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Series I. Correspondence

[N.B., dh=Dick Higgins; SEP=Something Else Press]

Box Contents
1 A-AP, includes:
Adler, Jeremy (British poet and scholar)
personal and pattern poetry corresp., 31 items, 1984, 87-90, 93 (see also Series VB, Box 77).
Af Klintberg, Bengt (Swedish composer and Fluxus artist)
includes personal and other corresp. related to Fluxus artists, dh's 1977 performance in Sweden, and Swedish folklife; also contains 10 photos of a diver's suit ("Forest Diver"), ca.107 items, 1974-90 (see also Series VB, Box 77).
Aguiar, Fernando (Portuguese visual poet, in Partisan Review)
includes printed ephemera related to "Poesia: outra Escrita Novo Suporte" and 10 photos, 1988, ca.40 items, 1986-91.
Ahern, Tom (Burning Deck Press, see also Waldrop corresp.)
8 letters, 1972-78.
Alpert, Barry (editor of Vort)
some letters related to SEP Vort issue and other corresp. regarding the publishing business, ca.41 items, 1975-77.
Anceschi, Giovanni (philosophy professor at Univ. of Bologna)
corresp. mostly in German; includes one letter with small drawing (30.10.77), one poem and one drawing by Anceschi, 16 items total, 1977-78.
Andersen, Eric (Danish composer and Fluxus artist)
corresp. regarding collaborations, works and personal matters; also video and many performance instructions, including "Please Leave" with felt number, n.d., "Visitor's Walk" with photo and decals, n.d., "Sound Walk, " ca.1991, and note card poems with photos (first card "I would do what I did, " n.d.; score for "The Untactics of Music, " n.d.; plans for "Solplænen, " 1982, and "Marianne, " 1986; one ink drawing; untitled dh poem (8/3/85); and announcements, printed ephemera and copied articles; ca.230 items, 1974-93, n.d.
Anderson, Beth (composer and editor of Ear)
22 items, 1976-78, 80, 89.
Anderson, Laurie
1 letter about her current artistic interests, ca.1977, 2 items.
Andrade, Gentil (Brazilian artist)
includes one pencil drawing, letter with ink fish drawings and one photo of fish sculpture, 13 items, 1984-87.
Andre, Michael (Unmuzzled Ox)
corresp. regarding publishing dh works and dh's 6 page translation of Daniel Spoerri's "Gastronoptikum, " 22 items, 1974, 76-78, 81, n.d.
Andrews, Bruce (poet and editor of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E)
includes poetry typescripts, 35 items, 1974-79, 81, 83.
Angioni, Marcello (Abracadabra)
includes poetry ms "Directions for Understanding the Universe, " 23 items, 1978-80, 85.
Apollo, Susan Jane (dh's U.S. assistant while in Berlin, 1981-82)
ca.190 letters, mostly regarding business affairs, 1981-82.
2 AR-BARD, includes:
Arcand, Pierre-André (Canadian visual poet)
some printed ephemera associated with "La Machine à Mots, " 27 items, 1984-89.
Arias-Mission, Alain
ca.20 items, 1978-79, 84, 86, 89-91, 93.
Armleder, John (Ecart)
includes corresp. regarding exhibitions of dh work at Ecart and small book "Rych Dougal, " ca.40 items, 1973-80, 86, 88-89.
Assembling Foundation (arts organization which dh was president)
ca.38 items, 1973, 83-84.
Ay-O (Fluxus artist)
includes 1 handwritten Ay-O reply with ink drawings, and 1 pencil drawing, 35 items, 1969-75, 78.
Ashley, Mary (artist)
includes 1 xeroxed artpiece "Eat Your Totems, " 12 items, 1974-77.
B., Mats (Rindeskär, Swedish critic)
includes corresp. regarding collaborations, theoretical discourses and personal matters; small Mats performance script, 1/2/74; 5 photos, including photo postcard of Af Klintberg making "Strawberry Pictures, " 1975; Swedish radio program transcript of B. and Af Klintberg discussing dh's work, 1976; dh letter discussing Claes Oldenburg, 11/7/77; metal "postcard"; and many clippings; ca.141 items, 1973-84, n.d.
Baecker, Inge (Galerie Inge Baecker, Bochum)
corresp. mostly in german regarding dh retrospective Jan. 1978 with 14 photos of the exhibition, and sending dh work to the gallery, ca.155 items, 1974-81, 83, 85-90.
Ballerini, Luigi (Professor of French and Italian literature at NYU)
corresp. about Gillespie Abraham Lincoln, 20 letters, 1975-79.
Ballif, Claude (French new musician)
some corresp. in French, including one long letter by Ballif describing his work, and typescript translation of Voyage de Mon Oreille, pp.203-226, 15 items, 1981-83.
Banana, Anna (Productions; sound poet, also Bill Gaglione)
includes printed ephemera, 1 issue of Artistamp News (vol 4, no. 1; 2 copies) and mail art stamps, ca.50 items, 1974, 77-81, 84, 87.
Barboza, Diego (Venezuelan performer)
includes postcards, flyers and letters, 23 items, 1976-80.
Bard Catalogue Design ("Land Marks" exhibition announcement)
includes dh's design for, ca.1984.
3 BARN-BERL, includes:
Barnard, Geoffrey (member of Australian electronic music group Teletopa)
corresp. with discussions of Fantastic Architecture, and about Douglas Heubler and Filliou, 30 items, 1974, 76-78, 80-82, 86, 89.
Baroni, Vittore (Italian mail artist)
1 mail art piece, ca.1987.
Beaudoin, Kenneth
2 items, including a collage, 1977.
Beers, John d'
contains a copy of "The Oral History of Anarchy, " 1992.
Bell, Michael (visual poet)
includes personal corresp. with one long frank personal letter to Bell from dh about Emmett and Eugene Williams and original Bell drawings on cardboard for Erotikon, ca.40 items, 1974-79, 83, 86, 88-89.
Below, Peter (Mixed Media & Edition; video artist)
5 letters, 1 postcard, mail art, 1978.
Belt, Mike (stamp artist and poet)
includes 7 photos by Belt, dh chronology of his life from 1966-76 (6/30/76), mailart and postcards, ca.56 items, 1976-78.
Benamou, Michel (Center for 20th Century Studies, University of Wisconsin)
corresp. regarding dh guest artist appointment at the Center, 1977, and involvement in seminars on postmodern art, ca.73 items, 1976-78 [bulk 1976]. Benjamin, Jerry (performance artist and poet): letters regarding dh scripts performed by other artists, including 1982 Los Angeles performance of "Stacked Deck" with many written descriptions of cast, rehersals and stage set (designed by Kaprow), a drawing of the stage set (1981-82) and xeroxed contact sheets from the performance, and one performed by Rachel Rosenthal, 1980; view of L.A. artists performance scene, 1978-80; photo of dh and Benjamin by Judith Hoffberg, ca.70 items, 1978-83.
Bennett, John M. (mail artist)
includes mail art, printed ephemera and small books, ca. 57 items, 1975-82, 88-89, 92.
Berard, Paul (dh friend)
contains extensive personal corresp., 1980-91.
Berard, Roger (dh friend, collaborator and brother of Paul)
includes extensive corresp. regarding personal matters and collaborations, and 5 photos from same series as Of Celebration of Morning, 1979-83, 85-86, 88-89, 91.
Bergé, Carol (writer and editor of Center)
corresp. regarding both of their writings, Center and small press and writers news, ca.90 items, 1975-80, 89, 92-94.
Berger, Ute and Michael (Harlekin Art)
corresp. in German regarding Fluxus artists, 19 items, 1988-89.
4 BERN-BR, includes:
Bernstein, Charles (editor of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E)
includes corresp. regarding reviews of dh's work and dh reviews of others in LANGUAGE and issue no.7 of Abacus, 21 items, 1977-79, 84.
Bigelow, David (dh's maternal uncle) and other Bigelows
28 letters, 1953, 60, 67, 72, 74, 81-83, 86, 88, 93, n.d.
Blaine, Julien (French artist and publisher of Doc[k]s)
ca.36 items, 1976-77, 81-82, 84, 87-89.
Block, René (Galerie René Block)
includes corresp. regarding exhibitions, some in German; dh music "Statement, " ca.9/16/81; jacket notes for a dh album, 3/17/82; dh Fluxus "Statement, " 7/15/82, for Wiesbaden Fluxus; ca.118 items, 1973-74, 76, 78, 80-89.
Bohn, Willard (scholar)
includes typescript of ms "The Dada Market, " 1990 (see also Series VB, Box 77, for pattern poetry corresp. and ms).
Bookslinger (small press distributor)
ca.84 items regarding book business, 1978-79.
Boyd, Don (teacher and sculptor)
includes corresp. about publishing and printing projects of Boyd's artists books; leather "piece" by Boyd for dh, 1975; 3 mailart postcards, one oil on cardboard; short dh descriptions of his biography and Intermedia, 11/14/77; and photos of Boyd and his family; ca.67 items, 1975-77, 79-84, 87-88, 93.
