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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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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 it myself necessary to have a job to go to, however, and on that I'm afraid I'll need assistance. I'm going to try for an out of state parole to Illinois, having reached the conclusions that Florida and I are incompatible. I've settled into what may be my permanent quarters during my stay here, a two-man cell which I share with a burly lad from Syracuse doing twenty for armed robbery. He's a pleasant uncomplicated type who writes doughty, solemn poetry (some of which I have set to pale, absent-minded music) and Western stories in which the cardinal virtues are enthroned, a horse is a 'critter' and the bad guys are transparent stinkers from page one. What amazes me about this exile from society and many others I've encountered here, is that most of the copy-book maxims of their childhood are still as Holy Writ to them. Ideas, standards, prejudices that form the foundations of society, which were pounded into them from infancy are still there, intact, uncontested, unexamined. (Except for the one about property, which has been altered to All Property Is Theft" or perhaps it's vice versa). How then, and why, did they fall from conformity? It's a nice puzzle to gnaw on. I'm told that magazines like the N. Y'er and such may be received if mailed in a magazine mailer with the address type or printed, one of each type weekly. Care to test it? I miss the NY'er sorely. Only if you can do so without great inconveniences. The opus is still opus-ing. Gad, I'll be glad to see the last of the pesky thing, to get on to something lighter.love,JimP. S, Advise about the visit?James Blake Box 221 Raiford, Fla52603 - E32

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 3 Folder 130

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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