This is the first letter written to Marvin Sackner from Tom Phillips. Sackner was moved by Phillips' exhibition in the Basel Kunsthalle. The letter begins, "Thanks for your kind letter & your good wishes re - A Humument - it has been a long haul!" He goes on extending an invitation to visit him in London. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a draft of a letter relating a telephone conversation with the Sackners about visiting them in Miami Beach and giving a performance in their home as well as in the New Music Festival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter to Charles Cameron asks him many questions about poetic productions and descriptions of publsihed works for example, "edwrights pondplop design for frog just come is ultrafine." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter to Charles Cameron compliments the poetry reading as DSH writes " i must send a wee note to say how MI-RI-FIC yesterday was EVerybody was enraptured it cldnt have been greater success -- 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.

This letter to Charles Cameron expesses doubts about the existence of gryphon. Also shares business advice about Yamada Art Gallery in Kyoto Japan. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter to Charles Cameron contains several names and details for poetry readings and several handwritten notes and instructions in red and black ink for a poetry reading to which DSH has been invited.The verso typing reads "cavan says ANDREI vOZNESENSKY reading leeds U Russdept 19:30hrs 4 june tell every one" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter to Charles Cameron begins with questioning whether Cameron received this version of his letter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter discusses meetings, publications and future plans for catalogues with a variety of poets and publishers. mdj is Houedard's annotation for 'my dear john' Sharkey. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter discusses publications and interested poets and publishers. mdj is Houedard's acronym for 'my dear john' Sharkey.The letter is typed on a map of the Prinknash Abbey -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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.

The upper right corner contains the three handwritten words within a drawn square. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letter heading mdsteve is Houedard's abbreviation for my dear steve [Abrams]. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Apologizes for missing [poetry] meeting with Hardiment because of flu and mentions enclosing copies of "Barnet Poets." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Thanks Hardiment for his book, Antiphon and describes discharge from teaching position at Adler Country Secondary School. A testimonial by the Headmaster on Cobbing's teaching abilities on Art is appended. This records the enthusiasm of his students but the too radical ideas of instruction in this school. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Mentions homage to Ronald Firbank at Lisson Art Gallery; letter has a sketched concrete poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter to Charles Cameron contains additional notes of DSH's thoughts in handwritten additions. He also writes "u cant tell how noble ive been (hausman wrote 'i am so pleased you see how important i am to history..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Thanks Hayter for his subscription and indicates that Plakats are getting more valuable. Mentions that future issues will include works by Raoul Haussman, Edwin Morgan and D.S. Houedard. Notes that Bernard Stone is charging 5 pounds for Openings Card series and comments, "The best - of luck to him - they must be getting valuable." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Fahrner promises to send the translation of her book, Die Blumen (The Flowers Are Yellow) that the Sackners purchased at the Frankfurt Book Fair. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

States that he is teaching black students at Hunter College and the Rhode Island School of Design and has published his first article, the Mystic of the Coptic Codex, in the American Coptic Association Journal Vol.5 No.2, 1978. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.