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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3447 Collections and/or Records:

Letter & Card to Ian Hamilton Finlay regarding the Aurora Cruiser Card / Riddell, Alan., 1975

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Identifier: CC-59822-61276
Scope and Contents This correspondence was included in the Pedlar Finlay Archive but apparently the card was never published by Finlay nor is there any correspondence from Finlay about this project. The photograph of the Aurora was printed in Leningrad. Wikipedia: "Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра, tr. Avrora; IPA: [ɐˈvrorə]) is a 1900 Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg. Aurora was one of three Pallada-class cruisers, built in St. Petersburg for service in the Pacific Far East. During World War I Aurora operated in the Baltic Sea performing patrols and shore bombardment tasks. In 1915, her armament was changed to fourteen 152 mm (6 in) guns. At the end of 1916, she was moved to Petrograd (the renamed St Petersburg) for a major repair. The city was brimming with revolutionary ferment and part of her crew joined the 1917 February Revolution. A revolutionary committee was created on the ship, with Aleksandr Belyshev elected as captain. Most of the crew...
Dates: 1975
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter for submissions to A, second issue], 1973

 Item — Box 312: [Barcode: 31858072490828]
Identifier: CC-29387-30752
Scope and Contents

This letter requests submissions for the second issue (AB) of A magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / CORRESPONDENCE

Letter from Kay Wood to Bill Wyatt, re: d.a. levy's indictment: [Merci, beaucoup - some may be of use...], 1967

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-48441-69469
Scope and Contents

This letter deals with levy's upcomng hearing on an obscenity charge. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST BOOKS AND POETRY/BOOK OBJECTS / d.a. levy / 1967

[letter response to levy of couse...] / Inman, Will., 1967

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Identifier: CC-60903-10003762
Scope and Contents

In this letter, Inman strikes a conciliatory tone with lwvy and tries to help build up his confidence. Stored with levy material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Angelo Merante] / Curtay, Jean-Paul., 1985

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Identifier: CC-17856-18226
Scope and Contents

Requests Merante to submit works for the Franklin Furnace exhibition of Lettrisme. *WEB 1998. Angelo Merante [Email]merante@bio.uniroma3.it. Annotation I found in this field MERENTE instead of MERANTE. Sackner: corrected. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Ann & Emmett Williams March 18, 1970] / Steen, Vagn., 1979

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Identifier: CC-40658-42632
Scope and Contents

Steen describes his vacation in the Bahamas after his visit with Emmett Williams in NYC. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Ann Zimmerman] / Curtay, Jean-Paul., 1983

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Identifier: CC-17822-18192
Scope and Contents

The greeting at the beginning of this letter is similar to Parola in Liberte. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Barrie Mackinnon [bp Nichol], Joy, Sharon nd Charlie] / bissett, bill., 1970

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Identifier: CC-23231-23670
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns the potential sale of 36 issues of "Fascist Court" of Blewointment Press and a plea to buy them. The verso is a typed piece of fiction regarding an ice hockey game. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[letter to Barrie MacKinnon (bp Nichol) regarding an order] / bissett, bill., 1970

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Identifier: CC-23232-23671
Scope and Contents

bissett's handwritten note of greetings appears at the top of a copy of a letter requesting information about Blewointment Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Barry McCallion Jan 9, 1971] / Cobbing, Bob., 1971

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Identifier: CC-19948-20336
Scope and Contents

Thanks McCallion him for sending work and states that he looks forward to meeting him at the Cardiff Conference. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Beer Bill, i.e. Dear Weelyum (?)] / Nuttall, Jeff., 1978

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Identifier: CC-42871-44912
Scope and Contents

This letter addressed to William {Bill Griffiths?} discusses political issues where Nuttall was teaching at Leeds Polytechic. It closes with the sentence, "Broadcast a poem of your the other day on Radio Leeds but it got edited, Zappabla ma vabble." The green ink drawing in the letter looks like a doodle. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Berkelite] / Curtay, Jean-Paul., 1983

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Identifier: CC-17850-18220
Scope and Contents

Describes personal financial problems encountered with the University of Iowa's Lettrisme exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Bertrand Dorny] / Smith, William Jay., 1990

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Identifier: CC-02072-2110
Scope and Contents

Smith expresses appreciation for Dorny's response to his poem "The Pyramid of the Louvre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Bertrand Dorny] / Smith, William Jay., 1990

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Identifier: CC-02073-2111
Scope and Contents

Smith mentions the collaboration with Dorny on his poem "The Pyramid of the Louvre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Bertrand Dorny] / Smith, William Jay., 1990

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Identifier: CC-02080-2118
Scope and Contents

Smith makes suggestions to Dorny on designing the book "The Pyramid of the Louvre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Letter to biencher[Charles Cameron] (260666) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

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Identifier: CC-57893-10001143
Scope and Contents

This letter to Charles Cameron describes DSH attempt to meet him and requests him to "send card when u can & relieve my angsts." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Bill {Griffiths?}] / Nuttall, Jeff., 1970

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Identifier: CC-42873-44914
Scope and Contents

Underneath a drawing of the upper half of a face, the letter reads, "Here's a motif. You add letraset lettering where you want. Hope you can make the stencil work. I see the drawing as brown on brown, like the text, (which is marvellous)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Bill {Griffiths?}] / Nuttall, Jeff., 1970

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Identifier: CC-42874-44915
Scope and Contents

This is a letter of apology for missing an appointment. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Letter to Bill Keith] / Garnier, Pierre., 1992

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Identifier: CC-10565-10770
Scope and Contents

Compliments Keith about his book, Sphinx. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Letter to Bill Wyatt (2/21/67) and Advertiement for d.a. levy tribute-anthology / sigmund, r.j. (aka rjs)., 1967

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Identifier: CC-60181-10003197
Scope and Contents

rjs requests bill wyatt for a contribution to the d.a. levey anthology. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

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