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

 Person

Found in 1306 Collections and/or Records:

grove sings 4 / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-57093-10000450
Scope and Contents

Houedrad draws a diagram describing how this reversal poem is to be set up on a looking glass. His instructions are "this version may be printed on thick white (card) to stand on looking glass best wld be for card to be such that it can be bent thus." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

grove sings 5 / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-57094-10000451
Scope and Contents

The complete reversal poem reads "grove sings river asong" with each word written in a column. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Guide for 24 12 8 6 Point Circle / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-57859-10001109
Scope and Contents

Cameron writes that this is "a page in typescript & dsh's hand offering 'a guide for a 24 12 8 6 point circle' to be made on a lettera 22 typewriter with single line adjustment" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Gum Cock: Poems by the dsh & the gloster ode construction company / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-38071-39960
Scope and Contents

These poems were printed by students of Watford School of Art. The original colored typing of one of the poems, "Sex Exacts," is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

gut...ike / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-57016-10000378
Scope and Contents

The geometric letter forms are written diagonally upper left to lower right. The verso of the paper is colored with purple ink. The beginning text appears to be 'gut', the middle illegible, and the end 'ike.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

h as h is h dsh / hashish dsh / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55755-9999306
Scope and Contents

Houedard writes "for steve - tarig - chas" on the left side of the card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

H as H is H [light yellow background] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-55870-9999356
Scope and Contents

The drawing reads "hashish" and is drawn on paper.The folded page contains the word hashish and beneath it the typed (H-as-H-is H) where both the capital H's and the parenthesis are in red.The calligraphic writing states "not a reflecting poem." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

H as H is H [violet background] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-55868-9999354
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "hashish." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

H as H is H [yellow background] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-55869-9999355
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "hashish." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[had 1/2 hr to wait] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-56738-10000115
Scope and Contents

This letter is not addressed or stamped but is likely to John Sharkey. Houedard writes, "had 1/2 hr to wait for busload so put in enc typestracts (named so by yeddi) now bus come ciao) -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

hair / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55802-9999330
Scope and Contents

The handwritten words on the verso are "hair ( with an umlat over the i) / hair." The umlat takes the form of ll on the center recto. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[hanging blue ball] (020667) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-56257-59711
Scope and Contents

A typed blue ball is hanging on the left center of the page surrounded by a red typed box. The right side of the page depicts a large geometrical image composed of slashes and dashes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[hanging blue ball carbon copy] (020667) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-56258-59712
Scope and Contents

This copy does not have the red typed box surrounding the ball as in the original typing.There are also carbon blurs on the left side of the page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Happpppy Xyzmas 66 (051165) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-55688-9999279
Scope and Contents

This is the same piece as the two scrolls with the same title held by the Sackner Archive but flattened. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Happy Christmas Robin / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-55472-99994
Scope and Contents

Above the densely typed silvester signature is a small typed apple. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

happy xyzmas 66[CR]happy xyzmas (1966) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-56033-9999485
Scope and Contents

Also contains the poem womb word -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

has his dsh / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55804-9999332
Scope and Contents

The obscenity component that Houedard mentions of this poem is not readily apparent. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968