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NORTHEAST MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI

May 4. 1954

Mr. JackConroy Chicago, Illinois Dear Mr. Conroy, It was kind of you to write the letter in which you mentioned the Nemoscope article. I was asked to write a series of articles about north-east Missouri writers. I mentioned Nelson of La Plata, Mrs. McLorn (Olive Gilbreath) La Plata, Mrs. Gasparotti, Moberly; Mary Margaret McBride of Paris; Mr. Blanton of Paris; Miss Minnie Brashear of Kirkville; Rupert Hughes, of Lancaster; Glen Frank of Greentop etc.

Mr. Conroy, your writing of children's books interest me very much. I teach courses in children's literature here at K.S.T.C., taught one summer in Missouri University and taught courses in that subject two different summers in California State College at San Jose.

I have two manuscripts which you might be interested in. If you would care to be a co-author of either, or both, and manage the publication with out any cost to me I shall be glad to send them to you for consideration. One is written with a rural life slant, Cappy, the Canary, the story of a pet pig, a canary, and a little old lady on a farm-grade 1-2-3 level - picture book style. The other, Run-away Rabbit, also has a rural slant.

These are but two I have ready to