Newberry Library - Mead, Frank, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1948-1983

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Open book Mead, Frank, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1948-1983

Title Mead, Frank, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1948-1983

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date n. d., 1948-1983

Language English

Subjects New Left

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription envelope - left side Sender's name and address F. Mead 165 Boxley Road Maidstone, Kent, England AN AIR LETTER SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ANY ENCLOSURE; IF IT DOES IT WILL BE SURCHARGED OR SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL. stamp 6d BY AIR MAIL Par Avion AIR LETTER Aerogramme postmark MAIDSTONE KENT Jack Conroy 7027 So. Jeffery Chicago, ILL 60649 U.S.A. right side, typed INCIDENT AT VICHY. Forgive typewriter. I've written letters to congressmen and U.S. Senators when Miller was denied a passport some years ago, so expected him to be a somewhat better person. Strange how people are about money. Louie Nizer in MY LIFE IN COURT hammered hell out of Chaplin, that another guy who was away about money, and another guy I liked for what his enemies did to him, and whose performances always delighted me, and I remember him as far back as 1914. Well, Spring has sprung, though nights are like Calif. nights and require fires yet. Don't know if we'll ever get this "terrace house?" to look like anything humans inhabit, but even now it's supposed to be the best on the block, which isn't saying much. The door is open, will always be to you and Mrs. C., and I am many, many times obliged to you by this time. Will write more soon. We're both delighted with the LABOUR (sic0 win, as these poor, simple people over here need all the kindness that can be shown, and the Tories are a vicious lot - responsible for a housing situation without parallel. Here we are 20 and more years after a war and many thousands homeless, many, many families are living in one lousy room. This town is Tory, though the Tory candidate got a good scare this time. Muchas gracias and salud y dinero Many thanks and health & money, from, signed F. Mead. continued handwriting P.S. Also received the literary Magazine. No newspapers today a/c religious half-assed semi-holiday. F.M.

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 19 Folder 1025

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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