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

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). 
Format Correspondence
User-Contributed Transcription duplicate of page midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_009_002_001_o2.jpgupper margin:  permalifeFeby 1st [1923] Dear Mary  If I ever delay writing as long again, I wont expect you to answer a letter.   The fact is I began one two weeks ago in the mean time I have been to N.Y. and have tried a case and marched around like mad - for what - D-n ?.  Life has moved or rather rushed along with me without much change.  I scarcely feel that it is giving yet it is.  Some one is always waiting in the outside office until some one else goes.  and I hear an endless round of troubles & sorrows from morning until night talk of Grand Juries, Courts, Jails, Penetentiaries &c &c until I wish I was on a desert Island where none of these signs of progress have ever appeared.  I have been pretty busy in court this month and am now going into the school graft cases (so called) which will probably take forever.  One of my good friends (formerly of a settlement came in yesterday pained that I should defend men accused of graft. and wanted know why I did.  I told 
Transcription Status Completed
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
Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record
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
Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.
Size 4012px × 5218px     119.82 MB 
File Created 10/28/2020 
Filename 991840698805867_midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_009_006_001.tif 
Unique Identifier NL15HIJ 
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