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 poster(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 reprographic copies

    Dimensions:

    sheet (irreg.): 45,7 × 56,1 cm

    Document Type:

    • posters

    Physical Description:

    - Item is folded. - Small tears around edges and in folds.

    Inscription:

    uninscribed

    Location:

    Punjab India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-33

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    • Reference Number: ARCH268096
    • Title: Press clippings concerning Chandigarh, India
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)

    Description:

    Press clippings and photocopies of journal articles and newspaper articles pertaining to Chandigarh, India.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 clipping(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    records: 0,01 l.m.

    Document Type:

    • clippings

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-34

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    • Reference Number: ARCH274016
    • Title: Minutes of meetings of special committee regarding erection of monuments, murals and paintings at Bhakra Dam held at Bhakra
    • Dates of creation: December 22, 1965
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 30 × 21,2 cm (11 13/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

    Physical Description:

    - 4 pages stapled document.

    Inscription:

    uninscribed

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-40

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    • Reference Number: ARCH285156
    • Title: Chandigarh: souvenir of Indian independence: silver jubilee: 14th-15th August, 1947-1972
    • Dates of creation: 1972
    • Form: books
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)
    • Chandigarh (India : Union Territory) (publisher)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 livre(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 half-tone offset lithograph (ink) on paper

    Dimensions:

    book (closed): 21,3 x 28,4 x 0,3 cm

    Physical Description:

    42 p.

    Location:

    Chandigarh India

    Credit line:

    Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
    Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

    Folder Number:

    156-004-37

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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