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D S H (Dom Sylvester Houédard), 1924-1992

 Person

Found in 1306 Collections and/or Records:

butterfly / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55789-9999319
Scope and Contents

The handwritten text on the verso is "utterly/ butterfly." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[butterfly with red o's] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1963

 Item
Identifier: CC-57556-10000833
Scope and Contents

Poem is folded to resemble the shape of a butterfly with red and black markings produced by typing. This work was removed from a page of Furnival's "Liber Amicorum 1964-1984," a book held by the kner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

[Calligraphic Alphabet] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-55524-9999169
Scope and Contents

The construction of some letters of this alphabet allows for making reversal poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

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

 Item
Identifier: CC-56731-10000109
Scope and Contents

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

[card to john sharkey - john willett writes] (July 19640) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Willett J; Basara R., 1964

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Identifier: CC-56714-10000099
Scope and Contents

This typed message continues "mrs sharkeys book is EXCELLENT" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[card to John Sharkey: so busy] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Cameron C; Williams J., 1966

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Identifier: CC-56730-10000108
Scope and Contents

Houedard writes to Sharkey that "so busy havnt written anyone for ages." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[card to John Sharkey: thanks letter] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Mayer H; Verey C., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-56729-10000107
Scope and Contents

This card that is letter is addressed to John Sharkey deals with a request by Hansjorg Mayer for his contributions to his concrete poetry portfolio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[card to John sharkey - wld] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival J., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-56712-58865
Scope and Contents

This typed message begins "wld be mad world if everyone were sane --so-- we are in gloucester -- but only just" The text gives directions to Prinknash Abbey. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[card to John Sharkey:glad you heard] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Matthews H., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-56727-10000105
Scope and Contents

This letter is addressed to John Sharkey and and contains questions about ADA MAG. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Card to john-wendy [Sharkey] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Sharkey W ; Cox K., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-56732-10000110
Scope and Contents

This letter is addressed to John Sharkey and Wendy. Houedard crosses out the bottom typed line and writes "this was meant for card to cavan! [mccarthy]" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

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

 Item
Identifier: CC-57852-10001103
Scope and Contents

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