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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to mdj/w [my dear john/wendy sharkey] (241165) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Sharkey W ; Edmonds T; Williams J; Lucie-Smith E; Cobbing B., 1965

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Identifier: CC-56660-10000055
Scope and Contents

The letter heading mdj/w is Houedard's abbreviation for my dear john / wendy [Sharkey]. Houedard has used this abbreviation on several of his letters to various poets.This letter contains information about poets, publishers and mutual friends. Houedard mentions closing of betterbooks on December 31. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Letter to my dear john (sharkey)] (091164) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey W ; Williams J; Kitaj R., 1964

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Identifier: CC-56602-10000006
Scope and Contents

Houedard mentions his time-consuming writing and speaking projects including his work on the bible (Jerusalem Bible). He writes that Jonathan Williams is going to do the concrete anthology and "Kitaj did silk screens for the mahler poems - marlborough publishing 60 copies at jon says 300 pounds each - HE gets a free copy." This "messy" letter is signed pierre formed with typed commas and semi-colons. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964