Jack Conroy day : Moberly, Missouri, 1984 May 22.

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Jack Conroy day : Moberly, Missouri, 1984 May 22.

Hand-made brochure prepared as a memento celebrating the 85th birthday of writer Jack Conroy in Moberly, Missouri on May 22, 1984; accompanied by typescript letter from Vogel referring to Nelson Algren, signed and dated May 14, 1984.

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Conroy, Jack.

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Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981

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Nelson Algren, original name Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was born on March 28, 1909 in Detroit, Michigan and died May 9, 1981 in Sag Harbor, New York. Algren's writings focused on the poor, inspired by routine naturalism and its vision of pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He captured the poetic essences of the city's underside: its jukebox pounding, distinguishable stench, and neon glare. Algren was raised in Chicago and later studied at the University of Illinois, where he graduated wit...

Vogel, Joseph

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