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Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1909-1910

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Title Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1909-1910

Creator Parton, Mary Field

Date 1909-1910

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]LAW OFFICES DARROW MASTERS AND BAILY 1202 ASHLAND BLOCK CHICAGOSept 27 [1910]Dear MaryI have been thinking of your going to Albany on theSocial diseases law. I believe in a fair show for womenas they never have had a fair show, and I dont know justwhat this law is. Still there are some things to remember.Of course prostitution is all wrong & of course it is causedby poverty & can not be cured except by curing poverty.Still it is here & will stay in substantially itspresent condition until people get down to fundamentalswhich will be a D-n long while yet. This being sowhat safeguards are best to throw around the business It is a menace to men & women both where any one inthis occupation spreading disease - for instance a mangets an occupational disease- his wife gets it - thepreacher gets it most any one gets it. Society ought toprovide against it. Those who have it ought to be withdrawnfrom business in some way or by some process - either[?] or segregating or [?] or branding or somethingYou might say why not the men. Of course why not is

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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 2

BibID 991840698805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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