Clarence Darrow Letters

Discovery of the Clarence Darrow Letters

As an evolving collection we are continually adding content to this site.

Notes on the transcription of letters

Many letters include a date written by an unknown person. The University of Minnesota Law Library cannot verify the accuracy of these dates (unless the date is evident from the content of the letter). These dates have not been recorded in the transcribed letter. They have been relied upon, however, in order to organize letters by year. Thus, a letter, for example, with a date of 1919 written on the letter by an unknown person is indexed with letters from 1919.

Dates which are not on the letter but are evident from the content of the letter are enclosed in brackets. Questionable dates are indicated by a question mark.

Some letters have not been transcribed. Transcriptions of these letters will be added to the website as they are prepared.

Researchers who find errors or possible corrections to the transcriptions may contact Michael Hannon at mhannon@umn.edu.