Newberry Library - Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1920-1921

Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1920-1921

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Title Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1920-1921

Creator Parton, Mary Field

Date 1920-1921

Language English

Subjects Lawyers, Legal assistance to the poor, Orators, Practice of law

Description Material relating to the friendship between Clarence Darrow and journalist Mary Field Parton, which includes sixty-one of his letters to her, several other letters, short articles by Darrow, clippings, and photographs. Included are numerous transcripts of Darrow's letters, a biographical sketch of Parton, and excerpts from her journal that refer to Darrow, all done by Parton's daughter Margaret Parton (Hussey).

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User-Contributed Transcription [letterhead] 140 NORTH DEARBORN STREET CHICAGOAnd Mr. Stillman here and must make the most of it How I would have enjoyed being with you all at Olders. I do long of you & Lem & wish I could see you oftener. I gave a letter to a man named Miligan to call on you & Lem. I want you to take pains to see him & show him around, he is a very fine fellow, he was [paper torn in half here; it is missing text]enough is just the faded text going is for a place in the San Joaquin valley where he will probably have a nice little ? to amuse him. He is liberal minded and inteligent & very generous. Be sure to be good to him. I wont let so much time pass again without writing. I never ? I could write letters like you. I would write all the time. Ever with love---CS.D.

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Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Parton Box 1 Folder 8

BibID 991840698805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 3744px × 4746px 101.71 MB

File Created 10/28/2020

Filename 991840698805867_midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_008_005_005.tif

Unique Identifier NL15HFN

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