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Louise, Slim Brundage correspondence, 1965-1972

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Title Louise, Slim Brundage correspondence, 1965-1972

Date 1965-1972

Language English

Subjects Alternative education, Culture Vulture (Chicago, Ill.), Dill Pickle Club (Chicago, Ill.)

Description Writings and correspondence of Slim Brundage, founder of the College of Complexes, which operated on and off out of several locations on Chicago’s Near North Side during the 1950's-1960's as a forum where speakers and the audience debated controversial topics and read poetry. The collection also includes a variety of documents relating to the College of Complexes itself, such as correspondence, press releases, speaker solicitations, and poetry written by the College’s “students.”

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User-Contributed Transcription –2–
fact that I am returning your Guadalajara piece. There's nothing wrong with the material. The fault is mine. I promised to work on it and I can't. That is something Mrs. Marsh, at the Mental Health Center, does not understand. But the doctor in the book I read – and Michael Reese psychiatrists – do!
There is the problem of whether I can work for the Jr. College at all. Certainly I shall try, but I'm not betting on it.
To complete this testamonial, I should like to say that if I seem "peculiar" to you, I am. Damned peculiar. According to the book, it's overwork, physical depletion, and shock causing "deep fatigue". Whatever it's name, I'm again a "nut."
Love,
Louise

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Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Slim Brundage papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Brundage Box 6 Folder 179

BibID 991840788805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2906px × 4098px 68.18 MB

File Created 01/30/2021

Filename 991840788805867_midwest_ms_brundage_box_006_fl_179_008_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL15H97

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