This brief letter addressed to Father Francis (?) reads "So that's what you got to. Well I wonder do the disciplines internal and external permit you to write something clerical, seriously I mean. A real wailin' piece of praise to the glory of God - Yes? Please try. It would do much good." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Discusses revisions for the Lettrist exhibition at the University of Iowa. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Furnival writes that he sends Dowden the Plakats that he had requested. Furnival comments about the Destruction In Art Symposium as follows: "Most of the people seemed to be really mixed up and quite wrong about the therapeutic value of destruction in art - but I expect that is my own personal bias!" The recto image is an optical image of Plakat No.6 done by Jiri Valoch. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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.

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.

Furnival writes Dowden of the financial difficulties of publishing and distributing Openings Press material and asks him to take some of the work to bookshops. This card has a geometric drawing done by a machine called a Harmonagraph which Furnival indicates that he is trying to perfect. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Describes his bookbinding work at the Newberry library. Compliments Charriere on his bookbinding, "How does it feel to be the greatest Fine Binder in the United States............or for that matter the Western Hemisphere????????????? -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Gomringer asks de Campos for a contribution to his konkrete poesie series of books and provides the particulars. Subsequently, de Campos submits a manuscript that was not published because Gomringer ceased publication of this anthology. The typed manuscript of de Campos was acquired from Gomringer by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Gomringer states he has received De Campos' anthology and found it very complete and rich. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letter is written in a circular pattern starting from the top left corner. The paper is edged with a pinking shears and is folded in Origami fashion. Furnival discusses Chopin's visit in August and describes his various art projects. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Letter concerns sending works by J. Blaine and photographs of H. Sohm to H. Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter is a lengthy polemic in which Cobbing argues with Chopin's assertions on contesting the history of sound poetry. He dates and mentions his own performances of sound poetry from his first attempts in 1942. He argues with Chopin on the dating of the works of Heidsieck, Wolman, de Vree, Lockwood, Dufrene, Gysin and Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Finlay indicated that "I am almost sixteen and I hope to be an artist." He provides information on his current artistic interests. He closes with "If you could write me very shortly telling me whether in your opinion I should drop out of art school do my abstracts and creative work or whether I should do my academic work." This letter was copied from the original in the Tate Archives. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cannot identify H.K. but J.S. i is probably John Scott.. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Proposes a performance to Jones at Washington University, St. Louis. A sound sculpture by Jones is held by the Sackner collection. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

levy requests permission to publish Leed's poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

levy asks Leed for a donation to print a book by Tom Kryss. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

levy writes Leed that he is going to use the title, "White Moon of Watching Out," for the title of a book of poems by Leed that he will print. Also sends Leed some of his own publications. The verso of this letter Is a reprint of Clandestine Press Bulletin No.1 from San Francisco Chronicle editorial page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

levy's handwritten letter to Jacob Leed on verso page 3 mentions waiting for a poem by Alan Ginsberg and putting out Egyptian Stroboscope. The Smithbox is an experimental non-fictional piece replete with run-on as well as obscene words. it includes a minimalist poem by Bob Barker and a visuonary line drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.