Newberry Library - Price, Erwin, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1955

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Open book Price, Erwin, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1955

Title Price, Erwin, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1955

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1955

Language English

Subjects New Left

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription But that will not be done nor [?]
what mankind never seems to understand
is that the universe has not
all been set up for us, with grave
concern for our "weaknesses," [?]
the Methodists with the [?] of [?]
It is as eternally hostile to us
as death is hostile to life. We
can only half-way meet it at best
[?] right feelings plus intelligence.
No doubt you had the [?]
matter all right. I had a check
from the office a few days ago
for which I am very grateful. I
thank you for calling my attention to
this charming Americana. By all
means persist in this interest, the U.S.
is growing up. The day is measurably
nearer of which Voltaire wrote. W[?]
shall [?] going to America to learn
but from the Americans. You are about
at the time of life now when with a
certain amount of experience behind him, a
writer generally [?] through to the master piece.
[?]

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 23 Folder 1255

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL1M1DQ

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