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Blake, James, (letters from prison to Conroy and Algren), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1946-1959

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Open book Blake, James, (letters from prison to Conroy and Algren), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1946-1959

Title Blake, James, (letters from prison to Conroy and Algren), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1946-1959

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date n. d., 1946-1959

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 And it doesn't end with the day - At night the prisoners all sleep in a large dormitory and aberrant sex, perouous? and savage, is rife. I have been forced to choosea "protector" in this grotesque game, and ex-pugilist with a background of varied incarcerations, who, though flamboyantly handsome, is viciously narcissiveand sadistic. This strange arrangement has resulted in beatings, pummelings and arm-twistings until I feel that I am trapped, unable to awake, in some endless nightmare.In the sex thing, I have always been a party of pale passions, a dilletante and a dabbler in the shallows, and this disastrous plunge into such a storm of violent andprimitive emotions has caused me often to fear for my mental balance. As it is, most of the time I am actually physically sick from fear and apprehension. It sounds horribly overblown and melodramatic, I know, but the truth as calmly and quietly as I can tell it is that I must get away or I do not know what will happen. Much more of this I cannot take. Please write, Jack, mail is the one contact I have with a same world I have almost forgotten exists. Incoming mail is not opened and I am "flying" this letter out. Sincerely, Jim Blake.

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 3 Folder 129

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 4164px × 5331px 127.05 MB

Filename 992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00003_fl_00129_000015.tif

Unique Identifier NL119YAK

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