File titled 'Futures' and 'Futures 'Look-Out' Unit', 1969-1971
Scope and Contents
A collection of material relating to 'future studies', probably collated as part of Waddington's preparation in establishing the Futures 'Look-Out' Unit at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The material includes various typescripts:
- 'Towards a Pattern for Edinburgh University' (draft, annotated by Waddington);
- 'Some Suggestions for a New School of Studies';
- 'Laboratories of the Future' by Billy Rojas;
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future' by Warren G. Bennis;
- 'Education for Futurism in the USA - An On-Going Survey' by Wentworth Eldredge (a paper for presentation at the Second International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 1970);
- 'Futures Look-Out Unit: Proposal', Robert D. Underwood (February 1971);
- 'The Study of the Future: Discussion Draft Only' by Allen Zaretsky;
- 'Technological Forecasting: An Introduction' by R. Roy.
Also present are printed booklets: 'Problems of World Future' by Aurelio Peccei (reprinted from Technological Forecasting, 01 - 03 (March 1970), conference programme 'Dimensions of the Future: First General Assembly of the World Future Society', Washington DC, 12-15 May 1971, 'The Engineer: Essential Factor of the New Civilization' by Robert Gibrat (Montreal, 1967), 'Toward the Future: Design Quarterly 72 by John McHale (1968).
Dates
- Creation: 1969-1971
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form where noted.
Extent
3 folders
Physical Location
CLX-A-1077-1078
Subject
- Bennis, Warren Gamaliel, 1925-: (American scholar) (Person)
- Eldredge, H. Wentworth, 1910-1991 (sociologist) (Person)
- Gibrat, Robert, 1904-1980 (French engineer) (Person)
- McHale, John, 1922-1978 (artist) (Person)
- Hobbs, James T, fl1907 (sheep breeder) (Person)
- Rojas, Billy, fl 1971 (futurist scholar) (Person)
- Roy, Robin, fl 1971-: (director of the Design Innovation Group) (Person)
- Underwood, Robert D., 1945-: (futures studies scholar) (Person)
- Zaretsky, Allen, fl 1971 (future studies scholar) (Person)
- Genetics Society of Japan (1915-:) (Organization)
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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