Bradley, Tony (mail artist)
corresp. and art pieces, 1977-78.
Brainard, Joe (poet and artist)
corresp. regarding Brainard illustrations for dh book, 10 items, 1970, 72, 76, n.d.
Braun, Herman (German collector of Fluxus/visual poetry)
33 letters regarding the sale of dh owned works and 2 photos with George Brecht, 1985-88, 90-91.
Brecht, George
includes SEP invoices/job orders; letters, mostly about Fluxus; and ms of "Innovational Research, " ca.35 items, 1960, 1974-80.
Breger, Udo (German visual poet)
includes 2 posters of "Sissor Bros. Warehouse, " 18 items, 1973, 76-79, 81.
Brody, Hart (concrete poet)
includes mail art piece, 4 items, 1975-76.
Brookmann, Dieter (German artist)
includes corresp. in German and ephemera, ca.25 items, 1982-84, 86, 89-90, 92-93.
Brown, Jean
ca.120 letters mostly regarding her archive, 1974-88.
5 BU-CARR, includes:
Buczak, Brian (mail artist, died 1987)
includes mail art, 1 drawing on xerox, and 1 collage, 26 items, 1977-79, 89. Burch, Charlton (publisher of Lightworks): some corresp. about Fluxus issue of Lightworks, ca.33 letters, 1978-81, 84, 87-88.
C., Richard (Craven; museum curator and concept artist/visual poet)
contains catalog of 1987 exhibition; 4 letters, 1976, 77, 80, 88; and 3 postcard words (visual poems); 9 items.
Cage, John
extensive and substantial materials including "Diary" (Great Bear Pamplet, 1967, 2 copies): publicity, galley, and advance orders for "Writing through Finnegans Wake, " 1977-78; Cage Reader correction, 1983; dh project with Irmelin Lebeer on Cage art criticism, 1986; corresp., programs, printed ephemera for Cage at Wesleyan Symposium, Feb. 1988; Hörspiel entitled "James Joyce, Marcel Duchamp, Erik Satie: Ein Alphabet, " 1990; other items such as corresp., clippings, articles, photo, score, small book, programs announcements [bulk 1986-90, n.d.]; and corresp., clippings and copied articles about Cage's death, 1993-94; ca.1/3 record storage box, 1967, 1973, 76-94.
Calhoun School
corresp. regarding Jessica Higgins, 1975-81.
Campos, Augusto and Haroldo de (Brazilian visual poets)
includes corresp. about pattern poems, copy of Poesia Concreta in Brasile, 1991, articles and printed ephemera, ca.30 items, 1972, 74, 77-79, 83-84.
Cantieni, Graham (Canadian poet and publisher of 10.5155.20: art comtemporain)
corresp. regarding visual poetry, 1982-83, 91, and 2 catalogs of Cantieni drawings and sculptures, ca.35 items.
Caramello, Charles (critic and graduate student of literature)
letters about experimental writing and Caramello's writing of a book, 15 items, 1977, 79-80, 84.
Carrego, Ugo (Mercato del Sale)
corresp. regarding personal matters, writing and art, including dh poem on actual art situation, 2/26/76, 15 items, 1974-76, 78, 81.
Carrington, Leonora
includes 2 versions of article dh wrote on her paintings and dh notes, ca.33 items, 1975-76.
Carrión, Ulises (Dutch writer and performance artist, who runs Other Books and So)
24 items, 1976-78.
Carruth, Hayden (poet)
corresp. regarding personal matters and writings, including letter from Carruth where he talks of his love for poetry and sorrow at not succeeding in music ("I loved music more than poetry") and his difficulty reading his poetry in public, 12/6/80; and mss of sonnet hundred different ways (by Carruth?), 45 items, 1975-81.
6 CART-CON, includes:
Caruso, Luciano (Italian visual poet and scholar)
includes 15 letters regarding visual poetry, 1976-83; printed ephemera; and 3 issues of E/Mana/Azione (#4, 7, 8).
Case, Don (artist)
includes 4 photos of Case's work and his artistic statement, 10 items, 1976.
CAYC (Centre de Arte y Comunicación)
contains corresp. with Jorge Glusberg; and much printed ephemera, manifestos and flyers of events, 1973, 74-75 [bulk], 76-77, 83, 93.
Chalupecký, Jindrich (Czech writer on Fluxus, Happenings and Duchamp)
includes mss from Chalupecký entitled "Temps Zéro, " 20 items, 1975, 77-78, 82, 83, 86.
Chambers, Bill
includes postcards with poems and typed poems, 7 items, 1984.
Charles, Christophe (artist and musician) and Daniel (Christophe's father, art critic and philosopher)
corresp. mostly with Christophe, 1982, 84-86, 89, 93; some with Daniel, which includes offprints, 1976, 84, 87.
Chase, Gilbert (reviewer, music scholar and professor at Univ. of North Carolina)
23 items, 1977, 78, 80-82 [bulk], 83, 92.
Chiarucci, Henri (Enrico)
corresp. regarding visual poetry, Bruno, friends, family and stamps, 26 letters, 1976, 77 [bulk], 78, 81.
Chicago Gig, Oct. 23, 1967 (Sponsored by Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago)
performance entitled "What Did You Bring: An Evening with John Cage, Dick Higgins and Alison Knowles, " includes corresp. with Jan van der Marck; 8 photos with dh, Knowles and Cage; notes; program scripts; etc.
Chicago, "In the Spirit of Fluxus, " 1993 (Arts Club, Block Gallery, MCA, )
contains corresp. and announcements about exhibition and affiliated events. Also includes checklist of the exhibition.
Chiessi, Rosanna (director of Pari & Dispari)
includes corresp. regarding sound and poetry festival, 1977 and legal dispute, 1982; posters; flyer; and other printed ephemera; ca.27 items, 1977-83.
Chin, Daryl (dramatist and film critic)
corresp. regarding art, video, drama, their own work, other artists and personal, ca.81 items, 1975-78 [bulk], 79-80, 82, n.d.
Chopin, Henri
corresp. about sound poetry, ca.54 items, 1976, 79-83 [bulk].
Christiansen, Henning
includes small round book and 1 photo, 12 items, 1986, 92.
Clarion Foundation
proposal and notes from a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting new literature, 1984.
Cole, David
book of visual poetry/puns, 1980.
Conz, Francesco (Italian art promoter and book publisher)
extensive corresp. regarding projects they worked on together, dh's work, other artists, Conz's exhibits, publishing, and collecting (Fluxus, other sound art, Lettrisme, etc.); also contains printed ephemera and an article about Conz with typescript English translation (n.d.), 1974, 77-91.
7 COO-CU, includes:
Cook, Elizabeth (painter)
mostly printed ephemera and flyers, 10 items, 1984-85 (see also Series VB, Box 77).
Cook, Fred (performance poet)
includes 2 small books, 4 items, 1975.
Cook, Geoffrey (translater and poet at UC Berkeley)
extensive corresp. contains discussions of language/translation (see also Series VB, Box 77), poetry and Bruno in others' work, 1976-93; 1978 corresp. mostly regarding poets and mail artists writing letters in support of jailed Uruguayan writers Clemente Padín (see also Padín file, Box 25) and Jorge Caraballo; also printed ephemera, and small book.
Cooper, Michael (poet and priest, also corresp. from his mother and Janet)
includes printed ephemera for readings and poems, and ca.78 typescript poems of varing length "from Summer '78 to Summer '79, " ca.131 items total, 1974-80, 82, 87-88.
Copenhagen Trip 1992 ("Excellent 1992")
includes corresp. with Knud Pedersen and Eric Andersen, "Menus, " and a report of the "A La Carte" rehearsal by Pedersen with many color-xeroxed photographs.
Corner, Philip (musician, Fluxus group and early Judson Dance Theatre)
includes extensive corresp. regarding Printed Editions, photos, printed ephemera, handwritten and typescript works, performances and Printed Editions catalog, 1960-89, n.d.
COSMEP
contains corresp. about working of one of the most important small press organizations, difficulties of small press editors and publishers and politics of small press world, 1974-79, 81, 87-88 [bulk 1975-78]; many newsletters and other notices, scattered #s 1974-90.
Cowell, Sidney (Mrs. Henry Cowell)
corresp. regarding Henry Cowell, composer, teacher of dh, also includes printed ephemera for Cowell symposium, 1986, and information about Cowell book for SEP, "new music resources, " 1974-87.
Crane, Mike (Director, Cal State U, Sacramento, Art Gallery where dh had a show)
includes printed ephemera and concrete poem from Crane, 1977-79, 83, 84, n.d.
Crozier, Robin (see Getty collections of mail art, #890146)
8 letters, 2 notes, plus mailart, 1974-77, 90.
8 DA-DOM, includes:
DAAD (Visting artists program in Germany which dh did 1974, 81-82)
corresp. arranging dh stay in Germany, including l letter in which dh describes his life, changes, and his nervous breakdown (15 Dec. 1974), misc. forms, 1973-87 [bulk 1974-75, 80-82].
