Newberry Library - Field, Ben (Moe Bragin), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1932-1982

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Open book Field, Ben (Moe Bragin), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1932-1982

Title Field, Ben (Moe Bragin), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1932-1982

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1932-1982

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 in pencil in top margin Field, Ben
531 Main St
Roosevelt Island
New York 10044
January 20, 1980
Dear Jack,

Just a few days ago, Monday to be exact, we re-entered our living quarters on this Blessed Isle, & saw our baggage which disappeared somewhere between *underlined: United Airline control and underlined: Kennedy, N.Y. Fortunately, next morning, at 10 o'clock the two bags found their way to the Island. We celebrated by working our way through both bags, jamming the hampers with soiled stuff, and then going through a Mount Sinai of mail accumulated during our absence of a month.
We had intended to visit Ruth and Paul Corey, old friends of ours. They live in a house built by Paul in Sonoma, which is in the Frisco environs. Unfortunately, Ruth, who is arthritic and not too well, had a fall, and is now confined to the wheelchair. We had to cancel our trip. She is fortunate in having a man who like you, is an "expert" at household chores.
When will the JACK Conroy Reader see the light of day? Do you have anything else on the burner? And, have you received the Halldor Laxness underlined: novel The Atom Station, from Millen Brand? He promised to write and have you push the novel, which is very good.
As for Norman Amhoretz (in Hebrew, a blockhead) his book should be entitled Breaking Wind.
Our warmest greetings to Gladys.

Sincerely,
Ben

underlined: Sans San Francisco.

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 10 Folder 475

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 2867px × 4210px 34.57 MB

Filename 992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00010_fl_00475_000046.tif

Unique Identifier NL11A56C

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