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Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1920-1921

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Open book Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1920-1921

Title Darrow, Clarence to Mary Field Parton, Mary Field Parton-Clarence Darrow correspondence, 1920-1921

Creator Parton, Mary Field

Date 1920-1921

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 [badly stained page with holes][letterhead]140 NORTH DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO[ date added in pencil] around 1920Oct. 16thDear Mary What in the devil is the reason I havent written sooner. I dont know. I was always intending to but you know about good intentions It was fine to see you again after so many years and I enjoyed every minute of the time hole in paper able to hole in paper and was sorry that ? fold and holes in paper It does seem as if you should come oftener and I am not the only one in Chicago who thinks so. Gussie was complaining because you didn't see her when you passed through on your way home & of course the Johannsens are always crying for you. Well life is very strange. here you are a long way from most of your old time friends & the fates never seem to care any thing about the residences or feelings of men, they just throw us around without reason or purpose Still some talk of the goodness of god. Joe tells me you & Lem are both talking of going to N.Y. or here or somewhere in the world. Why dont you? I am sure this is the best place the city is dirty & brutal & crass, but it is fairly free

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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 8

BibID 991840698805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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File Created 10/28/2020

Filename 991840698805867_midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_008_003_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL15HFZ

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