Filofax Notebook

PART OF:
England By The Sea
Made:
1965-1969 in England
maker:
Tony Ray-Jones

Filofax notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Details

Category:
Printed Materials & Ephemera
Collection:
Tony Ray-Jones Collection
Object Number:
1991-5033/3
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
type:
notebook and ephemera
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Research for 'Happy Extremists' - page from filofax

Research for 'Happy Extremists' - page from filofax

Double page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones, research for 'Happy Extremists''. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969. The pages are research for the project on English eccentrics that would become 'The Happy Extremists' and include a draft of a letter on introduction (which is not in Ray-Jones' handwriting).

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/21
type:
notebook and ephemera
Research - page from filofax

Research - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Research'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/67
type:
notebook and ephemera
June - Ascot; page from filofax

June - Ascot; page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'June - Ascot'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/75
type:
notebook and ephemera
grouse shooting; page from filofax

grouse shooting; page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Grouse shooting'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/76
type:
notebook and ephemera
Manchester; page from filofax

Manchester; page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Manchester'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/87
type:
notebook and ephemera
Projects, London; page from filofax

Projects, London; page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Projects, London'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/94
type:
notebook and ephemera
Dedicated to the Insanity of Humanity; page from filofax

Dedicated to the Insanity of Humanity; page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Dedicated to the Insanity of Humanity'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/111
type:
notebook and ephemera
The crazes, fads, phobias...; page from filofax

The crazes, fads, phobias...; page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'The crazes, fads, phobias...;'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/118
type:
notebook and ephemera
Books wanted - page from filofax

Books wanted - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Books wanted'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/122
type:
notebook and ephemera
Writers - page from filofax

Writers - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Writers'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/158
type:
notebook and ephemera
A work of art... - page from filofax

A work of art... - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'A work of art'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/159
type:
notebook and ephemera
Books on the English & British - page from filofax

Books on the English & British - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Books on the English & British '. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/178
type:
notebook and ephemera
Books on England and the English - page from filofax

Books on England and the English - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Books on England and the English'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/179
type:
notebook and ephemera
Films with seaside - page from filofax

Films with seaside - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Films with seaside '. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Ray-Jones noted his plans, research and ideas for photographing locations and people in this filofax.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/189
type:
notebook and ephemera
Approach...Be More Aggressive... - page from filofax

Approach...Be More Aggressive... - page from filofax

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 140 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/202
type:
notebook and ephemera
Eccentricity - page from filofax

Eccentricity - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Eccentricity is a quality which the British prize...' Ray-Jones goes on to discuss a true eccentic, and notes 'It pleases the escapist imp in all of us.'

Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965-69.

Measurements:
overall: 197 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/219
type:
notebook and ephemera
Plan A - page from filofax

Plan A - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Plan A'. The subheading is 'Approximate plan subject to change' and is dated 5 August 1965.In it Ray-Jones sketches out his plan to return to England and travel round Europe. The plan covers the period from August 1965 to July 1966. it was subsequently overridden by 'Tentative revisal to Plan A'

Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965.

Measurements:
overall: 197 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/220
type:
notebook and ephemera
Tentative revisal of Plan A - page from filofax

Tentative revisal of Plan A - page from filofax

Single page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Tentative revisal of Plan A'. The subheading is 'The necessity of involvement in a project of some meaning requires a change of plan'. Ray-Jones then sketches out his plan to return to England for a period. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965-1966.

Measurements:
overall: 197 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/222
type:
notebook and ephemera
Towards a photography, page 1

Towards a photography, page 1

First of a series of eight stapled loose pages written by Tony Ray-Jones on headed notepaper. The page is entitled headed 'Towards a photography.' In the text he questions his place within photography, and his approach. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 177 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/224
type:
loose page and ephemera
Towards a photography, page 2

Towards a photography, page 2

Second of a series of eight stapled loose pages written by Tony Ray-Jones on headed notepaper. The first page is entitled headed 'Towards a photography.' In the text he questions his place within photography, and his approach. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 177 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/225
type:
loose page and ephemera
Towards a photography, page 3

Towards a photography, page 3

Third of a series of eight stapled loose pages written by Tony Ray-Jones on headed notepaper. The first page is entitled headed 'Towards a photography.' In the text he questions his place within photography, and his approach. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 177 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/226
type:
loose page and ephemera
Towards a photography, page 4

Towards a photography, page 4

Fourth of a series of eight stapled loose pages written by Tony Ray-Jones on headed notepaper. The first page is entitled headed 'Towards a photography.' In the text he questions his place within photography, and his approach. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 177 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/227
type:
loose page and ephemera
Towards a photography, page 5

Towards a photography, page 5

Fifth of a series of eight stapled loose pages written by Tony Ray-Jones on headed notepaper. The first page is entitled headed 'Towards a photography.' In the text he questions his place within photography, and his approach. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 177 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/228
type:
loose page and ephemera
Towards a photography, page 6

Towards a photography, page 6

Sixth of a series of eight stapled loose pages written by Tony Ray-Jones on headed notepaper. The first page is entitled headed 'Towards a photography.' In the text he questions his place within photography, and his approach. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 177 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/229
type:
loose page and ephemera
Towards a photography, page 7