Dachy, Marc (publisher of Luna Park, and writer in Paris)
corresp. 1978, 80-82 [bulk], 86, 90-93, n.d. (see also Series VB, Box 77). Fondation Danae (artists' space in France): 1988-89.
"Dartmouth gig"
corresp. regarding dh performances, lectures there, dh notes, performance script, documentation, 1980.
David, Diana (see also Gaudynski, Box 12)
1980 [bulk], 82-85.
Day, Peter
13 letters most regarding Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibit at Art Metropole that Day organized, 1988-90.
De Appel (Amsterdam artists' space)
1979.
de Aquino, Angelo (brazilian visual poet, performance artist, associated w/Central deArte Contemporaneo)
some corresp. about his situation in Brazil, printed ephemera for performances in which de Aquino partook, 1973, 74, 79.
Del Monaco, Alfredo (Venezuelan video artist and composer)
corresp. ca.15 items, 1978-79.
Delahanty, Suzanne (director of Neuberger Museum, SUNY at Purchase, NY)
mostly regarding Soundings exhibit, 1980, 81-82 [bulk], 84, 88, 93.
Dencker, Klaus Peter (visual poet)
includes artworks, printed ephemera, and photos, 1977-78, 83-84 [bulk], 86, 91 (see also Series VB, Box 77).
Diacono, Mario
corresp. regarding pattern poetry, 29 items, 1977-79, 83-84, 86-88.
Dienes, Sari
corresp., photos, and printed ephemera regarding Dienes and her work, (see also F. Conz file, Box 6, 1991 corresp for his essay on Dienes' work). di Maggio, Gino (Italian Fluxus collector and publisher of Multhipla): extensive corresp. 1974, 79-80, 81-87 [bulk], 88.
Diotallevi, Marcello (Italian mail artist)
1983, 86.
Djurić, Dubravka (Yugoslavian artist)
14 items, 1990, 92, 94.
Doman, Katharine and Nicholas ("Ma, " dh mother & stepfather)
contains extensive corresp. 1958-69 (see also Bigelow corresp., Box 4), letters about dh fathers' death and estate, 1970-88, undated and dh ma's death and estate, 1991. Also includes photos and original dh score.
9 DON-E, includes:
Doria, Charles (poet & critic)
includes corresp. regarding Bruno book, small book and poetry mss, 1978, 83-91 [bulk] (see also Series III, Box 63, for corresp. about Bruno translation and Series VB, Box 77, for pattern poetry corresp.).
Dreva, Jerry (performance artist)
includes photos, 1977-79.
Dreyfus, Charles
corresp. regarding pattern poetry, 17 letters, 1977-82.
Dupuy, Jean (intermedia artist)
includes artwork and Trou Verge, 37 items, 1976, 79, 81-84, 86, 88-89, 91.
Eakins, Patricia (poet)
18 items, 1976, 88, 91.
Edgerton, Sam (director of Williams College graduate program in the history of art)
23 letters, 1987-91.
Ehrenburg, Felipe (Mexican visual artist)
ca.15 items, 1976-83.
Elmslie, Kenward (poet)
17 letters.
Erlhoff, Michael (publisher of Zweitschrift)
ca.30 letters, 1976-89 (see also Series VB, Box 77).
Esser, Manfred (German artist/musician, producer of radio events)
23 letters, 1969-82.
Essary, Loris (publisher of Interstate)
1977-78 [bulk], 79-87, 92.
Eriksson, Leif (Swedish book artist & visual poet, who runs Swedish Archive of Artists Books, and Wedgepress & Cheese)
includes printed ephemera, posters, mailart, etc., 1983-84, 86-87. Espinosa, Cesar (Mexican visual poet and organizer): includes printed ephemera, 1987-88.
Etlinger, Amelia (mail artist)
letters and mail art fabric constructions, 1976, n.d.
European trips
extensive corresp. regarding trips: June 1979 (dh notes and bio), 1981 (itinerary & corresp., printed emphemera, notes), 1985 (itinerary, corresp.).
Ex Libris
corresp. regarding selling part of dh library, (especially Der Dada #2) most with dealers inclucing Gotham Book Mart, Jaap Reitman and Albert J. Phiebig.
10 FA-FRANC, includes:
Fairchild, Charles (composer)
4 letters, xeroxed scores and cassette tape, 1989.
Fallon Tom (Charteng Workshop)
2 Fallon poems, brief but interesting discussion regarding definition and significance of Intermedia concept, ca.6 letters, 1981.
Feelisch, Wolfgang (publisher)
3 letters (1976, 79) and brochure of Fluxus objects from Verlag W. Feelisch. Felluss gallery (Washington, D.C.): corresp. and printed ephemera mostly regarding Fluxus Buffet des Chefs and other avant garde events at the "Art 1980, New York, Oct 10-18, " 1978, 80.
Ferrando, Bartolomé (Texto Poetico)
includes Bartolomé Ferrando: propuestas poéticas, libros objecto, poesía proceso, 20 items, 1988, 90-91.
Fetterman, Bill (writing dissertation on John Cage)
extensive corresp., 1987-90 [bulk 87-88] (see also Series V, Boxes 73 and 77, for ms and letters about Amer. pattern poetry).
Filliou, Robert (and Marianne Filliou)
includes several long letters from dh regarding his work and personal life, and discussion of other artists and Filliou's work, ca.75 letters and invoices, 1965, 67, 74-88.
Film-makers' Cooperative
includes corresp. and newsletters documenting financial problems, ca.30 items, 1975-76, 83-84, 87-93.
Fine, Albert M.
framed piece with mail art, yarn and drawing on corrugated board (1969-70, sent to conservation 9/28/94).
"Finland gig" (June 1982)
programs, photos, notes regarding "Higgins-Berard concert", 7 items.
Finlay, Ian Hamilton
extensive corresp. mostly about one anothers work, also postcards, posters and other printed ephemera from Finlay, 1972, 74-79, 80-82, 86, 88-89.
Flaherty, Joe (Book Bus Project, director of Writers and Books)
corresp. mostly regarding small press distribution, ca.45 letters, 1976-77, 80-89, 90, 92.
Fleiss, Marcel (Galerie 1900-2000)
corresp. regarding sale of dh and others work to Fleiss' gallery, and fluxus and happenings exhibit in Paris (1989), 1988-89, 92.
Fluxus
announcements, printed ephemera for exhibits, events; photocopies and tearsheets of reviews, most of Fluxus exhibit at MOMA, 1989, (see also folders of individual artists and gigs).
Flynt, Henry
6 letters, printed emphemera and 5 mss by Flynt, 1976-90.
Fontana, Giovanni
includes sound poem and printed ephemera, 1983, 85-86, 88-90.
Ford, Charles Henri
corresp. and printed ephemera, ca.35 items, 1976-79, 80, 82.
Foster, Stephen (DADA and Research Archive, U of Iowa)
corresp regarding Foster's symposioum on "Avant-Garde and the Text. . ." (1987), 1979-88.
Fox, Hugh (aka his alter ego, Connie Fox)
numerous letters, also Fox's checklist of SEP publications; (for more regarding SEP, see also dh letter to Len Fulton, 13 June 1974; and material in Peter Frank, Ken Friedman), 1974-86, 88, n.d. [bulk 74-82].
Francis, Harley
5 items regarding stamp/mail art ("Tristan Local Post" and "Terra Candella"), 1978, 80.
11 FRANK-FRIE, includes:
Frank, Peter
corresp. mostly regarding book Frank did on dh and SEP; Frank's notes, checklist, part of ms; Frank mss for book on SEP; 3 large folders, 1976-82, 85-90.
"Frankfurt gig" (Feb 1982)
printed ephemera, dh notes regarding performance.
Franklin Furnace (important artists space in NYC, dh was a Board member of FF, 1988)
includes printed ephemera, some corresp. regarding dh exhibit of SEP books, March 6, 1979, and dh performance at FF. Also in this file an exhibition dh organized at C-space, NYC, same time; 1977-93 (see also Martha Wilson file, Box 34).
Freifeld, Larry and Lois (poets, aka Freefield)
includes extensive personal corresp., small poetry books, typescripted play, 1974-78, 80-83, 85, 89, 92.
Friedman, Ken
includes extensive corresp. about Fluxus people and events, Friedman Fluxnews and other Fluxus printed ephemera (see Box 12 for mss and more).
12 FRIE-GO, includes:
Friedman, Ken (cont.)
a folder of Friedman works in mss regarding Fluxus (1989), a folder w/mss by Friedman, a fluxus chronology entitled "Explaining Fluxus, " ms by Peter Frank on Ken Friedman, and unfinished essay on dh; ca.1/3 record storage box total, 1974-93.
Friedman, Martin (Walker Art Center)
2 letters, 1982, 83.
Frye, Northrop (important literary critic)
corresp. mostly regarding dh's work, which dh had sent to Frye for comments, 11 letters, 1975-78.
Futurism
2 brochures for futurist events, exhibitions.
