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Open book Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1914

Title Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1914

Creator Parton, Mary Field

Date 1914

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 reformers - What is to become of our poor emotions & the life depends on these? Mother Jones drifted in the other day. She had not seen your piece about her. Fay showed it to her She seemed pleased & told me that I was to write her Biography - some time then tramped off to see 'her boys' and the President of the U.S. Why in hell cant I believe something? I was so very glad that Sarahs troubles are to be over, at least these troubles so she can go and find new ones. I thought that sometime the preacher would give up but still he had such a strong aid in God that I feared he might not. But Sarah was so lucky -God was kept so busy looking after the war in Europe that he forgot

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Archival Collection Title Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Parton Box 1 Folder 5

BibID 991840698805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2609px × 4013px 59.94 MB

File Created 10/28/2020

Filename 991840698805867_midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_005_005_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL15HES

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