Inventory of the Kerista Commune Collection
D-593
Liz Phillips and Loretta Firestone
University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
URL: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/specol/
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Kerista Commune Collection
Creator:
Tomberg Rare Books
Identifier/Call Number: D-593
Physical Description:
1 linear ft.
Date (inclusive): 1984-2001
Abstract: John Peltz Presmont (Bro Jud) and Eve Furchgott (Even Eve) founded the Kerista Commune in San Francisco in 1971. After the
commune's dissolution in 1992, Presmont continued his work under the name of the World Academy of Keristan Education (WAKEINC).
The collection includes pamphlets, writings, programs, presentations, organization charts, and correspondence from the Kerista
Commune and from John Peltz Presmont (Bro Jud).
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
History
John Peltz Presmont (Bro Jud) and Eve Furchgott (Even Eve) founded the Kerista Commune in San Francisco in 1971. After the
commune's dissolution in 1992, Presmont continued his work under the name of the World Academy of Keristan Education (WAKEINC).
Content Description
The collection includes pamphlets, writings, programs, presentations, organization charts, and correspondence from the Kerista
Commune and from John Peltz Presmont (Bro Jud).
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Kerista Commune Collection, D-593, Department of Special Collections, University Library, Uniniversity
of California, Davis.
Acquisition
Purchased from Tomberg Rare Books, 2015.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Communal living
Counterculture
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History
Tomberg Rare Books
Kerista Commune -- Archives
box-folder 1:1
Transcript of the Articles of Incorporation, World Academy of Keristan Education, Inc.
29 June 1992-9 April 2003
Physical Description:
1:1 folder
Scope and Contents
Includes ceritifation cover letter from the State of California signed by the California Secretary of State, Kevin Shelley
and dated April 9, 2003. Articles of Incorporation signed by California Secretary of State, March Fong Eu and dated June
29, 1992.
box-folder 1:2
Table of organization, W.A.K.E., Inc.
undated
Scope and Contents
Title on verso: "Calling all doctors for genuine research on Medical cannabis!"
box-folder 1:3
Table of organization, W.A.K.E., Inc.
undated
Scope and Contents
Title on verso: wakein.org presents "Veterans with a vision"
box-folder 1:4
Table of organization, W.A.K.E., Inc.
undated
Scope and Contents
Multi-page document. Added title page: World Academy of Keristan Education, Inc.
Two copies.
box-folder 1:5
Business plan: World Academy of Keristan Education, Inc. (a.k.a. W.A.K.E., Inc.)
undated
box-folder 1:6
Proposal: World Academy of Keristan Education, Inc. to the directors and program officers, Kerista Consciousness Church
undated
box-folder 1:7
Proposal: World Academy of Keristan Education, Inc. to the directors and program officers, Performing Arts Social Society,
Inc.
March 29, 1993
box-folder 1:8
Memorandum: World Academy of Keristan Education, Inc., directors of W.A.K.E., Inc.
undated
box-folder 1:9
Letter to Michael Mandel from J.P. "Jud" Presmont
February 5, 2007
box-folder 1:10
Two letters: Randy Burns to Dave Gallo ; Mildred Gordon to Jud Presmont
1991 to January 2, 1992
Scope and Contents
Letters concern Jud Presmont's separation from Keristan. Includes attachment pertaining to Keristan spirituality topic 72:
Gurus and teachers.
box-folder 1:11
Presmont Research Group/Citizens of the Planet: to Jeff Clark, from: Jud Presmont
May 29, 2008
box-folder 1:12
Presmont Research Group/Citizens of the Planet: to Cast of the Cosmic Opera from Bro Jud [Presmont]
November 24, 2007
box-folder 1:13
Word Academy of Keristan Education, Inc. Website printout
November 6, 2002
box-folder 1:14
Word Academy of Keristan Education, Inc. Website printout: Business plan update
March 6, 2009
box-folder 1:15
Kerista Global Village Educational Productions: phase I-V
1992
box-folder 1:16
Kerista Global Village Educational Productions: The need for a hip, all-volunteer, civilian branch of service
undated
box-folder 1:17
Kerista Global Village Network
April 30, 1993
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 1:18
Kerista in a nutshell
1991
box-folder 1:19
The Keristaville gazette: an esoteric new age soap opera tabloid
undated
box-folder 1:20
Neotribal community: the new age talent scout
undated
box-folder 1:21
Neotribal Community : how to organize neighborhood global village networks
undated
box-folder 1:22
Neotribal Educational Systems Trust
undated
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 1:23
The nucleus of the social scene: the Kerista Corps
undated
box-folder 1:24
What is Keristan education?
