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Beggs, Berenice B., Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1954-1969

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Open book Beggs, Berenice B., Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1954-1969

Title Beggs, Berenice B., Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1954-1969

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date n. d., 1954-1969

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 letterhead NORTHEAST MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURIMay 12, 1954Dear Mr. Conroy,I was so happy to receive a copy of Midland Humor and particularly pleased to have the writing in front. I presume one feels a tie with homefolks that makes writing to them easy and natural, and "homefolks" means some one from the old home town.I was born and reared in Moberly, went to school at South Park, graduated from the Moberly High School, taught in Central School, then later in the High School. My sister, Camille Beggs, taught grade one in West Park about 1920. My sister, Beulah, was deputy Probate Judge of Randolph County with the office in Moberly. (1922-1928)I heard of your first through The Anvil which you often sent me. I knew you went to West Park, and later the high school, but really never met you.We have a copy of Sam Patch in our

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 2 Folder 110

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 4458px × 5768px 147.17 MB

Filename 992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00002_fl_00110_000003.tif

Unique Identifier NL119Y3I

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