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Bowen, Merlin and Ruth, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1950-1986

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Open book Bowen, Merlin and Ruth, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1950-1986

Title Bowen, Merlin and Ruth, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1950-1986

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date n. d., 1950-1986

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 [upper right corner:] Bowen, MerlinMay 25, 1984Dear Jack:Walsh received an invitation to the big Catfish Fry that the Univ. of Missouri is -- somewhat belatedly -- holding for you next month. Somehow I was left off the official list -- though I couldn't have come anyway, for reasons soon to be s stated. But could you see that the sponsoring committee sends a packet of praise for the Sage of Moberly to your devoted Japanese fan, Prof. Kiteh Ohashi, Dept. of English, Keio University, Mita, Tokyo? He will really appreciate it. Walsh was going to bring his invite to the Goodman play he and I were attending yesterday -- but he forgot. He and I are both on tight leashes these days with ailing wives. Betty has been laid up for some months now and seems to be getting no better. Ruth and her visiting nurse sister Beth (with us until tomorrow) made Betty's favorite dessert this morning and were going out to Oak Park to deliver

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 4 Folder 162

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2904px × 3868px 64.31 MB

Filename 992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00004_fl_00162_000048.tif

Unique Identifier NL11A1BV

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