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The colophon states that the first 100 copies were numbered and signed by all the contributors. This copy is not in this first series and the incomplete list of signatures was obtained by the previous owner some time after the book was published. This book is a Festschrift in honor of Helmut Hessenbuttel; it is also designated Portrait 1 in a series by the publisher. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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.

Stored in Finlay Archive cabinet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Jandl provides the name of the poem to be read in Amsterdam [refers to sound texts ?concrete poetry visual texts exhibition] along with correct name and dating, i.e., 1957 rather than 1966, of its first publication. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The signature at the bottom of this letter is illegible. The writer discusses a poem submitted for PISA/Opening. He thanks Furnival for sending him the rotating word-disc/pentagon through Ernst Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter to Charles Cameron includes several names and details for poetry readings that DSH suggests are to be contacted including Bob Cobbing, John Furnival, Ernst Jandl and Aram Soroyan. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.