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Nelson Algren: A Checklist
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. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.

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Like I Was Sayin' …
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Nelson Algren: A Collection of Critical Essays
. Danvers, MA: Associated University Presses, 2007.

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The following sources were also used:

Chicago
magazine

Chicago Daily News

Chicago Police Department records

Chicago Sun

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Tribune

Holiday
magazine

New York Times

Time
Magazine

US National Archives in College Park, Maryland, and St. Louis, Missouri

Newberry Library

The Ohio State University Library

Chicago Public Library

Roosevelt High School Library

Lake County Library, Merrillville, Indiana

University of Illinois records

US Department of the Census records, 1880–1960

The author gratefully acknowledges all the people who helped make material available for this book. Every effort has been made to contact potential copyright holders. The publisher would welcome information concerning any inadvertent errors or omissions.

Photographs of Amanda Algren donated to Ohio University Rare Books; letters to Amanda Algren from Nelson Algren printed by permission of Amanda Algren's niece, Frances Kinsinger, and grandnephew, Fred Kinsinger.

Nelson Algren's letters, letters to Algren, fragments from unpublished autobiography, unused screenplay for
The Man with the Golden Arm
, diary with Simone de Beauvoir, and photographs from Ohio State University library rare books collection, printed by permission of the Algren estate, as represented by Neil Olson of Donadio and Olson.

Edward Aswell's letters printed by permission of Mary Aswell Doll, daughter of Edward Aswell.

Andy Austin Cohen's photo of Nelson Algren printed by permission of Andy Austin Cohen.

Jack Conroy's letters to Algren and Algren's letters to Conroy printed by permission of the estate of Jack Conroy, represented by grandson Jerry Swartz.

Two photos from the 1927 “Lantern” yearbook from Roosevelt High School printed by permission of Chicago Public Schools, confirmed by Jessica Perez.

James Farrell letter to Ed Aswell praising
Never Come Morning
printed by permission of James T. Farrell papers, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Penn Libraries.

Franklin Folsom's letter to Algren printed by permission of Folsom's daughter Rachel Folsom.

Letter from Algren to Suzanne McNear printed by permission of Suzanne McNear.

Three photographs by Art Shay printed by permission of Art Shay.

Letter excerpt from Dalton Trumbo to Nelson Algren printed by permission of Trumbo's daughter Mitzi Trumbo.

Excerpts from Richard Wright's letters and from his introduction to
Never Come Morning
printed by permission of the estate of Richard Wright, represented by John Hawkins and Associates.