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Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1913

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Title Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1913

Creator Parton, Mary Field

Date 1913

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]CLARENCE DARROW 1310. 140 NORTH DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO Telephone central 925Feb 13- (1913?)Dear MaryI have been in N.Y. for three weeks and did nothave your address at hand or would have writtenyou sooner. It was mighty good of you to getTom O'Coner off to San Quentin, I was very gladof it & also glad to learn about J. B.'s attitudeand his request for you to help some one else.I wish you & Tom would go once in a while& cant you have Gertrude go. I would like to do all that can be done for them & of coursewe must try to get J. B. out before very long.I have been heartsick over the frenzy that issweeping in the country have been speakingand writing on it. I am inclined to thinkthat the [circled unclear word] have got [circled unclear word] and thatthe worst is over - still its a hell of aworld with very little to recommend it.I am not anxious to go through it again(or have it go through me again) nor do Iwant to take a chance on any other - It mightprobably be worse, though I don't know how. Saw [?Margaret?] the other day & of course she talked

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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 4

BibID 991840698805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 991840698805867_midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_004_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL15HE9

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