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Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1928-1930

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Title Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1928-1930

Creator Parton, Mary Field

Date 1928-1930

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 duplicated on page midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_010_004_002_o2.jpg land of new and strange and strong intelligent people and a country whose fertility was beyond any thing I had ever seen. The Pyramids o& Sphinx did not impress me; but the the panorama of green and desert off beyond of strange people and strange garbs, and strange animals. The bazars and shops and life and activity was a source of constant interest I would like to go back and I will if I don't die too soon. Then I went to Palestine, the most Ungodly place I ever saw, desert and desolation. It never was any thing & never will be any thing. I saw Jerusalem, The grotto in Bethlehem where Jesus was born in a church built in the twelfth century I saw the slab he was laid out on after his crucifixion the place of the crucifixion; the rock that was cleft in two by the lightning or something and it is cracked clear through so I couldn't ? it. I saw the tomb of Rachel and the tomb of Samson and a lot of other things and I came away and something told me that I should never see the place again, but you know Mary it never makes any difference whether a story is reasonable

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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 10

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_010_001_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL15HBL

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