Newberry Library - Logsdon, Joe, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1970

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Open book Logsdon, Joe, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1970

Title Logsdon, Joe, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1970

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1970

Language English

Subjects New Left

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription April 17, 1970 Dear Mr Conroy We have met only in print. My Father acted as mediator in distributing our writings. I admired your work and integrity as did my Father, and I was pleased that you thought well of my work in Negro history. Your review was perceptive and kind. You were apparently the last person in contact with my Father. Your opened letter of August 4 was on his table when authorities opened his room for my inspection of his personal effects. He apparently died of a heart attack on August 6, in his sleep. His body was discovered on August 10. I was notified the next day and arrived on August 13 to make final arrangements. Fighting off the vultures (his landlords, the coroner, the public administrator, his former wife, his

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 18 Folder 916

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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