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in pencil in top margin Invitation to Write

[[letterhead] File:Sketch of man's head Horns of Plenty Malcolm Cowley and his generation at bottom of page 2041 West Farragut Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625

18 February '88 Dear Mr. Conroy, Well, you can't say I'm not persistent! Thanks so much for inscribing my copy of underlined: The Disinherited. Obviously I'm still hoping I can persuade you to compose just a few lines on Malcolm for our premier issue of spring '88. This need not require much effort on your part - just a note to me that we would publish as "A Note from Jack Conroy." Hope you'll consider this a good chance to get in your 2 cents' on what Malcolm's work has meant to you. Would it be easier for you to simply dictate something to me over the phone? If so, just give me a call on my company's toll free number: 1-800-225-3775 (Monday through Friday, 9 to 5). I enclose a couple of flyers to give you a better idea of who we are and what we plan to publish. (If