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Fallon, Lawrence ("Bud"), (also to Nelson Algren, Jesse Blue, and Martha Blankenship), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1937-1971

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Open book Fallon, Lawrence ("Bud"), (also to Nelson Algren, Jesse Blue, and Martha Blankenship), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1937-1971

Title Fallon, Lawrence ("Bud"), (also to Nelson Algren, Jesse Blue, and Martha Blankenship), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1937-1971

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1937-1971

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

Extent 42 cubic ft. (94 boxes and 5 oversize boxes)

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription Oct. 7. 1952
E. St. Louis, Ill.
Dear Jack -
Wally wrote me a note explaining his silence and expressing his contempt for his landlord. I've tried calling several times. The phone rings but w.w. must be in his atelier above his old pad. This weekend I'll go over to St. Louis and do my best to revive McWharton's low spirits.
Do you advise me to borrow a tactic from McCarthy and turn Wharton's spleen on the ancient wagon wheels? Remembering the Reichstag fine - Vanderhubbe, Popoff, Toneff & Dimitnoff, why not draw a parallel? Wharton's fire must have been incendiary. Otherwise it would have occurred long ago. Think of all the careless parties not to mention orgies [some text is scribbled out] at which no fires started. Wally must make an immediate check of all his present & past friends.
I await approval from you on this plan to divest Wally's attention from his despair. Perhaps it would be best if he remained unhappy of the alternative is the above.
Yrs.
B

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 9 Folder 454

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 4259px × 5435px 66.29 MB

Filename 992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00009_fl_00454_000055.tif

Unique Identifier NL11A4UH

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