Nelson Algren archive of Bettina Drew, ca. 1933-1989.

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Nelson Algren archive of Bettina Drew, ca. 1933-1989.

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This collection was compiled by Bettina Drew for her biography Nelson Algren: a life on the wild side published by Putnam in 1989. It consists of drafts, notes, galleys, correspondence, clippings, photographs, audiotapes of interviews, and other archival material.

7 archival boxes (cubic foot boxes)

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Drew, Bettina, 1956-....

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Bettina Drew is a professor of creative writing and the author of two books of non-fiction: "Nelson Algren: A Walk on the Wild Side" and "Crossing the Expendable Landscape." Nelson Algren (1909-1981) was an American writer. His books include "The Man with the Golden Arm", "A Walk on the Wild Side" and "The Neon Wilderness". He lived in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Patterson, New Jersey. "The Man with the Golden Arm" won the National Book Award in 1955 and was made into a motion picture. ...

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...