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McCarthy, Cavan Michael, 1943-

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

[card to John Sharkey: in glascow now] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; McCarthy C., 1966

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Identifier: CC-56731-10000109
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This card elates to Houedard's schedule after visit to Glasgow - "edinbrgh thursd - leeds frid (organized by cavan mccarthy bristol: you must know eachother)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

caro mi carlo-benito (2?0265) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; McCarthy C; Jandl E; Hollo A; Cunliffe D; Garnier P; Albert-Birot P; Novak L; Fernbach-Flarscheim C; DeCampos A; DeCampos H; Chamie M; Johnson BE; Gosewitz L; Roth D; Heidsieck B; Hausmann R; Wright E; Reichert J; Miles B; deMelo e Castro EM; MacBeth G; Medalla D; MacLow J; Nuttall J; Spencer H; Williams E; Claus CF; Bense M; Bernard S; Arp H; Gomringer E; Crozier A; Hirsal J; Grogerova B; DeVree F; DeVree P., 1965

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Identifier: CC-57852-10001103
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Camoron in a personal communication notes that these pages contain "suggestions for everyone I shd invite to contribute to 'oxpo" - the expo at Oxford I curated - with my notes & check marks, perforated for use in a binder, not graphically interesting but packed with names & comments on concrete poets &c." Houedard comments in this letter"now this time yiou better REALLY get me in touchw/ this stinking FAMILY & none of your branchmanagers..." Houedard mentions Suzanne Bernard and her galerie in Paris but it is no longer in business (2014). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Letter to mdc [my dear charles] (290565) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Kearns L; McCarthy C; Page R; Wright E; Metzger G., 1965

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Identifier: CC-57885-10001136
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This letter to Charles Cameron contains several names and details for poetry readings and several handwritten notes and instructions in red and black ink for a poetry reading to which DSH has been invited.The verso typing reads "cavan says ANDREI vOZNESENSKY reading leeds U Russdept 19:30hrs 4 june tell every one" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

[Letter to my dear john (sharkey)] (310365) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Sharkey W ; McCarthy C; Furnival J; Medalla D., 1965

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Identifier: CC-56612-58898
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This letter to John Sharkey discusses Houedard's concern for the hospital stay of Wendy Sharkey and others. It also describes financial problems with other poets including Desmond Dunphy, Geddes Irvine, Cavan McCarthy and Kim Cheams. Houedard mentions a poetry book entitled 'openwordrobe' that apparently was never published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

[Letter to my dear john wendy (sharkey) &&&c](180165) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey W ; Sharkey JJ; McCarthy C; Dowden G., 1965

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Identifier: CC-56605-10000009
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Houedard writes to Wendy and John Sharkey about receiving "tlatoc from cav this morning most glad to hear him say you very exceedingly ok bloke (his very own words)." Else where the letter contains several critical references to writers and publishers in scatological language.Two lines at the top left of the page read, "i go for yr/windywetmoor." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965