Manila folder containing archival material created by James Walker:

a) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Mark I Inspired BT. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

b) Invitation to the opening of an exhibition of work by Johannes Schreiter held at Glasstudio Derix, Germany, 8 November 2008. The invitation is written in German. It is dated 15 October 2008. Two copies.

c) Programme relating to the opening of an exhibition of work by Johannes Schreiter held at Glasstudio Derix, Germany, 8 November 2008. The programme is written in German. Undated, 2008.

d) Invitation and programme relating to the opening of an exhibition of work by Johannes Schreiter held at Glasstudio Derix, Germany, 8 November 2008. The invitation and programme are written in English. Dated, September 2008.

e) Manuscript, possibly speech notes. The document provides a personal account of James Walker’s life. Topics covered include growing up in the United States of America, his move to New Zealand, and the founding of Sunbeam Glassworks. Undated.

f) Manuscript, possibly speech notes. The document provides a personal account of James Walker’s life. Topics covered include growing up in the United States of America, his move to New Zealand, and the founding of Sunbeam Glassworks. A note attached to the front reads: Revised as per Lynne Shumow. Undated.

g) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Because I’m experiencing a strange sort of sensation. The note is signed by James Walker. It regards his last will and testament. Dated, 9 March 2008.

h) Manuscript, typed note beginning: The question of the human condition, warts and all, poses a seemingly insurmountable task. It reflects on life and the philosophical principles behind his work. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

i) Manuscript, handwritten note reading: Short term band aids to get you through the night. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

j) Manuscript, handwritten note reading: Good @ [linger?] on a passion through. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

k) Letter written by James Walker to Peter Viesnik, dated 15 June 1991. The letter regards the author’s relationship with the recipient.

l) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: along waterfront in Dept. Walking. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

m) Magazine cover. New Zealand Crafts, Crafts Council Magazine, issue 7, September / October 1983.

n) Manuscript, typed note beginning: a man may sometimes choose to treat his wife as a child, but in doing so, reduces himself (to infancy). Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

o) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Suzepain. Written on the back of a ZigZag cigarette packet. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

p) Manuscript, printed note beginning: Arts & Crafts in New Zealand have become more institutionalised than ever before. Written by James Walker. Dated, June 1989.

q) Manuscript, typed note featuring a quote from Jacques Cousteau. Undated.

r) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Nationalism is a strange phenomenon. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated. Two pages.

s) Manuscript, typed note beginning: They speak, and surely great creativity must follow. The page also features a draft of the text found in part p). Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated, possibly 1989.

t) Manuscript, typed note beginning: 69. END. The page lists six synonyms for the word ‘end’. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

u) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Lassie. The note features various words and a sketch. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

v) Booklet, titled: Guide to the Presentation of Theses. Contents: Introduction; General Requirements; Style and Format; Paper, Form and Binding; Copyright; Select Bibliography. Published by the University of Auckland Library. Undated. Handwritten annotations have been made on the back cover.

w) Manuscript, typed note beginning: The over/under syndrome is not fit to be lived or prized for that matter, and thank god it seldom is. A handwritten draft of the text is stapled to the top right hand corner of the page. A postmark on the verso of the handwritten note reads: Devonport, 2 March 1989. Author unknown, possibly James Walker.

x) Manuscript, typed note beginning: The artist must ride a fine line between acceptability and rejection. The document reflects on the reception of art. The text has been annotated in black ink. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

y) Manuscript, typed note beginning: Artists have become much more aware of their isolation and indefinite function in society. The document reflects on artistic freedom. Notes have been handwritten at the bottom of the page. Author unknown. Undated.

z) Manuscript, photocopy of a quote by Odd Brochmann. Sourced from Good and Bad Taste, published by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1955, page 128.

aa) Manuscript, typed note beginning: No one would deny the necessity for fine craftsmanship. The note transcribes a quote written by Martin Harrison. Sourced from Architectural Stained Glass, edited by B Clarke, page 69.

ab) Manuscript, typed note beginning: The very energy that makes us well up inside when holding a newborn child, or holding one that has just died. The text has been annotated in pencil. It reflects on artistic principles. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ac) Manuscript, typed note beginning: By working in a totally free and cathartic manner. The text has been annotated in black ink. It reflects on artistic principles. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ad) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: get the air going to really breathe. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ae) Manuscript, handwritten note with a quote by Mark Rothko, dated 1947. This is followed by other quotations. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

af) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Duckling Blush not the least bit clever. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ag) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Serendipity. It discusses English grammar. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated. Three pages.

ah) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: J W II. It reflects on several different topics, including NANO technology. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated. Two pages.

ai) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: JS Auckland lecture 1983. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated. Two pages.

aj) Business card of James Walker, Devonport, Auckland. A handwritten note dated 3 October 1984 or 10 March 1984 is located on the back.

ak) Manuscript, typed note reading: controlled....confined...defined...refined – but unrestrained....it all fades away. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Dated, 15 October 1973.

al) Manuscript, typed note beginning: By the time one is finally able to see all of it clearly. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Dated, 12 November 1973.

am) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: The artist must ride a fine line between acceptability and rejection. The document reflects on the reception of art. It is possibly a draft of part x). Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

an) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: to leave a trace on time. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ao) Manuscript, poem beginning: We visit islands of ecstasy in the sea of ennui, but after 30 we move further from the shore. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ap) Manuscript, handwritten note. The note transcribes a poem by D H Lawrence beginning: What I see when I look at a rainbow. An advertisement for Neville Newcomb Limited Reprographic Centre, Auckland, is located on the verso. Undated.

aq) Manuscript, handwritten note. The note transcribes a poem titled the Creative Spring by Taneawa, dated 6 July 1977.

ar) Manuscript, handwritten note. The note transcribes a poem by Hari Om. Undated.

as) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: You tell them – they forget. The text is accompanied by a small sketch. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

at) Manuscript, poem written by James Walker beginning: While gazing upward and beyond the blue. Undated.

au) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Enemy. The note lists positive and negative attributes for fear, clarity, power and old age. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

av) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Fear. The note lists positive and negative attributes for fear, clarity, power and old age. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

aw) Manuscript, typed and handwritten notes. The document includes several short passages. One is attributed to Joni Mitchell and dated 1 September 1973. A second passage is dated 18 August 1973. A handwritten note on the verso is dated 1 August 1973.

ax) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Of days gone by. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ay) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: I attempt to reply. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

az) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Confession from a 25 year old merry-go-round operator. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Dated, 1 August 1974.

ba) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Back in town again. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bb) Manuscript, Dissertation Proposal written by James Walker. Undated. Two pages.

bc) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Solipsistic. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bd) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: articulate. The note provides edits for an unidentified text. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

be) Manuscript, handwritten note transcribing a quote from Le Corbusier beginning: Observe the play of shadows. Undated.

bf) Manuscript, typed note beginning: P 45 The burning of paper is in my opinion a clear sign of my longing for dematerialisation. The passage reflects on artistic identity. Author unknown. Undated.

bg) Manuscript, typed note transcribing a quote by Robert Hughes sourced from The Shock of the New, page 48. Undated.

bh) Manuscript, typed note beginning: Ludwig Schaffrath. Author unknown. Undated.

bi) Manuscript, handwritten note with quotes by Louis Sullivan. Undated.

bj) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Henry Ford’s autobiography published February 1923. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bk) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Art Nouveau took remarkable liberties with normal appearance. The passage appears to have been quoted from a book. Author unknown. Undated.

bl) Manuscript, handwritten note. The note regards several international artists. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bm) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Der Blaue Reiter. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bn) Manuscript, handwritten note transcribing a quote. Sourced from Stained Glass by Halliday and Lushington, page 151.

bo) Manuscript written by James Walker, titled: New Zealand Glass Scene. The document regards glass art in New Zealand in the 1980s and 1990s. Undated.

bp) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: I feel fine now. The document discusses the process of selecting a topic, possibly for an article or thesis. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated, post 1987.

bq) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Problems to Deal With When Doing it All. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

br) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: What does it matter? The text is accompanied by small sketches. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bs) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Dilemma of Stained Glass. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bt) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: This whole area is proving to be a most [ongoing?] area of self education. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bu) Manuscript, typed note beginning: Certain characters had inherent tendencies to look beyond local shores. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bv) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: The advent of the one person studio, previously was more on a company and small workshop group situation. The document regards the studio movement. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bw) Manuscript, handwritten note reading: The land is so lacking in self confidence that article can only resort to the trite mechanisms of bureaucratic repetition. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bx) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: Santa Rosa Library. The text is accompanied by sketches. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

by) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: The bottom line is simply put. The document reflects on the nature of individualism. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

bz) Manuscript, page of sketches, possibly relating to stained glass designs. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ca) Manuscript, typed note with quotes taken from The Shock of the New written by Robert Hughes, page 366 – 367. Undated, post 1980.

cb) Manuscript, handwritten note beginning: used words capable of making me sick for a week. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

cc) Manuscript, handwritten notes regarding the work of Gustave Courbet. A design for a stained glass window is printed on the verso of the page. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

cd) Manuscript, handwritten notes beginning: Taylor. The text appears to relate to a stained glass artist. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ce) Manuscript, typed note transcribing a quote sourced from The Epigrams of Oscar Wilde, published by Redman, London, in 1952, page 63. Undated.

cf) Manuscript, handwritten notes titled: Hadelburg Lecture. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

cg) Manuscript, typed note transcribing quotes from various sources, including Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, John Piper, Charles Winston, Michael Seuphor, Alfred Manessier, and John Ruskin. Undated.

ch) Manuscript, typed note transcribing quotes written by C W Whall. The quotes were sourced from a book titled Stained Glass Work, published by Sir Issac Pitman and Sons Limited, London, 1931. Undated.

ci) Manuscript, handwritten notes beginning: JS. A typed note concerning the use of light and dark is located midway down the page. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

cj) Manuscript, handwritten notes beginning: a grieving of the soul. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

ck) Manuscript, handwritten notes beginning: Perceptiveness is a strange thing, sometimes it just comes along, stops, wriggles, and sticks out its tongue. The note includes definitions of several terms, including pastiche, pantheism and adventitious. Author unknown, possibly James Walker. Undated.

cl) Manuscript, typed note titled: For Glassworks Magazine. Written by James Walker. The passage regards his design process. Dated, 1 December 1980.

cm) File folder, labelled: Writers – JW.