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Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1922-1927

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Title Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1922-1927

Creator Parton, Mary Field

Date 1922-1927

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 writing a little on my life story which I hope will be readable, if not true. I shall have contributors, I like to speak and debate but writing means a little more work than I like to do One thing ought to please me I have enough money to live comfortably to the end. Still it is harder to keep than it was to get it. but what can I buy with my money. You know what Hausman saysWhen first my way to fair I tookFew pence in purse had IAnd long I used to stand and lookAt things I could not buy.But times have changed and if I willTo buy a thing I canI have the pence and heres the fairBut wheres the lost young man.Hell Mary I am sorry not to be cheerful I really am cheerful I am eternally saying things witty & clever, and laughing at fate. Still I dont seem to be in that mood today. I will ? in you when you get back to N.Y.

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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 9

BibID 991840698805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2645px × 4067px 61.59 MB

File Created 10/28/2020

Filename 991840698805867_midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_009_004_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL15HBF

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