Oral history interview with Gerard Harrington, 1976 May 7.

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Oral history interview with Gerard Harrington, 1976 May 7.

Interview with Harrington, a veteran New England newspaperman, concerning his experiences, changes in journalism, interviews with William Jennings Bryan and Clarence A. Darrow, work with the British War Relief Society as national publicity director, and the differences between broadcast and print journalism. The interview was conducted by Gerard Harrington III in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, on May 7, 1976.

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Darrow, Clarence S. (Clarence Seward), 1857-1938

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Clarence Seward Darrow, prominent Chicago trial lawyer, was born in Kinsman, Ohio on April 18, 1857. He attended Allegheny College, after which he studied one year at the University of Michigan Law School. He then worked as a lawyer in Youngstown, and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1878. He practiced in Ohio for nine years, before moving to Chicago, where he practiced privately before being appointed assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago. For four years he served as Chi...

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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Harrington, Gerard

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British War Relief Society (U.S.)

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