Gabler, Herman (visual & text artist)
corresp. and printed ephemera, 1982, 84, 86-87.
Gaglione, Bill
corresp, mostly about publishing a book of visual poems, 1977-78, 93 (see also Anna Banana, Box 2).
Gajewski, Henryk (Polish avant garde artist, editor Art Text, Warsaw)
some of the corresp. discusses the political situation in Poland in a personal, but careful way, 1972-82.
Garland, Peter (Soundings Press; composer, publisher of new music)
corresp. 1974, 76-77, 81, 83 [bulk 1977].
Garnier, Pierre (French concrete poet)
10 items.
Gaudynski, Thomas, also Paul Gaudynski and Diana David (new music/fluxus enthusiasts/musicians in Wisconsin)
ca. 45 items, 1978-82.
Gerlovina, Rimma and Valleri (Collective Farm)
includes one letter regarding their plans to publish an issue of Collective Farm about Fluxus and Jean Brown (see also accn. no. 890164).
Getty Center
substantial corresp. about acquisition and processing of archive and performances at the book conference, 1992, and "Rolywholyover, " 1993; 1987, 89, 91-93.
Gibbs, Michael (Kontexts, Amsterdam)
corresp and ephemera, 11 items, 1976-79.
Giboda, Igor (aka Gibodada, USSR artist/composer)
3 letters 1983, musical composition for viola signed and dated 1985 (paint, ink and marker on cardboard).
Gillespie, Abraham Lincoln
corresp. (about this mysterious, little known artist, who is of great interest to dh and others) with Charles Amirkhanian, Katherine Lockwood-Vogel (Princeton Spec. Coll.), etc.
Gomringer, Eugen
specs and quote for SEP edition of Gomringer's Book of the Hours, 4 letters, 1978, 88.
Goodrich, Julian (attorney, Patterson, Gibson, Noble and Brownell)
corresp. regarding SEP bankruptcy (see also Box 31 SEP corresp. and Series III, Box 42).
Gordon, Coco (paper artist, Watermark Press)
gifts, constructed pieces, slides, letters with sticks and leaves, 1974-90. Gordon, Gould & Sherman (CPA firm): corresp. regarding dh taxes, including information about dh financial situation 1972-76 [bulk 1973-74].
Gorewitz, Ruben
corresp. regarding dh's taxes and other business, 1975-84, 86, 89-92.
13 GR-HAK, includes:
Graffi, Milli (Italian performer/poet)
corresp. 1974-80.
Griffing, Tom (T M Griffing Assoc, Inc, Financial Mgmt Services)
corresp. and other papers regarding dh financial affairs, including Griffing letter to dh, (6 Sept 72), about dh pouring money into SEP against Griffing's advice, 6 folders, 1970-82, 84-90 (see also Series IV, Box 66).
Grigely, Joseph (scholar)
corresp. includes fiery exchanges between dh and Ann Hull about proposed panal at the MLA conference on intermedia, sound/pattern poetry, 1986.
Groh, Klaus (German artist/writer)
corresp. 1974-78, 80, 82, 84-85, n.d.
Gruntz, George (Swiss musician)
corresp. regarding a jazz opera with lyrics by dh, 1972, 73-75.
14 HAL-HEN, includes:
Hall, Donald (poet)
corresp. regarding Hall's writing and others, and Hall's publishing program for U of Michigan Press, 1978-84.
HallWalls (Buffalo artist's space)
9 items, 1979, 89-91.
"Hamburg gig" (June 1982)
corresp. with Boris Nieslony at Kunstlerhaus Hamburg.
Hamilton, Richard
1 postcard from RH to dh regarding Niland B. Mortimer, 1977.
Hansen, Al
corresp. regarding Fluxus artists and also a dh letter, which outlines in detail Of Celebration of Morning, 12/10/79; ca.30 items, 1976, 78-81, 83-84.
Happenings Tape
made by dh 1960 (with Oldenburg, Al Hansen, Dine, Kaprow, Robert Whitman, at Judson Church), corresp. ca.1967.
Harrison, Lou (composer)
programs, posters, etc., 19 items, 1977, 81-83, 85, 87, 93.
"Hartford gig" (at Real Art Ways)
extensive corresp, etc.
Harvey, Emily (gallery, NYC, where dh exhibited)
extensive corresp. about business matters and promotion of dh's work, 1982, 86-92, n.d. [bulk 1988-92].
Haskell, Barbara (curator, Whitney Museum)
corresp. describing her plans and concept of Blam! exhibition and her plan to include a program of Fluxus events, 4 letters.
Hassan, Ihab (critic, teacher)
1976-80, 87, n.d. [bulk 1976-78] (see also MLA file, Box 22, and Series VB, Box 77).
Hatherly, Ana (Portuguese scholar writing book on Portuguese visual poetry)
extensive corresp. regarding pattern/visual poetry, 2 folders, 1977-79, 82-84, 85-91 (see also Series VB, Box 77).
Hecht, David (artist)
corresp. regarding theoretical discussions of Intermedia and what it is, ca.20 letters, 1982-83.
Heidsieck, Berrnard (French sound poet)
includes l letter (23 Feb 77), describing great excitement in Paris over opening of Centre Beaubourg museum, ca.15 letters, 1976-77, 84.
Hejinian, Lyn (important language poet, small press publisher of Tuumba Press)
corresp. regarding poetry, her press, other poets and personal, ca.38 letters, 1976-78, 84, 87.
Held, Jon, jr.
corresp. regarding Fluxus and visual poetry, ca.37 letters, 1978-80 [bulk 79-80], 90.
Hendricks, Geoffrey
extensive Fluxus corresp., printed ephemera and some photos, 4 folders, 1967, 73-91, n.d.
Hendricks, Jon (curator of Silverman Collection; and other Hendricks family members)
corresp. regarding exhibits at Franklin Furnace, especially "The page as alternative space, " Dec 1980, curated by Jon Hendricks & Barbara Moore, 1975-84, 86-88.
Hennix, Christer (prof of math/computers, artist/performer/poet)
includes ms of poetry writings about N_ dramas, 1982-84, 88-91.
15 HER-HIG, includes:
Herbert, John (The Drawing Legion, art & performance company/space in Iowa City)
corresp. and printed ephemera 1978-81, 83-85.
Herman, Jan (ran SEP after dh left it)
includes clippings; for falling apart of SEP, see especially letters, Dec 13, 1974, from Herman to dh, and Dec 10, 1974, from dh to Herman; 1974-78 [bulk], 83. Hickory Ridge Reunion, corresp. to and from various schoolmates from dh's primary school, ca.20 letters, 1983-84 (bulk 1984).
Higgins, Bradley (dh paternal uncle)
personal, family papers and corresp., 1971-76, 83.
Higgins, Carter C. (dh father)
corresp. and legal papers 1959, 65-68.
Higgins, Carter C. (writings - ms and clippings)
photos, some corresp.
Higgins, Carter & Mary (dh father & stepmother, "Dad" and "Mary")
corresp. 1959-61, 62-64 (CC Higgins died 1964), 2 folders.
Higgins, Mary (dh stepmother)
corresp, photos, 1964-66. See dh letter to her about his father, 26 Aug 1964.
Higgins, Dick
extensive material includes corresp. and papers for 1970 divorce from Alison Knowles, 1968-73; misc corresp. and information on his property in Vermont; programs of dh events and performances; misc.; and photos.
Higgins, Hannah & Jessica (dh and Alison Knowles twin daughters)
photos, corresp., letters to and from dh/hh and jh, 1983-91, some 1978.
16 HIG-HY, includes:
JW & CC Higgins Foundation
papers regarding account and dispursal of funds, 1972-75.
Higgins, Mark (dh brother, 1940-1960) corresp. regarding his death
mss, clippings, and one letter from dh to MH, 1960, and a dh mss dedicated to his brother, "Joe the Soldier, " mostly 1960-61.
Higgins, Rindie (dh cousin)
includes letter with a family tree drawn by dh, 3 items, 1977-78.
High Performance
8 letters regarding performance artists, 1978-83 (see also Linda Burnham, Box 5).
Hoffberg, Judith (collector of mail art, publisher of Umbrella, her collection now at UCLA, Spec. Coll.)
corresp. 1977-92.
Hogan, Matthew (librarian and afficcionado of visual poetry)
includes corresp. regarding concrete poetry exhibition he curated at Franklin Furnace (1986), 1983, 86-88.
Houchard, Jean-Louis (composer)
corresp. regarding music festival, ca.15 letters, 1985-86.
Hovdenakk, Per (curator of Henie Onstad Museum)
32 letters, mostly about Fluxus, 1978-80, 82-83, 86, 88-92.
Huber, Joseph W. (artist)
includes mail art, 27 items, 1981, 83, 86, 89, n.d.
L'Humidite (see file for Jean-Francois Bory).
Hundertmark, Armin (publisher of Ausgabe)
corresp. and printed ephemera, ca.50 items, 1976-77, 85.