undated
box-folder 1:25
Coming into utopian consciousness is fun
undated
box-folder 1:26
Evolution of idealism leads to "Utopian capitalism"
undated
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 1:27
The philosophy of Bro Jud Presmont: how to get a life and keep it!
undated
box-folder 1:28
Polyamory Research Network: gestalt-o-drama fantasy theater
undated
box-folder 1:29
The Presmont Plan
undated
box-folder 1:30
The Presmont Plan presentation guide
undated
box-folder 1:31
University of utopia's wall of fame presents The history of the Kerista tribe. Part one
undated
box-folder 1:32
The utopian manifesto by Bro Jud Presmont
undated
Scope and Contents
two copies
box-folder 1:33
This slide show is about a plan to build a Utopian society in the quickest possible time
undated
box-folder 1:34
Transcendental communications and pragmatic Utopian philosophy [broadside]
undated
box-folder 1:35
Transcendental communications and pragmatic Utopian philosophy
undated
box-folder 1:36
Utopian estate networks
undated
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 1:37
Wanted: adventurous volunteers for a far out Utopian social laboratoray
undated
box-folder 1:38
The basic 88 standards of the gestalt-o-rama growth co-op and the Kerista tribe
undated
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 1:39
The gestalt growth co-op
undated
box-folder 1:40
The gestalt-o-rama growth co-op
1991
box-folder 1:41
Designing transitional, affordable housing for homeless veterans
undated
box-folder 1:42
Isn't it time to become more positively patriotic?
undated
box-folder 1:43
Justice under the dream
undated
box-folder 1:44
Proactive homeland security project
undated
box-folder 1:45
Top priority: we want to research and develop new and innovative homeland security projects
undated
box-folder 1:46
Veterans program
2006
Scope and Contents
Includes article from the U.S. News and World Report: Special report by Betsy Streisand. October 9, 2006.
box-folder 2:1
288 people is not really that many!
undated
box-folder 2:2
Aipotu: prospectus
undated
box-folder 2:3
Big rock candy mountain monumental art project
July 4, 2008
box-folder 2:4
The business-driven peace corps (BDPC): a solution to society's problems
undated
box-folder 2:5
Co-mentoring with mutual augmentation
undated
box-folder 2:6
Competition of ideas: the global neotribal marketplace includes the research revolution, the Presmont Plan and operation transformation
2007
Scope and Contents
Includes article from Time: A can-do nation by Bill Bradley. April 9, 2007.
box-folder 2:7
Communication practices: a social movement based on training methods
January 11, 1999
box-folder 2:8
A course in creative visualization
undated
box-folder 2:9
Culture sculpture macro-economic art project
April 30, 1993
box-folder 2:10
Culture sculpture: human factors, art and engineering
undated
box-folder 2:11
Do anything you choose without doing any harm
undated
box-folder 2:12
Egalitarian Futurist's Alliance illustrated mailing envelope
undated
box-folder 2:14
The first fleet:prototype, scientific, Utopian laboratory
undated
box-folder 2:15
"Fun" is an acronym for Funky United Nations
Undated
box-folder 2:16
Here comes the future
undated
box-folder 2:17
Health, happiness and the righteous high
undated
box-folder 2:18
Holistic collaborative living
undated
box-folder 2:19
Holistic collaborative living
2008
box-folder 2:20
How to create the "operation win-win-win" story
undated
box-folder 2:21
Idealistic association as a context for social change
undated
box-folder 2:22
Illusions of grandeur: great minds think alike
undated
box-folder 2:23
Implementing Proposition 'S'
undated
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 2:24
Intellectual comprehension
undated
box-folder 2:25
List of community articles and related reports: files of Tom Purvs
April 1998
box-folder 2:26
Networking around the subject of "civic healing"
undated
box-folder 2:27
Operation transformation: where the money is going to come from to pay the bills
undated
box-folder 2:28
Planned, positive, social change
undated
box-folder 2:29
Polyfidelity: sex in the Kerista commune and other related theories on how to solve the world's problems
1984
Scope and Contents
Art and writings by the members of the Kerista commune.