Towards a photography, page 7

Seventh of a series of eight stapled loose pages written by Tony Ray-Jones on headed notepaper. The first page is entitled headed 'Towards a photography.' In the text he questions his place within photography, and his approach. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 177 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/230
type:
loose page and ephemera
Towards a photography, page 8

Towards a photography, page 8

Eighth of a series of eight stapled loose pages written by Tony Ray-Jones on headed notepaper. The first page is entitled headed 'Towards a photography.' In the text he questions his place within photography, and his approach. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 177 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/231
type:
loose page and ephemera
Impressions of the North - page from filofax

Impressions of the North - page from filofax

Single loose page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Impressions of the North'. Ray-Jones then sketches out his impessions - these include 'The smell of soot & gas' , 'No bright colours' and 'Small china dogs next to a potted plant behind a window pane'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1966-1969.

Measurements:
overall: 184 mm x 108 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/232
type:
notebook and ephemera
England - page from filofax

England - page from filofax

Single loose page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'England'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1966-1969.

This is the reverse of 1991-5033/3/234

Measurements:
overall: 191 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/233
type:
notebook and ephemera
England - page from filofax

England - page from filofax

Single loose page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'England'. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1966-1969.

This is the reverse of 1991-5033/3/233

Measurements:
overall: 191 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/234
type:
notebook and ephemera
'A problem with photography...' loose page of notes

'A problem with photography...' loose page of notes

Loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'A problem with photography...' In the text he explores his ideas about photography . This is the reverse of 1991-5033/3/237. Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 279 mm x 216 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/236
type:
loose page and ephemera
Something may cause the photographer...

Something may cause the photographer...

Loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Something may cause the photographer...' In the text he explores his ideas about the photographer's eye 'carousing the scene dwelling on nothing long - looking for relationships - symbolic or humerous (sic)' . This is the reverse of 1991-5033/3/236 Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 279 mm x 216 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/237
type:
loose page and ephemera
Should it be a single photo or a photo story...

Should it be a single photo or a photo story...

Loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Should it be a single photo or a photo story' In the text he explores his ideas about photography. Ray-Jones writes that the image should 'delight, mystify or shock...it has to sustain his attention' Ballpoint pen on paper, c. 1967

Measurements:
overall: 279 mm x 216 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/238
type:
loose page and ephemera
The number of socially committed photographers is practically nil...

The number of socially committed photographers is practically nil...

Single loose page from a notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'The number of socially committed photographers is practically nil...'. . Ballpoint pen on headed note paper, May 25, 1965.

Measurements:
overall: 178 mm x 127 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/239
type:
loose page and ephemera
Other essays for book

Other essays for book

Single loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Other essays for book'. Ray-Jones outlines some ideas for essays in his proposed book on the English. Ballpoint pen on paper, c.1967

Measurements:
overall: 152 mm x 218 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/240
type:
loose page and ephemera
'Teds' loose page

'Teds' loose page

Single loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Teds'. Ray-Jones outlines some thoughts about youth culture for his project on the English. Ballpoint pen on paper, c.1967

Measurements:
overall: 122 mm x 123 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/241
type:
loose page and ephemera
List of county names and resort locations, loose page

List of county names and resort locations, loose page

Single loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones listing English counties, and their resorts. This loose page is part of Ray-Jones's planning for his project on the Enlish at leisure. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1967-68

Measurements:
overall: 254 mm x 203 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/242
type:
loose page and ephemera
Book Plan

Book Plan

Single loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Book Plan'. Ray-Jones lists publishers, people to see, galleries and other contacts that might assist him in producing a publication. Pen on paper, c.1968

The reverse of this sheet is 1991-5033/3/244

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 253 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/243
type:
loose page and ephemera
Plan for Exhibit

Plan for Exhibit

Single loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'Plan for Exhibit'. Ray-Jones sketches and outlines his ideas for an exhibition of his work. Pen on paper, c.1968

The reverse of this sheet is 1991-5033/3/243

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 253 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/244
type:
loose page and ephemera
The English Seaside booklist

The English Seaside booklist

Single loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'The English Seaside booklist'. Ray-Jones wote lists for research for his project to photograph the English. Pen on paper, c.1968

Measurements:
overall: 252 mm x 198 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/245
type:
loose page and ephemera
A - M of resorts

A - M of resorts

Loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'A - M of resorts'. Ray-Jones wote lists for research for his project to photograph the English. Pen on paper, c.1968

The reverse of this sheet is 1991-5033/3/247

Measurements:
overall: 253 mm x 203 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/246
type:
loose page and ephemera
N - Z of resorts

N - Z of resorts

Loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones headed 'N - Z of resorts'. Ray-Jones wrote lists for research for his project to photograph the English. Pen on paper, c.1968

The reverse of this sheet is 1991-5033/3/246

Measurements:
overall: 253 mm x 203 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/247
type:
loose page and ephemera
Dates of events in resorts

Dates of events in resorts

Single loose page written by Tony Ray-Jones entitled 'Dates of events in resorts'. Ray-Jones wote lists for research for his project to photograph the English. Pen on paper, c.1968

Measurements:
overall: 253 mm x 199 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Object Number:
1991-5033/3/248
type:
loose page and ephemera