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Field, Ben (Moe Bragin), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1932-1982

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Title Field, Ben (Moe Bragin), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1932-1982

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1932-1982

Place United States

Language English

Subjects Authors, American, Bohemianism, New Left, Radicalism in literature, Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Illinois

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription 160 Parkside Ave.
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11226
June 30, 1972
Dear Jack,

Thanks once again - for north country underlined: Anvil. It brings the wheel whirling back to the old Anvil and its brawny blacksmith and Ironmaster and wheelwright, the Sage of Moberly himself. And then there is Meridel with her underlined: Corn Village, and the wheel whirls faster and faster until the spokes are a blur and the black earth flies in all directions.
I shall have to subscribe to it as well as to December.
How is your autobiography doing? Anywhere near completion?
We had to cut our stay short in Chicago, spent only two days there. Took underlined: December along with us, and spent much of our travel time up to my ears in it:
Have you read any of Holdar [sic] Laxness's novels? If you have not, try to get hold of his underlined: "Independent People." Iceland is the news today because of the chess match between Spassky, the Russ, and Fisher, our own temperamental lad. Jeanette and I were planning to visit the country, and one of my projects was to try to interview Laxness. We'll have to let it go for another year because of more pressing business.
Regards to Gladys from both of us.

Sincerely, Ben

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 10 Folder 475

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 4034px × 5212px 60.19 MB

Filename 992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00010_fl_00475_000025.tif

Unique Identifier NL11A55R

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