box-folder 2:30
Selling lifestyle in cool, easy to understand terms
undated
Scope and Contents
Three copies. Two copies printed on blue paper. One copy is printed on yellow paper with author's name on first page.
box-folder 2:31
The Silispu: sovereign, independent, lone individual as a social production unit
undated
box-folder 2:32
Social capital formation revolutionizing health care through information technology
2006
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 2:33
Social entrepreneurism: the alliance network
1997
box-folder 2:34
Socializing with purpose: the betterment of society
undated
box-folder 2:35
Something revolutionary is happening in research
undated
box-folder 2:36
Studying the idea of cooperation
undated
box-folder 2:37
Studing new ways of leadership for the twenty-first century
undated
box-folder 2:38
Super computers to the rescue! project imagine
2007
Scope and Contents
Includes article from U.S. News and World Report. Money and Business: career guide 2007. March 19, 2007.
box-folder 3:1
Thoughts on love energy
undated
box-folder 3:2
Towards lasting prosperity
undated
box-folder 3:3
Transcendental, natural, free, practical idealists' study group
undated
box-folder 3:4
Universal prosperity
undated
box-folder 3:5
We harness love energy when we make a new break through in prevention and treatment of alzheimer's disease
2007
Scope and Contents
Includes article from Time: A can-do nation by Bill Bradley. April 9, 2007
box-folder 3:6
We need all the help we can get
undated
box-folder 3:8
Welcome to www.socialcapitalformation.com
2006
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 3:9
World Academy's operation transformation: outlining our business plan
undated
box-folder 3:10
Worker's paradise: volume 1
undated
box-folder 3:11
Casting call: World Academy of Keristan Education, Inc.
undated
box-folder 3:13
Challenging learning games meet challenging learning products in "The cosmic opera"
2006
Scope and Contents
Two copies
box-folder 3:14
The cosmic opera abacus global village is presenting a course in hip, American English as a second language
undated
box-folder 3:15
The cosmic opera repertory theater production of Seniors to the rescue
undated
box-folder 3:16
Egalitarian Futurist's Alliance: copreneurism: lesson one, the cosmic opera
undated
box-folder 3:17
Node Unity Alliance: the cosmic opera, lesson 27
2007
Scope and Contents
Inxcludes an article from Time: A can-do nation by Bill Bradley. April 9, 2007
box-folder 3:18
Servants of the dream: lesson two, the cosmic opera
undated
box-folder 3:19
Presmont productions presents "Servants of the dream"
undated
box-folder 3:20
Voluntary simplicity: lesson 35, the cosmic opera
undated
box-folder 3:21
"Gaming towards Utopia": a multimedia comedy by Jud Presmont
undated
box-folder 3:22
Jud play
undated
Scope and Contents
By Joanne Devivo; Rev-2
box-folder 3:23
Performing Arts Social Society, Inc. presents Operation "give-back"
undated
box-folder 3:24
This is a casting call for a Theater Verite production
undated
box-folder 3:25
World Academy of Kerista Education is introducing "APITOU" and a new social invention called Theater Verite
undated
box-folder 3:26
Bringing art to everyone! art to the rescue
undated
box-folder 3:27
W.A.K.E., Inc. presents a three-act musical comedy entitlted "Major's task force on innovative problem solving
undated
box-folder 3:28
W.A.K.E., Inc. presents Project P-A-P-A
undated
box-folder 3:29
You are cordially invited to a very special evening
2007
box-folder 3:30
Young futurists meet Seniors to the rescue: an overview of the World Academy of Keristan Education -aka wakeinc.org
undated
box-folder 3:31
Young futurists meet Seniors to the rescue: an overview of the World Academy of Keristan Education aka Project WAKE
undated
box-folder 3:32
Overview: Young futurists meet Seniors to the resuce in San Francisco
undated