Hungary project (Gábor Tóth)
corresp. regarding dh performance there, 1981, 83, 86, 88, 89 [bulk 1986, 89].
Hutchins, Alice (fluxus artist)
includes photos of a Hutchins piece and announcements for her presentation at the Something Else Gallery, NYC, ca.30 items, 1969, 1971-74, 76-78, 81-82, 86, 90.
Hutchins, Holly (aka Hutchins-Puechavy, artist)
23 items, 1970-76.
17 I-JON, includes:
Iimura, Taka (video artist)
6 items, 1979-80.
"The Image of Thinking in Visual Poetry" (proposed Guggenheim exhibition, but never executed)
corresp. with Susan B. Hirschfeld, Dietrich Mahlow and Thomas Krens, ca.50 items, 1988-89 (see also Mahlow file, Box 21).
Inkblot
corresp. with Theo Green, 1984.
IRS Audit
extensive corresp. about dh audit, 5 folders, 1976-79.
Jacuzio, Jerry (holographer)
includes mail art postcard, 1978.
James, Phil (poet)
3 letters, 1 ms, 1983.
Jaschke, Gerhard (Austrian poet, publisher of Freibord)
corresp. and also includes postcards, ephemera and photos, ca.70 items, 1982, 86-93.
Johnson, Ray
contains personal corresp., original drawings and watercolors by Johnson, and xeroxed drawings and poems, and a greatly annotated letter by Bill Wilson to Arts magazine about Tillim's article "The Mythical History of Modern Art, " ca.1965, ca.100 items, 1969-70, 75-92.
Johnson, Tom (composer)
includes one handwritten sheet of an original score, ca.17 items, 1975-77. Johnston, John (Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons & Gates): corresp. about financial matters, 1965-74.
Jones, Christine (Austrian singer and arts organizer)
much personal corresp., and also includes photos, announcements, and issue of Creativ (Apr 1992), ca.100 items, 1978-93 [bulk 84-93].
Jones, Joe (composer)
ca.20 items, 1976-90.
18 JOS-KN, includes:
Juin, Jacques (French artist, aka Llys Dana)
ca.45 items, 1980-85, 91.
Jurkiewicz, Zdzislaw (artist)
includes two original paper cutouts, ca.17 items, 1976-78.
Kamin, Franz (poet)
includes printed copy of the poem "Rugugmool" with many annotations by the artist and 5 exhibition invitations, one with pop-ups, and another made of clear transparency, 6 items, 1979.
Kaprow, Allan
mostly letters to Kaprow, two responses from the artist, ca.35 items, 1967-87.
Kasemets, Udo (Canadian composer)
corresp. regarding trading of Kasemets's "Wordmusic/Interface, " ca.10 items, 1974.
Kellein, Thomas (Director Archive Sohm, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart)
ca.40 items, 1983-91.
Kelly, Robert (Bard College)
includes poetry mss, ca.40 items, 1976-88 (see also Series III, Box 57, "Sounds Like" project).
Kempton, Karl (visual poet, editor of Kaldron)
corresp. about visual poetry (see interestering letter from Kempton, 2/21/78, and dh's response, 25/2/78, for dialogue on imperialism in visual poetry), projects and personal, ca.70 items, 1977-91.
The Kitchen
contains mostly corresp. with music director Rhys Chatham regarding 1980 dh performance there, ca.50 items, 1978-83 [bulk 1980].
Klintberg, Bengt af: see Af Klintberg, Bengt.
Klüver, Billy
6 items, 1978, 91.
Kni_ak, Milán
includes an edition of "Roten Handschuh" (n.d.), corresp. dated 1980.
Knowles, Alison
extensive intimate personal corresp. regarding family matters, finances, living arrangements, and artistic projects; also corresp. re: "Book of Bean" installation, 1981-82, corresp. and negatives relating to Knowles "Finger Book, " 1986-87, ms for "North Water Song: A Hörspiel for John Cage, " 1987, notes for "Shoemakers Assistant, " 1982, and many photos. Other material includes three original mail art postcards by Hans Jörg Köhler, 1973-83 (see Box 19 for 1984-91), ca.1/2 record storage box total.
19 KN-KOS, includes:
Knowles, Alison (cont.)
corresp. 1984-93.
Köln concert (1982)
corresp. mainly with Walter Zimmerman, ca.20 items, 1981-82.
Köln Fluxus 1992 ("Fluxus Virus")
includes instructions for "Intermedial Object #1" and copy of long letter from Vautier to Evelyn Weiss about artists not receiving money for their participation, 12/28/92, ca.37 items.
Köhler, Hans-Jörg (East German artist)
ca.27 letters in german, 1981-83 (see also Knowles corresp. for mail art).
Køpcke, Arthur (Addi, Fluxus artist)
includes two typed ms pages by dh of his rembrances of Køpcke upon his death, 1977.
Korrell, Karen (artist)
includes mail art and original drawings, 14 items, 1975-80, 83.
Kostelanetz, Richard (writer and poet)
extensive corresp. relating to dh's and Kostelanetz's collaborations, critics of each others writing, and personal matters; includes publishing agreements for "Experimental Essays, " 1973, and Breakthrough Fictioneers, " 1972, and SEP corresp. relating to both publications; typescripts and xeroxes with dh annotations of Kostelanetz essays and poems; issue of American Book Review (May-June 1986); and corresp. regarding Assembling Press, ca.1/2 record storage box, 1973-93.
20 KOT-MAD, includes:
Kotik, Petr (Director of SEM Ensemble)
includes corresp. relating to dh's SEM Ensemble appearance, 1990, a typescript of Knowles and Yasunao Tone's Hörspiel "Setsubun, " and printed ephemera, ca.22 items, 1988-92.
Koz_owski, Jaros_aw (Polish artist)
three items including an edition of "Blue Time, " 1976-88.
Kroesen, Jill (lyricist)
includes transparency of lyrics for Erotikon, 2 items, 1976.
Kruchkow, Diane (editor of Stony Hills)
ca.45 items, 1975-77 [bulk], 79-80, 82-84, 89.
Labelle-Rojoux, Arnaud (French poet)
ca.22 items, 1979-84.
La Voie, Steven (Famous/Famous Last Words)
18 items, 1976-78.
Laxson, Ruth (artists' book maker)
includes original drawing and mail art, ca.30 items, 1983-84, 87, 89-90.
Leaman, Michael (publisher of Reaktion)
7 letters, 1983, 85.
Lebel, Jean-Jacques
corresp. re: potential Fluxus catalog by Lebel and participation in Polyphonix, ca.30 items, 1981-84, 93.
Loeffler, Carl (Director of La Mamelle Arts Center and editor of Contemporary Arts Press)
ca.35 items, 1976-80.
Lombardi, Daniele (Italian pianist and editor)
includes three catalogs of Lombardi's work, ca.30 items, 1980-84.
Lubic, Matt (writer)
ca.15 items, 1976-77.
Lurie, Toby (poet)
includes original typescripted pattern poem for dh, ca.57 items, 1975-81.
MacClennan, Toby (writer and performance artist)
includes performance script with annotations by MacClennan and printed ephemera, ca.40 items, 1976-82.
Maciunas, George
ca.15 items, 1974-78.
Mac Low, Jackson (poet, composer, performance artist)
includes dialogue about dh's use of "exemplificative" categories (1976), corresp. regarding Unpublished/Printed Editions, and ms for "Phone Poems." Also contains performance instructions for "Musicwords, " "A Vocabulary Gatha for Pete Rose, " and "A Notated Vocabulary for Eve Rosenthal, " all signed and dated by the artist, ca.130 items, 1975-86.
21 MAH-MCC, includes:
Mahlow, Dietrich (German art historian and curator)
extensive corresp., ca.150 items, 1984-93.
Mallander, J.O. (Finnish artist)
includes printed ephemera and a photograph of "To the Pure Land III, " 1984, ca.24 items, 1981-84.
Malmö Kunsthall, Sweden
installation information on dh work "Glue Mama's Finest Tasties" for Food Art exhibition, 1984.
Margins
corresp. with Tom Montag mostly regarding reviews submitted by dh, also one long letter from Montag about dh's proposed legislation for literature (ie. non-profit status) dated 2/17/76, ca.40 letters, 1975-76.
Martel, Richard (Canadian artist)
includes posters and printed ephemera, ca.55 items, 1984-90, 92.
Mayer, Hansjörg (publisher)
ca 32 items, 1970, 74-78, 80, 83, 86.
Mayer, Peter (British concrete poet)
extensive corresp. regarding patteren poetry's history and bibliographies of, 1977-78, 82-85, 89 [bulk 1977-78, 83-84] (see also Series VB, Box 78).
McBride, Dick (McBride Brothers & Broadly Ltd.)
corresp. about book distribution, 1978-83.
McBride, Mac (dh's caretaker)
extensive corresp. about personal and home related matters, 1981-84.
