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Open book Sovetski, Hortense, (Bunni), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1946-1981

Title Sovetski, Hortense, (Bunni), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1946-1981

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1946-1981

Language English

Subjects New Left

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription 4916 N. Magnolia
Chgo ILL 60640
6-20-75

Dear Jack - just a quick thank-you for that Baroque publication. A collect call to a good friend in Calif, ex-court reporter,

marvelous typist, got his okay to send d-crossed out along (I'm so tired! 1:50 A M) the 7 pages so far on the Nancy case -
not just propaganda, an artistic job interviewing the lives of 3, plus Nancy (my former pupil, about to be sent heaven knows
where - bright but pretending - fighting authorities the only way she knew how, a court case since age 3 & now headed for some
institution for retarded - she's over 21). I hope my book will do for her & others like her - what Sinclair did with "The Jungle.") So
there goes my summer!! I have deadlines, but will do my damndest to get this book into the Sept. 30 contest. since I save paper by
typing without margins, can't even guess at word-numbers etc. but Glenn will know, So sent him in a rush, before P.O. closed yesterday,
all the pertinent material on Nancy. Her exploiting foster mother, who's had her since age 9, I know is making plans to cash in on whatever
place she's "planning" for Nancy - I'm a "nobody", she's discovered, & her first pretence [sic] that Nancy's summer would be spent gardening
with her foster father - who does love her, evaporated - "She's helping me around the house. No, you can't see her, we won't be home, I take
her with me wherever I go" - the girl's a prisoner!

A Walt Whitman poem's given me the links I need between the 3 separate lines - my landlord who died last October, and a most interesting

other pupil at the school where I taught Nancy. He is retarded, brain - damaged, but with a capacity for joy that lifts the gloom from my book.
Fortunately, besides the 4 poems I wrote about Nancy, I found 3 about Richard - and I'm hoping my book will fit into the "experimental" category.

Roberto has disappeared again - but sent Bunni a

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 29 Folder 1468

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

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