D S H (Dom Sylvester Houédard), 1924-1992
Found in 1306 Collections and/or Records:
[Letter to cher poete [Charles Cameron] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964
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.
[Letter to Cord Coyty] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968
Asks about a missing poem of his. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Letter to d.a. levy (230965) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1965
[Letter to dear mr aaron](750408) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1975
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.
[Letter to dear pete] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1973
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.
Letter to dear[Charles Cameron] (march 24) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966
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.
[Letter to ?: did geo show you the fluxus stuff?] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Weaver M; Williams J; Cage J., 1973
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.
[Letter to Dom Sylvster Houedard] / Jackson, Babs; Medalla D; Tzara T; Houedard DS., 1967
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.
[Letter to dr jjoohhnn (Sharkey)] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival J., 1973
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.
Letter to Edward Wright / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1971
[Letter to Ernest Weal] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968
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.
Letter to Eugen Gomringer / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1963
[Letter to George (Dowden)] / Furnival, John; Williams J; Houedard DS., 1967
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.
[Letter to George Dowden May24, 1966] / Cox, Kenelm; Houedard DS; Furnival J., 1966
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.
[Letter to Jack Furnival wishing him recovery from his illness] (2209) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1975
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.
[Letter to Jasia Reichardt] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Cox K; Medalla D; Logsdall N., 1968
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.
Letter to Jasia Reichart: TYPEWRITERART - MACHINE POETRY & POETRY MACHINES / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966
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.
[Letter to John and Wendy Sharkey: angelic angels & things] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Chopin H; Weaver M; Cameron C; Shoumatoff N., 1964
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.
[Letter To John Furnival] , 1967
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.
Letter to John Furnival (2), 1971
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.