McCaffery, Steve (Canadian performance artist and sound poet)
includes original and copied poems by McCaffery, substantial corresp. about poetry, semiotics and aesthetics (see especially 9/30/77 McCaffery letter and dh response about "Paris Mafia" and dh letter 11/5/77 which describes Giordano Bruno's processes in a "flow chart subsumption") and copy of Every Way Oakly: homolinguistic translations of gertrude stein's Tender Buttons, ca.160 items, 1976-81, 83-90, 92.
McCallion, Barry (artist and writer)
ca.25 items, 1973-81, 85.
McCarthy, Mary-Sue
personal corresp., 25 letters, 1980-82, 84-85, 87, 90.
22 MCF-MON, includes:
McPherson, Bruce (publisher of Treacle Press)
ca.71 letters mostly relating to book business, 1976-91.
Melnick, David
includes ms. copy and book of "Men in Aida."
Mew, Tommy (Conceptual artist and poet)
includes extensive personal corresp. and some about Fluxus, and printed ephemera, ca.100 items, 1977-80, 82-84, 86-90.
Meyer, Tom (writer, see also Jonathan Williams)
includes corresp. regarding Meyer's research on Stefan George, ca.45 items, 1974-82.
Mid-Hudson Arts and Science Center (MASC)
corresp. about fundraising, printed ephemera and announcements, ca.35 items, 1988-92.
Miller, Eugene (editor of New Lazarus Review)
includes poetry typescripts and mail art, ca.21 items, 1978-80 [bulk], 85, 89.
Miller, Stephen Paul (poet)
includes poetry typescripts, 11 items, 1977-78.
Milman, Estera (Alternative Traditions, Univ. of Iowa)
12 letters, 1985, 87-88, 90-91.
Milwaukee (Misreading and Misinterpretation course taught by dh at the University of Wisconsin)
includes course syllabus, organizational material, final examination questions and activities report, 1976-77.
Minarelli, Enzo (Italian sound poet)
35 items, 1986-91.
Modern Languages Association (MLA)
material relating to the forum on "The Question of Postmodernism, " includes corresp. with Ihab Hassam, ca.40 items, 1977-78, 94.
Monk, Meredith
contains mostly printed ephemera and announcements, 5 letters and postcards, 1975-76, 81, 85, 91-92.
"Montreal gig" '67
contains an original dh drawing in ballpoint ink for "Some Graphis Mirrors" program.
23 MOO-NAS, includes:
Moore, Barbara and Peter (Fluxus artists; Barbara, editor of Reflux Editions)
includes two dh letters which clarify his and Maciunas breakup over the founding of SEP, and mail art, ca.25 items, 1983, 85-92.
Moran, Robert (composer)
includes intimate personal corresp., material related to the dh sale of six Vostell works, and a one act play by Moran written for dh, ca.53 items, 1975-78, 83 [bulk 1975-76].
Morawski, Stefan (Polish art historian)
includes corresp. relating to theoretical concepts of dh's work, ca.21 items, 1986-87.
Morgan, Robert C. (art critic and historian)
includes an edition of "Progress Back Stroke" from Morgan's Swim Texts and printed ephemera, ca.40 items, 1978, 84, 86-89 [bulk 1986-89].
Morra, Giuseppe
includes corresp. regarding the ceramics for "the ephitaphs, " 25 letters, 1976-77, 89.
Morris, Michael (Canadian video artist and photographer)
extensive intimate personal corresp., 2 photographs, mail art, mini text for Erotikon, 5/16/76, dh 4 page letter regarding the film "Taxi zum KLO, " 8/24/81, and original watercolor x-mas card, n.d., ca.87 items, 1975-87, 90, n.d.
Morrow, Charles (composer, Art Director of New Wilderness Foundation [see also New Wilderness Foundation])
includes corresp regarding personal, financial and book business matters, 8 photographs of "Heavyweight Sound Fight, " and some production material for Vision Singer & Witness, ca.190 items total, 1974-75, 77-86.
Morse, R.C. (editor of The Modularist Review)
includes a dialogue about the theoretical aspects of "modularism, " 1976, and poetry typescripts, ca.22 items, 1975-77.
Myers, George, Jr. (writer and publisher of Cumberland Journal)
ca.80 items, 1973-89.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (Rolywholyover a circus)
organizational material and corresp. with Julie Lazar and other MOCA staff, 1991-93.
Name, Billy (Andy Warhol's Factory manager, nee Billy Linich)
includes some letters with short concrete poems ca.28 items, 1988-89, 92.
Nannucci, Maurizio (Zona Archives, editor of Mèla)
much corresp. about publication projects, ca.85 items, 1977, 79-84.
24 NAT-NUL, includes:
Nations, Opal (British writer, poet, artist and publisher of Strange Faeces Press)
extensive personal corresp., includes ca.35 poetry and reworked text typescripts of various lengths (ca.late 1970's), book, mail art, printed ephemera, original drawings by Nations and a photograph of dh with accompanying text by Nations, ca.272 items total, 1976-82, 84-87.
NESPA (New England Small Press Assn.)
newsletters, articles of organization, membership lists, etc., 1974-76.
New Means Foundation
tax exempt application, by-laws and other reorganization papers. 1969-70, 72-73.
New Museum show (Fluxattitudes)
corresp. documenting various organizational problems, especially the artists dislike for insuring their works at 0 value, 1992.
New York Mycological Society (organized by Cage)
includes 14 photos of a mushroom hunt with Cage, schedules of events, articles, checklists of mushroom sightings, etc, 1963-77.
NYU
information on Ph.D. program and dh's Ph.D. comprehensive exams, and misc. paperwork, 1974-79.
Niccolai, Giulia (Italian poet)
16 letters, 1977-78, 81, 84-85.
Nichol, bp (Barry; Canadian sound poet)
includes dh translation of Nichol poetry text and printed ephemera, ca.31 items, 1977-79, 86-87.
Null, Elizabeth (dh's sister)
31 items, 1969-70, 74-79.
25 NUR-PA, includes:
Nurenberg, Phil (writer, photographer, painter)
includes photos of dh by Nurenberg taken during a 1984 interview and some corresp. relating to Nurenberg's interview with Bern Porter, ca.88 items, 1980-82, 84-85, 87-89, 93 (see also Porter, Box 26).
Ohff, Heinz (Berlin art critic)
9 items, 1976-77, 81.
Oldenburg, Claes
corresp. and invoices re: "The store" book and sale of 3 dh owned works by Oldenburg, 1966-67, 1981.
Oliveros, Pauline (composer)
includes corresp. regarding personal matters, book business (mostly about Software for the People), printed ephemera and performance script of "Portrait of Richard C. Higgins, " 1988. Also includes corresp., board of trustees meeting notes, budget reports and announcements for the Pauline Oliveros Foundation, ca.1/3 record storage box, 1974-92.
Olmsted, Robert (editor of Northwoods Press)
9 letters which document tension between Olmsted and dh on how a small press should be run, 1975-76.
Oren, Michele (art historian)
includes one letter by dh clarifying his problems with Maciunas in 1965 (8/22/79), ca.25 items, 1978-79, 83, 86, 92.
Padín, Clemente (Uruguan writer)
includes theoretical dialogues on semiotics and the revolutionary aspects of art, and some about his imprisonment, ca.35 items, 1976-78, 82-83.
Pagillo, Joseph (poet)
includes ms, 7 items, 1986.
Paik, Nam June
mainly announcements and articles, 7 items, 1977, 81-84, 80, 93.
Palazzoli, Daniela (Italian critic)
10 letters, including dh explaination of Fluxus, 1973-74.
Palmisano, Joseph (attorney)
corresp. about SEP bankruptcy, 1975-78.
Partum, Andrzej (Bureau de la Poesie, Poland)
ca.20 items, 1974-75, 77-79.
Patterson, Ben
ca.10 items, 1966, 68-69, 75-77.
26 PE-PRE, includes:
Pedersen, Knud (Danish Fluxus artist, writer and director of Kunstbiblioteket)
contains corresp. about fluxus artists and events, especially "Excellent 1992" and "A La Carte" (for more see Copenhagen trip 1992), each others work and some about personal matters, ca.117 letters, 1979-80, 82-93.
Peters, Robert (poet and performance artist)
extensive intimate personal corresp. and letters documenting, among other things, theoretical concepts of their writings and Peters' performance works. Also contains material relating to Peters' "The Blood Countess, " including ms typescript with annotations entitled "Countess E. Bathory, " performance script and three photos of Peters as the "The Blood Countess" (ca.1985). Other items includes 4 photos of Peters in costume (1988) and poetry typescripts with annotations, and Electrum no.37 (Fall 1985), ca.125 items total, 1983-89, 91-93.
Petkus, Janetta (wrote a dissertation on Cage)
6 letters about Cage and Fluxus, 1983-84.
Phillips, Michael Joseph (concrete poet)
mostly personal corresp., but also contains printed ephemera, poetry ms, and 35 Boogie Woogie Haiku (1980), ca.105 items, 1974, 77-86, 88-90.
Pierssens, Michael (Sub Stance)
8 letters, 1980.
