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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 of going. I am back to work - The same damned old fool grind - probably my last winter at this job. Have a number of interesting things and am so busy I don't get a chance to think about myself very much. Which is good. I am to go to N.Y. the last of the month to debate with Scott Nearing - the poor simp - on the question "Is there a law of progress in the universe" - which there aint. I debated with him a year ago on Optimism and pessimism he was very serious and earnest - like life. I did nothing but poke fun at him and the Optimists. I would hate to be so damned serious a a serious wounded Optimist - O yes here is one I got off to Zona Gale the other day its good isnt it. "The man is a belligerent as a non resistant." any how she laughed - being one And Sunday I am to debate here with Prof Case on "Has the Human Race got through" - which it has and I can prove it biologically - phylosophically historically and every old way. am interested that you are turning to religion or at least turning ? to ?

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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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Filename 991840698805867_midwest_ms_parton_box_001_fl_009_005_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL15HF0

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