Newberry Library - 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 1947

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 May 2 . 57Dear Bud - Still no bus for the Academy - this prolonged stay in the Florida counterpart of Newgate has exhausted what loot I was able to save for matriculation fee. So I'm reduced to trying to sell the trophies that I brought away from the Battle of Peas Island. Can you use a gray leather gladstone with a built-in-suit rack? Practically new, it was given me in the latter days preceding the Disaffection and Downfall, and I used it only on the flight into Fla. Ten bucks would be cool, plus express charges to send it from Raiford to you. I'd have to use it to transport my stuff to the joint, then I'd send it on. Rather a nice piece I would guess it cost somewhere around $35. Like to hear soon as possible, the next bus will probably be it. Been reading Dostoevski's House of the Dead and have been mildly exercised to learn that the joint in Siberia is a shade superior to the penal palace in Dixie. Never thought I'd outdo a Russian in the agony dept.ever, JimDuval County JailJacksonville, Fla

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 3 Folder 131

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 4172px × 5331px 127.30 MB

Filename 992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00003_fl_00131_000008.tif

Unique Identifier NL119YDS

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