Pittore, Carlo (Italian artist)
mostly mail art, 16 items, 1979, 82-84, 94 (see also Bern Porter file, Box 26, for printed ephemera).
Politi, Giancarlo (publisher of Art Diary)
9 items, 1977-79, 81, 89.
Polkinhorn, Harry (writer, expert in visual poetry and Latin American avant-garde)
mss, corresp. contains theoretical discourses and progress reports of each other's works, ca.100 items, 1986-90.
Poni_, Denis (Slovenian poet and scholar of visual poetry)
15 items, 1977-80 (see also Series VB, Box 78).
Porter, Bern (writer, poet, artist)
corresp. regarding book business and some personal matters, ms of Phil Nurenberg interview with Porter (see also Nurenberg, Box 25) and Porter's Erotikon contribution. Also includes much printed ephemera by Carlo Pittore, including 4 sheets of "Post Me Commemorative Stamp Series, " and Me Too II no.1, ca.85 items, 1971-72, 74-78, 80-81, 89, 92, nd.
27 PRI-RA, includes:
Printed Editions
contains catalog production material, book business corresp. with other coop members, sales records, isbn #s list and distribution records, ca.1/3 record storage box, 1977-86 (see also Series III, Box 42, Finances).
Purgatory Pie Press
includes edition #52 of "Post Card Set Nine, " 1990, 7 items.
Quasha, George (poet, Station Hill Press)
7 dh letters to Quasha, 1978, 82, 85-86.
Quebec gigs (1984, 86, 88)
includes programs and other printed ephemera.
Queensland Art Gallery
corresp. with Anne Kirker about purchase of works from dh and "Fluxus and after..., " 1993-94.
Rachel, Vaughan (poet, Kaprow's wife)
9 letters, including Erotikon contribution, 1975-77.
Ratner, Rochelle (American Book Review)
16 letters, 1980-82, 85-86, 88.
28 RE-RY, includes:
Rehfeldt, Robert and Ruth (German artist and poet)
includes, mail art, printed ephemera and corresp. in German, ca.80 items, 1976-82, 84-87, 90.
Reid, Terry (Australian artist)
original handwritten and typescript poems contained in much of the corresp., and one page description from dh about 1976 Maciunas banquet, 21 letters total, 1976-77, 92.
Restany, Pierre
Erotikon contribution, 1 letter, 1976.
Robertson, Clive (Canadian writer and performance artist)
includes printed ephemera, issue 1 of Voicespondence, and booklet for "In the Singular, " 1975, ca.50 items, 1974-79 [bulk], 1990-91.
Robson, Ernest (sound poet and publisher of Primary Press)
includes two poetry chapbooks, 55 items, 1974, 76-79 [bulk], 81-82, 86, 88, 90. Rogalski, Piotr (Polish artist): mail art, original linocuts and drawings, 20 items, 1987-88.
Rosenberg, Marilyn (book artist)
10 items, including mail art xeroxed book, 1980, 82-84.
Rosenthal, Nelleke (dh assistant) and Michael
ca.55 letters, 1974-83.
Rothenberg, Jerome (writer)
36 items, 1975-77 [bulk], 78-79, 81, 84, 87-88.
Ruhé, Harry (Galerie A, Amsterdam)
substantial corresp. regarding dh shows and publications stock at Galerie A, 1976-77, 79-84, 86, 92.
Russ, Andrew (poet)
includes 7 chapbooks and Translating Translating Translating Apollinaire, 1991.
Rypson, Piotr (Polish visual poet and scholar)
corresp. documents extensive exchange of bibliographic information on pattern poetry, also 5 editions of Sator and poetry mss by Rypson, 1978-80, 82-93 [bulk] (see Box 29 for 1984-93), ca.1/2 record storage box total (see also Series VB, Box 78).
29 RY-SCHM, includes:
Rypson, Piotr (cont.)
1984-93.
Sacerio-Garí, Enrique (Spanish pattern poet)
6 letters, 1988.
Sackner, Marvin and Ruth (concrete and visual poetry collectors)
includes working bibliography of Sackner archive, ca.60 items, 1979-80, 82-84, 86-89.
Salzburg course (Internaionale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst, 1993)
corresp. with Barbara Wally and others, student projects with photos and contact sheets of a performance (Danger Music #17?), reports, class schedule, diskette (full, unable to retrieve info), etc.
Saper, Craig (concrete poet and scholar at Univ. of Florida)
9 letters and 1 poem, 1988.
Sarenco (Italian multimedia artist and publisher of Factotum-Art and Lotta Poetica)
extensive corresp., including 1 letter by Sarenco which corrects the origin of the term "poesia visiva" (29/10/86), and other letters documenting a dispute with Gino di Maggio; and Factotum-Art no.2 (1978); ca.85 items, 1976-85.
Satori
corresp. with Gary Green and Pat Sims, ca.26 items, 1988-91. Saunders, R(obert, poet): 8 items, 1991.
30 SCHN-SOM, includes:
Schneemann, Carolee (performance artist)
contains original watercolor christmas card, nd, printed ephemera and typescript of "Cezanne, She was a Great Painter, " ca.19 items, 1975, 81, 83-84, 88, 90.
Schöning, Klaus (Director of Hörspiel Studio 3, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln)
includes corresp. relating to the organization of "Girlande für John [Cage]" and 1 page contributions by both Knowles and Oliveros, ca.60 items, 1985-88, 90. Schraenen, Guy (Belgian editor): 8 items, 1977, 83, 90, n.d.
Serendipidy Books Distribution
corresp. regarding Unpublished Editions distribution, book catalogs, 1976-78 (see also Small Press Distribution).
Sikorski, Tomasz (Polish performance artist)
includes printed ephemera, 19 items, 1984, 86-87.
Silverman, Gilbert (Fluxus collector)
includes inventory of both 1981 and 1988 dh sale of books and Fluxus works to Silverman Collection, ca.40 items, 1980-83, 87-89.
Skaggs, Stephen (calligrapher)
includes 20 slides of calligraphy by Skagg, 1989-90, 92.
Skopic, Cathy (artist)
includes 7 original christmas cards, 11 items, 1976, 80-82, nd.
Small Press Distribution
corresp. about Unpublished/Printed Editions distribution, book catalogs, 1977-80, 84, 87 (see also Serendipidy Books Distribution).
The Smith/The Scene
ca.27 items, 1972, 74-77, 79-80. 84, 88, n.d.
Smith, Phil (same as Phil Demise, poet and publisher of Gegenschein)
includes Erotikon contribution, 20 items, 1975-80.
Smith, Stuart (Smith Publications)
4 letters, performance instructions for "Tit for Tat" and ms introduction, 1979-80, n.d.
Smith, Sylvia (Smith Publications)
13 letters, 1982-85.
Sohm, Hanns (German collector)
corresp. mostly regarding Sohm Archive, to whom dh sold a portion of his archive, and some about Fluxus artists, ca.126 letters, 1974-89.
SEP
corresp. mostly about SEP bankruptcy, also includes 6 page "Overview of the Status" of the press, financial statements, inventories, 1973-74 catalog, and misc., 5 folders, 1965-69, 71-78, 80 (see also Series III, Box 42, Finances).
31 SON-TH, includes:
Spodarek, Diane
includes Spodarek 45 recording of "Potentially Dangerous, " 13 items, 1977-79, 81.
Spoerri, Daniel
contains an angry letter from dh to Spoerri (11/2/76), ca.40 items, 1965-66, 69-70, 74-76, 81.
Staeck, Rolf and Klaus (German graphic artists)
includes mail art postcards, 23 items, 1977-81, 86.
"SUNY/Purchase Fluxus gig" March 4/5 1983 (Fluxfest '83 was a related event to the exhibition "Fluxus, etc: The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection")
printed ephemera and working versions of the performance program, ca.30 items.
SUNY Press
extensive corresp. regarding Pattern Poetry publication, ca.55 letters, 1985-87 (see also Series III, Boxes 58-61 for production material and other corresp.).
Steiner, Sherry (performance artist)
includes 3 compositional mss and printed ephemera, 21 items, 1987-88.
Szkárosi, Endré
about performance in Hungary, ca.15 items, 1990-91, 93.
Talbott, Harold
18 items, 1975-79, 83-84.
Tan, Margaret (pianist)
corresp. about performing dh compositions, announcements and photo of Tan performing, ca.30 items, 1982-87, 89, 91, nd.
Tarlow, Florence (actress)
includes long letters from Tarlow regarding her illness, 1963, 85-88, 90-91.
Tellus
mostly corresp. about Fluxtellus contibutors controversy with Wexner Center, 1989-92.
Theodore, Crystal (art historian)
4 letters and typescript of "Art: X+1 Again, " 1979.
Thompson, Susan (dh's neighbor in Vermont 1970's)
includes typescript of dh's 14 page play "East Hampton: or The Private Life of the Pudgies, " 1976 (note: dh thought he destroyed all copies of this play).
Thys, Myriam (Dutch PhD student)
2 letters, one by dh answering 6 broad questions on performance art, 1981.
