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Caplan, Alfred, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1933-1937

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Title Caplan, Alfred, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1933-1937

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1933-1937

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 CAPLANKansas City, Mo.Nov. 26, 1933Dear Jack: You can't imagine how all the comrades in town are whooped up about "The Disinherited." We've had a battle with an old battle-ax of the Carrie Nation school, in the public library. This bitch O.K's the books for the "institution" and your novel was on the taboo list, with a couple of big X's marked against it. Well your old bud and his pals are making life miserable for them; your book - and they will have to buy a couple to meet the demand. Birkenhead and Jenkins also going to the front for you. Mr. Birkhead was unable to procure a book, so the radio review will be laid over a week (Wednesday Dec. 6 3:30 P.M.). this is no baloney - the liberals are in this "united front" strong; and your work will be the main Sunday topic, too, from more than one pulpit. Covici, Friede have a golden opporotunity sic in "The Disinherited," I believe. An 'ad' in The Star on a Sat. - about eight weeks in a row - would net them a barrel of dough. This goddam agency of the Inquisition

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 5 Folder 242

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 4184px × 5371px 64.33 MB

Filename 992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00005_fl_00242_000001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11A2PP

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