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

 Person

Found in 1306 Collections and/or Records:

[Letter to cher poete [Charles Cameron] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

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Identifier: CC-57877-10001128
Scope and Contents

The letter is addressed to "cher poete" typed in black dense periods to Charles Cameron. The signiture is also typed in periods. The body of the letter is typed in red. The text mentions that the post strike is" a bore for us nonpostmen it may be months before i hear from you before this reaches you where will you be?" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[Letter to Cord Coyty] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-09444-9631
Scope and Contents

Asks about a missing poem of his. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Letter to dear mr aaron](750408) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1975

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Identifier: CC-56691-10000081
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This letter was written on behalf of a Dr. Northman concerning a sum that Richard Aaron owes him. Huoedard also mentioned his own work of typestracts that are to be published in an anthology by (sic) Allan Riddel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

[Letter to dear pete] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1973

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Identifier: CC-56681-10000075
Scope and Contents

Houedard sends handwritten explanations and dates of several of his past works for publication on a single page tp pete (?). Pete might be Peter Finch since the Sackner Archive has another letter addessed to him in 1974. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Letter to dear[Charles Cameron] (march 24) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

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Identifier: CC-57894-10001144
Scope and Contents

In this letter to Charles Cameron DSH describes how busy he is with a visiting Abbot that he cannot attend a "conkrete evening at better books." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to ?: did geo show you the fluxus stuff?] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Weaver M; Williams J; Cage J., 1973

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Identifier: CC-56696-10000085
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This letter page might be a seicond of two that cannot be found. In it, Houedard discusses the religious life of monks as seen from the outside world.The remainder of the letter deals with meeting the person to whom it is addressed. Desmond, a prisoner that dsh befriended is also mentioned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

[Letter to Dom Sylvster Houedard] / Jackson, Babs; Medalla D; Tzara T; Houedard DS., 1967

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Identifier: CC-55641-9999243
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Babs Jackson, the Director of Tristan Tzara's farciful play, "The Gas Heart," discusses the progress of the rehersals for it. This letter is filed in the houedard binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to dr jjoohhnn (Sharkey)] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival J., 1973

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Identifier: CC-56694-10000084
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Houedard writes of the lack of care for his works when lent for exhibitions.This letter contains a typing of an elaborate curving line of letters "godfuckyou" and also a structure of individual letters that he describes as "thats not much of one im in a hurry" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

[Letter to Ernest Weal] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-09440-9627
Scope and Contents

Houedard comments on how busy he is with 12 exhibitions and the "thousands of dreadful ladytourists arriving in their mammywaggons." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Letter to George (Dowden)] / Furnival, John; Williams J; Houedard DS., 1967

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Identifier: CC-13196-13497
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Photograph depicts a panel of a screen from Furnival's language tower drawings, a work in progress. Furnival writes that Jonathan Williams will be coming to England in May and Dom Sylvester Houedard is in Scotland. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to George Dowden May24, 1966] / Cox, Kenelm; Houedard DS; Furnival J., 1966

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Identifier: CC-19983-20371
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Deals with a visual poetry exhibition with Furnival and Houedard at Arlington One Gallery, Gloucestershire. A printed red colored map attached has a hanwritten message from Cox that reads "Can you spare the time to do it?" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to Jack Furnival wishing him recovery from his illness] (2209) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1975

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Identifier: CC-09838-10032
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This letter is contained within an envelope collaged onto a page of Furnival's "Liber Amicorum 1964-1984," a book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

[Letter to Jasia Reichardt] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Cox K; Medalla D; Logsdall N., 1968

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Identifier: CC-09439-9626
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Houedard begins letter with "i always seem to be emptying the commode when you appear on the steamradio - the cuba scene came over well...He also writes "they are doing my ballet sometime - roundhouse? the slab? - called 'the cosmic typewriter - a somantic diversion." In a handwritten note of the margin, Houedard writes, "this is terrible invicta typewritter - not at all cosmic" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Letter to Jasia Reichart: TYPEWRITERART - MACHINE POETRY & POETRY MACHINES / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

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Identifier: CC-09074-9253
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Deals with definitions of typewriterart, machine poetry & poetry machines as a preamble to a letter to Jasia Reichert regarding an introduction for his lecture at the ICA for which the Sacknaer Archive holds the printed announcement. Houedard claims that '...this is the FIRST lecture on typewriterart - you may say i 'invented' typewriterart - is not sure i did i certainly invented (?) FREEROLLER typing - now - if you know ANYONE of the olivettis then do get them along & add to the notesthat a i use an olivetti lettera 22 - & bi doubt if ANY OTHER MACHINE is organised so as to give the right controls' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to John and Wendy Sharkey: angelic angels & things] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Chopin H; Weaver M; Cameron C; Shoumatoff N., 1964

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Identifier: CC-55798-58902
Scope and Contents

dsh mentions henri chopin and mlke weaver (whom he does not know). He writes about his first meeting with charles cameron. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[Letter To John Furnival] , 1967

 Item — Box 323: [Barcode: 31858072490893]
Identifier: CC-22418-22842
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Letter concerns setting up, transporting and caring for Furnival's work at the first Brighton Festival as well as asking for an indication of the arrangement of Furnival's panels and whether Houedard could associate with the project. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Letter to John Furnival (2), 1971

 Item — Box 318: [Barcode: 31858072490778]
Identifier: CC-25722-26182
Scope and Contents

Arias-Misson indicates that he wishes to change dedication of his music score "La Solitude Sonore" to D.S.H. (Dom Sylvester Houedard). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971