32 TI-U, includes:
Tilton, Sumner B. (lawyer; Tilton, Erskine and Berkeley)
extensive corresp. concerning Carter Higgins's estate, 1960, 65-72, 75.
Tót, Endre (Hungarian conceptual artist)
includes postcards and printed ephemera, 20 items, 1974, 76-77, 79.
Tóth, Gábor (Hungarian performance artist and poet)
contains corresp. about performances and pattern poetry, photos of performances including "KEP/Picture/ Read on Me!", "I Said and I Wash My Feet, " which Tóth termed action poetry, "A Little Extension to the Art, " and 14 other photos. Also printed ephemera and small conceptual works, 1976-85, 90-91, ca.110 items (see also The Kitchen file for important letter [10/18/80] and Series VB, Box 78).
Tragtenberg, Livio (Brazilian composer)
includes photo of "O. de A. do Brasil" performance and printed ephemera, 28 items, 1983-87, 90.
Truck, Fred
ca.30 items, 1976, 78-83, 85-86, 89.
Tyler, Richard (Uranian Press)
mostly contains printed ephemera, but also 2 letters, 23 items total, 1976-78.
Umbrella
14 items, includes 7 issues (see also Judith Hoffberg, Box 16).
Unpublished Editions
catalog production including proofs, paste-up and photos; and corresp. documenting problems with distributor Christopher Stevens; ca.130 items, 1976-78 [bulk], 1980-81.
33 V-WA, includes:
Van Barneveld, Aart (Stempelplaats)
11 letters, 1978-79, 83.
Van der Marck, Jan
15 items, 1979-82, 84, 89.
Vautier, Ben
substantial amount of printed ephemera and small publications; also contains corresp. and announcements, two folders, 1974, 78-85, 87, 89, 91-92, nd.
Vaz, Guilherme (Brazilian Composer)
13 letters, 1974-75, 79.
Vehicule (Canadian gallery)
corresp. with Allan Beally, 15 items, 1974 [bulk], 79.
"Venezuala Gig"
includes 3 xeroxed scores by Philip Corner for performance and printed ephemera (1979).
The Vienna Group and Their Circle (catalogue which dh designed)
corresp. and corrections, 1983-84.
Vigo, Edgardo Antonio (Argentinian visual poet)
16 letters, 1966-67, 71, 74.
Von Maure, Karin (Staatsgalerie Stuttgart)
some corresp. regarding "Notations" exhibition, 17 letters, 1982-84.
Vostell, Wolf
extensive corresp. with a substantial quantity of handwritten letters from Vostell documenting the artists' exchange of ideas, collaborations and personal matters. Also contains material relating to Vostell's work "Technological Oak Tree" (aka T.O.T.) made for and owned by dh; "Untitled" photo of a tree (received by dh 6/20/72); a photo of Vostell and Dali, ca.1980; an original drawing, 1985; 10 slides from Museo Vostell of Vostell's site and environmental work, 1978; partial xerox copy of Ben Vautier's "excommunication" of Vostell and Joseph Beuys from Fluxus and dh's written response, 1982; corresp. regarding dh's donation to Museo Vostell and explaination of his work "David"; xeroxed project instructions; mail art postcards; and much printed ephemera; ca.1/3 record storage box, 1966-67, 70, 72, 74-87 [bulk].
Waldrop, Rosemarie and Keith (Burning Deck Press, see also Ahern corresp.)
includes short reviews by dh of K. Waldrop's writings, 16 items, 1976-78, 81, 83-85, 87-89.
Walker Art Center
materials and corresp. related to "In the Spirit of Fluxus" exhibition, 1993, including poster, printed ephemera, event schedules and announcements and corresp. with Elizabeth Armstrong, Curator.
Watts, Robert
includes Bicentennial note stationary and other printed ephemera, 34 items, 1974, 77-78, 80, 83, 86-88.
34 WE-WR, includes:
Weintraub, Linda (Blum Art Center)
16 items, 1984-87, 89-91.
Wendt, Larry (sound poet historian and electronic musician)
ca.55 letters mostly regarding sound and pattern poetry bibliographic information, 1977-79.
Wendt, Thyl (German artist)
10 letters, 1978-81.
WhiteWalls (magazine)
includes issue no.2 (Winter/Spring 1979), and two letters from Buzz Spector, 6 items, 1980, 88.
Wickenden, Bob (Henry Robert, artist and sound poet)
includes poetry typescripts and a dh letter describing his artistic origins, 11/25/75, in response to Wickenden's letter relating the current state of his thought processes, ca.38 items, 1975-78, 86, n.d.
Wiesbaden Fluxus 1992
extensive corresp. regarding arrangements for exhibition and film program; also includes a photo of dh at exhibition.
Wilding-White, Mary-Louise (dh's aunt, see also Worchester Pressed Steel files)
contains mostly corresp. regarding family matters, and some about the John Woodman Higgins Armory, ca.210 items, 1962, 66-77, 81-93.
Wilson, Bill (William, art critic)
letters documenting tension between Wilson and dh over the content of certain magazines, 10 letters, 1976-78, 93 (see also Ray Johnson Box 17 for letter to Arts, ca.1965).
Wilson, Martha (director of Franklin Furnace)
corresp. about Franklin Furnace, ca.25 items, 1977, 79, 84, 88-91 [bulk] (see also Franklin Furnace file, Box 11).
Wolfenbüttel Conference 1987 (see Series VB, Box 78).
Woodall, John (performance artist)
includes performance instructions for "Gim Crack, " performed at MOCA, LA, 1989 and "Tools of Performance" exhibition checklist, 5 items, 1989, 92.
Worchester Pressed Steel
financial, sales and other reports, meeting minutes, etc., 1967.
35 WILLIAMS, includes:
Williams College
contains corresp. with faculty members, syllabus, term project assignments, attendance records, dh notes and copy of "Fluxus: theory and reception" for dh course "Introduction to Fluxus, " 1987. Also contains material for "Fluxus, 25 years, " 1987-88, such as corresp., budgets, Dartmouth loans checklist, corresp. and info for catalog, performances and publicity.
Williams, Emmett
contains personal and other corresp. regarding SEP bankruptcy (1974), their 1975 dispute, some relating to Fluxus artists, including one letter written subsequent to dh's visit to the Sohm Archive which mentions that dh could "find no mention anywhere that Maciunas accepted Beuys as part of Fluxus, " 3/27/82, and 9 page letter from dh describing in intimate detail his nervous breakdown, 11/19/74. Also performance script "How to perform Emmett Williams' Four Directional Song of Doubt" by dh, 1984 (see accn. no. 890164 for original work), 7 photos of typesetting, and original graphic "Portrait of a Lady, " 1974, by Ann Williams, ca.1/4 record storage box, 1966-69, 74-92.
Williams, Eugene (Emmett's son)
includes intimate personal corresp. and some relating to collaborations, one dh poem 11/7/74 and poems by Williams, printed ephemera, 27 photos of Williams and family, and dh letter which describes how Maciunas was severely beaten (11/9/75), ca.1/2 record storage box, 1971-82 [bulk 72-80], 89, 92.
Williams, Jonathan
mostly corresp. relating to book projects, personal matters and Jargon Society. Also contains some printed ephemera, Jargon catalogs, one photo of Williams, 1976, and Williams' Erotikon contribution, ca.127 items, 1974-84.
36 WU-ZU, includes:
Würz, Hervé (French artist)
20 letters mostly about a reprint of dh's Five Traditions, but also contains dh's short accounts of Fluxus first meetings with Nam June Paik (1/6/76) and Ken Friedman (11/19/75), 1975-80.
Xatrec, Christian (né Mathieu)
20 items, 1987-92.
Young, Ian (artist, poet and publisher of Catalyst)
15 letters, 1974, 76-77, 79.
Young, Karl (poet and publisher of Membrane Press)
contains some corresp. about publishing of Six Fillious and two "vocabularies" by Young, 12 items, 1977-78.
Zack, David (Canadian art writer)
1 catalog of the CV-NUT-Art show, 1974.
Zanini, Walter (Director of Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Sao Paulo)
mostly consists of corresp. regarding dh's 1976 exhibition there, 22 letters, 1974, 76-78.
Zekowski, Arlene (writer and professor of English at Eastern New Mexico Univ., also Stanley Berne)
ca.60 items, 1975-79, 81, 84, 88-92.
Zen Arts Center
corresp. mostly about programming and also includes dh drawings and other material related to the Center's 1981 brochure, ca.85 items, 1980-83.
Zürich Conference 1990
includes dh handwritten lecture notes; dh's "Some Poetry Intermedia" poster, 1976; and corresp. with Harry Polkinhorn, Max Nänny and Claus Clüver, ca.70 items.
Zurbrugg, Nicholas (Australian scholar)
contains mss for "Sound Art, Radio Art, and Post-Radio Performance in Australia" and "Jameson's Complaint: Video-Art and the Intertextual 'Time-Wall', " plus other xeroxed Zurbrugg writings, 18 items, 1977-78, 83-84, 86, 88-89.

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