Nelson Algren short stories and postcard, 1949-1972.

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Nelson Algren short stories and postcard, 1949-1972.

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Typescript drafts of two short short stories, "The Father and son cigar" (1962) and "The Last carousel" (undated), first published in Playboy Magazine in 1962 and 1972 respectively. Also a typed postcard to Nolan Miller of Antioch College, Nov. 4, 1949, commenting on the writing ability of author James T. Farrell.

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